Rural
Southern Thailand Offroad Mountain Biking Tours
Our
mission is to inspire people to travel by mountain
bike in order to explore the rural regions of Southern
Thailand, meet the locals, enjoy the fresh air and
of course, to discover themselves. Our cycling routes
are mostly offroad, not on paved roads. Anyone
can get a map and find a way from point 'A' to point
'B'. Linking long routes together on trails requires
a lot of research. This is what
we do and this is part of what separates us from the
rest and this is what we offer you.
Southern
Thailand mountain biking is still somewhat in it infancy.
There is so much to explore that it would take a lifetime
just to scratch the surface.
Plus,
there is a lot of wonderfully different terrain to
explore by mountain bike in southern Thailand. Although
Thailand has been in the mass tourism spotlight for
quite some time, there are still plenty of places
to cycle and not see any of the downsides that tourism
can bring to a region. In
other words, there are still plenty of places near
the over-developed places that are very worth visiting.
That's where we'll take you. That's where you'll still
be able to experience the world-famous Thai hospitality,
authentic Thai food, the tropical jungle and verdant
farmland.
Smiles
and waves are plentiful as you cycle through rural
Thailand. You will soon figure out why Thailand is
called the "Land of Smiles". Bring
your camera so you can share your experiences with
your loved ones back home and so you can remember
how much fun it was traveling by bike through the
wonderland that is Southern Thailand.
Mountain
Biking in Phang Nga Province
By
simply slipping crossing the Sarasin Bride, the
mainland bridge to Phuket Island, you enter rural
Thailand. It is here that you can experience the
not-so-distant cultures of the past. Although most
of the land has been clear-cut and replaced with
rubber plantations, oil palm plantations and some
other agricultural plantings, this makes for terrific
mountain biking. Rubber plantations offer nice single-track
trails and shade. Oil palm plantations don’t
offer as much shade, but they’re still a great
place to go biking as they tend to have nice well-kept
trails.
No
experience is needed for our standard half-day and
full-day trips, but you should be an active person.
Age is not a factor. We’ve had cyclists in
their sixties and seventies as well as youngsters
as young as 14 years old. If
you’re really fit and want a good workout,
you’re in luck. We’ve developed a multi-day
mountain biking route that starts just past the
Sarasin Bridge and goes all the way to Takua Pa.
This is just over 150 kilometers in length.
Click
here to see a map
of Phang Nga Province. Click
here to see some mountain
biking photos from Phang
Nga Province. You have the option of camping in
quaint little village temples or of being transferred
to a small resort each night. Day
trips
or multi-day
trips are available... go
for a mult-day trip if at all possible. It's a great
way to experience the laid-back lifestyle that Thailand
is famous for. That, and more time equals more fun!
We also
offer Duke
of Edinburgh Award cycling journeys
for international schools.
The
many reasons to come Cycling with ThaiCycle
•
You will cycle with experienced guides. Our guides
are trained in first aid, CPR and they’ve all
got a serious sense of safety. All of our guides love
mountain biking and it shows. This is not just a job
for us... it's a passion.
•
Our guides
and leaders spend endless
hours out on trails and secondary roads researching
the best possible routes. Our focus is, of course,
safety, beauty, mixing up the types of terrain and
a potential for cultural interaction with the locals.
We use mountain bike for off road trails. Our
routes are mostly off road!
•
Our normal trips are smaller group sizes
than some other tour operators. We do offer trips
for large groups, but if you sign up for our regular
tour you won't be merely a part of a crowd.
•
You have the option of camping or bungalow accommodations.
Some itineraries include camping in small village
temples.
•
Authentic, world famous Thai food from non-touristy
village restaurants!
