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. This is what we offer you.

However, if you prefer a more laid-back, relaxed mountain biking trip that involves a mixture of backroads and offroad sections, that is also available. Check out this story of a easy five-day mountain biking tour.

There is one route which was designed for riders who prefer more road time than dirt time. This route goes from the Sarasin Bridge to Baan Nam Kem. It is mostly flat, on rural roads, through non-touristy areas and it is very scenic. This ride is for just about anyone.

Mountain Biking in Southern Thailand

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 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.

If you're after a real adventure, check out our coast to coast expedition!

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, two-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!

Click on the button to see a list of some of the scheduled mountain biking trips that we offer.You can join a multi-day expedition, a day trip or if you're experienced, a wild night ride. We don't just do scheduled trips.We canrun any trip that we offer with as few as two guests. Note: these cycling trips are listed on our PaddleAsia site.

 

School Group Mountain Biking Trips

We also offer cycling trips under the Duke of Edinburgh Award cycling journeys and other award schemes for international schools. Check out this school group image gallery and this image gallery too.

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 famousThai food from non-touristy village restaurants!

• All guides are First Aid certified and Dave is an EFR Instructor

Note: by Thai law, every company must have a Tourism Authority of Thailand licensed Thai guide on every trip. If you go on a trip that doesn't have a licensed Thai guide, you're supporting illegal tourism. Please support tour companies that obey the law of the land.

Join us on an amazing coast to coast route that is mostly off-road. You'll pass over backroads, secondary roads, dirt roads and a lot of single track trails. It starts on the Gulf of Thailand side of the Malay Peninsula and ends just across the Sarasin Bridge on a beach on the Andaman Sea side. Most of the ride is fairly flat. Or, if you don't have enough time or possible the fitness required to go coast to coast, we offer an easier five-day expedition or a four-day mini expedition.

Here are some photos from the Sept 2011 Coast to Coast trip. Here are some food photos from the Coast to Coast trip.

See the Sept 2011 Coast to Coast video here.

Three days of mud, sweat and gears in Phang Nga Province.

Click here to see a Coast to Coast Route video from Sept 2010.

Coast to Coast ride with cycling veteran Allan Mossop, click here.

YouTube Video: Very fun English Navy gang mountain biking on Phuket Island.

Bangkok Patana International School mountain biking video.

Ao Luk to Nakon Sri Thammarot exploratory mountain biking trip.

Bangkok Patana International School December 2009 cycling trip in Phang Nga and Surat Thani. See a photo gallery here.

Here's a video of one of the best downhill rides on Phuket.

"Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world." - Grant Petersen

Contact us (through our main PaddleAsia site)

"It never gets easier, you just go faster." - Greg LeMond

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