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.
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.
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!
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!
•
All guides are First Aid certified
and Dave is an EFR Instructor
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 just across the Sarasin Bridge on a beach
on the Andaman Sea and goes all the
way to the Gulf of Thailand in Surat
Thani. 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.
Click here to download
an M4V (Quicktime format)
video or here to download
a MP4 formatted for iPhones and
hand-helds.
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