Bicycling, white water rafting & cooking
Classic or Première Inn to Inn ✦
7 days ✦ Leisurely
The Pioneer: Thailand cycling tours since 1987
Perfect for active travelers and families, this tour starts and ends each day in the beautiful hotel (which is the former headquarters of Borneo Company, built from teak in the late 1800s. Now a luxury boutique lodge) in the heart of 700-year-old Chiang Mai, so you can maximize your time discovering the city's wonders by foot, bike, raft, and more!
This multisport tour offers you the opportunity to cycle through fruit trees to the ancient temples and ruins of Wiang Kum Kam, whitewater raft the rolling river of Mae Taman, and wander the exciting city streets of Chiang Mai. Exercise your skills in the kitchen with a traditional Thai cooking class, gaze out at a panoramic view of the region, and spend a night in a floating resort surrounded by forested mountains. Every evening you will discover different dining experiences from authentic dishes in riverside restaurants to traditional street food vendors to the culinary delights you cooked.
Première Inn to Inn: from $3575
Classic Inn to Inn: from $2950
Available year round, with October thru February being the best time to go.
1: Arrive Chiang Mai, khantoke dinner
Arrive in Chiang Mai where your guide will meet you at the airport, then shuttle to your hotel in the heart of Chiang Mai. Enjoy some free time to wander the neighborhood or relax poolside, before gathering for tour orientation and a welcome dinner featuring traditional northern cuisine served on a khantoke (small round serving table). Enjoy traditional dance and music while you eat.
Meals: D
2: Historic Wiang Kun Kam, Baan Tawai craftshops
After breakfast your guides will shuttle you to the Visitor's Center at Wiang Khum Kam, the original location of Chiang Mai. We will cycle through the longan plantations (fruit trees) visiting ruins that date back 700+ years from the original Lanna Kingdom. From here the route turns south, as we ride down to Baan Tawai, a handicraft village renowned for its wood working, with everything from small household decor to large wooden meeting tables. If the group feels ambitious we can ride back or catch a lift in the support van. Dinner on the banks of the Mae Ping (Ping River) tonight.
Cycling: 45 km, Terrain: flat, Meals: B L D
3: Thai cooking class
Try your hand at making Thai cuisine, with a cooking class. Learn about the ingredients and flavors employed, then sit down to enjoy the fruits of your labor with your fellow classmates. The rest of the day is at your leisure and dinner (if you still have room) is on your own.
Meals: B
4: Rural cycling to floating hotel
After breakfast we depart to enjoy a couple of days of rural cycling through the surrounds of Chiang Mai. You will cycling past emerald rice paddies and through fruit orchards, passing small villages and colorful wats. Explore the fresh market in Mae Malai and the ornate Wat Ban Den before reaching Sri Lanna National Park where we spend the night on the waters of Mae Ngat in a floating resort surrounded by forested mountains.
Cycling: 65 km, Terrain: flat, Meals: B L D
5: Rural cycling, street food discovery
Returning to shore we shuttle to Sticky Falls, with its unique limestone cascades. Remounting our bikes, you will follow Khlong Liat, an irrigation canal that supplies farms in the region. The flat ride takes you to a panoramic overlook of Chiang Mai Province, several hisitoric temples and more fresh markets. Upon reaching our hotel back in the city, we will wander out to check out traditional Thai street food at Chang Puek Gate area.
Cycling: 45 km, Terrain: flat, Meals: B L D
6: White water rafting
Giving the bikes the another day off, we switch modes to white water rafting. It is not as wild as the big water rivers in the Rockies, but the scenery along the riverside is quite different and the rock gardens along the way make an enjoyable casual white water trip. The late afternoon and evening are free to shop, dine or explore the city as you please.
Meals: B L
7: Departure day
Shuttle back to the airport, where we bid fond farewells.
Meals: B
Pedalers provides Merida Speeders, a lightweight, flatbar, sport road bike. Bianchi Kuma mountain bikes are also available, but the roads are all nicely paved.
As a safe health measure, guests are asked to bring their own helmets and waterbottles for cycling. If necessary these can be purchased economically in Thailand.
Tour meets in Chiang Mai, Thailand (CNX), fly in before 4 pm on Day 1.
Tour ends in Chiang Mai, Thailand (CNX), fly out after 10 am on Day 7.
Passports required for all guests. Visas maybe required depending on citizenship.
You, your family & friends, your preferred date
Première Inn to Inn: from $3575
Classic Inn to Inn: from $2950
October thru February is the best time to go