Chiang Mai Easy Going

Today is your chance to experience the Thai countryside by bicycle. This tour starts in a small Thai village about 20 minutes from Chiang Mai. You will cycle through the valley of Chiang Mai. We will visit traditional villages with wooden houses on stilts, stop at a village school, ride through the rice fields along lazy back roads and the forest areas connecting the small villages. Encounters such as water buffaloes crossing the street or children being surprised by the unusual sight of foreigners cycling through their village can be expected. There is sufficient time to stop, have a rest or refreshment and chat with the villagers to get a feeling of the local life.

Discover Chiang Mai with an experienced guide who will show you the most interesting parts of this more than 700 years old city. Your tour will take you to a local market and your guide will give you an explanation about the products and foods that are offered for sale. Through the small alleys of the town, you will pass some beautiful temples. From the women’s prison (where we can have a drink in a restaurant run by the prisoners) we walk to the river where the famous Kad Luang market is located. We ultimately end up in Chiang Mai’s China Town and of course, we visit one of the Chinese temples there. In the afternoon we visit the famous Doi Suthep temple. Situated on the hills overlooking Chiang Mai, the temple offers a panoramic view of the area.

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We drive to Mae Wang, south of Chiang Mai and from here you go on a trek through the mountains to visit hill tribe villages. You walk through dense forest, open areas, plantations owned by mountain people and sometimes along or through rivers. In the early afternoon, we walk down the hills for a bamboo rafting trip. After that, we go back to Chiang Mai.

After breakfast, your tour ends here. You can take the train or plane back to Bangkok, we can book another onward flight or you can extend your holiday differently, all up to you.