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Thailand
Mountain Biking Tour
Phang Nga Province
Tucked
between two tourist Meccas – Phuket and Krabi –
Phang Nga Province offers mountain biking opportunities for
adventurous travelers as well as experienced cyclists.
No
real mountain biking experience is required, though you will
likely enjoy yourself more if you have a bit of familiarity.
You can choose from a variety of itineraries that range from
very mild to rather wild. Check out our main mountain
biking website for more info.
Our
philosophy is that mountain bikes are meant to be ridden offroad!
Therefore, we spend an incredible amount of time finding trails
instead of following roads. Anyone can look at Google Earth
and find a way from point A to point B. Doing it offroad requires
more work... that's what we enjoy doing.
General
Cycling Tour Information:
Who can join:
Anyone in average physical condition can join this mountain
biking tour. Experienced mountain bikers are welcomed too.
Don’t worry about getting tired. This is not meant to
be a physical challenge. Mountain biking allow you to get
closer to nature and to travel in silence.
Accommodations: Simple hotel in Phang Nga
Town or home-stay.
Group
size: Minimum of two guests and a maximum of six
guests. Private tours and single-person tours are available
on request.
Season: All year. Temperature-wise, the most
comfortable time of year is from November through March. April
and May are the hottest months. June through October is the
rainy season. September is the wettest month. Biking
in the rain is very comfortable. You'll get muddy, but that's
part of the fun! For monthly weather information,
check out our weather
calendar.
Phang Nga Province
This
cycling destination is off-the-beaten-path. Winding roads
pass through spectacular limestone karst mountains and through
rubber plantations. You will be on paved road at times and
off-road as well. There are countless single tracks through
the jungle and countryside.
There is an optional visit a cave temple
in one village. A villager won the lottery and spent some
of the money on making the temple more attractive. Sturdy
stairs take you to the elevated caves. The hand railing is
solid and the footing is secure. There are several caves within
the temple. As you’ll be in a religious site, you’ll
need to dress appropriately. We will supply women with sarongs
to cover their legs. Shoes, of course, are left at the base
of the stairs.
Just a hundred meters from the temple, there’s
a cave that leads all the way to another village. The cave
has a creek running through it. Your mountain bikes will be
waiting for you on the other side.
Hazards
will be dealt with as needed. If we come to a place that looks
slippery or dangerous, we will likely walk the bikes. Some
side hikes are also available. This is a mountain biking trip,
but it’s also a nature and culture tour. You will be
part of a very flexible journey through back country with
opportunities to engage with the locals. Each day’s
travel distance is up to the group’s inertia / energy.
It ain’t a race.
We have set itineraries for two-day and three-day
trips, but we can custom tailor your trip to suit your particular
desires. You can also combine our Phang Nga Province mountain
biking trip with our Phang
Nga Province hiking trip.
Click here to read about a mountain biking
trip on Koh
Yao Yai.
Click
here to see mountain
biking day trip options. If you've
got more time and want to really get a nice taste of rural
Southern Thailand, try one of our multi-day
cycling trips.
What to bring:
- Cycling shorts
- Hat (for the short hikes)
- Sun protection / sun lotion
- Personal saddle if you wish
- Shoes for cycling or general sports
- Sunglasses
- Personal Medicines
Click here for additional information on what
to bring.
Mountain bikes, gear and other stuff:
- We provide Jamis XC bikes
or Trek bikes with aluminum frames and front suspension.
- We have bikes with frame sizes from 15.5” to 22.5”
- Helmets included (sizes medium and large)
- All bikes have two water bottles.
- A support bus or air-conditioned truck, depending on group
size.
- We reserve the right to change the itinerary as necessary,
depending on weather and road conditions.
Note: Participants understand this type
of adventure tour incurs some inherent risks. We do provide
limited personal insurance. We recommend that participants
get such insurance beforehand. Paticipants must sign full
liability release before the trip begins.
Click here to go to our main Thailand
mountain biking website.
If you're
heading to Bangkok and want to do something different from
the normal touristy stuff, check out Spice Road's
Bangkok
Countryside cycling day trip.
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