Bicycling Bangkok to Phuket

This route has some of the best coastal scenery available in Thailand as you ride along the Gulf of Thailand before crossing to the Andaman Sea. You’ll ride through quaint little villages, rest in world-class resort areas, eat delicious seafood and visit national parks known for their natural attractions. This a road ride and is flat and fast with some undulating hills thrown into the mix. Get to know the locals, be surrounded by statuesque limestone peaks and wiggle your toes in Thailand’s soft and warm sand as you enjoy the sights and sounds of endless beaches.

The total distance is 850 kilometres in eight riding days. Some of the distances are quite long, but the roads are smooth making it an achievable distance on a road bike. The trip is fully supported and your guide’s expert knowledge of the area and terrain means that you always know what is coming up in terms of distance and difficulty. This makes a tremendous difference, as does the constant supply of cold drinks, ice and fresh fruit.

Tour Cost	US$1,650	Single Supplement	US$450
Bike Hire	US$250 Trek Road Bike	Total Cycling Distance	855 Kilometres
Tour Grade	out of 5	Number of Days	10 days / 9 nights
Number of Cycling Days	8 full days.	Tour Meets	Bangkok
Tour Ends	Phuket	Group Size	Minimum of 2, Maximum of 16.
Minimum age on scheduled departures	18 years old

Day 1

We transfer out of the chaos of Bangkok to the start of our ride in Petchaburi and are quickly in rural Thailand as we ride along the beach into Cha-am and on to the beach resort town of Hua Hin.

Day 2

We head out of Hua Hin towards Sam Roi Yot National Park and ride below towering peaks of limestone then ride along the beach to Prachuap Khiri Khan and enjoy a seafood dinner.

Day 3

We leave the hotel and ride along the beach front road. We are now well away from the main tourist areas as we head towards a serene beach and our nature-friendly boutique resort.

Day 4

Rest day to relax at the beach.

Day 5

Our route sticks to the coast, giving us views of the sea to the left and rugged mountains on our right as we pass through Thailand's narrowest part to finish riding just north of Chumpon.

Day 6

Cross the Isthmus of Kra and head west on an undulating road that cuts through the lush jungle clad mountains to the spa town of Ranong where you can soak in the hotel's hot mineral spring pool.

Day 7

We ride through valleys today on an undulating road and pass many villages and children waving and yelling out farang, farang (foreigner).

Day 8

We continue our journey south, riding from valley to valley towards picturesque Khao Lak. through one of the worst areas devastated by the 2004 Tsunami.

Day 9

There are a couple of small hills to conquer before we leave Khao Lak, but then it's flat all the way down to Phang Nga and the tropical paradise of Phuket island.

Day 10

Today is yours to relax and rest after eight days of great riding!

• Aum and Ant are superb guides and lovely people. Rim is a great and thoughtful driver. These people made the tour!!

  I am temted to do the same trip again. My waist shrunk by 5 cm!!!

  Roger Jinkinson - March 2012

• It was a perfect trip for me. Great rides, very professional guides, cool company, tasty food, very nice accommodation, a.s.o.

  Samuel Menti - March 2012

• Our guide picked the restaurants and food. I was delighted with his choices, giving us local flavor and atmosphere.

  Kenneth Larsen - March 2012

• I always felt safe knowing a guide was looking after me and the sag wagon was behind me.

  Nora Cheng - March 2012

• We really enjoyed our first cycling trip and plan to book more with Spice Roads.

  Barbara and Robbie Sampson - January 2012

• The guides were friendly, professional and confidence inspiring.

  John Anderson - January 2012

• This was a fantastic trip and we will be back with Spiceroads next year for another cycling holiday in Asia.

  Deb Sankey - January 2012

• I think we lucked out on finding this company as they were top notch. Very helpful to accommodate any special request.
  The riding was excellent for any level of rider, some would push as hard as possible and the guides would do there best to ride with them , some would set there own pace at the back with the very patient sweeper guide. I especially like how the group started to work together drafting each other as a team.
  Great job highly recommended and would do another one for sure.

  John Leenders - January 2012