Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai by Bike

Ride on trails and back roads that have little traffic through the spectacular limestone mountains of Chiang Dao and to the scenic village of Mae Salak, straddling the Mae Kok River. Start cycling from Bua Thong waterfall through the forest on a trail cut by elephants. The next day visit the Chiang Dao caves before riding among soaring limestone cliffs on a mixture of dirt paths cut by local hill tribes. The third morning we ride from a temple retreat and later follow the Mae Kok river to the town of Mae Salak. The last day we ride an off road trail and then change vehicles to a boat as we hitch a ride on a long-tail boat. You can also spend some time on an elephant before we get back on the bikes and head to Chiang Rai.

Tour Cost	THB14,500	Single Supplement	THB 2,750
Bike Hire	Included.	Total Cycling Distance	130 kilometres
Tour Grade	out of 5	Number of Days	4 days / 3 nights
Tour Meets	At your hotel in Chiang Mai around 08:00	Tour Ends	At your hotel in Chiang Rai around 17:30
Group Size	Minimum 2. Maximum 12.

Day 1

Pick up from hotel and start riding from Bua Thong waterfall along country back roads before cutting off road and riding an elephant trail to the resort near Chiang Dao.

Day 2

Visit Chiang Dao caves and then ride through rice fields among soaring limestone cliffs before hitting dirt roads cut by local hill tribes -- the Akha, Lisu, Lau and Palaung people.

Day 3

Ride to Tub Tao Caves and temple retreat and continue cycling on back roads through small villages before lunching in Fang. A flat afternoon ride takes us to the small town of Mae Salak and our riverside resort.

Day 4

From the resort we ride to a Lakhu village then hitch a ride on a long-tail boat (with our bikes) downriver and cycle off road to Ban Ruamitr. Have a ride on an elephant before cycling to Chiang Rai.

Departures every Monday

• It was a pleasure meeting our cycling guide. He made the trip great. Good job working smoothly as a team of four. Thank you for the great introduction to Thailand.

  Leah Fein - January 2012

• We loved our trip. Noom and Dam were fantastic guide and driver. They were friendly, knowledgable and engaging. Noom made sure to introduce us to the culture and people. We loved our trip and would definitely join SpiceRoads again.

  Charlie Ripple - November 2011

• This is my second trip with SpiceRoads. I have always found the response to my emails excellent and just about instant! The trip itself was terrific and we have no complaints. I am looking forward to another trip hopefully soon. Thank you all at SpiceRoads.

  Janet Lennon - November 2011

• Tour guides ( they couldn't have been better ) and the two drivers were perfect ! Nothing was too much trouble for all of them and they looked after us very well. We all really appreciated the fresh fruit / soft drinks and the 'wet wipes' that accompanied us during the rides, all very welcome when one is hot and sweaty. The hotels were also generally 'adequate to good', the restaurants / food were always excellent! It was an experience that I will never forget and I am sure I will be back on another Spiceroads Tour !

  Mr.Sarah Blaesi & Mr.Hans-Peter Michel - October 2011

• The trip was wonderful! Both the guide and the driver were perfect, we cannot thank them enough.

  Linda Huggins - August 2011