Cycling Southern Thailand's beaches

We stay in upmarket accommodation on this tour and also offer our Authentic South Thailand tour with more local overnights.
 

Tour Cost	US$2100	Single Supplement	US$675
Bike Hire	US$150	Total Cycling Distance	360 kilometres
Tour Grade	out of 5	Number of Days	11 days/10 nights
Number of Cycling Days	7 full days, 1 half day.	Tour Meets	Surat Thani
Tour Ends	Krabi	Group Size	Minimum 2. Maximum 16.
Minimum age on scheduled departures	18 years old

Day 1

We are met at Surat Thani airport by our team and transfer for a beach side lunch before riding on quiet, shady country roads to Khanom beach.

Day 2

Today we do a loop ride along the coast, past some stunning beaches, through a fishing village to a cave and stop off at a refreshing waterfall on our way back to the hotel.

Day 3

We head inland through villages, riding towards Cheow Laan Lake. We then cycle through a series of magnificent limestone cliffs and green jungle to our riverside lodge.

Day 4

We take a day off the bikes to explore Khao Sok National Park, home to lakes, cave and plethora of wild animals. We will start with a trek and spend the afternoon kayaking.

Day 5

We'll ride through the old town of Takua Pa as we cycle towards the ferry to Koh Kho Khao Island, stopping en route to visit the Tsunami Victim Cemetery.

Day 6

A free day to relax and enjoy the endless beach. Feel free to take the bikes and explore the island.

Day 7

We cycle to the Tsunami Memorial and see the big fishing boat that was carried 2 km inland by the waves. We head inland and take a quiet back road as we cycle to Sam Rung waterfall for lunch and a dip.

Day 8

We ride back roads, along canals, past palm and rubber plantations, shrimp farms and along the beach to our next seaside resort. Today is an easy riding day.

Day 9

This morning we transfer to the island of Phuket and start to ride on a quiet road past mangroves to the pier where we catch our boat to Koh Yao Noi island. Once on land we'll explore this paradise island and make our way to our hotel.

Day 10

We cycle to the pier and catch our boat for the 45 minute ride through karsts back to the mainland where we'll ride off road where we'll be towered over by stunning limestone cliffs as we cycle to Krabi.

Day 11

Morning free before it's time to catch onward flights. If you wish to stay longer you can contact us for hotel rates.

• We had the most fantastic time cycling Southern Thailand's Beaches. Everything was really great, accommodation, food and our wonderful guides Ant and Aum ( Aum was one of our guides on our River of Kings cycle in 2009) so was a lovely surprise to see him again. Our 3 drivers were also great and worked hard in making sure we were enjoying our fruit and snacks plus being excellent drivers on route.

  The trip exceeded our expectations and look forward to cycling with you in the future.

  Eric and Helen - February 2012

• We enjoyed cycling the rural routes, away from the normal tourist
  trails, and the opportunity to get a taste of rural life. It was good to have a mix of cycling and some time to enjoy the beautiful places we were staying
  for the night; the resorts and beaches themselves.

  The guides/drivers adapted the cycle route to avoid the busiest roads,
  especially as we were a large group. The food was great. Again, the guide made efforts to accommodate specified requests in terms of spiceyness and hotness, and for clients who liked desserts!

  Paul Topping and Andrea Partridge - February 2012

• Great bunch of guys, looked after us very well, always concerned with our safety. Much better bikes than we have come across on trips with other companies. Enjoyed it all. Looking forward to the next one.

  Cheryl Casey - February 2012

• The drivers & guides couldn't have been better. They were all courteous,very polite & nothing was too much trouble for them. The bikes were the best ever. No-one had any major problems. We were given a good sample of every dish. They were all good quality & the variety was interesting. The accommodation was so good compared to the same standard in Australia, we loved them all.This is our 3rd Spice Roads trip & we would definitely do more with your company because of the high standard you provide. Keep up the good work!

  Gray G. - February 2012

• Fantastic time we had on our trip cycling southern Thailand beaches, the guide and the team were great. It was so good we know we want to travel with you again.

  Graeme and Cheryl Casey - February 2012

• This was an excellent trip in every respect, and as it was the third Spice Roads vacation for us (we previously had trips in Cambodia and Burma), we can only say that they get better and better everytime we travel with you!
  
  All the guidance we had from SpiceRoads was useful and you tailored an excellent trip for us. I particularly want to thank Rin, our driver, and Ant, our tour leader, for making this an excellent trip. I also appreciate the help in arranging for our extended stay in Thailand after the cycle trip.

  Richard Collier - December 2011

• Fantastic tour with great scenery and great roads to ride on. The variety of food Nat ordered for us was delicious and his knowledge fantastic. Mr Lin is the best driver - always looking after us and making sure we had our water and snacks. This was our second Spice Roads tour and yes we will be back to do another!

  Leanne - March 2009

• The staff was wonderful - did "First class" job. Guide Natt and the staffs were all as good as it gets for outfitters.

  I am "extremely" impressed and will recommend to friends in USA.

  Joseph Zilligen - February 2009