Half-Day Colors of Chiang Mai Biking Tour

The route will take you on quiet and green land roads, passing the historic settlement Wiang Kum Kam, founded in 1286 by King Mengrai. It was the capital of the Lanna empire for a period of only 10 years. See temples and ruins dating back hundreds of years.

You will make a stop at a local temple en-route. The guide can tell you everything about this temple and about Buddhism in general.

Then, you will stop at the McKean rehabilitation center; a former leper colony, once cut off from the outside world. Nowadays it is a rehabilitation center for people with many kinds of physical disabilities.

You continue the ride and stop at an elementary school mostly attended by hill tribe children. However, the visit to the school may not be available during school holidays.

The ancient Lanna Empire produced some of the finest ceramics ever to have been made. These days the northern region still is the major center of Thailand’s pottery industry. At a small pottery we watch the craftsmen make different shapes of pottery by hand.

Riding along the Ping River and explore the green scenery surrounded by beautiful flora and fauna. You will stop at a local bakery and take a delicious sweet bun while watching the baker produce many other different products.

At the market you will see the same products back in small traditional shops; and here you have the opportunity to sample some of the most delicious and exotic fruits and other snacks.

We will stop every hour for a short rest and provide you with drinking water or a soft drink. Halfway through the trip a small Thai meal (Khao Soy Kai) will be served in a local restaurant.

Discover the hidden places of Chiang Mai through this recreational, cultural and educational half day Chiang Mai bicycle tour. Join this adventure to the unbeaten paths and to sites where old traditions continue to live on.