Bangkok to Chiang Rai Thailand Cycling Wander

Description: Arrive in Bangkok, one of Asia’s biggest and most exciting cities, known for its bright lights, mega skyscrapers, and a blend of modern and old, vibrant culture, and friendliness. It covers almost 600 square kilometers and is home to 20 million people. This is a free day. An optional full-day bike tour around the famous Skylane track (around the airport, where around 8000 cyclists ride on Sundays) including a city tour in the afternoon is offered for guests arriving one day earlier. Bangkok is one of the safest and friendliest capitals in the world.

Cycling: No cycling on the main tour day. Optional cycling on Skylane track.

Meals: N/A

Accommodation: Hotel Mode Sathorn.

Description: At 8 AM, meet your guides and support staff. For safety, you will transfer by minibus for two hours to the Pasak Chonlasit reservoir, where the real bike ride begins. After lunch, you'll receive safety instructions and advice for the coming days. Enjoy a leisurely, flat trip along the Pasak Chonlasit reservoir, passing tobacco fields and orchards, with views of the National Park and surrounding mountains. This short, flat distance is intended as a warm-up.

Cycling: 70 km. 101 meters altitude difference. Flat, warm-up ride.

Meals: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Dinner (D).

Accommodation: Baan Tham Thong Lamnarai Resort.

Description: Cycle 122 km out of a total of 170 km, with the rest covered by minibus transfer. A highlight of this stage is a 20 km curving road along a lake with beautiful scenery, almost completely free of traffic. A short 4-kilometer section involves a gravel road. Lunch is taken before a final one-hour transfer to the hotel.

Cycling: 122 km. 599 meters altitude difference. Includes a 20 km curving road along a lake; a short 4 km section on a gravel road.

Meals: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Dinner (D).

Accommodation: Hotel Aday in Phetchabun.

Description: At 8 AM, start cycling towards Loei Province. The first 80 kilometers are flat, passing rice, sugarcane, vegetable, and fruit fields. The road then rises through a beautiful mountain landscape. The last 10 kilometers are downhill to your accommodation.

Cycling: 119 km. 885 meters altitude difference. First 80 km flat, then uphill through mountains, then 10 km downhill.

Meals: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Dinner (D).

Accommodation: Hotel Phu Na Come.

Description: Today features a short cycling stage, flat at the beginning, followed by short climbs through beautiful mountain scenery. Your hotel is in a small town at the foot of Phu Suan Sai National Park, close to the Laos border. This short stage is very shallow and intended for relaxation before the next day.

Cycling: 51 km. 850 meters altitude difference. Flat initially, then short climbs through mountains.

Meals: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Dinner (D).

Accommodation: Homestay Hotel.

Description: This is the first mountain stage. The first 20 km involve climbing from 500m to 1100m through Phu Suan Sai National Park, with an average climb steepness of 5-7%. Lunch will be by a waterfall. After lunch, cycle through Phu Soi Dao National Park on curvy jungle roads. The route profile is relatively demanding.

Cycling: 123 km. 2,445 meters altitude difference. Demanding mountain stage with significant climbs (5-7% steep) and curvy jungle roads.

Meals: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Dinner (D).

Accommodation: Homestay Takayai Resort.

Description: This difficult but very nice stage starts directly at the hotel. It involves many short climbs, mostly leading over a ridge, offering beautiful views on both sides. A highlight is a river crossing by ferry at the fishing village of Paknai, where lunch is also served. Afterward, it's 20 kilometers to a small guesthouse, where dinner is served with the family.

Cycling: 95 km. 1,950 meters altitude difference. Many short climbs, leading over a ridge with scenic views.

Meals: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Dinner (D).

Accommodation: Sai Nan Resort or Hearn Phooriphatchai (guesthouse).

Description: On the way to the provincial capital of Nan, you will pass numerous small rice fields, cornfields, and orchards on small local roads. The program also includes a visit to the temple of Wat Phumin in Nan, where magnificent murals can be admired. The stage profile is consistently flat.

Cycling: 80 km. 516 meters altitude difference. Consistently flat.

Meals: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Dinner (D).

Accommodation: Naknakara.

Description: This is the third and longest mountain stage. It leads through a beautiful mountain landscape, with gradients of up to 15 percent. Along the way, small farming villages with very old Thai houses are passed. The virtually traffic-free route ends at the semi-natural lake Phayao, which has drinking-quality water. The small town of Phayao is very lively, especially in the evening, with a beautiful promenade and many restaurants and bars.

Cycling: 146 km. 2,198 meters altitude difference. Longest mountain stage with gradients up to 15%.

Meals: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Dinner (D).

Accommodation: M2 Waterside Hotel.

Description: The final day of cycling is very flat for around one hundred kilometers. Many rice fields are visible along the way. After visiting the White Temple in Chiang Rai, cycle to the hotel, marking the end of an exciting bike ride.

Cycling: 125 km. 500 meters altitude difference. Very flat.

Meals: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L).

Accommodation: Naknakara

Description: Enjoy breakfast. Leisurely relaxation and free time for shopping until your departure.

Cycling: No cycling.

Meals: Breakfast (B).

Accommodation: No accommodation included as this is the departure day.