Overview
Join this fantastic motorcycle tour in Northern Thailand on unseen trails. Visit Mae Sa Elephant Camp, Chiang Dao cave, the charming Tha Ton, Doi Mae Salong, Doi Tung Royal Villa, and the famous Golden Triangle where three country borders meet: Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. Ride along the unique panoramic views of the border between Laos and Thailand. If you are ready to see beautiful Thailand on a motorbike, then this holiday is for you.
Highlights
- Starts and ends in Chiang Mai
- Ride along fantastic mountainous roads to Tha Ton for sunset
- Ride to Doi Mae Salong, where Chinese mountain tea farmers live
- Ride to Mae Sa Elephant Camp to feed the elephants & see them bathing
- Ride the exhilarating, mountainous highway No. 1148 to Nan, ranked in the Top 10
- Enjoy a long-tail boat trip on the Mekong River to Laos
- English-speaking professional tour guide
- 5 nights accommodation
Itinerary
Day 1: Chiang Mai - Chiang Dao - Tha Ton (210 km / 130 miles)
You take the highway, heading north of Chiang Mai to Mae Sa Elephant Camp, where you will feed the elephants, and see them bathing and performing their talents. Continue to reach Chiang Dao, where relaxing lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, visit the Chiang Dao cave. Then ride along the fantastic mountainous road until you reach Tha Ton, where you will visit Wat Tha Ton on top of the mountains and enjoy the amazing sunset there. Later you relax in your charming accommodation with a fantastic panorama view.
Day 2: Tha Ton - Golden Triangle (144 km / 89 miles)
After breakfast, you leave Tha Ton to visit the long-neck Karen tribe village near the border of Thailand and Myanmar. Ride to Doi Mae Salong, where Chinese mountain tea farmers live. Of course, you will test Thailand´s best tea there. Then back on curvy roads to Doi Tung Royal Villa. Visit the Winter Palace and the botanical garden. Lunch is served at the Royal’s Project restaurant. Continue along winding roads to Mae Sai, the northernmost point of Thailand. Visit Wat Tham Pla where you can feed some food to wild monkeys. Reach the Golden Triangle to take a long-tail boat trip on the Mekong R
Day 3: Golden Triangle - Chiang Rai - Nan (328 km / 204 miles)
After breakfast, ride along a scenic farming area road to Chiang Rai city. After that visit the famous White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) one of the top 10 wonder temples in the world. Lunch is served at a local restaurant. Ride the exhilarating, mountainous highway to Nan. Visit Wat Phra That Khao Noi (Nan hilltop scenic temple) before relaxing in your lovely accommodation and jumping into the swimming pool. Later you will discover and enjoy Nan´s nightlife.
Day 4: Rest day in Nan
A day of leisure. Today you’re doing nothing at all. Relaxing by the pool or shopping in the town. Optionally you can, of course, discover the historical and cultural sites of unseen Nan by bicycle. Laundry service is available here.
Day 5: Nan - Bo Kluea - Phayao (334 km / 208 miles)
After breakfast, you leave Nan riding through winding mountainous roads via the famous motorcycle paradise road R1081 the Bo Kluea. Here you will visit the Bo Kluea salt wells. Then you continue through Doi Phu Kha National Park to Chiang Klang where you will have lunch in a local restaurant. Ride the exhilarating, mountainous highway No. 1148 to Nan, ranked in the Top 10 as one of the most fun biking roads to be found anywhere in the world. Experience 120 kilometers of up and down curves through the impressive mountains providing you with pure riding pleasure. Then you cruise along the highwa
Day 6: Phayao - Chiang Mai (154 km / 96 miles)
After breakfast, leaving unseen Phayao. Ride around Phayao Lake (Kwan Phayao) one of the largest lakes in Northern Thailand. Continue riding on the windy mountain dream road R120 to Than Tong waterfall and Mae Kachan hot spring. Lunch is served at a local restaurant in front of the hot spring. Visit a local market, stopping for refreshments, before heading back to Chiang Mai.
Ride Details
- Bike
- rental bike
- Mileage
- about 1,170 km / 730 miles
- Daily rides
- 144 to 334 kilometers / 89 to 208 miles
- Riding gear
- included (helmet, jacket, gloves, knee guard)
- Meals
- daily breakfast, 6 lunches, and 5 dinners
What's included
- 5 nights in a single room for each rider in charming tour hotels
- Motorbike rental
- Service vehicle
- Riding gear (helmet, jacket, gloves, knee guard)
- All fuel, oil
- English-speaking professional tour guide with TAT license
- All entrance fees
- Airport transfers
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, soft drinks from the service vehicles
- Accident cover insurance up to 100,000 THB
- Life insurance up to 1,000,000 THB, and much, much more!
Not included
- Airfare
- Alcoholic beverages
- All services not mentioned as included and all items of a personal nature
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees
- Snacks
Accommodation
During the tour, you will stay in a single room for each rider in charming hotels.
Food
Daily meals and drinking water are included in the price.
Getting There
This motorcycle tour will take place in Thailand, namely Chiang Mai, Tha Ton, Golden Triangle, and Nan, among others. [+](https://www.tripaneer.com/big-bike-tours/6-days-exciting-motorcycle-tour-in-thailand# "Zoom in") [−](https://www.tripaneer.com/big-bike-tours/6-days-exciting-motorcycle-tour-in-thailand# "Zoom out") [+](https://www.tripaneer.com/big-bike-tours/6-days-exciting-motorcycle-tour-in
Rider Reviews
The tour length and organisation were very good. The hotels were very good. The group size was perfect and the tour guide was very clear with instructions
