8 Day Unseen Thailand Guided Motorcycle Tour

8 days Thailand guided Beginner Big Bike Tours from $2,650

Overview

Discover the unseen beauty of the Land of Smiles on this motorcycle tour in the north and north-central regions of Thailand. 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. Get ready to pack your bags for this unforgettable motorcycle holiday!

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
Enjoy a long-tail boat trip on the Mekong River from Golden Triangle to Laos
Ride the exhilarating, mountainous highway No. 1148 to Nan, ranked in the Top 10
Ride to Mae Sa Elephant Camp to feed the elephants and see them bathing
English-speaking professional tour guide
7 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 you can relax for lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, visit the Chiang Dao cave. Then ride along the fantastic mountainous road until reach Tha Ton, where you will visit the 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 available.
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 road R1148 to Chiang Kham, ranked in the Top 10 as one of the most fun biking roads to be found anywhere in the world. 120 kilometers of up and down curves through the impressive mountains providing you with pure riding pleasure. Then you cruise along the highway R1021 t
Day 6: Phayao - Sirikit Dam - Uttaradit (331 km / 206 miles)
After breakfast, leaving unseen Phayao. Ride first south a bit on the main highway and use later the back roads via Mae Yom National Park. Later ride again fantastic motorcycle dream roads and enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Khun Sathan National Park. Lunch is served in the middle of nowhere with a million-dollar view at a local restaurant. Highlight of this day will be, of course, crossing the Sirikit Lake. You take the motorbikes on a wooden ferry across the Sirikit Dam reservoir. Sirikit Dam is the largest earth dam in Thailand. It's used for irrigation, fisheries, flood control, and as w
Day 7: Uttaridit - Sukhothai (89 km / 55 miles)
After breakfast, you leave Uttaradit riding again on backroads and passing through massive rice fields until you reach Sukhothai. A short day of riding gives us plenty of time to discover one of the highlights of this amazing motorcycle tour: the Ancient Sukhothai Historical Park, designated World Heritage site number 574 on 12 December 1991 by UNESCO, and enjoy the amazing sunset in the old ruins. A magical and memorable scene. Later you arrive at the guest house, where you enjoy the charming classic wooden Thai accommodation with a swimming pool.
Day 8: Sukhothai - Lampang - Chiang Mai (343 km / 213 miles)
After breakfast, you leave Sulhothai riding biker's paradise roads via the “Columnar Mountains” road R101 to Den Chai and visit a large reclining Buddha. Then riding through winding mountainous roads to Lampang. Lunch is served at a local restaurant. Visit the Thai elephant conservation center and the world´s first elephant hospital. Continue riding through national parks and farming areas. Visit the local market, stopping for refreshment, before heading back to Chiang Mai.

Ride Details

Bike: rental bike
Mileage: 1,780 km / 1,100 miles
Daily rides: 89 to 343 kilometers / 55 to 213 miles
Riding gears: included - helmets, jackets, gloves, and knee guards
Meals: daily breakfast, 7 lunches, and 7 dinners

What's included

7 nights accommodation at carefully selected quality hotels and resorts with leisure facilities
7 lunches, 7 dinners, and breakfast every day
Water, soft drinks, and coffee / tea in connection with the meals
Motorcycle rental with unlimited mileage
Third-party liability insurance for motorcycles
Full First Class Comprehensive insurance for motorcycles with a deductible of up to 30,000 THB in case of damage
Pick-up service from Chiang Mai Airport
English-speaking professional road captain with a TAT license (Tourism Authority of Thailand) on a motorcycle leading the group
Support van for luggage transportation, drinks, and space for a few guests on the entire tour upon prior request
All entrance fees to national parks and historic sites
Riding gear (helmets, jackets, gloves, and knee guards)
Famous Big Bike Tours “On zee bikes!” T-Shirt
Accident cover insurance up to 100,000 THB, life insurance up to 1,000,000 THB, and much more!

Not included

All services not mentioned as included and all items of a personal nature
Alcoholic beverages
Travel insurance (cover against cancellation costs, medical expenses, including repatriation, in the event of accident or illness). They highly recommend you arrange appropriate insurance in your home country
Airfare
Visa fee

Accommodation

Before the tour, you will spend the night at a relaxing accommodation in Chiang Mai. On your first day, you will stay at a hotel with a fantastic panoramic view, and on the second day, enjoy a hotel with peaceful surroundings. On the third and fifth days, you may stay at your lovely hotel which has a swimming pool where you can relax after a whole day of motorbiking. On the sixth day, you will be calmed by the tranquil surroundings of your hotel, and on the seventh day, you will stay at your hotel and enjoy the swimming pool.