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2-Day Mountain Biking - The Highlander’s Route
offered by supplier M18553 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 2
day(s)
Group Size: 1
- 8
people
Destination(s):
Thailand
Specialty Categories:
Bicycle Touring
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 188 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 188 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Mountain Biking. Friendly villagers will greet you and show you to the home stay where you will enjoy a delicious evening meal. The evening is yours to either explore the village that time has stood still in, or perhaps have your hosts organize a cultural show of music and dance for a small extra cost.
Spend a great day mountain biking in Northern Thailand's premiere National Parks. We run daily Mountain biking trips from Chiang Mai into the nearby mountains. For Mountain biking tours Chiang Mai is an ideal base, surrounded by mountains and national parks, all crisscrossed with off-road adventure and trails. We offer full suspension mountain bikes, all safety gear and an unmatched knowledge of trails in the National park forests in the greater Chiang Mai area.
Trip: "The Highlander’s Route". Cycling through jungle. Doi Suthep Park at its finest, starting at the summit, off road changes to single track leading us deep into a highland jungle gorge, a physical challenging climb out and a lengthy downhill rewards us with great views.
Trip description: Cross Country Ride with downhill. National forest and plantation access dirt road with ruts, rock gardens, mud and sand traps, some steep down hills, turning into single track completely unused by vehicular traffic, long steep uphill, great if you are in top shape. Very rewarding.
Our 4 wheel drive transportation takes us to the top of Doi Pui mountain ( 5300 feet) above the Palace and Doi Suthep Temple. After viewing Doi Pui Village below and some stretching we prepare our Cycles and get ready to ride down to our favorite coffee plantation. This first part of the trip helps us to evaluate your riding ability and we talk about techniques to make your downhill cycling even more enjoyable. Everyone is encouraged to practice the newly learned techniques. Further downhill we turn west at the forest intersection where we continue gradually downhill, enjoying higher speeds and control. After passing a high country Royal Planting Project, we enter the great divide, a barely used and unmaintained path. We practice our art of Mountain Biking, moving in and out of ruts, over rocks and roots, and quickly arrive in the deep jungle gully between the two mountains. Now at 3200 feet elevation, we notice the tropical forest emerging from the pine woods, with huge banana leaves and plenty of bamboo filtering the light.
Once at the bottom of the gully we begin a long and rewarding uphill back to 4100 feet, some ride, some walk, concentrating and preserving energy on the way to our summit. A 200 year old bamboo grove greets us at the top, where a lengthy and well deserved break is taken.
Continuing along the high road with fantastic views of the valley below we ride a gradual, long downhill. Warmed up we play in and out of ruts and holes, sand traps and rocks. The challenging terrain forces us to maintain full concentration on riding and moves us into "the zone" of the sport. The hill tribe village at the end of the forest trail brings us back to civilization. Once in the Mesa Valley we enjoy a beautiful winding paved road downhill all the way to our favorite eating spot near Wat Ampawan. Technically challenging at higher speeds and easy at slower speeds , but definitely an achievement.
Day 2: Flight of the Gibbon Adventure Tour
Start the day with a hearty breakfast and followed by short jungle trek by experienced guide. The highlight of the package is The Flight of the Gibbon – a 3 hour, 2km air trek high up in the rain forest canopy using zip lines and sky bridges taking in the glory and majesty of old growth, high altitude pristine rain forest. Lunch is served on your return, lastly there is a spectacular trek up beside the impressively beautiful Mae Gompong Falls. Lunch is served on your return, lastly there is a spectacular trek up beside the impressively beautiful Mae Gompong Falls.
Note: Equipment provided for all trips:
- Full suspension mountain bike
- Helmet
- Gloves
- Knee and elbow pads
- Chest protector
- Bike top
Provisions provided for all trips:
- 1 liter of water ,
- Lunch at destination
What to wear:
- Shorts and shirt
- Sport shoes, extra shirt and shorts
- Light rain coat in rainy season .
What to bring:
- Plastic to protect camera etc.
- Day pack ( we have one for you if you don't have one)
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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