The 10 Best Countryside Bike Tours in Thailand

1.Sukhothai: Historical Park & Countryside Cycling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 276 reviews · 7 hours · from $53Our pick

Spend seven hours cycling from Ban Khuai through villages, rice paddies, canals, and Sukhothai Historical Park. Local guides such as Miaow, Jib, Chip, and Kip explain rural life, Buddhism, architecture, and Thai history in clear English. The tour includes a 24-gear mountain bike, helmet, lunch, drinks, snacks, entrance fees, and hotel transfers.

“Definitely the highlight of my state in Sukhothai. Miaw was a great guide and keen to explain the history of the temples and the local villages. Would highly recommend this tour.”

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2.Chiang Mai Countryside Guided Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · from $59

Trade Chiang Mai traffic for quiet lanes, orchards, canals, and rice paddies on a guided ride of roughly 40 to 50 kilometers. Your guide handles the route while you visit Lamphun’s golden temple, Ban Tawai woodcarvers, a forest shrine, and Royal Park Rajapruek. Lunch, snacks, drinks, bikes, helmets, insurance, and the train ticket are included.

“I had a wonderful day together with my guide. He knew everything about history and agriculture and life in Thailand. The tour startet in the city center with a nice ride through the city to the train station. Taking the train l to Lamphun is a nice experience. The temple in the city is quite impressive. In the end the tour was about 50 km cycling, mostly in flat lands. I really enjoyed the tour.”

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3.Half-Day Countryside Cycling Small-group Tour in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · from $74

Ride about 20 to 22 kilometers through northern Phuket with guides such as Lee or Pui, passing jungle, pineapple fields, rubber and palm oil plantations, villages, and fish farms. Bikes, support vehicle, snacks, drinks, and a Thai lunch by the sea are included. Expect some rough trails and short hills.

“Nice way to discover Phuket from a different way. The cycling trip is well organized with sufficient breaks, during which a lot of explanation is given about the area. The cycling activity is just right in terms of intensity.”

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4.Half-day E-bike Countryside and rice paddies (flat land, GUIDED)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 94 reviews · from $50

Leave Chiang Mai’s city streets for a guided fat-tire e-bike ride through rice paddies, orchards, villages, and temple grounds. The mostly flat route includes Wat Ton Kwen, the Ping River, and Wat Chang Nam. Guides such as Hockey and Name provide clear bike instruction and local context. Pickup, equipment, food, water, and lunch are included.

“Wonderful experience. Our tour guide was “Name” and he was excellent. The bikes were brilliant and so easy to handle. You could easily ride them assisted or not. The tour itself was fantastic riding through rice fields and lanes in the countryside. The various stops at temples were fascinating and Name provided excellent commentary on the history of the area. Lunch at the end of the tour was excellent, highly recommend tour.”

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5.Sukhothai: 2.5-Hours Guided Countryside Sunset Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 2h 30m · from $24Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at your Sukhothai hotel for a relaxed 20 to 25 km ride through canals, villages, and rice fields. You’ll visit a local wood-carving factory, learn about Thai craft, and watch sunset near the Khao Luang mountains. Guides such as Miaow, Miao, Chip, and Jib are known for friendly local insight.

“A great bike tour away from the main “historical” sights. We got to see a “slice of real life” in Sukhotai - beautiful countryside and our guide was super helpful explaining about the local society, economy, farming etc. The sunset was also spectacular!”

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6.Chiang Mai Countryside E-bike Ride with Expert Guide & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 45 reviews · 7 hours · from $75

Start near Chiang Mai’s Chang Puak Gate, take the train with your e-bike to Lamphun, then pedal back through temples, orchards, rice fields, Ban Tawai, and Doi Suthep foothills. Your English-speaking guide handles route, safety, snacks, and lunch. Guides such as Gun, Farm, and Ee are known for attentive care.

“We had an excellent day of cycling with Thew. He was very friendly and was not frazzled when we had some delays that were beyond his control. All the sites we visited were interesting. There were ample refreshment and toilet breaks. It was great to be out in the countryside.”

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7.Phuket: Half-Day Countryside Cycling Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 43 reviews · 5 hours · from $73

Join guides Anan and Lee, when available, for a five-hour small-group ride through northern Phuket. You will pedal on quiet roads, rough farm tracks, and jungle trails, stop for coconut and refreshments, and finish with lunch above the Andaman Sea. Bikes, helmets, drinks, hotel transfers, and lunch are included.

“This tour was great. A nice mix of riding through villages and bush/jungle tracks. The pace was good. Lots of short rest breaks, snacks and drinks all supplied. Lunch was also very nice ay the end of the ride. The guide was also very friendly and knowledgeable.”

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8.Sukhothai: Half-Day Countryside Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 5 hours · from $32

Spend five hours cycling 25 km through Sukhothai’s countryside with an English-speaking guide such as Jib or Miao. Ride beside canals and rice paddies, visit Ban Khuai, a wood furniture workshop, and a traditional rice whiskey site. Lunch, snacks, water, bikes, helmets, insurance, and hotel transfers are included.

“Verhalen maken de dag! Jib is een fantastische verteller en kent de hele buurt. Overal mogen we een kijkje nemen en onze kinderen (4, 9 en 11) mogen een lokale visser helpen om zijn visnet binnen te halen. De koekjes onderweg zijn om te smullen en de lunch is heerlijk. Enjoy everyday of life zegt Jib en dit was one of a kind! Niet verder zoeken maar boeken :-). Jib runt het bedrijf samen met zijn gezin en familie. Ze verzorgen ook dagtours icm het historische park.”

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9.Countryside Adventure by Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 33 reviews · 7 hours · from $75

Ride a local train from Chiang Mai to Lamphun, visit the golden chedi of Wat Phra That Hariphunchai, then cycle roughly 44 to 48 kilometers through orchards, rice fields, villages and forest roads. Guides such as Farm, Gun, Aun and Ae keep the pace safe and friendly, with lunch, drinks, snacks and return transport included.

“This was such a great tour. Well organized and insightful. Nice cycling route mostly on backroads. It was a full and fun day.”

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10.Cycling Sukhothai Full Day Countryside Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 26 reviews · 7 hours · from $38

Ride through Sukhothai’s countryside from 08:00 to 15:00 with an English-speaking guide such as Best. Follow canals and dirt roads beside rice paddies, then stop at local places such as a rice mill, rice whisky distillery, smoked-fish site, mushroom farm, school, or market, depending on the season.

“Super tour. Nous avons appris plein de nouvelles choses. La guide avait un bon rythme et était sympathique.”

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