KHAO YAI BIKE RIDE
3 DAY 2 NIGHT TRIP

TOUR ACTIVITIES: Biking / Trekking
LEVEL OF CYCLING ABILITY: Experienced Rider
TERRAIN: 80% flat roads, 20% hills. Some off-road cycling included
SEASONS: May to January

This trip is designed to bring you close to beautiful nature of Khao Yai National Park (means Big Mountain), home of wild life animals. By day you cycle in a scenic back road that follow along forest foothill of Khao Yai National Park past rice fields, agricultural villages, temples and fruit orchards with a chance to experience real local life and charm of countryside including relax time to swim in the park waterfall numerous pools.

ITINERARY:
Day 1: Bangkok - Nonthaburi - Prachin Buri --- (Ride 30-40 km)
7.00 a.m. Pick up from hotel in Bangkok by air-con van to Pak Kret District. Begin ride to explore Pak Kret's agricultural villages on local road that follow along the Chao Praya River past tropical fruit orchards, temples, schools and rice fields before take a boat trip along the Lat Kret Canal heading to Koh Kred where we will ride on elevated pathway over the Klongs to observe unique lifestyle of Mon Community and its pottery workshops where products can be bought. Stop en route to visit Wat Paramaiyikawat, with the Mon-style Mutao Pagoda that now use as the symbol of this island. After lunch at local restaurant site on the Chao Phraya Riverbank we travel by van to Prachin Buri, a small agricultural province that sandwiched between Cambodian border and Bangkok. Here is a home to many ruins from the Dvaravati and Khmer periods. Late afternoon, ride to observe an agricultural village near by the resort.
Meals - L, D

Day 2: Khao Yai National Park - Nakhon Ratchasima
(Ride 50-60 km)
Today we ride through many type of adventurous roads that follow along the forest foothill through the Khao Yai National Park sub-station number 10 (Prachantakram). Walk in the park nature trail (40 minutes) to reach one of many waterfalls in the park. Special picnic lunch box serve beside the Takrao Waterfall in mixed forest of the park then feel free to relax or refreshment yourself in natural pools before travel to Nakhon Ratchasima OR Khorat, a gateway province to the Northeast.
Meals - B, L, D

Day 3: Nakhon Ratchasima - Bangkok ------ (Ride 60 km)
Continue riding up and down in scenic back road of north forest hillside of the park past grape orchards and cow farms to Pak Chong District. After lunch we travel back to Bangkok.
We'll arrive in Bangkok at about 17.30 p.m.

Remark: B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner

ACCOMMODATION:
Day time is for adventure, fun and seeing beautiful world, but night time shall make a restful, deep sleep possible.
Our concept for the overnight stay accommodations is based on cleanness, good service, kindness and excellent landscape situation. Not every nature idyll offers super hotels.
With the hotel concept the heading of the stage tour is also taken into account.
It is excellent accommodations of the small characteristic lodge up to the magnificent five star hotel we carefully supply from the regional offers, under these principles.

INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE PROGRAM ARE:
Travel and accompany during riding by air-conditioned van with Thule Roof Rack.
24- Gears mountain bike with front suspension.
2 nights accommodation (Twin share)
7 Meals from lunch on day 1 until lunch on day 3 (2 B, 3 L and 2 D)
Admission fee for entrance as mentioned in this program
Snacks and drinking water during riding
First aid kit
Travel insurance
Trail Leader (English speaking)

EXCLUDED: Personal drinks and alcohol.

GROUPS: 2 Pax up.

FACT FILE:
We provides good quality 24 gear mountain bikes with front suspension that fixed for your height from size 13" till size 20" including helmets (size medium and large) and bicycle water bottles.

A support air-con van with Thule roof rack accompanies during riding to carry supplies, bicycle tools & spare parts, first aid kits, drinking water, snacks and provide a welcome break when your have had enough peddling for the day.

Our experienced trailed leader accompanies group during riding with a two-way radios.