3 Days / 2 Nights • Cycle Tour Kanchanaburi
Starting in Bangkok, we first visit the sites of Kanchanaburi Town before taking the Death Railway to Kraset caves. After lunch we start our riding at Prasat Muang Sing a Khmer temple that dates back to the Angkorian period of the 12th Century. Enjoying an afternoon riding through stunning countryside, small Thai villages and teak plantations. Day 2 is spent riding great jungle trails and red laterite roads to our jungle style lodge by the Kwai Noi river. The final day we ride through jungle to the river where we cross and visit Hellfire Pass. We continue the riding and have lunch before driving back to Bangkok via Kanchanaburi.
Pick up and drop off at all major Bangkok hotels.
6:30-7:00
7:00-9:30
9:30-10:40
10:40-12:00
12:00-13:15
13:15-16:30
16:30-19:30
19:30
Pick up from hotel.
Drive to Kanchanaburi
Visit sights in Kanchanaburi - Bridge / War cemetery
Train ride along The Death Railway to Kraset Caves cemetery
Lunch and visit Kraset caves
Ride to Muang Sing, visit museum and park before transferring back to hotel.
Free time
Dinner
8:00-9:00
9:00-15:00
15:00-19:30
Breakfast.
Ride to Resotel mainly flat with a mixture of jeep trails and tarmac, quiet back roads. Lunch at local restaurant on the way.
Free time at Resort. Options are: Relax by the pool, Thai massage, or a boat trip to a Mon village (not included in Tour Price)
Dinner at restaurant in Resotel.
7:00-8:00
8:00-11:00
11:00-12:00
12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00
14:00-15:00
15:00-17:30
Breakfast
Ride to Hellfire pass
Walk to pass, have packed lunch and visit museum.
Lunch
Drive back to Kanchanaburi
Visit war museum (optional)
Drive back to Bangkok
Total Distance
115km
Number of cycling days
One full day and two good half days of riding
Road Surface
A mix of asphalt roads, vehicle-width dirt roads, and off-road trails. There are no technical sections but some off-road experience would be an advantage
Support
One or two 8-seat air-conditioned minibuses fitted with two-way radio and specially converted to take bikes and bikers.
Group
Minimum 2. Maximum 16.
Staff
Each tour is led by at least one fully-trained SpiceRoads English speaking tour guide.
Accommodation
1 night on a raft house at Cliff View Resort. 1 night at River Kwai Resotel. Both hotels have en suite facilities and a/c. Both hotels have charm and local character.
Food
Full board from lunch on Day 1 to lunch on Day 3. Soft drinks, water and fruit are available all day while cycling.