7 Days Northern Thailand True ADVenture Guided Motorcycle Tour - Doi Ang Khang Route

Not only will you have an exceptionally good time, but you will also learn so much more about ADVenture-style riding than you could ever imagine. What could be better than riding around Northern Thailand in the winter, on a well-prepared ADV motorcycle with friendly and knowledgable professional guides that just can't wait to share the treasures of their part of their backyard and show you the best time of your life?

In keeping with their motto of 50/50 riding, the Ojai Motorcycle Club will endeavor to have you spend at least half the time each day riding paved roads and the other half on unpaved dirt roads and tracks. Their goal is to make sure you have an absolute blast, but also to give you some new skills and experience that help you improve your ADV/dual-sport motorcycle riding skills as a result of this tour.

The fully supported tour includes lodging in private guesthouses, tribal home-stays and/or top-rated hotels with all meals and non-alcoholic drinks included. It promises to offer exotic adventure in the mountains of Northern Thailand, excellent food, fascinating lodgings, intriguing encounters and an optimum mixture of perfectly paved, gravel, and dirt roads.

You will spend a lot of time riding but plan on arriving at each day's overnight stop with ample daylight left for exploring on foot, relaxing and cleaning up in time for drinks, the evening meal and socializing.

Itinerary

Day 1: Chiang Mai

Arrive, settle in, and collect the bikes for phase 2. On this fully catered and supported guided tour, you will ride off to the northwest, along the famous Mae Hong Son Loop that begins in Chiang Mai and follows a circuitous route through most of the length of the Mae Hong Son province.

The riding will include some of the best curvy asphalt roads in the world, while also taking you ways off and into the countryside on exciting unpaved roads, bringing you through cascading waterfalls, awesome limestone formations, and villages that are rarely seen by the average tourist.

Day 2: Chiang Mai to Mae Rim via Mon Chem (150 kilometers / 93 miles)

The second 5-day leg of the tour starts on Monday, January 20 and takes you to overnight near a gorgeous waterfall in the Mae Rim district near the high mountain Mon Chem. You'll ride along the famous Samoeng Loop with many twists and turns.

Day 3: Mae Rim to Pai via Wat Chan (150 kilometers / 93 miles)

You will go from Mae Rim to Pai via Wat Chan.

Day 4: Pai to Doi Ang Khang via Huai Nam Dang, Meung Khong (180 kilometers / 112 miles)

You will go from Pai to Doi Ang Khang via Huai Nam Dang, Meung Khong.

Day 5: Doi Ang Khang to Chiang Dao via Myanmar Border, Tha Ton Temple (160 kilometers / 99 miles)

You will visit the fascinating Chiang Dao Cave and spend your last night "on the road" at the beautiful Chiang Dao Nest.

Day 6: Chiang Dao to Chiang Mai via Wat Ban Den, Mae Khong Lake (160 kilometers / 99 miles)

On day five of the second leg of the extended tour, you'll make your way back so you arrive in Chiang Mai in the late afternoon/early evening. You'll enjoy your farewell dinner together, spend the last "tour night" in Chiang Mai, then go your separate ways on Saturday, January 25.

Day 7: Depart

Today is the departing day.

Skill level required for this tour

Intermediate:

• can ride for 4-6 hours
• above average riding experience surfaced roads
• average experience with unsurfaced roads
• little assistance required
• comfortable with extreme curves and leans
• steep ascents and descents

This tour will take place in various locations in Thailand. You will visit Chiang Mai, Mae Rim, Pai, Doi Ang Khang, and many more.

You will be provided with Thai food as well as traditional western food wherever available. Full range of choices from meat, fish, and poultry to fruits and vegetables are available. Excellent espresso-style coffee is widely available.

• 6 nights accommodation
• All meals and non-alcoholic drinks
• Motorcycle rental for 5 days: Suzuki 650 V-Strom and Honda CRF 1000L Africa Twin
• Helmet (basic only)
• Motorcycle operation orientation
• Gear storage in support vehicle of anything you don't want on the bike, on the road with you
• Roadside assistance, technical support, and on/off-road training orientation
• Bilingual English/Thai tour guidance and cultural insight
• Entrance fees to national parks

• Alcoholic beverages
• Fuel
• Tolls, fines, and violations
• Insurance and reductions in liability
• 2,500 USD damage security deposit (charged on credit card)

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.