TOUR ITINERARY

Main attractions:

+ The famous Tha Phae Gate
+ Local Market tour with snacks
+ Wat Chiang Mun - Wat Inthakhin - Wat Chedi Luang
+ Chiang Mai history lesson

Inclusions:

+ Expert guide
+ Water
+ Snacks
+ Drinks

Please Note: Thailand day tours will not operate April 13th to 15th over the annual Songkran (water festival) holidays. We will resume tours April 16th after our guides have enjoyed a well-deserved break. Sorry for any inconvenience and enjoy the celebrations!

Chiang Mai Discova Day Tour Shop

Start Time: 9:00 am – End Time: 1:00 pm

Meeting Time: 8:45 am

Meet at the Chiang Mai Discova Day Tour Shop, please arrive 15 minutes before the tour starting time. Please look for a greenery co-working space "Punspace Wiang Kaew" our office will be located in front of it. The bike tour will depart at 9:00 am sharp. After a quick bike fitting and briefing we pedal away to discover the charms of Chiang Mai.

Easy Biking

The biking is easy. It is a chill way to explore Chiang mai.  Meandering the small lanes throughout the old city to visit some of the main sights of old Chiang Mai.

The City Navel

Pedaling through Chiang Mai’s backstreets you will come to the cosmological heart of Chiang Mai is called the City Navel. Visit the Navel Temple with its serene 700 hundred year old white Buddha and the Three Kings Monument.

Tha Phae Gate

On the way towards the old city’s eastern gate we'll bike through many of the city’s quaint lanes. Tha Phae gate was once the entrance through which traders brought their wares into the city. At this beautifully restored gate learn about Chiang Mai's history as a trading hub.

Somphet Market

From Tha Phae Gate bike to a nearby Somphet Market. Wander through the market learning a bit about Chiang Mai food and taste a few fruits and sweets while you are at it.

Wat Chiang Man

The next stop on the bike tour is Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai’s oldest temple, built in the auspicious Northeast corner of the old city.  This is where the ancient Marble and Crystal Buddha images are enshrined.

Wat Chedi Luang

Next on the bike tour is Chiang Mai’s grandest monument. Wat Chedi Luang was built to house the ashes of a king and was once the home of the Emerald Buddha (now resident at Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok). It is now the home of the City Pillar and 3 auspicious dipterocarp trees which provide protection to the city.

Bike back to the Shop

The bike tour usually takes 3 hours but this is variable by group. The bike tour ends at the Chiang Mai Discova Day Tour Shop, the end of a unique and lovely bike tour through old city Chiang Mai.