Classic Bike Tours Thailand
Classic Bike Tours Thailand offers the most culturally rich guided riding experience in Northern Thailand. Their routes deliberately weave together trail riding and cultural encounters, and their multi-day tours include genuinely good accommodation and food — making them ideal for riders who want to understand the region as well as ride it.
Best For:
Price range: ฿2,500–5,500 per day
- Best cultural integration of any operator — routes include temples, villages, markets
- On-site garage means bikes are personally maintained and in excellent condition
- Multi-day tours include carefully selected accommodation and home-cooked meals
- Customisable to skill level and interests
- Well-suited to couples where one rider is less experienced
- Less focused on pure technical enduro than some competitors
- Operating base is south of the city — requires extra transit from central Chiang Mai
- Slightly higher cost than average for multi-day packages
Classic Bike Tours Thailand takes a deliberately holistic approach to guided riding. Where some operators focus purely on maximising trail time, CBTT's founder brings an explicit belief that the cultural landscape you ride through is as important as the terrain under your tyres. Routes are designed to include meaningful cultural stops alongside the off-road sections.
What They Offer
- •Day tours with cultural focus: temple visits, hill tribe villages, local markets woven into the route
- •Multi-day tours (2–7 days): full itinerary including accommodation, meals, and support vehicle
- •Custom tour design: CBTT is particularly good at building routes around your interests
- •Standalone rentals available for experienced riders
The Fleet & Garage
One of CBTT's distinguishing features is their on-site garage south of Chiang Mai. All bikes are maintained personally by the operation, and the attention to mechanical detail shows — the fleet is consistently in better condition than rental bikes at shops with outsourced maintenance. They run CRF300Ls and KLX300s as primary bikes.
Multi-Day Tour Quality
CBTT's multi-day tours stand out for the quality of the supporting logistics. Accommodation is hand-picked — not just functional, but places with character appropriate to the locations. Meals on tour often include home-cooked family-style food at local restaurants selected by guides with personal relationships with the owners. This level of curation is rare.
Verdict
Choose CBTT if cultural depth matters to you alongside riding quality. Their multi-day tours are the best all-round experience of Northern Thailand — riding and culture woven together with genuine care.
Ready to Ride with Classic Bike Tours Thailand?
Contact them directly to check availability and discuss your skill level and goals.