Riders Corner Tours
Riders Corner is Chiang Mai's most accessible and social guided riding experience. With a coffee shop attached and guides who genuinely excel at reading a group's ability level, it's the natural first stop for visitors wanting to ride the region's trails — whether it's your first time off-road or your tenth visit to Chiang Mai.
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Price range: ฿2,000–5,000 per day
- Genuinely welcoming to first-time off-road riders
- Coffee shop base creates a social hub for the riding community
- Guides are patient and skilled at calibrating routes to the group
- Central old city location — easy to find and reach
- Well-maintained CRF300L and KLX fleet
- Strong local trail knowledge built over many years
- Popular during peak season — book well ahead
- Central location means more road transit to reach trailheads
- Less oriented toward serious multi-day enduro expeditions
Riders Corner has established itself as the gravitational centre of Chiang Mai's dirt bike community. The combination of a proper tour operation and a coffee shop creates something unusual in the world of guided riding: a genuine social base where you can spend an hour before your tour talking to other riders, getting honest beta on current trail conditions, and browsing route maps.
IMAGE: Riders Corner base in Chiang Mai old city — coffee shop and tour operation combined
What They Offer
- •Half-day tours: 4–5 hours, great introduction for beginners
- •Full-day tours: 7–8 hours, covering the main riding areas around Chiang Mai
- •Multi-day tours: 2–5 day circuits, including Mae Hong Son loop options
- •Standalone bike rental for experienced self-guided riders
- •Gear rental: helmets, boots, knee guards available
The Fleet
The Riders Corner fleet centres on Honda CRF300Ls and Kawasaki KLX230/300s — the ideal bikes for the Chiang Mai terrain. Both are capable enough for technical single track while remaining manageable for riders still developing their skills. Bikes are maintained in-house and the team is transparent about each bike's condition.
The Guides
The guide quality at Riders Corner is its strongest asset. The lead guides have been riding the same mountains for years and have developed genuine expertise in adapting routes based on group ability. On a mixed-ability group, they'll route the stronger riders through more technical sections while keeping less experienced riders on the main trail — so nobody feels left out or overwhelmed.
Verdict
Riders Corner is our top recommendation for first-time visitors to Chiang Mai regardless of your riding level. The combination of quality guides, accessible location, and social atmosphere makes it the best introduction to Northern Thailand riding available.
Ready to Ride with Riders Corner Tours?
Contact them directly to check availability and discuss your skill level and goals.