Bike#5 “The Himalayan Route”

This ride includes an awesome 4 X wheel drive tour up to a 5800 foot mountain across from the famous Doi Chiang Dao “The last tooth of the Himalayas”.

Trip 5  Bike#5 “The Himalayan Route”  Arriving at the summit of Doi Pakia we marvel at the fantastic views of the mountain range and the Chiang Dao valley. From the summit we now depart by mountain bikes along the ridge with beautiful views across to Chiang Dao north and into the Mae Taeng Valley on the south . Magnificent ! Bike#5 “The Himalayan Route”

We pass by hill tribe villages and enjoy pine forests and the cool air at this higher altitude. First gradual descent along the top turns into a steep drop to the Mae Taeng Valley, all on hardly used forest road , now past hill tribe plantations we reach the foot of the valley. We then ride on a small paved road through an astonishingly beautiful valley landscape, where we are greeted by elephants lingering by the river waiting to be fed. Lunch awaits us at a local eatery .

Trip 5a
The experienced rider will be challenged by this branch of the regular route down the south face of the valley through thick jungle on a very remote single track later following the water down into the farm land of the valley.