Mountains · Full Day
Private Doi Suthep Hike & Bike.
- Full day · 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
- Doi Suthep–Pui National Park
- 2.5 hr hike · 20 km descent
- Private departures
The Experience
Up on foot. Down on two wheels.
The morning begins at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, 1,100 metres above the city, and climbs on foot through highland jungle thick with Mai Yai to a Hmong village near the summit of Doi Pui at 1,400 metres.
Lunch is taken at the village. Then the bikes are waiting, and the whole mountain gives itself back — twenty kilometres of descent through the national park, 1,300 metres of elevation released in a couple of unhurried hours, with the Ping Valley opening below.
The day ends at Huay Tueng Tao lake on the valley floor, where a late lunch and a swim are waiting before the drive back.
Impressions
Scenes from the mountain
The Day
How it unfolds
01
Morning Welcome
A 9:30 pickup from your hotel, a safety briefing and bike fitting at base, then the short drive to Doi Suthep.
02
The Climb
Two and a half hours on foot through highland jungle and, season permitting, the waterfall region, to the Hmong village at the summit.
03
The Descent
Lunch at the village, then twenty kilometres down through the national park with the Mae Ping Valley ahead of you.
04
The Lake
A late lunch at Huay Tueng Tao, a swim if you want one, and back at your hotel around 5:30.
Included
Every detail, handled
Suited to motivated beginners and intermediates with above-average fitness. Children from fourteen may join with an adult. Bring walking shoes, a hat, sunscreen and repellent. National park and lake fees are paid locally.
— Private expert guides
Hiking and biking guides for your party only, on trails they have ridden for years.
— Full outfitting
Mountain bikes and all safety gear, delivered to the summit so you climb unburdened.
— Two lunches
A hill tribe lunch at the village and a proper late lunch at the lake, with drinking water throughout.
— Hotel transfers
Door to door, 9:30 am to roughly 5:30 pm. Runs all year, rain or shine.