In the morning we start our adventure. We leave the city, riding in a southwestern direction. After our first coffee break, we leave the main road near Samoeng and ride our first off-road section for about 15 km to Mae Win before we reach Road 1009. Our next stop is the top of Doi Inthanon, which at 2,565 meters is the highest mountain in Thailand. We continue on nice curvy rural roads to Mae Sariang, a small town alongside the Yuam River, located near the Myanmar border. Enjoy the sunset by the bank of the Yuam River. Overnight in Mae Sariang.

(260 km/162 miles) Offroad: 20%

The early risers (6 am) may optionally visit the local morning market and give alms to the monks. The idea of the alms giving is for the Buddhist monks to make merit and also to collect food for their one meal of a day. It is a wonderful opportunity to experience an ancient Buddhist tradition. If you are already up, take the opportunity to visit the local wet market, quite an experience. Today we ride to Mae Sot, one of the main gateways to Myanmar. Instead of using the new main road 105 along the border to Myanmar we will use some smaller back roads. In Ban Kio Lom we turn right and leave Road 108 onto the rural road 1099. We continue to Omkoi and Mae Tuen. From here we are riding the next about 70 km on gravel roads until we meet Road 105 near Mae Ramat. From here we ride on to Mae Sot where we stay overnight.

(320 km/199 miles) Offroad: 40%

After breakfast, we drive to the nearby "Friendship Bridge" which links Mae Sot in Thailand with Myawaddy in Myanmar. If you like you can cross over by foot and visit the local market in Myawaddy (no visa required – subject to change, optional, 500 THB).

Back in Thailand, we start cruising eastwards on Road 12 to Tak. A wide partly new road with long bends. We proceed to Sukhothai to visit Heritage Park. The historical Sukhothai, which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Sukothai was the first capital of Siam. It was founded by King Ramkhamhaeng. The province's temples and monuments have been well restored and the park has numerous sites to explore. After the visit, we reach our nearby hotel, where we stay for the next night.

(230 Km/143 miles) Offroad: 0%

After breakfast, we leave Sukhothai behind us to cruise in a northern direction. On the way to the Sirikit Dam, we see the largest Teak tree in the world in the Ton Sak Yai Forest Park. The tree, estimated to be more than 1,500 years old, is 37 meters high and has a circumference of 9.58 meters at its base.

We continue to the Queen Sirikit Dam, built-in 1973. This dam stands an impressive 160 meters high and 800 meters long and covers an area of 220 square kilometres. We cross the dam with a little ferry. On the other side of the dam, we continue our ride on small provincial roads with hardly any traffic. This is farmland; we pass through a beautiful hilly landscape and countless villages. In the later afternoon, we reach Nan where we stay for this night.

(330 Km/205 miles) Offroad: 0%

Today is a rest day. Enjoy the amenities of the hotel or take a walk through the city of Nan. For the April 2019 departure date, It’s Songkran, Thai new year festival, a great opportunity to join the locals in their celebration. Bring your swimming clothes and get ready for getting wet! For centuries Nan was a separate, autonomous Kingdom with few relationships to the outside world. Now, the city is a beautiful town with many well-preserved temples. Overnight in Nan.

We leave Nan and make our way through the hinterland on small back roads in a north-west direction. We pass through rice fields and fruit plantations and cruise through small farm villages. After our local lunch, the ride becomes more and more spectacular.

For the next hundred km or so we ride road 1148 through countless bends and beautiful landscapes. We rejoin the main road again and follow it to our final destination of the day which is the capital of Chiang Rai. Before we reach our hotel we visit the remarkable Wat Rong Khun (White Temple) which is today recognized as one of the main attractions all over Thailand. We stay overnight in Chiang Rai.

(210 Km/130 miles) Offroad: 0%

Another great day is ahead of us. We cruise towards the mighty Mekong River to the legendary Golden Triangle where the three borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. If you like we can swap the motorcycles for a boat and explore the river region. We even take a short break in Laos (no visa needed) before returning to our motorcycles. Before leaving we drive up to the temple Wat Sop Ruak where we have a great view over the Golden Triangle. Our journey continues to Mae Sai, the northern border point to Myanmar and the most northern point of Thailand. From there the road takes us up the mountain along the Thai – Myanmar border. The road is steep and narrow with a constant change of tarmac and gravel. The scenery is spectacular. Our lunch today will be a picnic in the forest before continuing along back roads to Doi Mae Salong, - a Chinese settlement which was built by a division of the Chinese Nationalist Army that refused to surrender to Chinese communists after the Nationalist Kuomintang government was routed in 1949. Today the village still offers a native Chinese cuisine, lovely houses with flowers and countless tea plantations as far as the eyes can see. Have a break with and glass of tea here in one of the many Tea Shops. The last part of today is on Road 1130 which lead us to the valley of the Maekok River and Thaton. We stay overnight in Thaton.

(260 Km/162 miles) Offroad: 30%

After breakfast, we ride up to Wat Thaton from where we will enjoy a splendid view over the town and the vicinity. We continue on the main road Nr. 107 for a while before we turn up on a steep zigzagging asphalt road to Doi Angkhang. This area offers nice scenery left and right. We follow some narrow back roads to Arunothai from where we are heading towards Wiang Haeng on Road 1178. The remaining 40 km from Wiang Haeng all the way to Pai will be on gravel. We reach our hotel in Pai in the later afternoon. We stay overnight in Pai.

(260 Km/162 miles) Offroad: 40%

Today is another rest day. Relax by the hotel pool or explore the nearby canyon. Pai is popular to both, foreign and local tourists and along the walking street, you can find a lot of bars, boutiques and shopping options. Overnight in Pai.

Today is a rather relaxed riding day but with lots of bends! In the morning we pass two mountains with 2 nice scenic View Points en route. We do a little detour to Ban Rak Thai and enjoy a lunch in one of the local Chinese restaurants by the little lake. They serve delicious Chinese specialities. Ban Rak Thai means literally "the Thai-loving village", built around a lake on the Myanmar border.

After lunch, we continue to Mae Hong Son and the nearby pier to the Longneck village. Enjoy a scenic boat ride on the Pai River for about 20 min to the Karen Long Neck village. The Karen, a tribal minority, historically lived in the hills on the Myanmar side of the border. Some of their women wear heavy brass rings around their necks, forearms, and shins. Many ideas regarding why the coils are worn have been suggested. We return by boat to the pier and ride to the nearby Fern Resort, a lovely resort in the middle of rice paddies. Enjoy a sundowner in the sunset bar overlooking the rice paddies. We stay overnight at the Fern Resort near Mae Hong Son.

(180 Km/112 miles) Offroad: 0%

We leave the Fern Resort and ride to Wat Chan on an 80 km long dirt track which is named the “Elephant Track”. Apart from a few concrete sections, its dirt all the way with shade from the trees with hardly anyone else to be seen. At Wat Chan, we visit a small wooden beautiful temple before we reach lunch location, approximately 15 km south of Wat Chan. We continue riding on tarmac through forests to Samoeng where we enjoy a coffee break in a tasteful café. We arrive at the Bike Tour Asia Service Center in the afternoon to return the motorcycles. After a break at our centre, we transfer you to the hotel to get ready for our farewell dinner. Overnight in Chiang Mai.

(250 Km/155 miles) Offroad: 50%

Transfer to Chiang Mai International Airport.