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Our extensive knowledge of Thailand enables us to offer
original tour itineraries providing a balance between the region's
well-known 'must-sees' and off-the-beaten-track, 'best kept secrets'. A Motorbike Thailand Motorcycle tour will provide a real insight into the countries
you are visiting combining the culture, history, landscape and natural world - and
provide the opportunity for genuine interaction with the local people all from the luxury of two wheels Respect for local people, their cultures, traditions, religions and environment are essential to our philosophy and our tours and we work hard to ensure our groups have a positive impact on the places and people visited. Group sizes All group sizes for our scheduled motorbike tours are between
2 and a maximum of 6 persons. Groups are accompanied at all times by a
tour-leader and where appropriate one or more local guides. Our 'discreet' group sizes lead to less impact both on the
environment and the people that we visit as well as allowing for more
supervision, advice and explanations of the places we visit with a more personal feel. Having been ourselves on motorbike tours around the world we understand the importance of small group sizes with riders of the same ability is a major plus. Accommodation Our emphasis is on small family run guesthouses that employ local workers, or in the case of larger hotels, non-chain locally owned establishments. Inclusion of such places in Motorbike Thailand tours provides regular contribution to their income across both high and low seasons. We sometimes include home-stays on our tours. These provide income directly to the owners of the houses in which we stay as well as indirectly for other members of the village. Passengers are encouraged to make purchases, such as from the village shops and from individual crafts-people (embroidery from Karen women in Northern Thailand for example). |



Our aim is to offer guided, small group motorbike adventure tours for motorcyclists looking to discover the 'Real Thailand', away from the
traditional 'package tour group' trails and, overdeveloped
locations. On our Motorbike tours we stay in small, family-run hotels and
guesthouses, eat in local restaurants and use local transport as much
as possible. In addition all local guides and agencies used are
considered friends rather than 'business contacts'. The idea being that
you will visit as guests rather than as tourists.
"I was on a dual terrain trip and had a fantastic time! The tour leader did a great job of gauging our abilities (which thankfully improved whilst we were there) and adjusting the route accordingly. In fact there was a sense of 'let's go this way, it looks fun' which I approve of. Neill Gilhooley (Toured with Simon Baker 2009)