Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour: Experience Local Life in Balik Pulau

Immerse yourself in the local life of Penang’s countryside with a half-day cycling tour in Balik Pulau. Explore the colorful villages, witness the fascinating lives of locals, and enjoy the bountiful green environment. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Explore Balik Pulau - Join this small-group cycling tour to explore the countryside of Penang, Balik Pulau. The tour will start at 7am from your hotel where we will transfer you to Balik Pulau.
    Exploring the town by bicycle has all the advantages of going by foot, combined with a much greater action radius and cooling breeze. If you want to…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • All fees and taxes included
  • Hotel pickup in Georgetown
  • Bike tour with all equipment provided
What's Not Included
  • Travel Insurance
Additional Information

Away from the busy Georgetown, the colorful sights and smells of the local villages, the fascinating life of locals and bountiful green environment, Penang countryside is another essence makes this small islands one of Asia’s most captivating cities.
Join a half-day cycling tour for locals and tourists who want to experience a different side of Penang,…

Location
Explore Balik Pulau
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Rickm552015
Mar 8, 2025
Wonderful Cycling in the Penang Countryside - Great cycling in the countryside. Our guide Eddie was very knowledgeable and informative about the wildlife, plants and history of Penang. This cycling is not about cardio exercise but rather it is a leisurely cycle with frequent stops where Eddie would talk about the wildlife, plants and history of Penang. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Connector47884181967
Mar 7, 2025
Country life - Bike tour overall a bit short. The insight into rural life offers a nice contrast to the hectic city life.
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Vickyrobinson
Mar 3, 2025
Great trip - TC the guide was knowledge and funny - a lovely gentle route with some interesting stops through the beautiful Penang countryside
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Will_b
Mar 3, 2025
A great way to spend a... - A great way to spend a morning cycling around the lesser seen side of Penang. Our guide was great, delivering the tour in two languages. Extremely knowledgeable and friendly guy. Recommend for people looking to spend time out of georgetown
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Karen_s
Feb 27, 2025
A look at the countryside - We took a lovely casual bike ride through countryside and some small villages. We also stopped at a goat farm that had numerous other creatures. The ride was a nice way to see life outside the city.
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M8438hejohns
Feb 25, 2025
Great way to get out and see rural Penang - Great trip. Really nice to see the area and hear about things from a locals perspective. Really recommend doing this if you have a morning fre.
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Annapr4589do
Feb 18, 2025
Nice bike tour - Nice and chill bike tour. You see some different scenery than George Town, the real Penang. :) -------------------------
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Kaurjit
Feb 12, 2025
Serene countryside away from the hustle and bustle - Had opportunity to see many different local fruit trees in a single farm. Saw an abandoned fishing village. Would have been great maybe 30yrs ago, but it was all shut down now. It was like walk in the past. Would have been great to see a lively village or town.
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Instoreman
Mar 1, 2025
A good tour - Our tour didn’t get off to the best start as our pick up was 25 minutes later than the time we’d been told. Our driver, who turned out to be our tour guide didn’t offer any clear apology. A message telling us he was running late with the pickups would have been reassuring. The drive across the island to pick up our bicycles took an hour. Our driver then introduced himself as TC, our tour guide. He gave us some information about where we were going and what we’d be seeing and then we were off. Nothing too strenuous and there were plenty of stops during which TC imparted his great knowledge of the area. The countryside was beautiful and it was really interesting to learn about the area. One stop was at a goat farm where we got to feed the goats, and an ostrich - great fun. Our bicycles were pretty basic single speed models and we didn’t have helmets. I was aware of this from previous reviews and was comfortable with it - most of the ride was along country tracks with only the occasional car and scooter encountered. TC was an excellent guide. We were dropped back at our hotel soon after midday.
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Jpc19901
Feb 26, 2025
Nice to escape hustle and bustle - After helpfully being picked up from our Batu Ferringhi hotel we enjoyed a nice 30mins drive round the island to our start point. Our guide T.C. was informative and funny as we moved between several locations. It was a welcome respite from the city and the traffic and is recommended. Slight word of warning: the bicycles were old and not in great condition. But the route is almost entirely flat and we made it back just fine.
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