Mandalay Bike Tour: Explore Local Culture

Pedal through Mandalay’s hidden gems, explore vibrant markets, and enjoy a traditional tea house lunch on this immersive cycling tour.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Participants will gather at the local tour operator’s office in Mandalay. The journey will commence from here, taking scenic back roads out of the city. Travelers will pass through vibrant markets and bustling neighborhoods as they make their way to the northeastern part of Mandalay.
After a brief ride, the group will find themselves in the countryside,…

What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Use of bicycle
  • Snacks
  • All activities as per itinerary
  • Use of helmet
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Join the morning ride to uncover a unique aspect of Mandalay! This amazing Mandalay bike tour takes you through local roads and villages that are seldom visited by tourists, offering a glimpse into the genuine local culture and way of life. Discover markets, observe traditional handicrafts, and cycle through rice paddies with the guidance of a friendly…

Location
Highway English, English Language Training Centre
Address: Parami Lane, between Streets 25 & 26 and Streets 58 & 59 Mahar Zayyar Bon Quarter, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma).
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Paulnedith
Feb 29, 2020
Mandalay Morning and Sunset Tours - We did both the morning and sunset tours in Mandalay. In the morning, Than Htike Aung took us out to the market where we snacked on some delicious local food before heading out to the coutryside. It was quite a hot ride with little shade. The countryside was still mostly on the main bitumen roads so it wasn't so much the scenery that captivated us, as much as the workshops and seeing the traditional ways people continue to process goods. Than was a great, friendly and cheerful guide. He always checked up on us and gave information as we were cycling. In the afternoon tour, the van dropped us off out of town before we started cycling. We were very lucky to see one of the novice processions with children on horses, cows, and even an elephant! Wai Linn Aung was our guide for this segment as we cycled through the ancient city of Inwa. We stopped at some traditional family homes and he would explain how the families conduct their trade. It was an interesting, relaxing and shady ride while we visited the less touristy sites of Inwa and wound our way to Ubein bridge for a sunset boat ride. For both Mandalay tours the paths were easy to cycle and all relatively flat. However, the afternoon ride was a bit more pleasant as there was more shade and scenice views throughout. Surprisingly, there was no overlap between the morning and afternoon tours so they were equally interesting and definitely not touristy (besides the sunset boat ride at Ubein bridge). Would highly recommend a cycle with Grasshoppers. Two tours in a day was quite tiring though. If I were to choose only one, the afternoon was more enjoyable.
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K10h
Feb 10, 2020
A deferent way to see Mandalay - A great way to get out of the city and see the lovely countryside surrounding Mandalay. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, and we really enjoyed our time chatting with him. The visits to local farms and tea houses were the highlights.
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Peter_beko
Dec 21, 2019
Morning Private Tour - Just had a tour with Wai Linn Aung, (Linn) he was very informative, friendly and professional. I highly recommend this tour for anyone who wants to get away from the hustle amd bustle of the city. Visited a rice processing facility, a farm growing special mushrooms, a place where they made charcoal bricks, and also a local restaurant in the end, where we tried a few yummy local snacks and green tea. The scenery could have been a little nicer, but the local smiles made up for it. All in all, I can definitely recommend the tour.
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Fionacpw
Dec 20, 2019
Wonderful experience!! - Great experience with Wai Linn Aung, he is my bridge of communication with the local people & culture, we enjoyed the food & nice scenery. In additional, he is responsible guide, he will check the traffic and highlight to me if any road condition which must take extra care!
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Albert
Dec 12, 2019
Very good - Excellent guide. Nice way to discover Mandalay countryside with several stops at markets, farms, rice processing and other. Had an excellent half day.
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910nielst
Nov 14, 2019
A wonderful experience - This morning ride is very interesting and educational. If you want to know something of the burmesian way of living, we can highly recommend to go. The tour guides, Than and Zin, were so kind, very service minded and professional. God bikes Thank you for a lovely day. We loved it!! Karen, Jens, Niels and Ulla from Denmark.’ And thank you so for going out of your way to help with the forgotten jacket.
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Rosems3240hn
Sep 12, 2019
Highly recommend - Fun morning on a morning cycling tour of Mandalay with Hlaing Phyo Oo and the team with visits to the market, the worlds largest book, through rice paddies to a local rice + mushroom farm and a traditional tea house. A great way to see the city and nearby villages and great food along the way. Highly recommend.
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Mw1524
Aug 2, 2019
Interesting and great fun - We had a great trip with our guide. A very nice guy, who showed us many special places in and around Mandalay which you normally would not find. He could tell us a lot about the people, their lives and the religion. The mountainbikes were good and the trip was also fun and safe for our children. Absolutely recommended!
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T878qkscottc
Aug 17, 2023
Go! Ride a bike! Be adventurous! - I thoroughly enjoyed my bike tour. We saw temples and locations I hadn’t seen even after living in Mandalay for 5 months! Our guide was knowledgeable and cognizant of out physical abilities. After our tour I frequented several of the tour stops the following 5 months in Mandalay.
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Mariat-dk
Jan 6, 2020
fine tour - bad preparation - We had a great tour with our guide San. It was very interesting to meet and hear about the farmers and villagers and cycle in the countryside. Highly recommended. It was also my second trip booked via tripadvisor. Unfortunately when I had booked the tour, it didn't inform about where to meet. It just said Mandalay - so I had to contact Grasshopper via Whatsapp to get the specific dates.
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up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).