Tours of Burma

Cover more miles and explore more of the world's extraordinary landscapes and cultures on one of our Road Cycling or Mountain Biking holidays. Whether you fancy a Himalayan mountain bike challenge or an Alpine road riding blast in preparation for your next sportive, you will find what you are looking for amongst our global selection of biking adventures. With a track record that stretches back almost 30 years, KE Adventure Travel has more accumulated experience of adventure cycling holidays than any other tour operator. Our range of popular biking adventures now includes holidays as different as Jordan's Dead 2 Red ride, Lake Titicaca to Machu Picchu in Peru, the Rajasthan Road Cycling Tour in India and the classic trans-Alp Geneva to Nice road biking adventure. Our biking holidays are separated into 3 types (Fat Tyre, Semi-Slick and Road Cycling) on the basis of the terrain involved and the type of bike and tyres required. Additionally, each of our holidays is graded on a scale of 1 to 12, with 12 being the most challenging. Please refer to our grading system, which identifies each holiday's level of difficulty and enables you to compare the difficulty of two or more cycling holidays of the same type.

On the Road to Mandalay - Burma by Bike

We begin this cycling holiday in Burma with a visit to the awe-inspiring Schwedagon Pagoda in the capital city of Yangon. Our adventure continues with an exploration by bike in the cool highlands around the former hill-station of Kalaw. At an elevation of around 1300 metres, we take our first ride amongst the Palaung, Intha and Shan villages that are a feature of this partly forested upland area. We then head down to the wondrous Inle Lake and embark on a relaxing full day boat trip where we can marvel at the Intha fishermen, who famously manage to row with their legs. Throughout our time in Burma, we can expect to be greeted by warm, friendly people who have, as yet, relatively little experience of meeting foreign travellers, let alone cyclists. Crossing the Shan Plateau to Mandalay, a city made famous by one of the greatest of Kipling's poems, we can bike to the towns of Sagaing and Mingun on opposite sides of the Irrawaddy River. We will visit the famous U Bein teak bridge and the Mingun Bell and take a boat ride on the river. Then, after a welcome free day in Mandalay, we ride south through the ancient Ava Kingdom and pay a visit to the unique, hill-top temple of Mount Popa, before continuing our journey on a snaking mountain road to Bagan. We spend a day here, exploring amongst the hundreds of temple - by bike. Watching the sunset from a prime viewpoint at Bagan will leave you with memories to last a lifetime. Travelling by bike allows us to see the very best of Burma and to strike up a rapport with the people we meet along the way.

Great value, reasonable prices, quality experiences. Comfortable and varied tourist-class accommodations chosen for location and character. Mix of public and private transport for the best overall experience. All the top highlights included, plus plenty of time to explore on your own.

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Cycle Burma

Tour Map of Cycle Burma

You might not immediately associate Myanmar (Burma) with cycling, but we think you’ll change your mind once you’ve taken this two-wheeled trek through ancient cities and beautiful gardens. Once you get off the bike, you’ll have the chance to hike through limestone caves and make a pilgrimage to Mt Popa. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience to get active in a place that’s the furthest thing from your backyard.

Whether you’re a keen cyclist or enjoy the occasional bike ride at the weekend, or even if you’ve been inspired by the London Olympics and just want to give it a go, we have plenty of cycling adventures to choose from. We cycle mainly on backroads and rural tracks, using mountain bikes or ‘hybrid’ bikes that are ideal for the terrain. These are supplied by us and included in the price: you don’t need to bring your own bike or pay extra to hire one locally. We research our cycling tours with real care, combining the best routes with all the destination has to offer. You’ll enjoy not just the challenges along the way and the sense of achievement at the end of each day, but also the joy of exploring on two wheels: watching the landscapes unfold ahead of you, meeting the local people and experiencing everyday life well beyond the reach of conventional tourism.

Cycle Burma

Tour Map of Cycle Burma

On this tour we cycle 473 km over nine days (an average of 53 km per day). We mostly follow provincial roads with less car traffic (90% on tarmac roads and 10% on earth/ gravel roads). The terrain is generally flat except for the sections around Kalaw, Maymyo, Pindaya and Inle Lake which are in the hills. A support vehicle accompanies the rides throughout the tour. We have graded the route as moderate.