What makes the City to Shore bike tour different from other Bangkok cycling tours?

The City to Shore tour is the longest one-day cycling adventure offered by Just Nok, covering 54km from Bangkok to the Gulf of Thailand. Unlike city tours, this experience takes you to an area where foreigners are rarely seen and tourists seldom venture. You'll travel by train, ferry, and bicycle through fishing villages, mussel farms, salt pans, and mangrove forests. The tour highlights authentic Thai coastal life, local ecosystems, and traditional practices that technology has not replaced.

What will I see on the City to Shore cycling tour?

The tour includes: a scenic train ride south-west from Bangkok, a walk through a chaotic fresh fish market, a river crossing by ferry, cycling through fish and mussel farms, visits to friendly fishing villages, a waterfront seafood lunch, the Mangrove Conservation Centre, salt pans and mangrove nursery, and cycling back through the old Thonburi community with its incredibly narrow pathways and low roofs. You'll also see giant water monitors, fiddler crabs, and the bizarre mudskipper fish.

How difficult is the City to Shore bike tour and what is included?

This is an easy-level full-day tour suitable for all ages, though a steady pace must be maintained to catch the 4 PM return train. The route covers approximately 54km on mostly flat and smooth terrain with about 10km of off-road gravel cycling. The 3,000 THB price includes a professional local English-speaking guide, comfortable mountain bike, helmet, bottled water, delicious seafood lunch (vegetarian and vegan options available), snacks, train and ferry fares, and insurance. A 1,000 THB deposit confirms your reservation, with the remainder payable in cash on the tour day.

What time does the City to Shore tour start and where do we meet?

The tour meets at 7:00 AM for a 7:15 AM departure from Just Nok New Office in Bangkok. We recommend arriving on time as we need to catch the train going south-west. The tour returns at approximately 5:30 PM, depending on how much exploring we do along the way. Bookings must be made at least one day in advance.

City to Shore Bangkok Bike Tour

Tour Overview

Need to get away from busy Bangkok and its maddening crowds? Then this full-day cycling tour is exactly what you're looking for.

Our Down to the Gulf tour will take you right down to the water's edge where you can mingle with the local fishermen as they prepare their boats or process the day's catch.

On this tour we take you to an area where foreigners are rarely seen and tourists seldom venture. Winding around mussel farms, along dirt roads and through fishing villages where the people are down to earth and friendly. Out here technology takes a backseat to cultural and traditional practices.

This tour highlights the environment and its ecosystems – you'll see evidence of the subsiding coastline and how the authorities are trying to combat it through a mangrove repopulation programme. Your guide will be an expert on the local flora and fauna and will explain the unique habits of many of the animals that you'll see such as the giant water monitors, fiddler crabs and the bizarre mudskipper fish.

Apart from this, this province is also famous for producing salt, as it borders the coast and has the perfect weather conditions.

This is the longest of our one day tours, with a total cycling distance of 54km. It's usually a very full day, with lots of photo stops, chit-chat to the locals stops, market stops and even helping the salt farmers stops. All in all, the freedom of the wide open roads and crisp clean air makes the early morning start all worthwhile!

Detailed Itinerary

We meet at the Just Nok New Office at 7:00 AM for a 7:15 AM departure.

The first stage of cycling is to the local railway station where we'll catch the train going south-west out of Bangkok.

After about an hour's train ride, we'll take a walk through a rather chaotic fresh fish market, followed by a river crossing by ferry.

Once on the other side of the river and after a quick water refill, we start cycling through fish and mussel farms and fisherman's villages with some scheduled stops along the way.

Lunch is at a tranquil restaurant right on the water's edge, where fresh seafood is the order of the day – although we cater for all dietary preferences including vegetarians and vegans.

After lunch we head off to the Mangrove Conservation Centre, passing through the salt pans and mangrove nursery.

Once back in Bangkok, we cycle to the shop through the old community of Thonburi. This makes for some tight turns along very narrow pathways between houses with exceptionally low roofs – PLEASE DUCK!

We usually get back to the office about 5:30 PM....depending on how much playing we do along the way!

Tour Details

Style: Full day – cycling and adventure

Inclusions: Bikes, helmets, water, local English-speaking guide, lunch and snacks, train and ferry fares, insurance

Group size: Minimum 2 – Maximum 8

Difficulty: Easy riding, however a steady pace needs to be maintained

Distance: About 54km cycling distance

Pace: Steady – we need to be mindful of the time in order to get the 4 PM train back to Bangkok

Terrain: Mostly flat and smooth with about 10km of off-road gravel cycling

Bikes: We use comfortable and well maintained mountain bikes

Starting Time

We meet at 7:00 AM at the Just Nok New Office for a 7:15 AM departure.
If all goes well, we should get back at about 5:30 PM.

Meeting Point

We meet at the Just Nok New Office
Just Nok New Office
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Price

3,000 Baht per person.
1,000 Baht Deposit required to confirm your reservation.
Tour remainder can be paid in cash on the day of your tour
Discounts for children
1-4 years old (babyseat) = FREE
5-11 years old = 50% (tag-along and kids bikes)
12-15 years old = 20% (children bikes)

Tour Availability

This tour runs every day, however booking must be made at least one day in advance.

How to Make a Booking

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