South Asia Bike Tours

The cycling is essentially taking place in what can be best described as the western Himalayas. We believe you will find it an exhilarating, challenging and life-affirming adventure, it is ideally suited for clients who have tested themselves on our ...

The Himalayan scenery is stunning and the fresh crisp mountain air, combined with the very light traffic conditions make Bhutan a very appealing destination for cyclists of all denominations.

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The holiday starts and finishes in Cochin taking in the hill stations and tea plantations of Munnar, the cardomom fields of Thodupuzha and the backwaters of Kumarakom, with a daily mileage of around 60km and some longish ascents (and descents!) and p ...

At times, the deserved popularity of Rajasthan's key sights leaves little room for a spirit of adventure. Traveling by cycle and taking of the big draw cards like Jodhpur, Ranakpur, and Udaipur is the perfect answer.

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Hippie Trail cyclists will bid farewell to the fascinating city of Mumbai, enjoying a beautiful ride across the harbour to begin their week-long trip along the Konkan Coast. This coastal stretch is a hidden treasure and India's best kept cycling ...

Pedaling south out of Udaipur, the cyclists will spend a decadent night in Dungarpur at the Udai Bilas Palace before crossing into Madhya Pradesh and through some undiscovered areas: smoky towns distinguished by their lack of noise, save curious murm ...

The tour then heads west into Rajasthan – the ‘Land of the Kings’ - and a series of mystical Rajput cities: Jaipur and its historic Pink City; Puskar, home to over 500 temples and a surprising large number of modern ‘hippies&r ...

"Turn on, tune in, Drop out" It was 1967 - the Summer of Love - and Timothy Leary had this advice for his young followers at the Human Be-In taking place in San Francisco. War was raging in SE Asia, the Civil Rights Movement was spreading t ...

For those interested in visiting the Indian Subcontinent, laidback Sri Lanka with its relaxed culture, beautiful scenery, abundance of wildlife, friendly courteous inquisitive people, and magnificent lost in time colonial architecture could well be t ...

LabRat Runs have quickly become a PaintedRoads tradition. A group of easygoing and adventurous regulars, The LabRats annually sate their appetite for adventure by joining the inaugural running of a PaintedRoads adventure tour. for 2020 we head for th ...

This 3,300km ride will take cyclists from Kashmir to Kathmandu. Along the way they will pedal over passes as high as 5,000m, spin past remote forts and Gompas (Buddhist Monasteries), visit heavenly Himalayan hill stations, search for elusive snow leo ...

The route out of town heads northeast and the long climb up out of the lush green scenery of Kashmir and into the barren landscapes of the Ladakh and the High Himalaya begins. The road clings precariously to the sides of towering mountains as the rid ...

The riders will pedal back up into the arid Himalayan plateau and follow first the Chenab River before climbing over the Kunzum Pass (4590m) where they will marvel at the otherworldly Kunzum Stupas. The route then descends to the Spiti River and on i ...

The first 3 days of riding will take the cyclists into India's first National Park, the Corbett Tiger Reserve, beautifully situated in the foothills of the Himalayas. They will get a chance to camp out in the Rathua Forest and possibly see one of ...

Arriving in Mumbai, you will have the option of spending the first day sightseeing the Gateway of India. On the first day of cycling we enjoy glorious views of paddy fields and green countryside before arriving at the coast near Murud. Here we may vi ...