Tour Itinerary

Start Time: 7:45 am – End Time: 12:30 pm

Gather at the Grasshopper Shop
Meet at the shop at 7:45 am, and your tour begins with a bike fitting and short safety briefing at our convenient location. Before jumping on the bike, our experienced local guide will explain to you the areas we will explore around Bagan.

A Plain of Temples
We will be pedaling to the first set of temples and make several stops along the way - we’ll park the bikes at a secluded ancient brick monastery where a couple of devout monks still live among the ruins. From here, we will head to a local market in a small village. Take in the buzz of local activity as ladies call out friendly greetings and show you their fresh produce, amused to see foreign visitors here at such an early hour! A great cultural experience. Throughout your ride, you'll likely see excited kids wave from schoolyards and farmers from their fields and there will be no shortage of connection with local life.

Ananda and Dhammayangyi
We’ll get off the bike to explore some of the most significant temples, marveling at the workmanship of the construction and beautiful interior decoration. Your guide will explain the secrets and features hiding behind these enigmatic structures. He will tell you a few tales about Bagan and its past while you have a well-deserved snack break in the shadow of one of the quieter temples, where, with some luck, we may be just by ourselves.

Village Life
In addition to cycling the plain, we’ll ride through typical dry zone villages and see what the locals are up to as we pass. A small market and simple shops, chickens, children, cows, goats and dogs, even the occasional horse, all compete for your attention as we pedal by. We’ll avoid the main roads as much as possible, touring quiet lanes and trails to arrive to a small village which is called ‘’West Phwar Saw’’. Here we’ll visit local cottage industries such as lacquer wear workshops at a local family house, peanut oil production, and a cotton weaving house.

Tea Shop Lunch
At this point, you will have pedaled up quite an appetite and will be ready for a "Tea Shop Lunch” served in typical Burmese style. Your guide will order a selection of local treats and delicacies, all topped off with a cup of classic Burmese sweet tea. For many guests, this is one of the more unexpected highlights of the tour. After enjoying wonderful local style lunch at the local tea shop, it is about time to ride back to our shop in New Bagan to finish your amazing journey with us.

Ask your guide Or our shop supervisor to arrange a taxi
After a light lunch, it’s time to say ‘’Good Bye’’ and to ask your guide to arrange a taxi or tuk tuk back to your hotel. Reflect on your day of cycling, knowing you have truly learned, seen and experienced enough to deserve some relaxation time.

Please note: you should be suitably dressed for this bike tour - long shorts, t-shirts (shoulders must be covered inside the pagodas) are advisable, as are comfortable closed shoes (not flip-flops/thongs) to prevent scratches from briars. Sunscreen is also a must. All of the day’s riding is extremely flat, but expect some sandy sections.

MEETING POINT

Meeting Time:

Grasshopper Adventures - Bagan Bike Shop

Corner of 3rd Street and Hnin Si Street, New Bagan, Myanmar

Phone: +95 9257 546 905

Note:

For a face to face chat about this and other amazing bike tours feel free to visit us at our Bagan shop

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