Bali Cycling Tour

A Bali cycling tour offers you a unique experience affording multiple opportunities to explore, interact and enjoy the real Bali lifestyle-and in a totally different way. For anyone with a sense of adventure, Bali offers you the chance to easily arrange a cycling tour, where all equipment is provided and an experienced guide is on hand to help you make the most of what you see and facilitate your interactions.

These fantastically organized tours feature long downhill routes requiring little, if any, vigorous pedal power; let the power of gravity take you on your Bali tour! Cycling tours are inclusive of transport, meals, and refreshments among other luxuries. So what makes these cycling tours exceptional, and why should you indulge? Read on…

First, unlike the typical tourist itinerary, a cycling tour takes a different exploration approach by adopting an ‘off the beaten track’ concept. You get the chance to witness up close and candid the basic lifestyle of Balinese people, their revered rituals and customs together with their exclusive age-old traditions.

Moreover, your cycling tour will follow some of the most spectacular routes within the islands and direct you away from the hustle and bustle of the busy tourist areas. Not only do you get the chance to enjoy fresh, cool, countryside air, you also get treated to a terrific uninterrupted view of the vast rural interior landscape of Bali.

Bali’s landscape is full of unspoiled nature. A cycling adventure will also allow you to cruise through, admire, and even get personal with the stunning landscapes, amazing temples, and other numerous features that fortify Bali as a global phenomenon. And even better for you, the wide array of exclusive cycling tracks the tours direct you through, allow you to have an all-inclusive experience of the diverse network of roads and natural spectacles, including such as bamboo forests and dense plantations.

Bali is widely regarded as a family-friendly vacation spot. As such, it is no surprise that most cycling tour routes are flexible and can accommodate all experience levels. This means that you can even do the tour with your entire family, kids included. Furthermore, depending on your preference and request, you can participate in either the easiest or the most challenging route.

Under normal circumstances, your vacation to Bali or any other location of choice is carefully planned to fit within a precise timeline, so it can be difficult to get to see everything that you want to on your trip. A cycling tour enables you to effectively combine multiple activities in a single trip. You can visit numerous sites including bamboo forests, coffee plantations, rice paddies, temples, water palaces, volcanic mountains and much more. Simply put, it is among the most efficient ways to explore the landscape especially if you are pressed for time.

Choosing a cycling tour to see more of the island is also a great way to keep fit on your holiday, so you don’t need to worry too much about enjoying all the fine food available in Bali’s restaurants and cafes. Enjoy the fresh open air and the kill the calories at the same time as exploring Bali.

There are various considerations and essential factors you need to take into account to make any adventure a success and a cycling tour in Bali is no different. For starters, ensure that your bicycle is in perfect condition before heading out. The great news is that with a professionally organized tour, the hard work is done for you – the route is planned, your transport to the start and from the finish is already organized and you can be sure that your bike will be well maintained and mechanically in good order.

Also, protect yourself with gloves, pads, and helmets. This may look like overkill, but the terrain can get challenging at points, and you wouldn’t want an injury to cut your trip short. Having the right protection equipment will ensure you are safe against most biking dangers. If you’re not sure of anything, just ask your guides, who are English Speaking, professional and there to help.

Lastly, while in Bali, remember that you drive, and so that also means cycle, on the left-hand side of the road. Most of the places you’ll be cycling the roads will be quiet, but it’s still important to make sure you pass a car on the right (left) side when you do meet one!

Undoubtedly, there is no better way to create a more memorable and exciting adventurous experience while on the Island of the Gods than cruising through its landscape on two wheels. A cycling tour will help you discover places and experiences that might not be available on other tours – nothing gets you up close and personal to a landscape and its people like a cycling trip.

Cycling tours let you enjoy and absorb the serenity and magnificent beauty of Bali and the Balinese lifestyle first-hand and up-close. Peddling through rugged terrain, freely moving downhill past ancient monuments and structures, while interacting with local Balinese communities all in one comprehensive adventure, that creates a thrillingly immersive experience. It is a brilliant combination of modest exercise and stunning scenery!

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