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Colourful Cycling Holidays in Asia

Relaxed guided bicycle tours throughout South East Asia, China & Mongolia

Painted Roads specialises in relaxed, fun, small group guided bicycle tours in a variety of destinations in South-East Asia, China, and Mongolia. As well as sharing with you our love of Thailand, Vietnam and Laos we also have an in-depth knowledge of some less-well known cycling holiday destinations so we hope you will also join us on one of our unforgettable cycle tours of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guanxi in China, Taiwan, Sri-Lanka, or the wonderful open spaces of Mongolia.

All of our cycling holidays feature western tour leaders and local guides. Our philosophy is based around offering an intimate exploration by bicycle of personally crafted tours through stunning rural locales in destinations around Asia. Our tours include comfortable accommodation, delicious local cuisine, a support vehicle and minimal transfers. We want your biking holiday with us to be a truly memorable experience for all the right reasons so we place as much emphasis on post-cycling relaxation, convivial company, and an apres-ride beer in a warm Asian sunset as the biking itself.

A superb tour through a fascinating region, brilliantly led by David and Phong. Both clearly love what they do and this translates into an exceptional level of service. The tour itself is full of surprises, diverse ethnic villages, the awesome rocky plateau and the beauty of the rice terraces. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and would recommend it to anyone who thinks they have “done” South East Asia.

Chris on Northeast Vietnam

Visit our ‘Why Choose Painted Roads’ page to find out more about us and our philosophy, alternatively keep scrolling down to find out more about our cycling holidays and read some more feedback on our guided bicycle tours and adventures throughout Asia.

Our Cycling Holidays In SE Asia, China, & Mongolia

All of our tours in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, China, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, & Mongolia

Why Painted Roads

How our cycling holidays are different

Featured Bicycle Tour: Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh Trail

Extending south of Hanoi is the Annamite Mountain Range, known in Vietnamese as Truong Son. During the Vietnam War, a series of supply routes through the dense jungle of these mountains were used to move troops and supplies to support the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong in their war against South Vietnam and the United States. This series of trails ran not only through Vietnam, but also through neighbouring Laos, and soon became known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

Some thirty years after the war came to an end a series of roads following the route of these trails were finally linked together and sealed and, rather appropriately dubbed, The Ho Chi Minh Trail.

Named after the leader who led the nation to liberty from colonial rule, this relatively new and oft times amazingly deserted route provides a wonderful conduit for the adventurous cyclist to explore a beautiful and regularly deserted region of Vietnam seldom visited by Western travellers. A highly recommended tour if you're keen to enjoy a cycling holiday off the beaten track.

Note that this tour includes an optional extension to include a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Halong Bay. See below for details.

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Feedback on our Asian Cycle Touring Holidays

Some things our clients have said...

Thank you for a great trip - it more than exceeded my expectations by quite a long way and I really enjoyed Sri Lanka. I think in terms of a relaxing cycling holiday its by far the best trip I’ve done – I think the mix of some challenging cycling days with the luxury hotels was pitched just right. I really wouldn’t change too much the next time it runs. See you in a hotel bar somewhere soon!
Keith Evans on Sri Lanka

Although some days were quite challenging the support and enthusiasm from David and phong always kept us in good spirits. Their great sense of humour and kindness made it an extremely enjoyable trip for the whole group.
Lynne Yates - Manchester on Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh Trail

A brilliant trip with David again and we look forward to more.
Anne and Peter Barry on Vietnam - Mekong Delta Region