Bike tours · MALAYSIA
Good malaysia cycling tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 5 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Leave George Town at 7am for a relaxed ride through Balik Pulau with a local guide such as Eddie or TC. Expect flat roads, village life, Kuala Sungai Pinang, a goat farm, plantation views, snacks, bottled water, and basic bikes. Pickup, equipment, and transfers are included.
“Great your guide, interesting information, lovely scenery, the village contrast was great, tea and kaya treat very tasty. Thank you.”
Leave George Town early for a gentle, mostly flat ride through Balik Pulau. Guides Eddie or TC lead you past orchards, plantations, Malay and Chinese villages, fishing jetties, and a goat farm, with coffee, snacks, and goat milk ice cream included. Transport and bikes are provided.
“Nice, easy Tour with a couple of stops and good explanations. Enjoyed the nature and riding a bike early morning. Not too happy about the living conditions of animals at the Goat Farm, though.”
Start at 7:00 am for a five-hour ride through Balik Pulau’s villages, paddy fields, orchards, plantations, and mangroves. Guides Princilia and SJ add local stories, while a quiet lunch beside the rice fields gives you a slower view of Penang. Bikes and a child seat are available.
“We had a great tour of Balik Palau and surrounds biking along country lanes. We even had lunch in a rice field. Our guides Princilia and SJ gave us a lot of background information into village life. They were very caring and their correspondence was above and beyond what we expected.”
Start at 7:00 am with Matahari guides such as Princillia, SJ, or Eng Choon Wooi. Ride quiet, mostly flat paths around Balik Pulau, visit a goat farm, fishing village, Hakka temple, plantations, and local homes, with hotel pickup and a maximum of 12 people.
“Very enjoyable cycle through the canal side paths and small lanes and learning some local history. You get some local delicacies to eat during the trip. This is in the more remote part of Penang that locals and tourists rarely visit. The ride was easy and flat.”
Start early from your Penang Island hotel and ride about 12 km through Balik Pulau with local guide Sam. Expect flat roads, paddy fields, farms, village life, a 40-foot container artwork, fresh produce, and a light snack. The ride is gentle, but some bikes have old, firm saddles.
“Our guide was friendly & knowledgeable. Enjoyed the beautiful countryside and the refreshing snack at Love U tea garden.”
Gravel or tarmac, a motor or your own legs, a guide or a route on the phone.
