Half-day Ayutthaya City Cultural Bike Tour

The best way to see Ayutthaya. Which is such a fabulous place. Our guide, Min, was fantastic. Really lovely pace and very informative, he’s clearly very proud of his home town and is an encyclopaedia of knowledge. We’re not cyclists and it was really very calm even when in the busier road sections. We had such a lovely day. Word to the wise, get a tuk tuk from the station, don’t bother walking it - it’s a bit main roady and exposed in the heat of the day.

Really recommend going on this bike tour! It was well organized and super fun!

Amazing experience! We did a half day biking tour, our guide (named Min) took us around the city explaining on its history and culture. We visited the most famous temples of the historical centrum, an old fortress and the local market. Great guide, great biking gear, wonderful afternoon! Would recommend!

We really liked the tour, our guide Lek told much interesting things about the culture, history and temples. Her english is very good en she was very nice and helpful. Thank you very much Lec!

Really fun, good guide and perfectly long

Beam was an amazing guide and the bike ride was the perfect length to see all the sights of Ayutthaya. We especially enjoyed trying the local delicacy and preparing our offering to Buddha. Beam even recommended a brilliant place for lunch afterwards. Would highly recommend this tour.

We carved out half a day to explore Ayutthaya during our trip to Thailand and wanted to make the most of the short time we had. This bike tour was absolutely perfect to get a full city experience in a tight package. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. She spoke English fluently and was familiar with several other languages. Her insights at each of the stops gave us the background we never would have gotten if we explored ourselves. The stops are well thought out and cover several of the most notable sights in the city, including a stop at a local market we otherwise never would've found. Our ticket purchase included some tasty local treats from the market. The biking route was mostly flat and easy to navigate. Some moments involved riding alongside local traffic which can be a little intimidating, but the guide rides up front while another employee ride behind to keep us safe watch our backs. We couldn't have been happier with our relatively short tour. Afterwards we wished we had planned more time for Ayutthaya, but this was the perfect introduction to such a historical city. We couldn't recommend it enough.

Great tour of several of the Ayutthaya attractions. Bung was very knowledgeable and provided insights that were meaningful to the experience. The tour time ran much longer than expected (I booked the 3-hour tour which took well over 4 hours). Although I understand they are made to appeal to a broad audience, I would have enjoyed more historical detail, given the significance of the site. The bike was good quality; I felt safe and well-attended to (the cold beverage timing was spot on).

Great way to tour the sights. We were able to get around easily with our bikes. Guide was very knowledgeable.

The tour was great. Loved cycling around seeing the sights of Ayutthaya. We had two excellent guides who got us around the roads safely. Our main guide was extremely friendly and made us feel very welcome. She took us to various rest stops and let us get drinks and try some foods at her cost without any pressure at all on us to purchase anything. Made my daughter feel special on her birthday. Bikes were good quality and well maintained. Would definitely recommend.

Nice half-day (3.5hr) tour through the inner city tempels. Child Seats available and good quality bikes. Guide takes good care and speaks good english. Despite the nice tour we found it heavily overpriced.

Bella was an excellent guide. I felt safe cycling the streets. She took us to the best sights and kept us hydrated in the heat.

The bike tour was surprisingly refreshing, as the light breeze made it cooler than if we had to walk around. I think the best way to visit Ayutthaya should be on a bicycle! The tour guide was also very instructive, both in navigating us on the bicycle ride as well as telling us about the historical facts and cultural-religious narratives concerning the site visits.

Great guide who speaks fluent English and has studied tourism and has a good knowledge of the cultural history of Thailand.

The bike tour was a perfect way to see and learn about Ayutthaya ruins up close in a small group. We arrived by train (45 min) from Bangkok and walked up the road to the time tour company. We met one other couple and also our guide Bella, who was excellent! She taught us some basic bike safety hand signals and off we went. It was a very warm day and she stopped several times to provide water. Our first stop was to load the bikes onto a water taxi and cross the river to the old city. It was awesome! We saw an older functioning temple, several of the ancient Wats and Chedis and Prangs. Bella taught us a lot of history which was great. An advantage about bikes is you could see so much more than by vehicle. We were able to ride through parks and even saw a water monitor crawling out of a canal. We felt very safe on the bikes as Bella was able to negotiate traffic well and keep us on mainly quiet roads. If you visit, definitely consider the bike tour. It was a highlight of our trip!

I would recommend a guided trip to explore Ayutthaya. With the ruins being spread out over a large area a bike was a great way to get around and see multiple sites and this tour got 5 stars. We had been in the city for a day and tried touring ourselves. After being a little overwhelmed with where to start we decided to book this bike tour. We have two children under 13 and Boong our guide was great. As a teacher she was able to communicate clearly with us and our children about the culture, history and what we were passing. We biked almost 8 km and saw many sites, tasted some market treats and had a short stop for drinks midway through. Everything on the tour is provided for, entrance fees, ferry ride, drink break are all included. You will pay for nothing extra. We left feeling great about the experience we had. Both children and adults learned more than they ever would have trying to do the city on our own. Thanks to Boong our trip to Ayutthaya felt complete after this fun, adventurous and educational day in the city.

Boond was fantastic, really knowledgeable about the history and with amazing English. We were able to ask her anything and we had some great Conversations. Cycling in Thailand is different to the uk and the traffic really looks out for bikes so even though we had to go over a very busy bridge/dual carriageway we felt safe. I would say that you needed to be confident on a bike, although I think that Boond would be able to adapt the route depending on the party she had. She told us that she had 11 people the day before us, there was just the two of us. She absolutely made the tour very enjoyable and interactive and bought us drinks at the 4th stop which we hadn’t expected as well as a traditional Thai delicacy of pancakes and sugar cane yum! She saw us later at the station and came over to check we were ok and had managed to book our return to Bangkok. A really lovely kind lady.

The tour experience is good with friendly tour guides, she gave a good explanation on the history of the temple we visited. They also provided free water and souvenirs to us. Recommended to have a try when visit to Ayutthaya.

Booked the 09:00 half day tour but was told that there had to be a minimum of 2 people for the tour to take place and did I want to move to a 10:00 busier tour or the afternoon tour starting at 13:00. There was no way in that heat (feeling like plus 40 degrees) that I wanted the latter so I plumped for paying for an extra slot to take the 09:00. The best money spent - Bella was a credible host - enlightened me with such knowledge and insight on the history of beautiful Ayutthaya. The bikes have 3 gears which help you enough and Bella is able to get admission easily to those sites that needed tickets - even when surrounded by a mob of tourists. Sweet little pancake stop at a street vendor broke the ride up. Great little boat ferry across at the beginning and back at the end of the tour - super tour covering all the sites. Finished off with a refreshing cold towel before the midday heat kicked in. If you only do one thing when you are here - then this tour is for you.

Worth the trip from Bangkok (recommend the train). Knowledgable guide and beautiful city and temples. We got to try traditional palm frond folding and experience a local market. Highly recommend!

This was a great tour! If you are worried about the bike part, dont! So worth the slow steady flat road ride through the city!

A well spent 3 hours seeing the highlights of Ayutthaya. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The bikes were in good condition and comfortable to ride. We travelled at a good pace, easily achievable by most people. Well worth doing

I couldn’t imagine seeing this site any other way! The ability to ride bikes through the Serene pathways from temple to temple made this sight seeing extra fun, and even provided for a little exercise. The bikes were very good quality. Additionally, our tour guide Bella was the best tour guide we had on our 2 week trip to Thailand. Her English was perfect - way better than any other tour guides in Thailand (who can be hard to understand). She also was extremely informative of all of the historical facts behind the temples, right down to exact years. She even was willing to speak a lot about the current culture of Thailand and state of their society and government, which satisfied my curiosity. Could not recommend this enough!!

Bella was great! She explained what we were seeing, responded to all our questions, and had a great sense of humor! Riding through the city was definitely the best way to see the sites!

We loved this guided tour. A great way to see the park. Felt safe riding, and guide stopped for water and Thai sweets.

Our tour guide Bella was outstanding, and provided lots of useful information throughout the morning. The bikes were in good condition, and easy to ride. What a great way to experience Ayutthaya City!

When I showed up, the tour operator, Andres Breuer, said that he canceled my tour days earlier and sent me a message. TripAdvisor did not deliver the message, and Andres didn't actually cancel the tour. He just didn't show up. I had to go cancel the tour and request refund myself. My tour was booked, paid, and confirmed. Andres disclaims responsibility for the confirmation that TripAdvisor sent me. He says that sending messages is all he can do. Added to the fact that he didn't actually cancel the tour like he said, makes me think that he simply doesn't care enough to fix it. I have seen other tours with cost differentials for single bookings, actual minimum bookings, and proper cancelations. Andres just doesn't care enough to do it. I very much wanted to see Ayutthaya, and I planned my visit around this tour. I cannot go on another day, and I can't go later in the afternoon. Andres' choice has wasted my visit to Ayutthaya. I wish I'd never come.

We booked the half-day tour as we had to travel from Bangkok (and back) and didn’t want to leave at the break of day. Happy to find this half-day tour available with 2 days notice, we booked directly through the website. In the evening, we were contacted by André, the owner, who was surprised to receive our booking as the tour was not even available on that day. He asked if we’d be interested in the full-day tour. We explained why we opted for the half-day, and that would be very much our preference. He said he was going to see into it the next day and let us know. Soon, the next day he messaged that our booking was confirmed. When we arrived at Ayutthaya, it turned our he had asked a tour guide, Tor, to come over from Bangkok a day early especially to accommodate our booking. Tor did a great job, and we ended up enjoying a private tour all over Ayutthaya Historical Park. Many thanks to André and Tor, greatly recommend their service.

We were very hapy with the our. It was very professional team, graet gear, and the travel guide was ecellent. We enjoyed the balance between sight seeing and biking. the guige was great and fun. we would reccomand this to all.

We had a nice bicycle ride through many historic temples and some additional sights. The guide was very friendly and was able to answer all questions. She also took pictures from us and provided us delicious desert. The only minor downside was that we had less time at the beautiful temples in the end of the tour. Now knowing all the content, I would rather skip one stop (the fort) and take more time at the last temple. Thanks for a great experience!

The was very enjoyable and is highly recommended. It was the perfect way to see many of the sights, but also to explore the city and see many different aspects of this world heritage site. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and his English was very good. Being a local he was able to share his love for his city with us. Although we went on a very hot and humid day, it was still most enjoyable.

We booked the tour and got Scott as our tour guide, he was very friendly and answered all our questions, not only about the tour but about general Thai culture and beliefs as well. He spoke English very well, was friendly, patient and made sure we were safe in the sometimes chaotic traffic of Ayutthaya. 10/10 would recommend, ask for Scott if you book this tour!

Seeing the local community and their lifestyle. Scott was an amazing guide with vast knowledge of the area and it's history. Plus it is a good workout with the bike! Highly recommended

The tour was well organized and great fun. Am was an amazing host - funny, engaging and knowledgeable. We saw all the places we wanted and had a good amount of time in each. Would highly recommend.

I booked a half day trip with Ayuttaya Biking through their Baja Bikes partner website. When we arrived the tour company didn’t have our booking, no one was there and they cancelled the trip. We spent 90 minutes in heavy traffic to get to Ayuttaya only to be disappointed by the tour company. I will not use them again…

My friends and I had a great time riding through Ayutthaya with our guide. It was a wonderful way to see the city and learn more of Ayutthaya’s cultural and historical background.

It was such a wonderful experience with my husband and son to tour around the Ayutthaya historical places with Kuhn Gott. It was our first time to have this Bike Tour and it never failed us. Thanks Kuhn Gott you’re an amazing tour guide.

Excellent tour guide. Khun Gott had lots of information and brilliant English skills. I would really recommend this tour to anyone with working legs

The weather was really not what we hoped to have for a bycicle tour... It was raining, just a little, but consistantly. But anyway, this couldn't stop us. We started with our guide K'Gott who did a great job. We were treated like friends and gelte very good taken care of. The tour was just perfect with 16km ride in 3h, and not too exhausting. We enjoyed the temples, the city atmosphere and also the delicious food. We can dedinitely recommend the team and the tour. Thank you guys.

I highly recommend K Gott. We have done many tours around Thailand. His knowledge surpassed expectations and we enjoyed our morning bike tour taking in the history of the ancients ruins. We certainly advise anyone who wants to learn a little bit more to take this tour. The hikes were super comfy too

Trip was perfectly organised, we went to the beautiful spots and got some free local snacks during the trip! Everything was filmed while we were making the tour, the end result looks very nice.

We had an amazing afternoon with Scott the tour guide, he speaks very good English and explains more than you would imagine. Organization was great an the bikes are good quality! Thanks Scott and Andre!

This was so much fun. Better than walking around to everything. Not only did we get to see Ayutthaya ruins, but we were also brought around the old city and saw some culture and got to eat some of the food that is centered around Ayutthaya. Would definitely do again.

We took our friends on this biking tour to explore Ayutthaya and had lots of fun. You can explore the ancient parts of the city while doing some cycling. So you get around fast, always a breeze in your face and have your personal guide with you: perfect! Our guide gave as lots of information and guided us save through the traffic - thank you, Scott!

From good bycicles to a well speaking English guide who knows the history and facts, everything was served perfectly. Thanks to Scott for his polite Charakter. He really took good care of us!

My kids and I thoroughly enjoyed this afternoon tour of Ayutthaya. Mr Bee, our cycle tour guide, was knowledgeable and full of Thai cultural stories. I particularly enjoyed visiting the first temple on the tour, which I would recommend everyone to go inside and marvel at the paintings. Mr Bee also took a video of us on our tour which he edited and then shared with us three days later. Thank for this. I completely recommend this trip to others. The bicycles were of a very good standard and well-prepared.

An excellent way to see the important locations. Our guide, Scott, was very informative,spoke English perfectly, very hospitable and accommodating. Highly recommend the activity.

Thank you so much for this amazing tour! Our day in Ayutthaya with guide Gott couldn't have been better. After a three week roundtrip in Thailand and many more tours, I can definetly say that this was one of our highlights. After cycling through a classic residential area in Ayutthaya, we've visited a temple, ate some sweet local streetfood and then, went to see the most famous temples. The bike tour was surprisingly refreshing under these warm weather conditions due to the airflow while cycling. The guide was very sensitive about our safety while cycling and was very knowledgeable. On top, Gott did some shots with a GoPro-Cam which were sent to us afterwards. If i come back to Thailand, i will definitely book a tour again with Recreational Ayutthaya Biking.

We had a great afternoon tour with Gott. Just the right pace to explore the city and Gott provided lots of really interesting information on the history and traditions behind the sights. The local roti were delicious as well. The bikes were well maintained and comfortable. Thoroughly recommend this as a day trip from Bangkok.