Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour
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Explore the countryside of Penang by bicycle on a half-day cycling tour that takes you on less-traveled roads outside of George Town. Follow your guide through rural villages on a tour that allows you to view local life up close. Use of all bike equipment is included, and hotel pickup and drop-off is provided by air-conditioned van.
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RMÂ 141.31
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Ages 7-80, max of 15 per group
Duration: 4h 30m
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Highlights
- Hear live commentary from your guide
- Experience parts of Penang that most visitors miss
- Learn about Malaysia's culture and history
- Bike gear, bottled water, and round-trip hotel transport included
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup (Georgetown)
- Bottled water
- All Fees and Taxes
- Bike tour with all equipment
- Entry/Admission - Explore Balik Pulau
- Entry/Admission - Saanen Dairy Goat Farm
What's not included- Travel Insurance
- Departure details
- Traveller pickup is offered.
- Please get ready by 7.00am for pick up unless state otherwise.
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 28292P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travellers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travellers can participate
- All participants need to be able to ride 26'wheel size bike.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- Which attractions will I visit with Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour?
- During this experience, places you will visit include:Discover and book Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour on Tripadvisor
- How much is Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour?
- Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour price starts from RMÂ 140.41. Discover and book Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour on Tripadvisor
- What is the Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour cancellation policy?
- Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour on Tripadvisor
- How much time do I need for Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour?
- On average, this experience will take approximately 4h 30m. Discover and book Half-Day Penang Countryside Cycling Tour on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 28292P1
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Itinerary
- You'll get picked upSee departure details
- 1Explore Balik PulauStop: 30 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 2Kuala Sungai PinangStop: 15 minutesSee details
- 3Saanen Dairy Goat FarmStop: 15 minutes - Admission includedSee detailsPass bySungai Rusa
- You'll return to the starting point
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Sally Thoe Downs
Albuquerque, NM5,169 contributions
Jul 2020
One of Penang’s best-kept secrets, the southwestern part of the island which is called Balik Pulau offers bicycle rides for Rm7 each through quiet little towns as well as visits to an animal farm and a ‘bedak sejuk’ (traditional rice powder) factory.
One can set out to explore Balik Pulau on their own. With Google Maps as navigator, one can cycle along quaint villages, passing by a fishing village and making occasional stops to enjoy the beautiful scenery. A fantastic way to see the natural beauty and feel of fresh clean air.
One can set out to explore Balik Pulau on their own. With Google Maps as navigator, one can cycle along quaint villages, passing by a fishing village and making occasional stops to enjoy the beautiful scenery. A fantastic way to see the natural beauty and feel of fresh clean air.
Written 17 July 2020
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Tesshoff
Copenhagen, Denmark25 contributions
Jan 2020 • Business
Get collected from your hotel, drive to countryside and then pick a bike and then the ride begins. A couple of hours cycling in the countryside via small tracks through lovely nature and small towns while being well informed about malaysia as a country and its culture told by the great local guide. Really enjoyed the ride.
Written 15 January 2020
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FemaleandFit
Malaysia14 contributions
Jan 2022
Eddie was amazing. He took us on a relaxing ride through the local country side pointing out features we would have never known. Eddie took us through a fishing village, had breakfast at a local shop, rode through palm plantations with explanations of the planting and growing process. He took us to a local farm housing different types of animals. We tasted the local ice cream. What a treat on a hot day. Eddie is very humble, knowledgable and a joy to have as a guide. My husband and I highly recommend him.
Written 13 January 2022
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David I
Albany, Australia9 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
A very relaxing and casual ride thru the local countryside on the west side of Penang . An informative ride thru fish farms and villages , goat and animal farms , pine plantations and the laid back lifestyle surrounding . HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Written 4 March 2020
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Absolutelyfifi
4 contributions
Nov 2022 • Family
We went as a family of 3 and there was another family of 3 that signed up as well so it was a small group that day. We really had a fun and relaxing time. The ride was easy as it was mostly on flat ground and we made many stops in between. Eddy, our guide, was excellent. He’s very friendly and gave in-depth explanations about the different locations we stopped at. We rode through the plantations and fishing village and kampong, which was a nice experience indeed. We highly recommend this and will definitely go for it again when we’re next in Penang.
Written 24 December 2022
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Redhza
7 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
The driver was very punctual when picking us up from our hotel lobby. The bicycle ride through the palm tree/durian plantations, chinese/malay villages, fishing jetty and fish farm was very insightful and informative. Our tour guide was absolutely knowledgable and friendly. Overall a superb experience.
Written 1 July 2022
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Aurelija
Bangkok, Thailand24 contributions
Feb 2020
Tour was super nice!
Even if it's very early - it leaves you so much time to continue exploring things within the rest of a day.
Guide was brilliant! Super nice and easy to talk to guy.
Really worth it :)
Even if it's very early - it leaves you so much time to continue exploring things within the rest of a day.
Guide was brilliant! Super nice and easy to talk to guy.
Really worth it :)
Written 10 February 2020
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Davo
Cairns, Australia29 contributions
An enjoyable morning cycling in the countryside of Penang Island.
The free-range host dairy farm we visited was most enjoyable.
It was a good experience to be shown and explained the subtle differences between the Malaysian and Chinese fishing villages.
Our tour host was very informative and was able to answer all questions raised.
Only negative aspect of the trip, my bicycle's gears kept slipping which became a frustration as I had to cycle the distance in the same gear.
In my opinion the cycles could be better maintained.
The free-range host dairy farm we visited was most enjoyable.
It was a good experience to be shown and explained the subtle differences between the Malaysian and Chinese fishing villages.
Our tour host was very informative and was able to answer all questions raised.
Only negative aspect of the trip, my bicycle's gears kept slipping which became a frustration as I had to cycle the distance in the same gear.
In my opinion the cycles could be better maintained.
Written 24 February 2020
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Shelleykeybookey
Manchester283 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
TAke care to understand the offer here. I should have read more carefully. From pick up to drop off did equate to half a day, and I understood that when booking, but the time spent cycling in the countryside was probably an hour. The focus seemed to be more on the stops than on the cycling.
The hotel pick up is great. The information made it clear that the time spent on transfers would be approximately 2hours. That’s fine if then enjoying rural cycling but the tour included a drawn out stop in a village. This was too long. It was interesting to see the jetty but the time in the temple was not so interesting. The drinks stop was pleasant enough but a disproportionate amount of our time was spent in this not so scenic village rather than enjoying the countryside. From the village, we moved to the goat farm. Ok, but it came again at the expense of enjoying the landscape on our bikes.
At times our surroundings were stunning but it felt we were taken away from that in order to see the village and the goat farm. I think the issue is that temples and jetties and goats have all been seen before, what we were hoping for was to experience the countryside. Soaking up the landscape,cycling past schools and mosques and seeing people enjoying themselves in the rivers was much more novel and exciting.
In terms of the commentary, we were given a lot of information from a strongly Chinese perspective. While this was quite interesting, getting a more neutral or a Malaysian perspective first would have been welcome and that could then have been overlaid with the Chinese angle.
Basically, I think the title needs a rethink. More accurately, it is a guided visit to a village and a goat farm…..on bikes.
Even better if there was a willingness to review the experience on offer and refocus on countryside cycling.
The hotel pick up is great. The information made it clear that the time spent on transfers would be approximately 2hours. That’s fine if then enjoying rural cycling but the tour included a drawn out stop in a village. This was too long. It was interesting to see the jetty but the time in the temple was not so interesting. The drinks stop was pleasant enough but a disproportionate amount of our time was spent in this not so scenic village rather than enjoying the countryside. From the village, we moved to the goat farm. Ok, but it came again at the expense of enjoying the landscape on our bikes.
At times our surroundings were stunning but it felt we were taken away from that in order to see the village and the goat farm. I think the issue is that temples and jetties and goats have all been seen before, what we were hoping for was to experience the countryside. Soaking up the landscape,cycling past schools and mosques and seeing people enjoying themselves in the rivers was much more novel and exciting.
In terms of the commentary, we were given a lot of information from a strongly Chinese perspective. While this was quite interesting, getting a more neutral or a Malaysian perspective first would have been welcome and that could then have been overlaid with the Chinese angle.
Basically, I think the title needs a rethink. More accurately, it is a guided visit to a village and a goat farm…..on bikes.
Even better if there was a willingness to review the experience on offer and refocus on countryside cycling.
Written 1 August 2023
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Songkang T
Singapore, Singapore13 contributions
Jun 2022 • Solo
Eddy the guide has presented a wonderful area of rural and farmland in Malaysia.
The tour knowledge coupled with his humor accentuated the experience. I learned more about Penang whilst I have been travelling frequently to Penang in the past.
The warmth of a village and the local produce such as durians and rambutans are refreshing and rewarding.
The young adults and kids will love the petting farms. Bagus!
The tour knowledge coupled with his humor accentuated the experience. I learned more about Penang whilst I have been travelling frequently to Penang in the past.
The warmth of a village and the local produce such as durians and rambutans are refreshing and rewarding.
The young adults and kids will love the petting farms. Bagus!
Written 11 June 2022
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Justlanded1
Hong Kong, China6 contributions
Is there a breakfast time or we need to eat it ourself before pick up time 7am? Thanks
CAK
Singapore, Singapore12 contributions
I have a group of 9 going in Dec including my 80 year old mother who cannot ride a bike. Is there a trishaw or alternative transport that she can travel in while the rest of us cycle?
Gabriel500
Singapore, Singapore2 contributions
Hi, we are group of 10 pax keen to join this cycling tour of 21 July 22 Thursday.
However 2 members of the group are not proficient are cycling.
Are there any options the 2 members can still be part of the group while the other 8 cycle ?
Twee_Seng_HO
Singapore, Singapore17 contributions
Hello is this suitable for boys (9 and 13 years old)?
Thanks!
May_ng_sg
Singapore, Singapore2 contributions
Hi, can solo traveler join the tour? Can the pick up be at Penang Hill and drop off at Georgetown? Because there is a change in accommodation.
Markus L
Penang Island, Malaysia9 contributions
We would like to do this tour with our children ( 6 and 7 years). Is it possible? Do you have suitable bicycles for kids?
We have been living in Penang since 2 years. So we don’t need the transfer from our apartment. Could we get another price and a meeting point? We can drive by our own.
Sabine
Lorrae N
Auckland, New Zealand18 contributions
I can seem to book this on the app. Is there another way I can book this for Saturday 11th for 2x adults?
hachimitsukun
Nagoya, Japan
Hello!
My children are 11 years old and 7 years old.They can ride bycicle.Can they join this tour? Our family would like to bike on 30th Dec.
If you have 2 seaters, It's ok.
