Asia Bicycle Trips

Exotic Java and Bali trip was an excellent trip, a nice mix of busy cities and quiet villages as well as traditional culture, wildlife and downtime. Hadi is an excellent guide with deep understanding and care for your travelling experiences and desire to avoid the crowds. He has built strong relationships with hotel, restaurant staff and local guides which makes the experience of travelling even better.

A lovely holiday with a good variety of activities. We were able to explore the different cultures of Java and Bali - the crafts, the history, the wildlife, the countryside and the food. The hotel accomodation was good, and the food was plentiful and good value. (Cheaper than I expected) I particularly enjoyed the visit to Mount Bromo volcano, the tour of Kalibaru spice plantation and the Balinese dancing at Ubud. Our tour leader, Ihsan, was excellent. He was efficient, helpful, enthusiastic and also friendly and chatty.

I did the Cycling Tour in March and our Vietnamese guide tour was Doan who was truly excellent and made our experience very special. Always above and beyond. He shared lots of interesting knowledge and had always good recommendations. The cycling was wonderfuly through villages, along the coast, one day up a mountain pass, around a lagoon, through towns and villages. We always stopped at markets or places of interest, where other tourists would not get to because the cycling took us of the beaten track. The itinery is very busy but we saw a lot in 2 weeks! There is a lot of coach travel too but that was needed to cover the length of the country. Everything was really well organised and the support team were also fantastic. I would recommend it - it's an adventure. I felt I saw and learnt a lot about this beautiful, complex country.

This was a really incredible trip! From North to South you get to see the ins-and-outs of this beautiful country, the beautiful sights, the friendly people and the tasty food! I feel that it was the perfect duration for the locations visited - I didn't feel rushed on any days but also don't feel that we were roaming around aimlessly at any point! Just an action packed trip from start to finish and one that I would definitely recommend to anyone who is thinking about going for it... you won't regret it!

Japan cycle with EXplore was excellent . The Leader was very efficient, the sights , descriptions and knowledge were very good . I would say getting us 12 riders from A to B , on bullet trains, buses and bikes was exceptional. The whole team of the 5 support personnel were very good. Japan is diverse so we had to contend with some built up areas , which were compensated by incredible mountain descents and Sado Island coastal riding . The bikes were great , perfect for this tour . We found that most hotels did not have a common bar area to socialise after the rides , but when there was we made up for it !

This was our first organised tour holiday and it exceeded our expectations in every possible way. The information provided by Explore before the holiday was highly accurate, the itinerary was as described and the “premium” hotels were well worth the little extra cost. Explore also organised our flights and the whole experience was seamless. Our tour guide/leader was exceptionally knowledgeable, providing an interesting and educational dimension, from local insights through to the history and language of the country. Perfection.