2 Day Guided Enduro Tour

The two-day tour is the middle option in the Chiang Mai Endurotours range, long enough to get properly out of the city and stay overnight in the hills, short enough to fit into a weekend. As with the three-day trips, the operator publishes routes rather than a rigid itinerary and picks the one that suits the riders and the conditions. There are two options. OT.2A runs Chiang Mai to Phrao, Chiang Dao, the Mae Ngat Dam, the Buatong sticky waterfall and teak forest over 300 kilometres at roughly 60 per cent off-road. The operator's own summary is the useful one: short off-road sections, very quiet rural roads and great views. It is the more approachable of the two without being easy. OT.2B is shorter at 250 kilometres but harder at 70 per cent off-road, crossing the Khun Tan mountain range into the Phrao valley and finishing at the Buatong waterfall. The published description warns of quite challenging and long off-road sections, and the route only runs from October to June, which suggests the trails do not hold up outside that window. Both options are marked for advanced and experienced riders, which the operator defines carefully elsewhere on its site: off-road experience, confident control on a variety of loose surfaces and steep challenging sections, and familiarity with water crossings. A valid motorcycle licence from the rider's home country is mandatory and an international permit is recommended. Bikes are the company's own upgraded dual sports, a Honda CRF250L or Kawasaki KLX250, with a low-seated KLX150 for shorter riders. Every machine carries the same set of modifications: handguards, alloy bars and footpegs, upgraded clutch and brakes, skid plate, frame protectors, motocross tyres on rimlocks, a bigger rear sprocket and reworked suspension. Servicing happens in the operator's own workshop. The all-inclusive price covers the bike, insurance, fuel, a technical support rider, full motocross gear with protectors, drinks and snacks, every meal, accommodation and hotel transfers at each end. Bikes have no racks, so riders bring a proper backpack with a belly belt; anything left behind can be stored at the base.

Two published route options over two days north of Chiang Mai, both graded for advanced and experienced riders. OT.2A covers 300 kilometres at around 60 per cent off-road through Phrao, Chiang Dao, the Mae Ngat Dam, the Buatong sticky waterfall and teak forest, described by the operator as short off-road sections linked by very quiet rural roads with good views. OT.2B is the harder of the pair: 250 kilometres at 70 per cent off-road across the Khun Tan mountain range into the Phrao valley, with off-road sections the operator itself calls quite challenging and long, and a season limited to October through June. The price is 17,000 baht in a single room, covering the upgraded bike, insurance, fuel, full motocross gear, all meals, accommodation, a technical support rider and hotel transfers.