Cycle distance per day on a bike tour in Sri Lanka

it’s depending on your booking, if your cycle tour is a stranded, fix departure dated group tour average daily cycling distance in Sri Lanka at the beginning of the tour on Flat areas (terrains) around 50-60 km ( 28-38 miles). gradually starting to climbs toward to hills of Sri Lanka distance would be shorter 45 km (25 miles)

after having breakfast we start to cycle in the morning to avoid the Hot Sun at midday time

any way please take in to consideration you have more than enough time to ride these daily distance of km; about 6 hours; having brakes on the way for making photos, tasting fruits, drinking coconuts, talking the people at their work, may be couple of program highlights and even Lunch at local Sri Lankan Restaurant with typical Sri Lankan Rice and Curry so on and so forth

when you book a customized cycle tour, lots of things can be varied as you wish for example

• the date of starting and ending your cycle tour in Sri Lanka (fix to your Holiday Plan).

• Daily cycling stages with km or miles as you wish.

• Hotel Categories on your choice (from small cleaned BNB unite, Camp site on the exciting Nature , up to 5 stars or exclusive Boutique Hotels or Resorts.

• Star form of tour on your bike Holiday we will select few fine Hotels; stay there and doing Half day bike tour around the area and take part few activities like catamaran ride on a lake, stand up paddling , walking in the nature, Jeep Safari, or even Cultural visit. Then ride back to the same Hotel you have enough time to Relax at swimming pool, reading books or just hang on .

we organize not only these mountain bike tours in Sri Lanka but also Road bike or Racing bike tours on leveled surfaced along the lest traffic roads

just drop an E mail with your Ideas and thoughts we will contact you within a short time with suitable bike tour detail to you click hear

Do I need to bring my own Bike or E-bike?

No, we provide all our bike tours in Sri Lanka high-quality well maintained hard-tail branded Mountain bike from Cube, Scott, Conway and Giant with Shimano component and Hydraulic disk brake in all sizes ( S / XL ) and few ladies cycles are available and unisex or gents bikes.

if you wish to ride an E bike (Pedelec) for you tours. it can be arranged applied extra charges; and first come first serve basis there we have three different type of E bikes

• Bosch middle motor.

• conversion with Bafang middle Motor.

• MTB with rare motor.

Helmets and other personal gears and safety equipment provided?

your cycle tour in Sri Lanka is more than 10 days, leading across the country, moving day by day somewhere else, then our recommendation for you to bring your own set of equipments such as Helmet, your set of Click Paddles, Saddle, extra gel cushion, even your bike Bidon (drinking Bottle ), bike computer ect. at the very first will be fixed to your selected bike so that you have enjoyable and memorable cycle tour in Sri Lanka.

for the other bike friends, those who decided to do cycling in and around there Hotel small half day, Day bike tour or even an excursion with few days (ex. 3-5days) Helmets will be provided, but in Sri Lanka is not compulsory to were a helmet, but it is of course sensible to wear one certainly.

Why most of bike tours are guided?

Almost all our cycling tours in Sri Lanka conducted and guided by an experience team depending on group size, this bike trails, and complete program is our own product which had been invested lots of TIME, MONEY, SWEAT, TEAR and LOTS OF EFFORT to find a attractive tracks and trails with a combination of highlights in and around for our guest. there are no sign boards, no GPS tracker how you ride from A- B, you will never find without a keen guide.

But you can rent a bicycle and ride your own tour. There we have road bikes with luggage carriers please click hear to more infomations

transportation on a tour varied of a group size up to 5 bike guest we have for them and bike just a Van with enough Space, more than 6 people there are 2 vehicles one bike Transporter and comfortable van or Bus for the Tourist.

• in it; your Baggage with valuable items are stored and transported from Hotels to Hotel

• Water for refill your Bottle

• Repair kit / First aids / tool sets / fruits and Refreshment

• Any rider wants to skip a cycling passage in a different reasons ( tired / fatigue /no ambition/ too Challenging stage ) , he could travel with

• Most importantly if there is an accident ( fall off the bike), any kind of brake down, or in an Danger support van is a MUST

Please Note: Some stages on bike trails may have limited access to van support. If a particular stretch of one of your daily rides will be made without support, your bike guide will make you aware of this in advance and advise you of your options

Are there age restrictions ? and the Age gap

Our bicycle tours are suitable for cyclist at all ages. However please pay your attention of your physical condition with awareness of climatic differences like hot and humidity.

family tours with children are been designed extra by considering their interest and ability if under 16 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

age above 16 years up to no limits when you are in good physical condition we proud to inform you our oldest bike guest was 78 years from Germany done 14 day bike tour starting from south via hill country with challenging stages up to Negombo. Respect.

standard fix departure cycle group tours up to 2 minimum to 12 maximum apart from special group request for cycle tour Club members or individual bike tour can be arranged for without restrictions.

Countries our cycle guest are coming from; most of them are from United State, Canada, United kingdom, Australia, Switzerland, Belgium, France and Germany many other counties for different bike tours.

Way of getting to Sri Lanka

• When applying, you will need your passport details, flight details and the name and address of your first hotel on your tour in Sri Lanka

• Children under the age of 12 are free.

• Please do take a hard copy of the ETA with you when you travel.

easiest and best way of getting there, at present is to fly;

• Commercial capital - Colombo

• Administrative capital - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte

• Currency (code) - Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)

• International dialing - +94 (country code)

• Independent Day - 4 February 1948

• Air Port Code - CMB

• Administrative divisions - 9 provinces; Central, North Central, Northern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western, Eastern Province

Geography

• Location - Latitude 5° 55. to 9° 50. North, longitude 79° 42. to 81° 52. , 850km north of the equator

• Dimensions - 430km north to south, 225km east to west

• Area - 65,525 square km

• Coastline - 1,340km

• Climate - Tropical, with 2 main Monsoon Period and inter monsoon period southwest Monsoon (June to October) cause heavy rain in southern and middle part of island and northeast monsoon (December to March) manly North and east part of the country

People

• Population - 21 millions

• Ethnic groups - Sinhalese 73.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10%

• Religion - Buddhist 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2001 census)

• Languages - Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language)18%, other 8% Note : English is used in government Spoken competently by about 10% of the population

• Population growth rate - 1.3%

• Population Density - 309 people per sq km

• Literacy rate - Female 87.9 Male 92.5

• Life Expectancy at Birth - 74 female, 70 male

Common Things

• Highest mountain - Mount Pedro (Pidurutalagala) 2,524m

• Longest River - Mahaweli 335 km

• Highest waterfall - Bambarakanda, 263m

• National Flower - The Blue Water Lily (Nymphaea stellata)

• Time zone - Sri Lankan Standard Time is five and a half hours ahead of GMT

• Electricity - 230. 240 volts, 50 cycles AC. If you travel with a laptop computer bring a Stabilizer. Power pack

• National Carrier - Sri Lankan Air Line

• Visa - Compulsory info www.eta.gov.lk