WHO YOU'D BE RIDING WITH
The short answer
Nomad Bike Tours is a licensed tour operator in Chiang Mai (Department of Tourism licence 21/01378) running small guided motorcycle tours across Northern Thailand and into Laos, on bikes from our own workshop. The company is new in 2026; the crew has run these roads for four years.
IS NOMAD BIKE TOURS LEGIT?
Fair question for a company you found online — so here is everything you need to check us yourself, without taking our word for any of it.
- Tourism business licence
- 21/01378
- Thailand's Department of Tourism, valid to 4 May 2028.
- Check it on the government register →
- Company registration
- 0505569007763
- Nomad Bike Tours Co., Ltd. — 25 Thipanet Rd, Mueang Chiang Mai 50100.
- Every rider insured
- ฿1,000,000
- Bangkok Insurance PCL — death or permanent disability, plus ฿500,000 medical per accident.
- What the cover includes →
Ask on WhatsApp and we'll send a copy of the licence before you pay anything. There is no online checkout on this site — every booking is confirmed by a person.
NEW COMPANY, NOT A NEW CREW
Nomad Bike Tours was registered in 2026. Before that, the same people ran these same tours for four years under CBTT, our sister rental company in Chiang Mai — more than 300 riders and over 100 trips. The tours now have a company of their own; CBTT still rents bikes, runs the workshop and stores bikes.
That is why our bikes come out of our own workshop, why a mechanic rides with the group on the long tours, and why the guide in front of you already knows where the fuel, the coffee and the best corner of the day are.
WHY RIDERS BOOK WITH US
A fast answer
Message us and a rider replies — one customer wrote it was the main reason he booked.
Bikes that feel new
They come out of our own workshop, with a mechanic riding along on the long tours.
Everything handled
Hotels, food and the route are taken care of, so all you do is ride.
A guide who becomes a friend
Small groups and the same crew for four years — riders leave calling their guide a friend.
We'd rather our riders said it than us:
“Absolutely brilliant experience with Nomad Bike Tours doing the Mae Hong Son Loop… a huge part of what made the trip so good was our guide, Tom, aka Peter Pan… He knew the roads, the best stops, the local areas and plenty of little places we would never have found ourselves… by the end of the trip it felt much more like travelling with a friend than being on a guided tour… Would 100% recommend Nomad Bike Tours to anyone thinking about doing this trip, and if you can get Tom as your guide, even better.”
“What an experience! One of the main reasons I chose this company was how quickly they responded to me. I contacted them at the last minute and they messaged back almost instantly and were able to take my booking with no hassle at all… Every bike looked and felt practically brand new… And then there's Tom. By the end of the trip we didn't just consider him our guide, we considered him a friend… If you're thinking about doing a motorcycle tour in northern Thailand, I couldn't recommend these guys enough.”
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