Penang Countryside Cycling Tour. PPA2 by Matahari
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
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Your escapade through the bucolic side of Penang Island provides breathtaking scenery with the opportunity to connect with ordinary folks, taste the simple lifestyle or even try out your hands on local tasks and trades.
Your cycling adventure in the first sector sets you off with a gradual approach and provides you with a rare opportunity to witness our diverse culture and ethnic race. Navigating on trails and back paths that run along waterways towards contrasting hamlets, villages, and farmlands lands you an opportunity to witness the local community while being entertained by our guide and the ever-gracious countryside folks.
We issue excellent bicycles that work precisely as they should.
Each bicycle is issued to you to suit your height.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
Helmets
Goats Milk Ice Cream
Use of bicycle
Local Delicacies & Snacks
Coffee and/or Tea
What To Expect
Balik Pulau
Transfers from Georgetown to Balik Pulau by car /MPV or Van.
Balik Pulau
Wheels roll out on the first sector along paths making your way passing various hamlets to reach the goat farm. Observe the diversity of the multicultural community living in each hamlet as you embrace this authentic side of the island. The journey takes you along the village asphalt path and dirt tracks that snake along a waterway. Nutmeg processing by women folks and the products made from mangrove palm leaf “Nipah” are some of the folk’s industries available in this sector.
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Penang Countryside Cycling Tour. PPA2 by Matahari
Pickup included
Reviews
93 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Wonderful bike ride through the Penang countryside
Pamela T,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A Wonderful Way to See the Penang Countryside Review: Wayne and I had such an enjoyable time on our bike trip through the beautiful Penang countryside with Matahari Bicycle Tours. The ride was perfectly paced, and it was a great mix of scenic views, local culture, and friendly people along the way. It’s always a pleasure to see the team again — they make every ride feel relaxed, safe, and fun. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to experience the real charm of Penang beyond the city life.
Best Experience in Penang
mostrof,
Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A must biking experience if you go to Penang… fantastic, knowledgeable guides, fabulous scenery, close to nature… hard to believe the area is 45 minutes from George Town!
Excellent bike tour through Batik Palau countryside
Sightseer525393,
Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I greatly enjoyed cycling through Batik Palau countryside with Princilla last week. She took us through mangroves, and a fishing village (including a temple) during which she pointed out an eagle and various tropical plants. She also took many pictures of us along the way which she shared with us after the tour. Her partner, JC, gave us a tour of a local fishing village home and was very informative re the history/culture of the village. He also provided us a typical delicious Batik Palau breakfast. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Penang. If we visit again, we would register for their extended tour through durian farm(s).
Best countryside cycling experience of Penang island
Shoco Reviews,
Aug 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommended cycling tour of Penang countryside. It is affordable and gives you another view of beautiful Penang island. All equipment including bikes and helmets were in best condition. They already labeled and adjusted the bikes to our height. The enjoyed the most attentive guide who shared her passion and knowledge of the area and its wildlife. The area is just beautiful so lush and green. We got to see eagles, monkeys, turtle and many types of birds. Do not miss this tour when in Penang.
Great tour with a compnay that is doing it right
Wandering around UK,
Aug 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful tour provided by Princilla and SJ - we were on the tour with fellow visitor Kenneth O and he wonderfully sums up the experience on his review. Like most people, we initially looked for tours in Penang and felt that they were the usual tourist type of thing - but then we discovered Matahari Cycle Tours. These guys do it properly and anyone reading this would be wise to take a look at what they offer, communicate with them directly to discover what they do and then book something with them. They are doing things how they should be done and the next time we are in Penang we are going to be using these guys a lot !! Thank you Princilla and SJ !!!!!!!
Relaxing Rural Ride
Rachel N,
Aug 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour is a relaxing, rural ride on the ‘less touristy’ side of Penang island. The winding paths, flora & fauna & overall early morning setting was stunning. The bikes are top quality and literally ride themselves :) Our guide Princilla was outstanding! She is an experienced cyclist and passionate local who shared an incredible amount of knowledge AND took amazing photos, all whilst in the saddle. The company owner (a lovely guy whose name I have forgotten, my apologies) shared cool stories from his childhood relating to all aspects of Malaysian and village culture. Pre-trip information was excellent… pro tip: wear clothing with deep pockets or a very small bum bag/fanny pack to store your phone if you’re worried about the ‘no bags’ instruction. Safety aspects were top notch. My Garmin clocked 15km of riding; if you want more I suggest one of the longer tours offered by this company. Our time went by so quickly, we could have spent all day riding around in the beautiful surroundings.
Awesome personal tour of Penang city and Penang Island
GORDON H,
Jul 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Eng Choon Wooi our tour guide was awesome!! We took the eight hour tour of Penang city and Penang island. He spoke the three languages of Malaysia. Eng was raised in Penang. We took us to where we wanted to tour including Penang Hill, Spice Garden, Butterfly Garden, Fruit Orchard Farm, Nutmeg farm, the best Batik clothing fabric store, the best white coffee shop, showed us Duran trees on the roadside, and many other sites. Eng picked us and dropped us off at our hotel. Eng was very personable and was a wealth of knowledge. He drove a new Toyota eight seater. This trip was in July of 2025. Because there was only two of us we had his undivided attention and focus. He was quite proud of Penang and his heritage. He had recommendations as to best restaurants and shopping. I would highly recommend this tour and Mr Eng Choon Wooi as the guide.
Beautiful EN interesting trip of the beaten track.
wubke w,
Jul 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Definitely worth it! DE dame EN heer who provide DE tour are very passionate about what they show. They law EN much too telll EN and mountain biking is seriously tackled (good bikes and helmets, transport for stuff, water, etc). You will see parts of the island where you would never go yourself! We did it with children, very nice as a family activity.
12 km adventure tour with top service
Freedom63635217816,
Jul 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We booked the tour as part of our Malaysia trip through a travel agent. Everything worked out flawlessly from the hotel pick-up to the excursion to the transfer back to the hotel. When we arrived, the modern mountain bikes were already ready to go, set to our size and even labelled with our names. After a short but thorough instruction we then left. During the tour you are usually driving. There is a short stop at a boat dock, but only a real stopover, where you can visit a small temple and a residential building as well as taste local drinks and sweets in a village restaurant. After about 12 km and 13 meters in altitude you reach the destination. The tour is also good for inexperienced cyclists. The roads and paths are safe to drive on. Thanks to our early start in the morning, the temperatures were still somewhat bearable. Following the tour, we received many photos and videos of the tour from Princilia, our guide, as well as tips and links for our further journey via WhatsApp. We take many fond memories with us on our further journey and thank our two guides for the great experience.
Great cycling in the countryside
Dianne F,
Jul 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing tour with lovely and knowledgeable guides. Saw parts of Penang you wouldn't normally see. Recommend this experience! Thank you so much
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