Penang Countryside Cycling Tour. PPA2 by Matahari

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Overview

Available languages

Chinese
Malay
English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

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

1

Balik Pulau

Transfers from Georgetown to Balik Pulau by car /MPV or Van.

40 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
2

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.

20 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Penang Countryside Cycling Tour. PPA2 by Matahari

Pickup included

Reviews

4.97

87 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Relaxing Rural Ride

    Rachel N,

    Aug 18, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    This 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

    - Viator

    5.00

    Eng 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

    - Viator

    5.00

    Definitely 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.

  • Special

    Garryck t,

    Nov 17, 2024

    - Viator

    5.00

    Very enjoyable cycle through the canal side paths and small lanes and learning some local history. You get some local delicacies to eat during the trip. This is in the more remote part of Penang that locals and tourists rarely visit. The ride was easy and flat.

  • Like riding through a nature supermarket

    Christine O,

    Nov 13, 2024

    - Viator

    5.00

    Princilia was an amazing guide. We rode on quiet, flat narrow roads through small hamlets and were lucky to share how the locals live.

From MYR 290.00

4.97
87 reviews