Myanmar
Train Expedition
4 days/ 3 nights
Day 01:
Mandalay / Lashio / Namtu
Depart
Mandalay
for Namtu via
Lashio
by private coach . Upon arrival check in to the guesthouse. Lunch on the
way, dinner and overnight at Myanmar Mine Railways guest house.
Day 02: Namtu/ Bawtwin /
Namtu
Breakfast at hotel and visit Loco shed at Namtu, observe engine No 13
starting up. Depart by narrow gauge to Tiger camp. Lunch at the camp and
proceed to Bawtwin mining area by diesel engine. There is small electric
loco at work to view at Tiger Camp. Return to Namtu by diesel. Dinner and
overnight at guesthouse.
Day 03:
Namtu / Lashio
Breakfast at hotel and depart by locomotive <approx 2 mile> to the old
Japanese mill site. From here on diesel to Nammyo station where to observe
the loco engine No 14 at her shunting demonstration. Lunch at Nammyo and
diesel back to Nasaing where you will meet with your coach and proceed to
Lashio
. Dinner and overnight in
Lashio.
Day 04: Lashio /
Mandalay
Breakfast at hotel and depart for
Mandalay
to complete this unique experience. As an option you can also return to
Mandalay
by schedule train through historic Gokehtaik viaduct. Enjoy activities such
as people get on and off goods load and un loads at each village as train
passes by slowly. It will be accelerating experience as your train passes on
at historic Gokehtaik viaduct, built by British in 1902. Arrive
Mandalay
and transfer to hotel to complete this unique experience.
Kyaingetong Hilltribe Trek
7 days/ 6 nights
Day 01:
Yangon/Heho / Kyaingetong
Arrival at
Kyaingetong
airport and welcome by local tour guide and transfer to your hotel. After a
brief fresh up continue sightseeing in
Kyaingetong
starts with Shan traditional lacquer-ware making process and a pottery
village of Yangone to observe traditional pottery workshop. Visit Standing
Buddha Image situates at the place where
Kyaingetong
was founded about one thousand years ago. Continue visit to R C.M church and
sunset from the one tree hill Where a 245 year old Kanyinbyu tree stands
alone in the hilltop. The tree was believe to have planted by king
Alaungmintaya, the founder of third
Myanmar
empire. Dinner and overnight in
Kyainhetong.
Day 02: Kyaingetong /
Hochin / Kyaingetong
Morning visit to twice weekly water buffalo market situated on the left hand
side of the road lead to
Taunggyi.
At the market the buyers and sellers trade their animals just as the way
they deal with their used car in
Europe and North America.
Continue by car <approx 50 min> and hike <approx 1½ hour> to "Ho Kyin" Akha
village. Continue to Na Phi Phank village <approx 30 min> where Lahu and
Akha tribes living together. Continue visit to Phata and Tang Ma Phai Akha
villages before return to the car and continue visit Mong Zine Khun village
to observe traditional Lahu black smith. Lunch on the way, dinner and
overnight in
Kyaingetong.
Day 03: Kyaingetong/
Pintauk/ Kyaingetong
Depart by car (approx 1 hour) into the Pintauk area with a view to the plain
rice fields looking like a huge green patchwork blanket. Visit near by Akha
and Enn tribe villages, some are baptized, some still animists. The Enn
tribe live on the higher slopes and possess distinctively different costumes
and beliefs from the other tribes particularly interest with their black
teeth. It will take about 4 hour to visit the villages around this area.
Ideal lunch break at Pintauk waterfall and late afternoon return to
Kyaingtong.
Lunch on the way, dinner and overnight in
Kyaingetong.
Day 04:
Kyaingetong/ Wannyut /Kyaingetong
Depart by car <approx 2 hour> through Chinese border and a hike <approx ½
hour> to Wannyut Loi tribe village. The Loi prefer to live in a long houses
where many families lives together under a same roof. Proceed to another Loi
village of Wanseng
<approx 1 hour> through beautiful scenery yet not difficult hike. Return to
Kyaingetong.
Lunch on the way, dinner and overnight in
Kyaingetong.
Day 05: Kyaingetong /
Wanpauk / Kyaingetong
Depart by car <approx 45 min> to Wanpauk the home of the red-clothed silver
Palaung tribe village. Observe their daily life and continue hike <approx 3
hour> to Kunpe 1 and Kunpe 2 Lahu Shi villages. Explore black and red Lahu
tribal with their daily life. Return to
Kyaingetong.
Lunch along the way, dinner and overnight in
Kyaingetong.
Day 06 Kyaingetong/
Loimwe / Kyaingetong
Depart by car <approx 40 min> to Akha village situate 9 km north-east of
Kyaingetong.
The costume of the ladies of this tribe is simple, a wide sleeved short
black jacket over a sarong of horizontal red stripes on black. Proceed to
Loimwe <approx 2 hour>, 33 km from
Kyaingetong
situates over 1600 meters above sea level. Enjoy a magnificent view of the
surrounding area and temperate climate. Loimwe, once station for the British
with many colonial buildings and a Catholic Church. On the way to Loimwe you
will have several stops to visit different villages such as Wanlun Shan
villages, Holup Akha village, Nangcho Wa village and Panwai Lahu village
etc. Visit around the town and return to
Kyaingetong.
Lunch on the way, dinner and overnight in
Kyaingetong.
Day 07
Kyaingetong/ Heho
Morning visit to enchanting market, meeting point for many hill tribe people
with their colorful costume dealing with local antique and old coins. If
desire visit Wat Jomkham Pagoda, believe to have enshrined the Buddha's
sacred hair relic. Transfer to
Kyaingtong
airport for your
Heho
bound flight. Upon arrival at
Heho
transfer to your next destination to complete this tribal experience.
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