Tribal Kyaing Tong (09 Days / 08 Nights)

Day 01: Arrival Yangon

Arrive at Yangon Internation Airport (the main gateway to Myanmar). Welcome and transfer to hotel. Relax and sightseeing includes; Great Shwe Da Gon Pagoda (One of the wonder of the World and itself is a solid brick stupa (Buddhist reliquary) that is completely covered with gold. It rises 326 feet (99 m) on a hill. Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda, huge 72 metre Reclining Buddha Image. Overnight at hotel in Yangon.

Day 02: Yangon – Heho – Inle lake ( flight )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning drive to Nyaung Shwe Jetty. Arrive at Nyaung Shwe Jetty and transfer hotel by private boat. Then sightseeing by private boat includes; a chance to see the leg-rowing fishermen. Continue to see the floating gardens, built up from strips of water hyacinth and mud and anchored to the bottom with bamboo poles. In the afternoon continue to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the weaving village of Inpawkhon and the jumping cat monastery. Overnight at hotel in Inle Lake.

Day 03: Inle lake

Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast, visit In Dein Village in the south of the lake by private boat. From the middle of the lake, continue down a small canal leading to the village of In Dein, a recently opened area in Shan State. After a walk around the village, passing a local school, take the covered stairway to the beautiful Alaung Sitthou area where ancient stupas are partly covered by vegetation. From here there is a magnificent view over the lake. Then back to hotel and overnight at hotel in Inle lake.

Day 04: Inle lake – Kalaw

Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to Nyaung Shwe Jetty leave for Kalaw by private boat and private a/c car. Arrive at Kalaw, hill station and visit around Kalaw, trekking in some village near Kalaw for about 2 hours. Then back to hotel. Overnight at hotel in Kalaw.

Day 05: Kalaw – Heho – Kyaing Tong ( flight )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to heho airport leave for Kyaing Tong by flight, the capital of Eastern Shan State and also one of its most powerful Shan principalities during the colonial period. On arrival at Kyaing Tong, the local guide will welcome you and transfer to hotel. Afternoon sightseeing includes Thittapin Taung, the 245 years old diferocapus Tree planted by King Alaungpaya, the founder of Third Myanmar Dynasty. Shan Lacquer ware workshop, the beautiful Naung Tong Lake and Mahamyatmuni Pagoda, housing Mandalay style Buddha image and nearby a monastery where the monks learn “Khun” language which is very similar to that used in northern Thailand. Then back to hotel and overnight at hotel in Kyaing Tong.

Day 06: Kyaing Tong

Breakfast at hotel. Morning sightseeing to Pin Tauk area. Lush mixed monsoon forest with a view to the plain tree fields looking like a huge, green patchwork blanked shimmering in the water of the flooded paddy fields. The local guide will introduce you to the villagers of Akha and Enn tribes. Some are baptized, some tribes still animists. The enn tribes live on the higher slopes surroundings Pin Tauk area. They have distinctively different costumes and beliefs from the other tribes. Their traditional silver jewellery is most elegant against their simple black jackets. In the enn village of Nam Lin Min, there is a symbolic tether post representing their and ancestors’ beliefs in spiritual-beings. Then back to Kyaing Tong. Overnight at hotel in Kyaing Tong.

Day 07: Kyaing Tong

Breakfast at hotel. Morning visit to Water Buffalo Market and central market. Then take the car about 50 minutes and trek about 1and half hours to arrive Ho Kyin Village, typical Akha Village. From here continue for another 30 minutes to Nan Phi Phank Akha village and to Pang Ma Phai Akha tribe village to learn more about their daily life. Then Mong Zine(Khun) village to see traditional Lahu Knives made by Lahu Blacksmith. On the way back to hotel visit Joe Phyu, “Wa village”. Overnight at hotel in Kyaing Tong.

Day08: Kyaing Tong – Yangon ( flight )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to airport leave for Yangon by flight. Arrive at Yangon airport and transfer to hotel. Then sightseeing includes Kaba Aye (World Peace) pagoda, Maha Pasana Cave, Buddha’s Tooth Relic Pagoda and Jade Factory, Sule Pagoda, the heart of Yangon City surrounded by memorable scene of various Colonial style buildings. Then free shopping at Bogyoke ( Scott ) Market. Overnight at hotel in Yangon.

Day 09: Departure

Breakfast at hotel. Relax and then transfer to Airport for International departure.