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 This morning, leave your hotel by boat and
drive up through pine-clad hills to Taunggyi,
capital of Southern Shan State and a former
British hill station. Visit the local market
where minority people sell their produce and
a cheroot factory. Just a couple of hours
from Taunggyi, discover the "long lost"
ruins of Kak Ku in countryside inhabited by
the Pa O people. Situated in the rolling
Shan Hills, Kak Ku pagoda is very unusual
and little is known about its origins. The
Pa O people believe that the original pagoda
was built on the site some 2,000 years ago.
Dozens of small stupas surround the main
pagoda in a huge circle. You can wander
through the stupas which are decorated with
fine stucco work and Buddha images.
Unfortunately Kak Ku is in bad need of
renovation but this is part of its charm.
Lunch at Hlaing Khone Restaurant.
Visit one of the many Pa O villages near Kak
Ku and see a huge monastery on the way back
to Taunggyi. Transfer back to Nyaung Shwe
where you will board your boat return to
your hotel.
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