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5 Days / 4 Nights Itinerary For Kyaing Tong
 Kyaing Tong, is well known for its scenic
beauty and many colorful ethnic tribes. Our
local guide will take to the Pin Tauk area
and introduce you to the villagers of Khun
tribes, Red Palaung tribes and Lahu tribes
and to Ho Kyin village with Akha tribes,
still wearing traditional costumes with
silver coils.
This extension is possible to/from Inle,
Yangon and Mandalay.
Day 01 - Yangon / Kyaing Tong :
Transfer to the airport for the flight to
Kyaing Tong, the former Shan capital. On
arrival, transfer to your hotel. Sightseeing
in Kyaing Tong starts with Maha Myat Muni
Pagoda, housing Mandalay style Buddha image
and near by a monastery where the monks
learn "Khun" language, which is very similar
to that used in the Northern Thailand.
Proceed to the Shan lacquer ware making home
industry to learn embossing method lacquer
ware making. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.
Day 02 - Kyaing Tong / Pintauk / Kyaing Tong
:
After breakfast your local station guide
will meet you at the hotel for a hiking tour
into the Pin Tauk area. Lush mixed monsoon
forest with a view to the plain rice fields
looking like a huge, green patchwork blanket
shimmering in the water of the flooded paddy
fields. Your local guide will introduce you
to the villagers of Aka and An tribes. Some
are baptized, some tribes still animists.
The walk is not difficult, and can be done
slowly. Some of the An villages or on hills,
appr. a 45% "steep" walk up but for not more
than half an hour. The An people, known to
be the kindest tribe, as there is no case up
to nowadays where an An member has ever been
violent. It will take about 6 hours to visit
the villages, including visits of the
houses. Late afternoon come back to Kyaing
Tong for overnight.
Day 03 - Kyaing Tong / Ho Kyin / Kyaing Tong
:
Early morning drive to Ho Kyin (appr. 1˝ hr
drive). Visit Hokyin village with Akha
tribes, still wearing traditional costumes
with silver coils. If an Akhar woman wants
to have her complete costume, it will take
about more than one hour. Then walk to near
by 3 villages of Akha tribes to see their
daily life in those rural areas. The walk is
not difficult, and can be done slowly. In
the afternoon, come back to Kyaing Tong for
overnight.
Day 04 - Kyaing Tong / Loimwe / Kyaing Tong
:
After breakfast drive to Loimwe (appr. 2
hours drive), an old colonial town with
different colorful tribes. The main
attraction along the way is the scenery on
the ascent to Loimwe, which passes through
forests, terraced rice fields and a lake. On
the way to Loimwe, lunch on the way, you
will have several stops to visit different
villages. Wan Lun Shan village, walk and
explore the native village life; the Ho Lup
Akha village where you can see the
traditional Akha tribes with their colorful
dresses; the Naung Cho Wa tribe, in former
times headhunters - nowadays living from
pears and other fruits and Pan Wai Lahu
tribe villages on the left and right side of
the road. Late afternoon come back to Kyaing
Tong for overnight.
Day 05 - Kyaing Tong / Yangon :
Early morning visit the lively market
offering a mixture of local products,
handicraft wares of the tribal folk and
merchandise from Thailand and China. Then
transfer to Kyaing Tong airport for your
flight back to Yangon. |
