| Tour Program Name
|
Kyaing Tong
<Paradise of ethnic minorities> |
|
Type |
Myanmar
Extension |
|
Tour Code |
JXT # 07 |
|
Coverage |
Mandalay -
Kyaing Tong - Heho |
|
Duration |
6 Day / 5 Night |
|
Availability |
Round the year |
|
 Itinerary:
Day 01
Mandalay - Kyaing Tong <flight>
Day 02 Kyaing Tong - Hochin - Kyaing Tong <truck / hike>
Day 03 Kyaing Tong - Pintauk - Kyaing Tong <truck / hike>
Day 04 Kyaing Tong - Wannyut - Kyaing Tong <truck / hike>
Day 05 Kyaing Tong - Wanpauk - Kyaing Tong <truck / hike>
Day 06 Kyaing Tong - Heho <flight> |
Sample itinerary, actual
may vary
 Day 01
Mandalay - Kyaing Tong <flight>
Depart Mandalay airport for Kyaing Tong. Arrival at Kyaing Tong airport,
meet and greet by your local guide and transfer to your hotel. After
a brief fresh up, continue sightseeing in Kyaing Tong such as 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 Kyaing Tong was founded
about one thousand years ago. Sunset from the one tree hill Where a
245 year old Kanyinbyu tree stands alone in the hilltop. The tree
was believed to have planted by king Alaungmintaya, the founder of
third Myanmar Empire. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.
Day 02 Kyaing Tong - Hochin - Kyaing Tong <truck / hike>
Breakfast and morning visit to twice-weekly water buffalo market
with buyers and sellers trade their animals just as the way they
deal with their used car in Europe and North America. Continue by
truck <approx 1 hour> 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. If desire continue visit to Phata
and Tang Ma Phai Akha villages before return to the truck. On your
way stop by at Mong Zine Khun village to observe traditional Lahu
black smith. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.
(total trekkinghouse hour - approx 5)
 Day 03
Kyaing Tong - Pintauk - Kyaing Tong <truck / hike>
Breakfast and depart by truck <approx 1 hour> into the Pintauk area
with a view to the plain rice fields looking like a huge green
patchwork blanket. Visit Akha and Enn tribe villages <approx 4
hour>. Some are baptized, some still animists. The Enn tribe lives
on the higher slopes and possess distinctively different costumes
and beliefs from the other tribes particularly interest with their
black teeth. Ideal lunch break at Pintauk waterfall and late
afternoon return to Kyaing Tong. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.
Day 04 Kyaing Tong - Wannyut -Kyaing Tong <truck / hike>
Breakfast and 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
Kyaing Tong. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.
Day 05 Kyaing Tong - Wanpauk - Kyaing Tong <truck / hike>
Breakfast and 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 Lahu Shi villages.
Explore black and red Lahu tribal with  their daily life. Return to
Kyaing Tong. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.
Day 06 Kyaing Tong - Heho < flight >
Morning visit to enchanting market, meeting point for many hill
tribe people with their colorful costume dealing with local antique
and old coins. Transfer to Kyaing Tong airport for your Heho bound
flight. Upon arrival at Heho transfer to your next destination to
complete this tribal experience. |
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