Trekking Tours

Shan State Trekking

Duration - 5 Days 4 nights
recommend Period - October to April

Day 1 : Arrival Kyaingtong by flight.
Fly to Kyaingtong in the afternoon from Mandalay/Yangon/Heho. Arrive Kyaingtong in the evening about. All flights fly via Tachilake. Transfer to Hotel and check in. Evening sightseeing - Mahamyat Muni Pagoda. Strolling walk around the city and sunset with landscape at the hill of a tree where 245 year old Kanyin (Diptero carpus) tree planted by King Alaungmintaya - the founder of Third Myanmar Empire. Overnight at hotel in Kyaingtong.

Day 2 : Kyaingtong
After breakfast at hotel, visit water Buffalo market and central market that you will have opportunity to see tribe people. We will drive about 45 mins and hiking to Pin Tauk area and trek into lash and green forest with beautiful scenery view. Visiting Akha and Enn tribe villages about 4 hours for entire trip. The hiking is straightforward and can be done leisurely. Lunch break nearby Pin Tauk waterfall. Return to hotel in the late afternoon. Overnight at hotel in Kyaingtong.
 

Day 3 : Explore Loimwe
After breakfast at hotel, today will drive to Loimwe, 22 miles far from city and it’s takes about 2 and half hours. On the way, stop at Akha village about 7th mile north east of Kyaingtong and stop at several more villages of Shan, Wa, Lahu and Akha tribes. Loimwe is located over 5000 ft or 1600 meter above sea. It is a hill station since British time and old colonial buildings and century old Catholic Churches can be seen today. It is great attraction to see sceneries along the way to Loimwe. Drive back to hotel in the evening.
 

Day 4 : Hiking to Hill Tribe Villages.
After breakfast at hotel, have more of hiking to tribe villages. Drive by car about an hour and 15 minutes to get near Ho Kyin villages. Pang Ma Phai Akha village will need to hike about half an hour from there walk to Phala Akha village. Next to Na Phi Phank and Ho Kyin villages of Lahu and Akha tribes. Back to hotel.

Day 5 : Fly back to destination.
After breakfast at hotel, we will fly back to Heho or Mandalay. In the afternoon, the time is permitted will see around Kyaingtong. Sightseeing includes - Hot spa, pottery making in Yan Gone village, Shan lacquer-were workshop, Naung Tong Lake and Wat Jom Kham Pagoda.