MYANMAR ECO TOURISM

Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

• Located in Mohnyin Township of Kachin State.
   

• 299.32 square miles.
   

• Established in 1999.

• Yangon to Mohnyin 700 miles, Mohnyin to Hopin, 45 miles of all - weather road and Hopin to Lontene village, 27 miles of fair - weather road

• To conserve the largest inland lake in Southeast Asia.
• To protect resident water birds, migratory birds and forest dwelling birds.
• To conserve Indawgyi watershed area.
• To promote ecotourism in the region.
   

• Moist Upper Mixed Deciduous forests.
• Dry Upper Mixed Deciduous forests.
• Lower Mixed Deciduous forest.

• Leopard, golden cat, the malaya sun bear, gaur, banteng or wild cow, serow, goral, sport-billed pelican, vulture, other water birds, 120 species of forest birds Myanmar peacock and Soft-shell turtle are present.