SHAN STATE ADVENTURE
Day-1 Arrive Yangon Arrive at Yangon International airport. Welcome by our tour guide. Check
into the Hotel. Yangon sightseeing beings – Chauk Htat Kyi ( six story)
Pagoda, Kandawgyi (Royal Lake), Baganlone Island, Karaweik Hall, Maha Wizaya
Zedi (Great Conqueror) and Watch the sunset at Glorious Shwedagon
Pagoda . Overnight in Yangon Hotel.
Day-2 Yangon – Heho by flight
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for domestic flight to Heho. Upon
arrival, transfer to Kalaw ( 32 km – 1? Hour ), a fresh and delightful hill
station, on the rim of the Shan Plateau. On the way stop at a farming
village where Pa-O and Shan people live. Nearby you will visit a small cave
where Buddhist devotees set-up several Buddha statues. After lunch at local
restaurant start with a walking tour through this peaceful place with an
atmosphere reminiscent of the colonial area. Nowadays the town is a market
center for ethnic minorities from surrounding regions. Overnight in Kalaw.
 Day- 3 Kalaw Trekking Breakfast at Hotel, a 45 minutes drive will bring you to Myegya where your
trekking guide is waiting for you. After approximately 3 hours hiking
through tea-and cheroot leaf plantation you will reach Taung Myint Gyi
village. Have a look around the Pao village, enjoy your lunch box and visit
the beautiful monastery. Continue walking for another three hours through
beautiful landscapes and small villages to Yasakyi village, a Palaung hill
tribe village. The animist Palaung trip was amongst the earliest inhabitants
in Myanmar and has kept to their tradition living with several families in
‘long-houses’, cultivating cash crops and tanapet for Burmese cheroot
cigars. Overnight stop at the Palaung monastery or in a local house.
Day-4 Kalaw - Pindaya
Myanmar style breakfast. Those who want to do it all can start early morning
with the climb to Yasakyi peak ( 3 hours return ). Hike to another
settlement and small mountain villages in the region before descending to
Pindaya. You have a choice between several trails taking 4 to 8 hours
trekking to reach the valley. Picnic lunch on the way. Overnight in Pindaya.
 Day-5 Pindaya – Inlay After breakfast visit Pindaya Caves, a unique site housing thousands of
Buddha images placed there by pilgrims over the centuries.Drive to Nyaung
Shwe ( 95km – 2? hours) and transfer approx. After lunch at a local
restaurant on the lake you will start an excursion by boat on Inlay Lake to
see the famous leg rowers, typical floating gardens, local method of
fishing, village life and magnificent scenery. You will visits the Phaung
Daw Oo Pagoda, one of the main principle shrines in Myanmar and dating back
to the 18th century, the Nga Phe Kyaung Monestry, famous for its jumping
cats trained by monks, the weaving village of Inpawkhon. Overnight in Inlay.
Day-6 Inlay Lake
After breakfast and depending on the water level, an excursion by boat to
the Western Shore of Inlay Lake will take you to the beginning of a stair
path leading to the hidden and unknown Inn Thein Pagoda complex. In the
evening, transfer to the airport for domestic flight to Yangon. Overnight in
Yangon.
Day 7 Departure Go shopping at Treasure Land, Gems and Handicrafts shop. Visit to Bogyoke
Aung San Market ( Scott’s Market ) where one can buy many items in one
place. Return to hotel. Transfer to airport for departure.
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