Optional Excursions
OPTIONAL ( I ) : 3DAYS / 2NIGHTS TREKKING (FROM PINDAYA)
Day 1: Pindaya – Yasakyi ( Palaung village )
Take trekking path to Htut Ni village and take a break at Si Kya In
( Danu village ). Keep trekking passing through valley, villages and
tea plantation will reach Yasakyi (Palaung) village. Total walking
hour is about 3 hrs. Palaung people believe in Buddhism but some
living in remote area are animist. They considered being one of the
earliest people to setup in Myanmar. Up to now, they have stick to
their traditional way of life. They earning a living from the
cultivation of seasonal crops and Say Ywat Kyi leaves used by the
Burmese home made cigar to wrap the cheroot. Overnight at Yasakyi
monastery.
Day 2: Yasagyi / Kanhla gone (Danu Village)
Breakfast at the monastery. After breakfast,
start 2nd day trekking to PaO mountainous trek. Continue about 1 hrs
to Mane Taung, and then continue to walk about 1 hrs to Pin Sein Pin
village. Then proceed to Htin Shu Gon Village (30 min). Lunch will
be serving at Htin Shu Gone Village. After lunch, proceed to Kan Hla
Kone. On the way to Kan Hla Kone village you can observe life style
of the villagers. Dinner and overnight at Kan Hla Gone Monestary.
Day 3 : Kanhla-gone – Pindaya
Breakfast at the monastery. Take walk after breakfast to
Shwe-pa-htoe village passing by valley and mountains.
Continue descending the mountain and can visit vegetable,
flower gardens and fields of rice. It takes about 1hr.
Afterward to Ye-phyu then to Pindaya is plain land; need to
walk about 2hr 30mins.
OPTION ( II ) : DISCOVER ' SAGAR
' &' THAKHAUK ' ( INLE LAKE )
 A
recommendable " OFF – THE – BEATEN – TRACK " in Inle is to
visit SAGAR & THAKHAUK" Villages. Take boat to South; visit
Kyauktine & Kyain Kham villages to see Lotus fiber weaving &
Shan pottery works. Have a stop and visit a market day if
there's one on the way. According to the tradition of Shan
State, one main village held one market day in every five
days. Being hilly area, hill people from neighboring
villages would come to near by market day. Continue by boat
to Sagar village. Visit an old monastery and stroll about
the village.
Continue by boat to Thakhauk pagoda complex Take
a path to the pagoda complex, which is dated back to A.D 19th
century. Visit the ruins of Pa-O temples that are decorated with
Mythical birds & animals. The exquisite artwork of hamsa birds,
kinnari /kinnara,a Buddha image and his disciples are rare discovery
that can only fine in this part of Myanmar.
OPTION ( III ) : DISCOVER
SHWE-ZAR-YAN & MEKKAYA OLD CITY ( MANDALAY )
 Depart
Mandalay about 07:00 am and drive to May Myo direction. On
the way stop at Shwe-Zar Yan Pagoda , build by Queen Saw Mon
Hla of Bagan. This small pagoda is built in Mountainous
area, but it has a history value since from King Anawratha
of Bagan. Visit around the place and take a boat down stream
of Dok-hta-waddy River for 15minutes. The boat will stop at
Mekkaya Jetty and visit Mekkaya Old city and it's ruin.
Continue by boat down the river for 4hrs passing by
beautiful scenery of the river until Shwe Ket Kya Pagoda
near Mandalay.
OPTION ( IV ) : TREKKING BEYOND
MAYMYO
 A
new trekking route has been explored as an extension from
Maymyo. Depart 08:00hrs from Maymyo Pwekhauk waterfall. Walk
along the village path and some plantation for one hour will
reach a small cave where U Hnaung (a hermit ) used to
meditate last 80 yrs ago. The cave was in a dense forest
with a stream flowing beside. Keep trekking after the cave
and the monastery to fields of plantation. The interesting
place is Nat Kyone forest and Nat Kyone fort where Shan and
Myanmar army had a battle while sending back the Shan
Princess Saw Mon Hla. Nat kyone forest is a very thick &
dark tropical forest where many kinds of hard wood grow.
Keep walking through various plantation, a village and small
streams will reach a spring field valley or Ye-thayauk-kone
village.
Total time of trekking is about 2hr 30mins. Can keep
trekking to the East for another 2hrs will reach the
Paik-chin-myaung water fall.
OPTION ( V ) : MYAING HAY WON
ELEPHANT CAMP & PHO KYAR ELEPHANT CAMP.
 Drive
to North West of Yangon, Taik-kyi ,Pha-lone road and then to
Myaing Hay Won elephant camp. The route is about 120km, some
part of the road is quite dusty. The elephant camp is for
young elephants that are being trained to work at the
logging site. One can have the opportunity to study training
of domestic elephants, elephant riding around the camp,
hiking and mountaineering in the forest and also study of
fishes and aquatic creatures in La-har-ma-ngai pond.
Accommodation is available for overnight visitors.
A real atmosphere and essence of being in an
ideal ecotourism spot is Pho Kyaw forest resort at the foot of Bago
Yoma mountain ranges. The camp is 204 miles away from Yagon . The
nearest gateway to the camp on Yangon-Mandalay road is Thagara.
Visiting the site will have a chance to see 150years old teak wood
and other commercial trees, seasonal flowers, wild orchids and
birds. Visit mahaut village and see the relationship between
elephants and mahauts and how they are trained. The place is good to
study nature, culture and life style and eco tourism. Accommodation
is available in bungalow type. The place is worth visiting for
clients who love nature and culture.
OPTION ( VI ) : CROCODILE
SANCTUARY AT BOGALE AND MAIN-MA-HLA ISLAND.
A Study of Crocodile nature can be done at Ayeyarwaddy Delta
area. Bogale and Mein-ma-hla Island are situated at a place
where seawater and fresh water meets, which is a superb
nature for crocodiles, reptiles and mammals, mangrove
ecosystem and shore birds. Take a bus to Bogale and by boat
to Byone Hmwe village. Study the nature of Birds, mangrove
forest and continue to Main-ma-hla wildlife sanctuary by
boats to watch crocodiles and glow worms. Visit to fishing
villages and nature of people and their way of living.
OPTION ( VII ) : TREKKING IN
HSI-PAW
Trek 1 – Trekking to
Palaung ( B )
Trek for 40min to Shan village then to Palaung
village (Pankam village) about ( 3hrs). This village is a Palaung
village. They wear their traditional dress till now. Visit around
the village and return to Hsipaw. Overnight at guest house.
Trek 2 – Boat trip ( B )
After upstream in the Doakhtawaddy River about
(1hr) by boat, you will continue trekking up to the mountain passing
through the Pineapple, Lemon, Orange, Papaya and Teak plantation
about (1hr), you will arrive Naung Yone monastery. Visit around the
monastery and watch the daily life style and return to the jetty.
Continue to Sum Lone (Shan)village. Visit around the village and
return to Hsipaw at 15:00 pm. Overnight at guesthouse.
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