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Mt. Victoria Safari

Mt. Victoria Safari
Located in Southern Chin State, towering 10500 feet, (3180 meters), is a designated National park under name of Nat Ma Taung with the core area of 446-squire kilometer situates in the Southern Chin hills is the southern out post of Himalayas, of a volcanic origin. This region generally isolated and possesses many species birds and plants. Some rare flowers found on its summit and nowhere else in the world. Mt. Victoria offers a great opportunity for bird watching activities. One can come across several species of birds of low land scarf forest through the high elevation up to the summit. Southern Chin state due to it isolation maintain the unique Chin tribal culture. The Chin are of Tibeto-Burman inhabit in the hills of Chin State bordering Bangladesh and India. As hill people, they have been isolated and to this day little is known of their animistic culture. Chin tribe women wearing various pattern of tattoo on their face and attractive amber necklaces.

Draft itinerary:

Price includes
• Ground transportation (WWII Jeep)
• Share twin accommodation (guesthouse, local home stay) (mattress, pillow and blanket will be provided)
• Escort English language leader
• Local trekking guide and porters
• Full board meal inclusive of free flow boiled water and soft drinks
• Travel Permit
Price excludes
• Insurance (medical, travel, property)
• Expenditure on personal nature such as alcoholic beverages, soft sleeping
• facilities, gratitude to guides, porters etc..

Mt. Victoria Safari

Sample itinerary - actual may vary

Day 01 Bagan - Mindat

We board on WWII jeeps and cross Ayeyarwady river by ferry to Let Pan Che. Here the adventure safari starts as we roll on in rugged and dusty dirt road passing through dry mounds, green, and velvet plain of rice fields (96 km, approx 4 hour) to Pontaung mountain range.(Pontaung region is famous among archaeologist as recent discovery by the International team confirmed the fossilized remains found from Pontaung formation about 34 to 50 million years. The team discovered fragments of such animals as turtle, crocodile, rhinoceros, and pig in Pontaung stone layers)

We have a lunch stop and proceed to Mindat (64 km, 2 hour) passing through tropical low land scarf forest and eventually alpine altitude of Mindat at 1480 meter above sea. Mindat is the administrative town for southern Chin State. Dinner will be at local restaurant and overnight in local guesthouse. (Simple accommodation, private room but limited electricity and no hot water supply)
(Once you get in to the Chin country weather gradually become cool and pleasant. Its a great escape of the heat and dust of the plain during summer however it could be rather cold during winter especially between December and February)

Day 02 Mindat - Kyar Do - Aye Sakan

Breakfast at local restaurant and we shall walk in town before board on our jeep for further drive down to Che Chaung (approx 30 minute). From here you can see Aye Sakan at 1730 meter right across the valley on the other side of the mountain. We stop jeeps and start trekking to Chin settlement villages (approx 3 hour walk up hill) through the farm land observing daily life of this remote tribe. Chin tribe women wearing various pattern of tattoo on their face and attractive amber necklaces, houses decorated with animal skull and sacrificial posts which is the symbol of wealth and success.
We have pack lunch at one of the villages and continue trek through the valley and up hill passing through farm land (approx 2 hour) to get to motor way where our awaits jeeps will meet us and take us to our destination Aye Sakan (approx 30 minute). Freshly cooked dinner to be served with local style. Overnight will be at local home.(Simple accommodation, with candle light and central fire place)

(If you are lucky, you may come across one of the Chin traditional ritual offering ceremony in one of the villages in the region. Chin tribal ritual celebrates by mean of offering an Nwa Nyauk (wild ox) to the Spirit and when sacrificed the person got to raise a totem known as a sacrificial post recognition of his prowess and successfulness. Decorated posts can be found in many Chin villages and are much like the forked posts found among many tribal groups around the world. As wild oxen have become rarer, Chin raises them domestically and the sacrificial posts are now raised more as a symbol of wealth.
A Chin tribe who has offered such offering certain occasion would raise another totem to keep his or her burial pot near their home. Thus, there are several burial pots placing under large stone plaque look like a make ship smaller stone caves)

Day 03 Aye Sakan - Mt. Victoria - Kampalat

Breakfast and we visit the village, there has been one ironsmith producing Chin tribal equipment for several decades. Later we proceed by jeeps (approx 2 hour) up hill through the park system among large oaks and laurels which later change in to rhododendron bushes. This beautiful park system covers a large area with dense jungle, pine trees at higher levels and oak trees. The national park is an area of great bio-diversity with many rare forms of flora and fauna. Mt.Victoria offers superb views of the surrounding area from the top. Birders may follow the rare species of birds so as botanic may explore species of trees and plants some of which may be only native to this region. If you are neither birder nor botanic then simply enjoy the breadth taking beauty of entire park from a hilltop. Leave your jeeps and trek to the summit through lush tropical forest mostly up hill (approx 3 hour). Vegetation keep change as you gain the altitude and become typical Rhododendron garden when reach above 2700 meter towards the summit. We have our packed lunch at summit at 3180 meter and relax for a while before return to the jeep. Return route would be easier by mule trek with nice and easy slow ups and down on the slope (approx 2 hour). We meet our jeeps at 10th mile post and proceed down road towards Kampalat (approx 1 hour). Here we have proper accommodation with warm bed and hot shower. Dinner and overnight at local guesthouse. (Kampalat, old town at 1575 meter is the originally build by British however later moved to lower altitude at 1380 meter to cope up with fierce winter cold. Thus there has been only and old British built bungalow and two new resorts exist)

Day 04 Kampalat

Breakfast and visit old town Kampalat, trek to the Chin settlements in the area observe daily life of this remote tribe. We have our lunch at local restaurant but dinner and overnight at local guesthouse.

Day 05 Kampalat - Bagan

Breakfast and say good bye to Mt. Victoria and set off for Bagan (160 km, approx 6 hour). As we start driving down through Chin Hills passing through winding roads with green vegetation however as you approach low land the weather become humid and you are looking forward to the heat and dust through the main land. We stop for lunch as we arrive Saw, a thriving village with rich cultivation due to Saw and Yaw creeks, flow round the yea and continue drive to Kazunma, a small village situates between Chin highlands and lowland Myanmar and is a paradise of birders of low land scarf forest dwelling birds at near by Pintha creek and Winchaung dam site. From here onwards the road become pave and back to civilization. Cross Ayeyarwady river by bridge and arrive Bagan in the late afternoon to complete this unique experience.

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