Arrive at Yangon International Airport. Welcome by our tour guide. Transfer to Hotel. Yangon sightseeing tour includes the old colonial style city center with the gilded Sule Pagoda, dating back over 2,000 years. Continue to Chaukhtatgyi - a huge reclining Buddha image, proceed to Shwedagon Pagoda - one of the world’s most spectacular religious monuments and the golden dome of the Pagoda rises 98 meter above its base and is covered with 60 tons of pure gold., will conclude the tour of this picturesque garden city. Overnight in Yangon.

After breakfast, fly to Kyaing Tong. On arrival welcome by our local English speaking tour guide and transfer to Hotel. Sight seeing in Kyainge Tong starts with Maha Myat Muni Pagoda, housing Mandalay Style Buddha image. Proceed to Shan Lacquerware. Tourists who are fond of lacquerware can purchase desirable lacquerwave of high quality. Then visit Standing Buddha image, (the place where Kyainge Tong was founded about one thousand years ago), Hot spa, Akha centre village and R.C.M church. Sunset on the One tree Hill where a lone, 245 years old Kanyin-byu (Diptero carpus Spp) tree stands. The tree was planted by Alaungmintaya, the founder of Third Myanmar Enpire. And then come back to the pottery village "Yan Gone" to observe the handicraft earthern pots of shan tribe. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.

After breakfast, morning visit to Water Buffalo Market where buyers and sellers stand around seemingly doing nothing but sales are transacted quietly. The market is situated of the left hand side of the road leaving Kyainge Tong for Taunggyi on the southern side of the down. Because water buffalos are not found in many countries, the twice weekly market excites considerable interest. Then take the car about 50 minutes and trek about - 1½ hours to arrive "Ho Kyin" villages, typical Akha tribe villages. From here continue for another 30 minutes to Na Phi Phank village, where Lahu and Akha tribes living together. From there walk to Phata Akha village and to "Pang Ma Phai" Akha tribe village to learn more about their daily life. Come back to the car to go Mong Zine (Khun Village) to see traditional Lahu Knives made by Lahu black smith. On the way back to hotel visit Joe Phyu "Wa village". Overnight in Kyaing Tong.

Breakfast at the hotel, take the car about 45 minutes for a hiking tour into the Pin Tauk area. Lush mixed monsoon forest with a view to the plain rice fields looking like a huge, green patchwork blanket. Visit the villages of Akha and Enn tribes. Some are haptized, some tribes still animists. The Enn are an ethnic group which tourists have found particularly interesting labelling them the "Black Teeth". The walk is not difficult and can be done slowly. They live on the higher slopes. They have distinctively different costumes and beliefs from the other tribes. It will take about 4-hours to visit the villages. Take lunch at Pin Tauk water-fall. Late afternoon, come back to Hotel. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.

Breakfast at the hotel. Full day excursion to Lwe tribe villages. Drive appr. 2 hrs on the road to Maila, a border town at the Chinese Border. From there it will take a ½hours hike to Wan Nyut village, one of the Loi tribe villages. The Loi preferring to live in a huge long houses, including at least 5 families. Before visiting the Loi there is an old monastery, a very beautiful one and very different form the other monasteries. One hour from there is another Loi village (Wan Seng). Scenery is beautiful and hiking is not difficult. Return to Kyainge Tong appr. at 17:00. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.

After breakfast drive appr.25 minutes to Palaung tribe village (Wan Pauk). The Palaung tribe are known locally as "Silver" Palaungs. A branch of the same tribe, locally called "Gold" Palaung, lives in Northern Shan State. Three hours hiking from there is Lahu Shi villages, kunpe-1 and kunpe-2. Lahu Shi, Black Lahu and Red Lahu are the same tribes. Trekking through forests. Valleys and gorges is very fascinating. Return to Kyainge Tong appr. at 16:00.

After Breakfast drive to "Akhu village" (appr. 35 minutes) 9km north-east of Kyainge Tong. The costume of the ladies of this tribe is simple : a wide sleeved short black jacket over a sarong of horizontal red stripes on black. Then proceed to Loimwe (appr. 2 hours dirve) 33km away from Kyainge Tong. Loimwe which literally translated means "misty mountain" is at an altitude of over 1600 meters above sea - level. It commands a magnificant view of the surrounding area and enjoys a temperate climate. Once an outpost of the British there remain many Colonial buildings and also a Catholic Church. The main attraction along the way is the scenery on the ascent to Loimwe, which passes through forests, tarraced rice fields. On the way to Loimwe you will have several stops to visit different villages. Wan Lun Shan villages, walk and explore the native village life; HoLup Akha village where you can see the traditional Akha tribes with their colorful dresses; Nang Cho Wa villgae and Panwai Lahu village on the left and right side of the road. Late afternoon you will be back in Kyainge Tong. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.

After breakfast drive appr. 3 hours to Mongla, a town on the Chinese Border, 86 km away from Kyainge Tong. Where you can enjoy Mangla's recent development - a lot of grand hotels & restaurants grandeur Buddhist temple (Dway Nagara Golden Pagoda), night clubs, Casino Hall and antinarcotics museum which is cited as progress in the combined efforts of Myanmar, China and Thailand to eradicate the drug trade. Tourists can observe the photograps of the buring poppy fields, the destruction of refineries and seizure of heroin shipment and weapons. Mongla's past has already changed under fresh paint. Overnight in Kyaing Tong.

Breakfast at the Hotel. Morning visit to central market which bustles daily from 6 to 11:00 in the morning. The market offers products from China & Thailand, and also it has local traditional clothing, antique coins and other implements for sale making good souvenirs. Then proceed to Naung Tong lake and the Wat Jom Kham Pagoda, where sacred hair relic of Lord Buddha is enshrined in it. Legend says Wat Jom Kham dates to a visit by Gautama Buddha. If features a tall gilded stupa topped by a gold umbrella inlaid with silver, rubies, diamonds, sapphires and jade and hung with gold tinny bells. Then transfer to kyainge Tong Airport and fly back to Yangon. Overnight in Yangon.

Time at leisure to pursue individual interests until your transfer to the airport. Your guide will pick you up the hotel and accompany you to the airport. Departure from Yangon.

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