Mandalay
– Myitkyina – Putao - Mandalay (10D/10N)
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Tour Code: LMTT/EXT-Adv/002
Destination: (Mandalay –Myitkyina – Putao –
Shangaung – Warsamdam – Zeyardam – Warsamdam
– Shangaung – Putao – Myitkyina - mandalay)
Duration: 10 Days 10 Nights
Meal Basis: Full board (B = Breakfast, L =
Lunch, D = Dinner)
Itinerary
Day 1:
Mandalay
- Myitkyina
Arrive breakfast, leave for Ta Da Oo airport
for a domestic flight to Myitkyina (144
meters above sea level) which is quite hot
during the summer. Check in at the hotel.
Sightseeing includes Myitkyina market
selling mandarin oranges, apples, cumquats
and grapefruits; Su Taung Pyae pagoda; Manao
(i.e. the Kachin word meaning “meeting of
gods”) garden and panning of gold in the
Ayeyarwady river. Overnight in Myitkyina.
(Meal : B/L/D)
Day 2:
Myitkyina – Myitson - Myitkyina
After breakfast, leave for Myitson (45 km- 2
hrs drive- north of Myitkyina) where Maykha
and Malikha meets and is thus the birth of
the Ayeyarwady river. Enjoy the exceptional
natural beauty at the confluence. Go back to
Myitkyina. On the way, a brief stop at the
Praying mountain (14 km north of Myitkyina)
a scared site for the Kachin & Lisu Baptists
and a location of a bible school and a
seminary. Then, enjoy the scenery at Carain
Naw, the famous view point by the river.
Overnight in Myitkyina.
(Meal : B/L/D)
Day 3:
Myitkyina - Putao
After breakfast, fly to Putao (402 meter
above sea level). Check in at the hotel.
After lunch, visit Mulasheedee village (13
km – 30 minutes drive- from Putao); walk
along the famous Mulasheedee rope suspension
bridge. Overnight in Putao.(Meal :
B/L/D)
Day 4:
Putao – Shangaung village
After breakfast, leave for Upper
Shangaung village (22 km from Putao). This
village is the largest village on this
route; Observe the way of life of the Rawan;
Lisu; Kachin and Kamti Shan living there.
It lies at the foot of
the Shangaung range. Overnight in
Shangaung.
(Meal: B/L/D)
Day 5: Shangaung Village - Warsamdam village
After breakfast, 7 hrs trekking of the
Shangaung mountain range (about 1,523 meter)
starts. At the other side of the range is a
small village Warsamdam with only 10 houses
which lies next to the beautiful stream.
Overnight in Warsamdam.(Meal: B/L/D)
Day 6: Warsamdam village - Zeyardam village
After breakfast, 5 hrs trekking to Zeyardam
starts (17 km distance). Walk along the
riverbank and cross a suspension bridge. On
the way, one can study the cultivation of
Mustard, wheat and rice. Zeyardam village is
the last village on the way to Phonkan Razi.
The village is at the height of 914 meter
and another small stream passes by the
village. This village has about 20 houses
and surrounded by very deep forests and
snow-capped mountains. Overnight in
Zeyardam.
(Meal: B/L/D)
Day 7: Zeyardam village - River junction
camp - Zeyardam village
After breakfast, approx. 3 hrs trekking
along Nat Lan creek to the destination
“River junction camp” starts. Observe the
birds along the way. Enjoy the plants such
as bamboo groves, rattan, creeper and
orchids while trekking through the deep
forest and while crossing a suspension
bridge. Walk back to Zeyardam. Overnight
in Zeyardam.
(Meal: B/L/D)
Day 8: Zeyardam village - Warsamdam village
After breakfast, walk back to Warsamdam
along the river bank. Overnight in
Warsamdam.
(Meal: B/L/D)
Day 9: Warsamdam village - Shangaung village
After breakfast, climb over the Shangaung
range to go back to Shangaung village. Lunch
on the way. Overnight in Shangaung
village.
(Meal: B/L/D)
Day 10:
Shangaung – Putao – Myitkyina – Mandalay
After breakfast, drive back to Putao.
Check out from the hotel. Transfer to Putao
to fly back to Myitkyina and then to
Mandalay. Overnight in Mandalay.
(Meal: B/L/D)
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