| Day.1 |
Arrive Yangon
in morning and have a tour briefing. The evening will be
spent sight seeing downtown Yangon including a visit to Shwedagon pagoda.
Overnight Yangon. |
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| Day.2 |
Catch the
early morning flight to Bagan arriving at
about 0800 hrs and from there cross the Irrawaddy river with a ferry to
begin the journey to the Chin Hills. Travel is by a
jeep, most of the time on dust roads and with many river crossings. In the
evening arrive at a Chin town called Mindat situated at 4860 ft.
Overnight is in a bungalow with basic but comfortable accommodation.
The surroundings of Mindat is semi-cultivated land with some areas of
pine forest. Weather is cool and pleasant all year round. |
| Day.3 |
After breakfast start trekking
and firstly descending
back to 2500 ft. After crossing the Che river walk gradually up
until
we reach Aye Sakan a camp situated at about 5700 ft where we overnight.
The walking is through pine forest at first but before
and after crossing the Che river, the walk is through deciduous forest with large areas of
cultivation. After reaching 4000 ft we again walk through
pine forest with areas of cultivated land, secondary scrub and
grass. |
| Day.4 |
Most of the time
the walking is uphill until the next
camp site is reached at about 9000 ft where spring water is available.
Along the
way in lower elevations the walking is in secondary vegetation with
patches of semi-cultivated areas and pine forest. The forest above 7000 ft
is a pristine broadleaf evergreen forest with patches of small bamboo.
The weather up there is very cold and one needs warm clothing and sleeping
bags. Sleeping is in tents. |
| Day.5 |
Climb to the summit
of Mount Victoria in the morning and
then walk down to a camp situated at about 8000 ft taking a different
route. Overnight in a wooden bungalow. Forest type above 9000 ft
is mostly oaks and rhododendrons with some grasslands. |
| Day.6 |
From the camp we walk down to another Chin
town called Kanpetlet situated at 4560 ft where our transport is waiting.
Enjoy the evening with a locally-brewed KHAUNG YAY, a wine made
from millet. Overnight in a bungalow with basic facilities. |
| Day.7 |
Drive back from Kanpetlet to Seikphyu, a town
with a ferry crossing. The other side of the Irrawaddy river is Chauk only 18
miles away from Bagan, Overnight in Bagan. |
| Day.8 |
Fly back to Yangon in the morning.
All day free-and-easy in Yangon. International departures |
