



Remote Myanmar tour: Journey into the hills
15 days from £4,995pp
Tour highlights
Get up close and personal with the tattooed Chin tribes.
Drive on rural tracks to untouched parts of the country.
Climb Myanmar's second highest mountain, Mount Victoria (Natmataung).
Trek in the Shan hills around Inle Lake.
Price includes
Itinerary idea in detail
Includes international flights from a choice of UK airports, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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International outbound flight
Today you begin your journey by boarding your international outbound flight to Yangon.
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This morning you will be taken on a walking tour of colonial Yangon visiting the former Post Office and Strand Hotel to name a few. Late afternoon your driver and guide will take you to visit the shimmering Shwedagon Pagoda as the sun sets, this will be followed by drinks on 19th Street — the perfect place to people watch in downtown Yangon.
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You will be collected from your hotel and transferred to the airport where you will fly to Bagan. On arrival in to Bagan you will go on a tour of the city exploring some of the many temples and stupas that make it such a historical treasure. Towards the end of the day you will climb one of the larger temples to see the vast area that Bagan's architectural dream covers in time for the sun to slip behind the Ayeyarwady River and mountain pass.
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You will be met by your driver and guide in a 4x4 jeep this morning and taken on the journey west in to the Chin Mountains. The journey is hard-going at times however extremely rewarding given the off-the-beaten track nature of the Chin State.
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Today you will explore Mindat and the surrounding hills with your guide, meeting villagers from various ethnic groups such as the Dai and Muun.
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Leaving Mindat this morning you drive through the Chin Mountain range to Mount Victoria. At base camp you will start the trek over the mountains with your guide to the summit of Mount Victoria. After completing the climb leave and drive on to Kanpetlet where you will spend the night.
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Leaving Kanpetlet you drive back down the Chin Mountain range in to the lowlands. The journey is pretty rough and bumpy throughout, around mid-afternoon you arrive in to Bagan and your accommodation for some pampering.
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Continue the trek to its conclusion at the temple of Indein on the banks of Inle Lake where you will enjoy lunch before transferring to your hotel.
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Today you will go out on Inle Lake in a boat with your guide. Hopefully you will be fortunate enough to witness the famous leg-rowers and meet the Karen people, or as they are more commonly known, long-neck hill tribes.
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Nyaung Shwe , Heho , Yangon , International return flight
- Yangon
- Bagan
- Mindat
- Kanpetlet
- Bagan
- Heho
- Kalaw
- Inle Lake
- Nyaung Shwe
- Heho
- Yangon
Contact a specialist
The specialist who designs your trip to Myanmar will have explored the country many times and, in some cases, lived there. Their first-hand knowledge gives us the belief that no other travel company can match our expertise in helping you plan your trip. Your dedicated specialist will take the time to understand your preferences and build them into an itinerary to match, working to your budget. He or she will keep perfecting it until you’re completely happy and ready to book.
When to go
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