PUTAO TREKKING

MSTT0005: PUTAO TREKKING

Coverage: Yangon-Putao-Namhtunkoo-Mulashidi-Machanbaw

Duration: 7D6N

Best Time to Visit: October to May

About Putao Town

Putao lies in a flat valley, jumping-off point for trekkers who want to explore the region’s deep forests, wildlife sanctuaries and snow-capped mountains etc.

Day 01- Yangon Arrival (L/D)

-          Arrival at Yangon International Airport

-          Lunch at local restaurant

-          ChaukHtatKyi; fourth largest colossal reclining image in Myanmar

-          Yangon City Center- surrounded by various colonial style buildings

-          Bogyoke (Scott) Market (closed on Mondays); colonial building where can shop Myanmar souvenirs

-          Shwedagon Pagoda- world famous golden Stupa; the wonderful holy place of Buddha

-          Dinner at Karaweik Palace Restaurant-enjoy dinner with Myanmar Cultural show

-          Overnight at hotel in Yangon.

Day 02- Yangon-Putao (B/L/D)

-          Breakfast at hotel

-          Leave Yangon to Putao by domestic flight

-          Have a lunch.

-          After a brief fresh up take a walk around Putao for the orientation.

-          Dinner and overnight at Putao Trekking House

Day 03- Putao-Namtunkoo Trek (B/L/D)

-          Early in the morning walk to Putao market (approx 10 minute), visit attractive market often busy with local ethnic tribes.

-          Return to hotel, breakfast and head off towards Namtunkoo Lisu village, situates west of Putao on the cross road to Mt. Lancrumadin (20 km, approx 5 hours).

-          Walk through cultivation field passing some small villages and farm land. After about one hour walking on the flat land you are immediately in to wildness with lush tropical evergreen forests.

-          About 3 hours trek through the terrain uphill you reach approx 2250 ft, 680 meters shoulder of Namhtun mountain range from where the path descends all the way.

-          Far west you will see blazing 11530 ft, 3495 meters high Lancrumadin Mountain towards Indian border.

-          Lunch stop and continue trek another one more hour through the farm land to the village.

-          Check in at a designated home and heading to Namhtun creek, usually busy during the late afternoon by local on their return home from field.

-          Dinner and overnight at Namhtun guest house.

Day 04- Namhtunkoo - Mulashidi - Putao (trek/jeep) (B/L/D)

-          Breakfast and we bit good bye to the locals and walk about 1½ hour (with the distance 2.5 km) through the field along Namhtun creek crossing the creek a couple of time.

-          Once we get in to the wildness the terrain immediate become deep up amongst bamboo forests which leads up to 2658 ft, 810 meters, which should take us about one hour (with the distance 1.25 km).

-          From here descending trek goes through sub-tropical forests about one hour through (with the distance 1.82 km).

-          Have a lunch.

-          We continue trek through farm land about one hour (with the distance 1.18 km) from where we enjoy a spectacular view of the Putao plain spiral through snake like crawling Mula creek.

-          About 1½ hour easy walks then we meet with waiting jeep and travel further to Mulashidi village where we enjoy beautiful surrounding often back drop with snow capped mountains in distance. Later we return back to Putao. Dinner and overnight at Putao Lodge.

Day 05- Putao – Machanbaw – Nat Kyun – Putao (jeep/boat) (B/L/D)

-          Breakfast and excursion by jeep to Machanbaw (20 km, approx one hour).

-          Machanbaw is a small administrative town ex-Putao with beautifully set up colonial style town.

-          Arrive at Naungkhine village and walk through by a small suspension bridge span across Malikha river to Machanbaw.

-          Excursion in town includes a small market and walk up to the so-called stone dragon park which should takes about 20 minutes to view the snake-like rock formation.

-          Walk back to the river front, cross suspension bridge to other side and drive back to Putao.

-          Lunch at hotel and have a relaxing afternoon in Putao. Dinner and overnight at Putao Trekking House.

Day 06- Putao – Yangon (B/L/D)

-          Breakfast and perhaps a last minute shopping at Putao market and further visit in and around Putao

-          Have a lunch

-          Leave Putao to Yangon by domestic flight.

-          China Town where can see the many vendors on the platform & can buy the variety of Myanmar

-          Dinner &Overnight at hotel in Yangon.

Day 07- Yangon Departure (B)

-          Breakfast at hotel

-          Transfer to Yangon International Airport for your departure.

“Hope to see you again”