SM-503

Mt. Victoria Trekking (6 Days)

YAGNON-BAGAN-KANPALET-MINDUT-BAGAN-YANGON

Day 1: Yangon arrival
Day 2: Yangon – Bagan
Day 3: Bagan-Kanpalet
Day 4: Kanpalet-Mindut
Day 5: Mindut-Bagan
Day 6: Bagan-Yangon departure

DETAIL ITINERARY

Day 1: Yangon arrival and City Tour

sm 503 01 On arrival you will be welcomed by SM Myanmar tour guide and transferred to your hotel for check-in (Normal check in time 14:00). After that visit to Yangon Colonial Style city center. Sule Pagoda” With unique architectural features 2000 years old, is located in the center of Yangon near City Hall and Mahabandoola Independent Monument Park, within a traffic circle. So, you can see “Window sightseeing”. Heading to “Chaukhtathgyi Pagoda” it is the fourth largest colossal reclining image in Myanmar and 67m long. “Then transfer to hotel for check in and take a short rest. Then “Shopping at Bogyoke Market (Scott) Market” with hundreds of food, clothes, handicrafts and gems stores. No visit to Yangon would be complete without spending some time at the stunning Shwedagon Pagoda, one the most venerable places of worship in Myanmar. Take in the array of gold and gems which light up around the giant golden dome as the sun slowly sets around you. Watch as the locals come here to make offerings before they return to your hotel.
Meals included: Lunch
Overnight at Reno Hotel – Deluxe Room

Day 2: Yangon – Bagan

sm 503 02 In the morning catch your flight to the ancient city of Bagan where you will spend the day exploring the city. Arrive Nyaung U Airport and Visit Nyaung U Market, Shwezigon Pagoda (the prototype for later Myanmar Stupas), Kyansittha Umin, Wet-Kyi-Inn Gubyaukgyi Temple with its exquisite mural painting from the 13th Century, and Htilominlo Temple. After lunch, visit a fascinating lacquer-ware workshop before continuing on to Manuha Temple, built by the exiled King Manuha, before stopping at Nanphaya, said to have been the residence of King Manuha. You will also visit Ananda Temple, an architectural masterpiece, as well as the Oakkyaung Monastery, which is decorated with multi-colored mural paintings. End the day with some breathtaking sunset views from the terraces of an ancient temple.
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch
Overnight at Arthawka Hotel – Deluxe Room

Day 3: Bagan-Kanpalet

sm 503 08 After breakfast at hotel, depart to Kanpetlet by 4x4 wheel drive car about 8 hrs. On the way stop at Chauk and visit to the colourful market, then driving to Saw where we have lunch in local small restaurant. And then continue driving to Kanpetlet (base camp of Mt.Victoria, Kanpetlet is located near the peak of Myanmar’s third highest mountain). Dinner and overnight at Mt. Mountain Oasis Restaurant in Kanpetlet, very simple accommodation and electricity is only available from 06:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Kanpalet is a very beautiful hill station 4000 feet above sea level.
(The Natma Taung National Park covers an area of 722 km2 with many rare species of flora and fauna.)
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight at Mt.Oasis Hotel in Kanpalet

Day 4: Kanpalet-Mindut

sm 503 07 Early morning after breakfast at 07:30, explore the area. From Kanpetlet (1400 m) it is 24 km to the peak of Mount Victoria (3109 m). The car can go quite near to the 2nd base near to the peak, so that you have to climb only about 8 km by feet (it will take about 2 ½ hours). Enjoy the spectacular views over the jungle and mountain area. After a short break return to the second base-camp on Mount Victoria and continue by car to Kanepetlet. After lunch at local restaurant drive about 4 hours over bumpy roads to Mindat (approx 1500 m). If time permits have a coffee break at Kangyi village before the road goes steep up the Chin Hills to Mindat, a base for Mount Victoria. Mindat is a small town inhabited by Chin people. The Chin call themselves “mountain people”. Stay overnight at Guesthouse in Mindat. (Mindat is about 1500 m above sea-level)
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight at Mt.Oasis Hotel in Mindut

Day 5: Mindut-Bagan

sm 503 09 After breakfast, drive to Panow village and meet with head of the village and then observe their traditional way of life that they earn their living by hunting and farming in the mountain. You have the chance to see the famous Chin-Women with tattooed faces, a fading tradition, and then return back to Mindat; see with Chin women wearing big earrings listen to sound of flutes by nose and chin traditional weaving house. Overnight at guest house in Mindat.
After breakfast, have a look to Mindut market, then return to Bagan by car on different way; Kyaukhtu, Pauk, Kanma which distance is 92 miles, and then across the Ayeyarwaddy River. Transfer to your Hotel. Overnight at hotel in Bagan
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Arthawka Hotel in Bagan (Deluxe Room)