Details Itinerary
Day 1
(From Kalaw 6-7 hours) drive along snake like road, passing
through; Myin-ma-hti, Tie-kyit, Sae-taung, Ye-oo, Bam-mouk,
Pin-laung, Phae-khon, Moe-byae, Loikaw. Stop at Myin-ma-hti
Cave, possible 5 days market, and visit some villages to
watch the ethnic tribes, such as Intha, PaO, and Taungyoe.
Lunch at local restaurant in Phae-khon. Then continued to
Loikaw, and check-in hotel. Stroll up in the town for first
visit, and dinner. Overnight at Min-ma-haw guest house.
Way to Loikaw |
Be Loo Creek |
Day 2
Visit Thi-ri-min-ga-lar local market and watch the
activities, then visit Buddhist monastery where orphans are
under the care of Buddhist monks. Proceed to textile home
industry of hand weaving centre. Afternoon visit Man khut
Kayah village, to watch the traditional dressing Kayah
woman. Proceed to Sun-bon village, about 3 kl from the city
where the long neck women family dwelt. There are about 20
to 25 houses in that village, and lady about (45 yrs) are
still having their traditional cloths, and consecutive
bronze coils are still on their neck. Visit from house to
house and taste the Local wine (called Khaung-yee). When the
sun go down, visit Taung-gwe Pagoda built on two separated
rock mountains, and watch the sunset and panorama.
Padaung Giraffe Women |
Kayan Family |
Day 3
After breakfast, drive to Phae-khon, and start the boat
trip. Stop at Sa-ka village, and visit house to house to
learn the people's daily life while our helper is cooking
lunch. Aafter lunch continue to Nampan Inle by passing many
villages. This boat trip may take 5 hours but stopping at a
village at every two hours will easy our tiredness.
Padaung Giraffe Womens |
Padaung Tribal House |
Taung-Gwe Pagoda |
Padaung Villagers |
Optionnal {If and only if we are allowed; (then we can
add the following on day 3, and day 3 became 4)}
The following is the day trip we made in Loikaw, but it was
beyond the scope of Tourists visit.
It was opened for few months for the tourists, but strictly
forbidden later due the security situation.
Dhi-mor-so Local Market |
Tribal House |
Kam-yam (popularly called Padaung) is the most featured
minority among the others due to their attractive long neck
equipped with consecutive hollow bronze coils, and wearing
silver rings on their legs.
It has also some sub generations;
1-Kam-Yan Ka Khui
2-Kam-Yan Ka Ngan
3-Kam-Yan Ka Khanwn
4-Kam-Yan La Hta
Some Padaungs are Buddhist, and some are animist, and very
few Christians.
Wood Cutting and Slicing Process |
Padaung Farmer |
Day 3Drive to Dhi-mor-so, about 12 miles from Loikaw,
and watch Dim or so local market if there is a market days.
There one can taste the local wine (called khaung yee), and
further 2 miles driving reach at Ngwe-taung dam, with the
catchments Area of the dam is 22.15 square miles and many
farmlands are being irrigated with the water from Ngwe Taung
dam. It was the Lake Ngwe taung, where the Kayah legendary
of Keinnary Dway-mae nor, Prince Thu-dha-nu were adopted.
That legendary is still prevail in Kayah till present day.
Untill today, we may see a beautiful Tapestry on which two
flying of Kein-na-ri, Kein-na-rar with the back ground of
Ngwe taung mountain is embroidered.
For an hour drive more, 10 miles from Ngwe-taung, there we
reach to a point from where start trekking to Pan-pae (7
villages) padaung villages. The village is about 2 to 3
miles away from main road, and 4 wheel drive is accessible
during dry season. At the top of each village, there is a
stone column which is to mark the generation of their
ethnicity. It is quite big village, and the inhabitants are
farmers. Men get up early, and go into the forest and get
fire-wood, and illegal cut teak wood for the commercial.
Women of long neck equipped with consecutive bronze coil,
silver-ware on their legs are working in the paddy field and
cultivation ( during day time. There are about 40 to 50
houses in that village, and a small school for young
children, let's say kinder garden. During the rainy season,
rice is grown on mountain hill side keeping the technique of
terrace cultivation. The villagers also collect the rain
water in a big tank for the purpose of water supply during
the dry season. We saw some illegal wood cutting and slicing
at the top of village. The Padaung people in the villages
were very welcoming the strangers (but off course, some ask
large money to be taken their photo). Most of them are
friendly, and we found their difficulty of rare
water(draught land). We have learnt that the best time to
visit Padaung village is from (25 March to 29 March),
because it is the "Ka Do Poe" festival of Padaung tribes. It
is the time the people made their wish of good watcher and
good harvest for the next year.
