One Overnight
C1, Trails of PALAUNG hill tribe village and Tea Plantation - 1 overnight trek
Day 1 (5 to 6 hours walking)
Begin a walk from Hotel along flat path through TAI (SHAN) Villages and seasonal vegetable crops, rice paddy along natural spring and stream for 1 hour to reach foot-hill. Walk up along steady uphill path through hill crops and Tai villages at lower part of mountain for couple of hours to reach PALAUNG (minority) village and have lunch break.
Take afternoon walk for sightseeing around in the village and through tea plantation, hill cultivation. Meet ethnic tribes (Ladies are with their traditional costume) in the evening and try to understand their conversation and way of life. Dinner and Overnight at local family’s home.
Day 2 (4 hours walking)
After local breakfast, Walk down-hill back to the hotel along the path which local guide will choose different way and village for some part of trek (accept in monsoon).Reach hotel back around noon or 1 pm.
C2, Trails of PALAUNG hill tribe village and Tea Plantation - 1 overnight (Longer)
Day 1 (7 to 8 hours walking)
Start walking from Hotel along TAI (SHAN) Villages and seasonal vegetable crops, rice paddy along natural spring and stream. Reach PALAUNG (minority) village after five hours walk through relatively flat land with quite a few ups and downs the tea mountain. Take a nap or rest at lacal home stay for a while after our local lunch.
Continue afternoon trek through little jungle and village for several hours and reach farther minority village. Dinner and overnight at local home stay.
Day 2 (3 to 4 hours)
Begin a trek after local breakfast through the little forest, some Tai-Shan hamlet and villages at down-hilling for several hours and get the pickup at TAI (SHAN )ethnic village, the one near Hi-way road and back to the Hotel. Proceeding to hot spring by pickup as majority of group wishes is possible. (in Oct to Feb of years only)
(The itenary and destination of each day can be change upon condition of weather and months of years)
Two Overnight
C3, Trails of PALAUNG hill tribe village and Tea Plantation, 2 overnights trek
Day 1 (approx: 7 hours)
Start with an easy walk from Hotel through TAI (SHAN) Villages and seasonal vegetable plantations, paddy field along the natural spring and stream for 1 hour to reach foot-hill. Start trekking with a slightly up through the hill crops plantations and SHAN villages at lower part of mountain for couple of hours to reach PALAUNG (minority) village. Take a lunch break here.
Continue trekking through the tea plantations and pine forest. Reach another PALAUNG village (which has different dialect and costume from the village where we had our lunch). Dinner and overnight at a home stay.
Day 2 (approx; 5 hours)
Start trekking after breakfast through a couple of minority villages and little forest for several hours. Take local Lunch and resting for a while at one of the charming villages. Continue afternoon trekking through hill cultivation and reach next village. Dinner and overnight home stay.
Day 3 (approx; 5 hours)
Begin a trek after local breakfast through a little forest, a couple of SHAN hamlet and villages at down-hilling for several hours. Got a pickup from TAI (SHAN )ethnic village and back to the Hotel. There is a possibility of heading to the hot spring by pickup depending on the number of your wishes. (Recommend during Oct to Feb).
(Remark; The itinerary and destination of each day can be changed upon the condition of the weather and season)
D2, Trails of Hsipaw- Kyauk Me (Option B) (In Oct to Mar of years only) - 2 overnight + Train trip for Goktaik Viaduct
Day 1 (approx; 7 to 8 hours walking)
Start with an easy walk from Hotel through TAI (SHAN) Villages and seasonal vegetable plantations, paddy field, along the natural spring and stream for 1 hour to reach foot-hill. Start trekking with a slightly up through the hill crops plantations and SHAN villages at lower part of mountain for couple of hours to reach PALAUNG (minority) village. Take a lunch break here.
Continue trekking through the tea plantations and pine forest to reach another PALAUNG village (which has different dialect and costume from the village where we had our lunch). Dinner and overnight at a home stay.
Day 2 (approx; 7 to 8 hours walking)
After local breakfast, trek through the little forest, cross hanging bridge, lovely mountain range and hill-cultivation area for several hours. Take our lunch break at TAI-PALAUNG village.
Continue your journey in the afternoon for estimate 2 more hours to get one of the TAI villages at lower part of mountain, where we have our dinner and spend overnight.
Day 3
After local breakfast, take you to the train station by pick up for a train ride which leaves at around 11:15 am to your destination. You may want to say goodbye to your trekking guide and get ready for the fantastic journey especially on the viaduct at around 12:30 Pm. FYI; Arrival time in Pyin Oo Lwin is around 4:30 Pm.
(Remark; The itinerary and destination of each day can be changed upon the condition of the weather and season)
D3, Trails of Hsipaw- Kyauk Me (Option (C) (In Oct to Mar of years only) - 2 overnight, 3 days
Day 1
Start trekking from Hotel through TAI (SHAN) villages and seasonal vegetable crop, rice paddy, along natural spring and stream. Local lunch at Pankham (PALAY-PALAUNG hill tribe). Continue our journey after a rest for a while through tea plantations and pine woods. Dinner and overnight at one of the ethnic TAI remote village.
Day 2 - Experience Forest Trek!
Breakfast and trekking through the little forest, lovely mountain range, orchid, pine wood and hill-cultivation area for several hours and have a break for picnic lunch at a decent place in the forest. Continue trekking through the forest and villages (TAI-PALAUNG) along the trail. Dinner and overnight at the friendly family house.
Continue your journey in the afternoon for estimate 2 more hours to get one of the TAI villages at lower part of mountain, where we have our dinner and spend overnight.
Day 3
Breakfast and trek through TAI villages down the slope for several hours. Lunch at a TAI village and rest for a while which is near to Kyaut Me where we can get pick-up transport back to Hsipaw taking an hour.
Remark (The itenary and destination of each day can be change upon condition of weather and months of years)
