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Day.1 Yangon (arrival by morning
flight)
Arrive in Yangon on morning flight, check into hotel and
have a tour briefing. Afternoon go sightseeing downtown
Yangon including a visit to the Shwedagon Pagoda. Rest
of the day at your leisure. Dinner and overnight in
Yangon.
Day. 2 Yangon - Putao - Upper
Sangaung (by morning flight & car)
After breakfast, transfer to airport for Putao by flight
(Air Bagan operate Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun). Putao the
northern most district town of Myanmar formerly known as
Fort Hertz. Upon arrival transfer to guest house and
take a break. In the afternoon,look around the town and
proceed to Upper Sangaung village,the last village where
a car can drive and is the beginning of the trek to
Northern Myanmar. It is a large Rawang village with 150
huts and 800 villagers, having a hydroelectric power for
the night.Have dinner and overnight at this village.
Note: Yangon - Putao = by domestic flight, Putao - Upper
Sangaung = 1 hour by car, 19km
Day.3 Upper Sangaung Village-Wazadan
Village (by trekking)
After breakfast, start the trekking to Wazadan village;
on the way, we will pass through Mt.Sly Mardin (6000 ft)
but we will cross over the shoulder at 5000ft.We will
arrive to Wazadan village after spending (appr:9 hours
by walking). It's a small Rawang village with 15 huts.
We will spend the night at Wazadan village in a wooden
house with our sleeping bags. From this point, daily
meals, drinks will be provided by our crews and porters.
Note:
Upper Sangaung - Wazadan village = 10km, 1000 meter
above the sea level
Day.4 Wazadan - Awadam - Ziadam (
by trekking)
We start trekking in the morning, the first part of the
trek is relatively flat walking through some secondary
forest alongside a small river, but the second part is
through pristine forest with some steep climbing and
gulley crossings - this is hard work. After 3 hours
trekking, we will arrive at Awadam village which is on a
mountain range. We then continue to walk on relatively
flat terrain (sometimes with short steep climbs) until
we reach a village called Ziadam. There will be some
river crossings today, most of them waist deep but
temporary bamboo bridges will be built across by our
advance team. Ziadam is the last frontier village on the
tract situated on the bank of Zia River, and about 1100
meters in elevation.Before reach to the Ziadam village
you will have to cross Zia creek by Suspicion Bridge.
The night is spent in a bamboo house in the village.
Note: Wazadan - Ziadam = 21km, 1100 meter above the sea
level.
There are 15 huts,
100 villagers in Awadam village (A)- 9
huts, 45 villagers in Awadam village (B) and 20 huts, 120 villagers in Ziadam village. We have to cross two
bridges, one is between Wazadam - Awadam(A) and the
other between Awadam(B) - Ziadam. You can see the Icy
mountain from Ziadam village. Rawang and Lisu tribes are
living in these villages.
Day.5 Ziadam - Thit Pin Gyi Camp
(by trekking 20km)
The track from Ziadam to Chaungzone camp, is also quite
easy walking on flat terrain although with some short
steep ups and downs. The first part of the track is
through a thick evergreen forest ascending gradually
until we reach the Namlam river. We then walk along the
river leaving human inhabitant behind. Today you have to
cross Phangran creek with temporary bridge.
Today's trekking is the hardest portion. After walking
across the flood plain of Namlam river we will start
walking up a ridge. There will be steep climbing, on the
first part but after reaching the top of the ridge the
slopes will become gentle although with occasional short
steep climbing. Thit Pin Gyi Camp is situated at about
1900 meters, which is the elevation the snow starts to
fall.Overnight at this camp.
Note : Ziadam - Chaungzone camp = 2:30 hours, Chaungzone
camp - Thit Pin Gyi camp = 3 hours
Day.6 Thit Pin Gyi Camp - Khan Tauk
Myint camp (by trekking)
This camp is called ‘‘ Khan-tauk-myit ’’ camp, named
after a traditional herb which grows there and is useful
in curing many kinds of illnesses. The camp is situated
on a ridge and we spend the night in tents.
Note : 5:30 hours for trekking,
2500 meter above the sea
level
Day.7 Khan Tauk Myint - Yekhe Ahsat
Camp (by trekking)
After breakfast, proceed to Yekhe Ahsat Camp. You will
have to find the right spot to pitch your tents. Lunch
on the way, dinner and overnight at this camp.
Note : 5:30 hours for trekking,
3100 meter above the sea
level
Day. 8 Yekhe Ahsat camp - Mt.
Phungam summit - Yekhe Ahsat camp (by trekking)
Depends on the Ice condition on the peak it may take
between 3 - 7 hours to get to the summit <3506 meter>.
If the weather is nice you could stay about an hour so
but if there is rain storm them you may hold on up to 30
min and return back to Ice camp. Lunch on the way,
dinner and overnight at camp.
Note : 5 hours to summit
Day. 9 Yekhe Ahsat camp - Big Tree
camp (by trekking)
Day. 10 Big Tree camp - Ziyadam (by
trekking)
Day. 11 Ziyadan - Wazadan (by
trekking)
Day. 12 Wazadan - Upper Saunggaung
- Putao (by trekking & car)
Day. 13 Putao - Mandalay/Yangon
(flight)
After breakfast, free at leisure (or) visit the tranquil
town of Putao with Myoma local market and downtown area.
And transfer to Putao airport and fly back to Mandalay.
(OR)
Breakfast at hotel and rest of the
morning at your leisure. Afternoon transfer to airport
for your Yangon bound flight. Upon arrival at Yangon
transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight in Yangon.
  
  
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