Trekking Itinerary of Keng Tung

     City name    :Keng Tung 

     Prepared by:FREDDIE

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 1.PinTauk

                             Today drive about 1 hour to Pin Tauk, a beautiful country side where you will do a 7 km trek through 3 local villages , Pan Lea( Ann tribe ),Wan Lar ( Akha tribe )and Nam Lin Mai ( Ann tribe ) giving you a chance to meet and learn about the different minority people in the area . Then return to the city. Before get to the city you have a chance to stop at Wan Kang     ( Shan traditional ) rice whisky distillery . If time permit you will visit to Wan Pauk villag  ( Palaung tribe ) .

2.Lahu Shi

                             Today drive about 50 minutes to Kong Ma village ( Wa ) tribe . After that walk about 3 hours trek to Pan Pack ( Lahu shi ) village .This group ,they are well know of Tiger -hunter . Because they have a good experience to trap a wild animals .The altitude of this village is above 1600 meters . Then keep walking to Bar Khar village about 45 minutes After that walk back to the car about 2 hours and return to the city .

  3.Kabar Aye 

                                 Today drive about 1 hour and 15 minutes to Ho Lan ( Kala Eng )village and boat shape vegetarian monastery .Where you will see a lot of novices . Most of them came from remote area and different ethnic group to study about the Dahhma ( the Buddha teaching )  . After that continue to Akhu tribe to learn about their daily life style . Then visit to Wan Sai (Khun Shan traditional houses).

   4.Ho Kyin 

                               Today drive about approximately 1 hour to Pan Kwai village . Then walk about 1 and half hours to Ho Kyin ( Akha ) village .You have chance to learn about the Akha cultures, religions,(Buddhist , Christian,and Animist ). Before you arrive to the village ,you will walk through a tea plantation and enjoy a beautiful landscape from the rice paddies in the lower area to the terraces further up in the mountain . In this trip you will visit the 4 villages of Akha , the total walking time is about 5 hours in round trip . Then drive back to a city .

    5.Loi Mwe

                               Today drive to Loi Mwe ( app,2 hours drive ) 33 km away from Keng Tung .Loi Mwe , which literally translated means "misty mountain" , is at an altitude of over 1600 meters above sea-level. It commands a magnificent view of the surrounding area and enjoys a temperate climate Once there was an outpost of the British there remain many Colonial buildings and also a Catholic church . The main attraction along the way is the scenery on the ascent to Loi Mwe , which passed through forest , terraced rice fields . On the way to Loi Mwe you will have several stop to visit different villages . Wan Lun Shan village , walk and explore the native village life , Ho lap Akha village where you can see the traditional Akha tribes with their colorful dresses, Noung Cho Wa village and Pan Wai Lahu village ,on the left and right side of the road . Late afternoon you will back to keng tung .

     6.Wan Nyet & Wan Seng 

                                    Today excursion to Loi tribe villages . Drive appr.2hrs on the way to Mong Lar , a border town at the Chinese Border . From there it will take a 1 and half hours hike to Wan Nyet village , one of the Loi tribe villages . The Loi preferring to live in a huge long houses , including at least 5 families . Before visiting the Loi there is an old monastery , a very beautiful one and very different from the other monasteries . One hour from there is another Loi village ( Wan Seng ) , Scenery is beautiful and hiking is not difficult.
      

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