Trip Itinerary
Day 01 : Arrival in Burma and Transfer to your Hotel.
Day 02 : Yangon – Putao – Shangaung Village
Pick you up at the hotel and transfer to airport for Putao flight in the morning. It takes about 3 hours to reach Putao. Putao is the most northern town on the foothills of the eastern Himalayas. It is situated in the north of Myitkyina, the capital city of Kachin State. The city is surrounded with snow peaked mountains and the weather is cold the whole year. There are many floras and faunas to be seen in the forest surrounding this city, with different ethnic minority tribes.
In Putao, there are various kinds of orchids and even the world rarest Black orchids. For faunas, the rarest species can be seen here such as Red Panda, Black Bears and Black Deer.
After having lunch in Putao, you will proceed to Shangaung Village by car. Stay at village house. This village is the largest village on this route. Rawan and Lisu tribes live here. It lies at the foot of the Shangaung range. In Shangaung, you can see the ways of living of the Rawan tribe.
Day 03 : Shangaung Village – Warsamdam Village
After breakfast, start a 7- hours trekking and have to climb over the forest- covered mountain range, named Shangaung Range (about 5000 ft).
The other side of the range is another village named Warsamdam, a small village inhabited by only 10 families, next to the beautiful stream. Stay at the village house.
Day 04 : Warsamdam Village - Zeyardam Village
The distance between Warsamdam and Zeyardam Village is about 17 km. A trekking takes around 5 hours. You will walk along the riverbank and cross one suspension bridge. On the way, you can study villagers’ cultivation of Mustard, wheat and rice.
Zeyardam village is the last village on the way to Phongun Razi. The village is at the height of 3000 ft. and another small stream passes by the village. This village has about 20 houses and surrounded by very deep forests and snow-capped mountains. Stay at the village house.
Day 05 : Zeyardam Village – River Junction Camp – Zeyardam Village
Today, you will trek by the route along Nat Lan creek to reach River Junction Camp which takes about 3 hours. Need to cross one suspension bridge on the way and trek through the deep forest. During the trek, you can study bamboo, rattan, creeper and orchid in this forest. Bird watching and fly-fishing are also possible activities in this forest. Overnight Zeyardam village
Day 06 : Zeyardam Village - Warsamdam Village
After breakfast, walk back to Warsamdam Village along the river bank. Overnight Warsamdam village
Day 07 : Warsamdam Village – Shangaung Village
After breakfast, climb the mountain range and go down to get to the village. Have lunch on the way and overnight Shangaung village.
Day 08 : Shangaung Village – Putao
After breakfast, go back to Putao and have lunch at local restaurant. In the evening, you will have you free and easy time. Overnight Putao at local guesthouse
Day 09 : Putao – Yangon
In the morning, you will have time to leisure at Putao market, find some interesting foods to have for breakfast and then shop for local souvenirs. After lunch, transfer to airport for flight to Yangon.
Great for trekking, Myanmar has been inaccessible for so long, that it's relatively untainted by the excesses of modern life and retains an aura of a bygone age. 
