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Kalaw
Kalaw sits high on the western edge of the Shan Plateau and was a popular hill station in the British times. Many of the Tudor-style houses and English gardens of colonial days remain. It is still a peaceful and quiet place with an atmosphere remnant of colonial era. Kalaw is situated 70 km west of Taunggyi. Kalaw is 1320 m above sea level with a pleasantly cool weather and is a good place for hiking amid gnarled pines, bamboo groves and rugged mountains scenery. There are good accommodations in Kalaw and trekking into the surrounding mountains to take a look at the lifestyle of native hill tribes as Pa-O, Pa Laung and others. It is an ideal starting point for trekking to Palaung villages. The road from Kalaw to Pindaya is really pleasant with panoramic mountain views, reminiscent of the ALPA in Europe. You will feel like you are arriving in Switzerland!

Kyaing Tong
Situated in the eastern Shan State and 452 km from Taunggyi and 176km from Tachileik. Kyaing Tong is known for its scenic beauty and many colorful ethnic tribes. Places of interest around Kyaingtong are, the Spa, Naung Tong Lake, Sunn Taung Monastery, Central market and Traditional Lacquer ware works and weaving factory. There are many villages of various ethnic tribes resided around Kyaing Tong. The tribes known as Gon, Lwe, Li, Wa, Lah Hu, Thai Nay, Shan, Li Shaw, Li Su, Palaung, Akha, and we can only differentiate the tribes by colourful dresses which is different to one another. You can observe their tribal dances and their way of living on these mountainous regions around Kyaing Tong.

Pyin Oo Lwin
Over 1000 meters above sea-level, Pyin Oo Lwin is a popular hill station about 69km away from Mandalay. It is well known for its colonial style houses with large compound and pine trees, eucalyptus and silver-oak abound in town. Delightfully cool and pleasant the whole year round. The main attractions are Botanical Garden, Pwe Kauk Water fall and Peik Chin Myaung Cave. The Botanical Garden was first founded in the year 1915-16 by one British botanist named Mr. Roger who began collecting local plants and trees and cultivating them on 30 acres of land at the present site. Pwe Kauk Fall is about 8km from town. It is also called Hampshire Falls in British times. It's a very pleasant picnic spot.

Hsi Baw
Hsipaw is an ancient Shan town, the local capital of a Shan principality of the same name which according to its legendary history goes back to year 58 B.C. It is said to have been founded by Sao Hkun Hkam Saw, the fourth son of the Sawbwa (Saohpa) of Mong Mao named Sao Hkun Lai.The Myanmar (Burma) people pronounce the name as Thibaw and the last king of Myanmar, King Thibaw (1875-85 AD) got his name from this town. The old wooden traditional Haw, Palace of the Sawbwa was destroyed by bombing during the last World War, but we were able to visit the interesting modern Sawbwa s residence built during colonial times by Sawbwa Sao Ohn Kya who ruled Hsipaw from 1928 to 1938.

It is the fascinating journey with twisting and turning hilly trek by train from Mandalay through Pyin Oo Lwin. On the way you have to cross over the famous Gote Hteik viaduct and enjoy the most spectaculars scenic views of the Shan plateau traveling one way by winding road with elbow crossing hilly drive. You will find the local peoples and landscape beyond your imagination. And you can do trekking to the hill tribe, Palaung and on the way you can see tea plantation, orange plantation and ways of life.

Myitkyina
Myitkyina is the capital city of Kachin State, and Bamaw (Bhamo) the second largest city. Myitkyina and Bamaw (Bhamo) are reachable by flight or car. The Kachin people are one of the eight major ethnic groups, who are hill tribes. There are many other tribes in Kachin State. They speak their own dialects and wear their own dress. The people are mostly Christians.

Kachin State shares common border with China. The climate is cool. It is famous for the confluence of the Maekha and Malikha ravines, where the epic Ayeyarwady River. The confluence is about 21 miles by car from Myitkyina and is a famous tourist spot with idyllic landscapes, Pharkamt Jade Mines and Pidaung Game Sanctuary near Myitkyina and the Manao Festival which is very spectacular. There had been brutal fighting between the Allied forces and Japanese forces during the World War II, especially at the area along Ledo Road, which etches out a way through the rocky mountain region. There are about 20 War-time aerodromes in Myitkyina area. Please read the Last Plane from Myitkyina, written by a foreigner who had experienced the invasion by the Japanese forces in Myitkyina. Below Myitkyina, there is the first defile (gorge) of the Ayeyarwady. Mt. Hkakabo Razi (5889 m) is in the northern-most region of Kachin State. The snow-capped peak was first conquered by a Japanese expedition team in the year 1996. Hence Kachin State is a place worth visiting, without which your visit to Myanmar would be incomplete.

Putao
Putao is due North of Myitkyina in Kachin State and nearest town to the base camp for climbing the Mt. Hkakabo Razi (5889 metres), the highest mountain in Myanmar. Hill tribe people who come to sell goods at the market can be found. It is located 420 meters above the sea level and surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Rawan, Lisu, Jingphaw and Kachin people are represented in the region. A wide variety of species of orchid and other exotic flora and fauna are native to Putao. Flowing streams and rivulets, straw-roofed houses and fences of pebbles and creek stones provide a pleasant, pastoral contrast to the scenes and sights of modern cities. The suspension bridges are the typical river crossing in this region. This area is famous for its Nature of originated Flora, especially there are many various kinds of orchids and even the world rarest Black orchids can be found in this area. And for fauna, one of the rarest animal species, Takin (Budorcas Taxicolor), Red Panda (Ailurus Fulgens), Black Bears, Black Deer, are all endemic to this region.