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YANGON | PUTAO | NAUMGMUN |PUTAO | YANGON
Availability November - April (min 4 pax)
Tour Grade: Moderate
Day 1 Arrive Yangon
Meet at airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 Yangon - Putao [B]
Sightseeing Yangon : World famous Shwedagon Pagoda, Chauk-Htat-Gyi (Reclining Buddha), Sule Pagoda and Mahabandoola Park and Bogyoke Market. National Museum, China Town and Yangon Jetty. Overnight at hotel.
Day 3 [Fri]
Transfer to airport for flight to Putao. Arrive at Putao airport, transfer to local guesthouse, walking tour in Putao. Overnight at Putao Trekking House.
Day 4 [Sat]
By jeep to Machanbaw (1520'), trek to Alangga. Overnight at Local home stay.
Day 5 [Sun]
Trek to Htangga (2200') through the trek winds steeply upwards with a gorge on side and wall of mountain on the other.
Overnignt at local home stay.
Day 6 [Mon]
Trek to Uringga passing through valleys and creeks. Overnight at Local home stay.
Day 7 [Tue]
Trek to Babaw (1700'), through prestine forest fills with flora and fauna. Overnight at Local home stay.
Day 8 [Wed]
Trek to Kwinmaling via Rapbaw. Trek along Gasang creek with its water usually dark and green with plenty of iced water fish. Overnight at Local home stay.
Day 9 [Thu]
Trek to Naungmon across Beekoat creek which leads to the bottom of the mountain. Overnight at Local home stay.
Day 10 [Fri]
Trek to Maza will be different one on mule trek. Once you cross Kasankha stream on a suspension bridge the route gets higher up all way. Overnight at Local home stay.
Day 11 [Sat]
Trek to Namti by the shoulder of Baulonhtan peek at 5490' and descend back to1050'. Once you across Namhti stream, the path goes up and down the mountain ridge. Overnight at Local home stay.
Day 12 [Sun]
Trek through winding through mule trek to Salundum via Namsabum . Once you cross Malikha river by boat to Htawadum, your jeep awaits you for Putao Overnight at Putao Trekking House.
Day 13 [Mon]
Visit attractive Putao market and further excursion to Mulashidi Lisu village with suspension bridge across Mula river. Overnight at Putao Trekking House
Day 14 Putao - Yangon [Tue ]
Transfer to airport for flight to Yangon. Transfer to hotel or for your onward departure. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 15 [Wed]
Transfer to airport for departure flight.
End of our service.
Cost Inclusive:
- Ground transport (coach, jeep, truck etc)
- Accommodation (guest house, local home stay) (mattress, pillow and blanket will be provided)
- Escorted English language leader (supplement for other language leader)
- Local trekking guide and porters
- Full board meal, drinking water (boiled water) and soft drinks
- Permit to travel (loyalty fee to MHT)
- Domestic airfare (YGN - Putao - YGN)
- Transfer to airport vice versa
Cost Exclusive:
- Accommodation in Yangon
- Insurance (medical, travel, property, etc)
- Expenditure on personal nature such as alcoholic beverages, gratitude to guides and porters etc
CONDITIONS FOR SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS (ST-7)
Note:
Myanmar Airways flight YGN / Putao / YGN, fly on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Flight:
Beside bad weather in mountainous regions, irregularities of domestic flight schedule may affect your onward journeys. We cannot be responsible for you might incur as a result of these cancellations.
If guests have to stay longer than 15days in Patao, because of any circumstances such as flight delay, flight cancel due to weather etc, all expenses occurred during their stay is to be borne by clients.
Insurance: It will be compulsory for all clients to have taken out prior medical insurance including emergency air evacuation if required. Clients will be requested to take out their own personal travel insurance, which must cover adventure activities and include emergency evacuation as a pre condition of booking. Full contact details of the insurance policy will need to be carried with the expedition. In addition, we will also ask clients to sign a waiver form on certain trek, which will recognize the client's voluntary participation in an adventure activity, which carries a certain amount of inherent risk.
Responsibility: Seven Star Tours assume no liability for any loss, injury or damage sustained by the person including those occurring outside the programs. Seven Star Tours will also accept no responsibilities for losses or additional expenses due to accident, delay, sickness, weather, strike, unusual delay in permit or other cause beyond its control. Participation in the tour implies the person's agreement to the above conditions. Seven Star Tours also reserve the right to modify or reverse the original program in the interest of the clients, however will make fullest possible endeavor to keep up with the original program and arrangements as agreed upon for the best of its capacity and upon the satisfaction of the client.
Claims: All disputes, claims and litigation regarding the services shall first be settled by way of negotiation and mutual understanding in the event such effort would fail, the disputes, claim or litigation shall be finally settled by arbitration of Union of Myanmar. All claims must be submitted in writing within 30 days after the end of the services.
General Information
Baggage: - As general rule when packing for wilderness expeditions keep personal gear to a minimum. Please avoid large framed suitcase as they can be rather cumbersome to porters but use a medium size duffle bag instead. Your day pack should be a medium volume without a frame which can hold your personal belonging such as medication, camera, extra clothes, water etc.
Weather: - Putao tourist season is between November and May, mostly clear skies, warm during the day and cool evenings. Temperature steadily decreases between late December and early February. Average temperature would be between low 10 and high 22 degree but could drop steadily up to freezing point in the mountains.
Domestic flight: - Air Bagan serves twice weekly flight on Tuesdays and Fridays between Yangon, Mandalay, Myitkyina and Putao. Myanmar Airways also schedule to operate twice weekly flight on Tuesdays and Saturdays but its rather uncertain weather or not it actually operate according to schedule. Unforeseen circumstance such as bad weather in mountainous regions could cause flight delays. Clients should make proper allowances when booking your onward journey.
Transportation: - There are limited numbers of motor vehicles available in Putao. WW II jeeps and open trucks are standard type of transportation. Sharing one vehicle among many clients is common due to limited resources.
Guide: - We provide English-language escorted leader plus an assistance local guide, who will also be able to speak the local hill tribe dialects.
Accommodation: - Putao Trekking House provides standard facility such as private bath with hot and cold water in Putao. Western toilet facilities are installed in some of our guesthouses on various trekking route. Some of our expeditions involve local home stay and tent accommodation. With a local home stay we choose a suitable home in a village. Night will then be spent in candle light and wood fire. Toile will be clean but mostly local squat type.
Limited amount of hot water will be supplied for face wash in every morning. When pitching a tent, two clients will share a tent, unless they have requested and paid for a single supplement.
Communication: - Local CDMA network plus satellite based IP Star communication facility exist in Putao which enables you to connect to the world from this wildness town. Once you leave the town then communication will become rather limited except for occasional radio telephone facility at some villages.
Meal: - We take care of all catering on your expedition. Breakfast will be served in the morning, lunch usually is simple and light and serve during mid day follow by an hour rest. Dinner will be more extensive featuring pre dinner snacks and deserts. Clients with special dietary requirements will have to advise us at the time of booking.
Clothing and footwear: - Should be lightweight, dry quickly, and provide insulation. A thick sweater or fleece sweat shirt will be essential for the evenings, when temperatures decline considerably. For longer treks and higher altitude treks
Waterproof pants, gaiters and gloves are highly recommended. Lightweight hiking boots or good quality running shoes are must for the lowland trek.
Personal items: - Such as flashlight or headlamp with spare batteries, water purifying tablets, Pocket-knife, reading and writing material will be essential. A personal first aid kit would also be essential for your convenience.
Personal Care: - The same precautions as anywhere else. Drink bottled, boiled or treated water, avoid eating raw vegetables, and eat fruits that you can peel or cut yourself. It's important to use insect repellent to keep mosquitoes away. Use sunscreen literally when exposed to the intense, tropical sun.
Health Care: - International standard facilities are limited in the up country and none exists in the Putao region.
Safety: - While trekking you may leave the valuable at our office in Putao. We recommend using lockable baggage.
Insurance: - It is compulsory for all clients to take out their own personal travel insurance, which must cover trip cancellation and baggage protection. Full contact details of the insurance policy will need to be carried with the expedition.
Emergency evacuation: - In the event of an emergency, client will be taken to Putao and flown to Yangon for further medical care. Ensure that your insurance policy covers you for such unlikely eventualities. Medical evacuation and hospitalization fees are to be paid for by guests prior to departure from Yangon.
Physical fitness: - Our programs are classified as "Easy" with only a short element of trekking on good paths and predominantly at low altitudes, "Moderate" involve relatively short days combination of lowland trekking with some up and down to "Demanding" with longer trekking days higher altitude on difficult terrain etc. None of our program does require technical mountaineering skills or previous experience. During your expedition you will be under the direction of your trip leader and he or she has total authority to determine your suitability to participate.
Equipment: - Should bring battery-operated appliances with several extra batteries. You can recharge your batteries while you are in Putao however, no electricity is available once you leave Putao.
Tipping: - Tipping is common to porters, guides, waiters at local restaurants and also usually at airports.
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