Putao

When we talk about the North or Kachin State, the subject is not completed without PUTAO, the northern most air terminals in Myanmar. Known as the most exciting and the most beautiful part of Myanmar. Putao is situated in the Hkamti lon Plains. Also Mt. Hkakaborazi at 5889 meters and the tallest mountain in mainland South East Asia, Mt. Phongan Razi at 3506 meters above sea level and other snow-capped peaks surrounding the town had given it the name “the Switzerland of Myanmar”. The region is rich with many exotic flora and fauna species. The Ministry of Forestry had declared the area around Mt. Hkakaborazi and Mt. Phonkanrazi as National Parks for wild life conservation. This area around Putao an enchanting land of snow, forest and rivers has become a favored place for hiking and mountaineering. Visitors to this area will be offered rare opportunities to sight such endangered butterfly species and other wildlife as well as experience the daily life of the ethnic people living in the area.

Snow capped mountain