Putao Trekking

Adventure travel in the north.


Distance from Yangon is about 1500 km and it would keep you driving for a long time until this destination. Actually it could be two days or more since the road is quite bad. That means the best is taking an aircraft via Yangon Airport.

Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is the most famous in the country. Every day pilgrim come from everywhere in the country and other countries to pay respect  or are just curious what's up here and get a real surprise since this is huge, read more.

wilderness around Putao crossing streams
Trekking in the north is not very comfortable
A day trip north of Putao in the wilderness

The place is somehow similar to small mountain cities in India and Pakistan. Flora and fauna is exceptional they also have still some bigger animals in the wild; it’s not as in Thailand where they killed all bigger ones shortly after WW2 to make some quick cash. 

Remains of WW2 in Burma

These are mainly deer and bear, some tiger are sometimes spotted but most have been killed by Chinese poachers. You know what the people say? The other day a Chinese women was spotted trying to eat a chair, they were asking here what is this about? She answered well it has four legs.

Picnic on a trekking tour real camping


beautiful orchid plants in a garden
Also orchid plants have been abundant in the past but the same problem almost all were taken away by poachers. There are beautiful extremely rare butterflies around.

Rare butterflies in the northern mountains

Rhododendron, bamboo and various kind of leave tree make a great nature. Today tourists come for trekking tours and river rafting, there is no winter sport yet although this is the only area in South East Asia where the full range of activities could be done.

nightlife in Yangon with Burmese girls

When you are back to Yangon have some fun in the nightlife scene. It's entertainment and if you are a guy and try some Myanmar adventure check the young women they are very adventure minded in exchange for a couple of dollars, read more.

Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is the most famous in the country. Every day pilgrim come from everywhere in the country and other countries to pay respect  or are just curious what's up here and get a real surprise since this is huge, read more.

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