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Keng
Tung
Photo:
Rural market in Northern Myanmar
Offers the unique opportunity to travel by road from Chiang
Rai (or Chiang Saen) in Thailand deep into Myanmar,
to the town of Keng Tung. For about 40 years a trip into
this region of Myanmar was not possible, and private enterprise
travel to Keng Tung is still prohibited.
Tour to Keng Tung is a genuine offer from pioneers
to pioneers not only because you're travelling into an area,
which for decades has been untouched by tourism.
This 3day excursion may also be called a pioneer tour because
it is only possible by fourwheel drive vehicles. You have
the choice between Suzuki Jeeps and Mitsubishi Pajeros.
You will cross the border to Myanmar at Mae Sai. Before
continuing on north towards the 175 kilometers distant
Keng Tung, you are given the opportunity to visit the astonishingly
well assorted market of Tachilek, Mae Sai's Burmese sister
town.
The next stop will be at Thalay, a Burmese town 30 north
of the ThaiBurmes border. A Burmese lunch is prepared for you
in Moung Phyak.
In the afternoon the trek leads you through a series of Akha
and Thai Yai hilltribe villages. Shortly before arrival
in Keng Tung you will visit the hot springs for which the
place is famous. Lodging is provided in the Keng Tung Hotel,
which is the best in town, but not up to the luxury you may be
accustomed to from Thailand.
On the second day of the excursion you are led to visit attractions
in and around Keng Tung: the lively morning market and
the golden shining pagodas. Another program item is a visit to
a village of the Lahu hill tribe on the Doi Maei (Mount
Maei).
On the third day of the excursion, after another visit to the
Keng Tung morning market, you will make your way back to Thailand
along the same route you used on entering, as it is the
only road between Mae Sai and Keng Tung. In the Burmese town of
Tachilek you will once again have an opportunity to buy Burmese
souvenirs before crossing the border into Thailand.
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