Tour Program
At around 8am, our guide will pick up from your hotel and excursion to Mt. Popa (1hour drive), an extinct volcano with its shrines dedicated to animist spirits known as “Nats”. For the energetic, time to climb up the 777 steps to the shrine at the top of the volcanic plug.
Mt. Popa is Oasis place of these region, You can also try Mt. Popa’s seasonal fresh fruits such as Dragon fruit, Guava and custard apple and so on…Magnolia Champaca Flower are blooming the whole year.
On the way back, visit palm sugar workshop and stop at Zee O local village where you can also observe how the villagers there preserving their Sacred Forest of 16 hectares covered with over 600 Ingyinn trees. The Ingyinn trees are on the IUCN’s (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species; a valuable hardwood prized by many of its durability and beauty. The forest is under the protection of Myanmar Forestry Department. The villagers do not dare to take out even one small branch or leave for the fear of “the two guardian spirits” which inhabit the forest. Meet with the village head who will be happy to escort you walking inside the forest. After that, it is also interesting to visit the village’s library and the clinic to see how they are operated for the village and nearby villages around. The village landmark a thousand year old Tamarind tree has been well preserved and deserves a photo stop. We return back to your hotel at around 6pm. Tour ends
