Chin State Discovery Tour – 4 days 3 nights

DAY 01: Bagan – Mindat (Meal: B, L)
08.00: Our tour guide and driver will meet you at your hotel lobby then drive to Mindat, which will take about 6 hours in a road trip over rocky and bumpy ground. We will see numerous gangs of cattle running through the crops plantations and meadows. Enjoy taking photos with the local villagers. Arrival in Mindat and free time.
Overnight at traditional style resort.

DAY 02: Mindat – Kanpetlet (Meal: B, L)
Breakfast at the resort.
Visit to the market of a Chin village to see the Chin women with the tattoo on their faces, their way of live, and their plantations such as tea or coffee. One may still see the Chin women who still wear the traditional costumes, and the older ones have heavily tattooed faces and smoke tobacco pipes. After lunch at a local restaurant, we take sightseeing tour in the city center, visit the local market in Mindat. Then, drive to Kanpetlet (approx. 2 h 30 min). Arrival in Kanpetlet and overnight at the resort.

DAY 03: Kanpetlet - Monte Victoria – Kanpetlet (Meal: B, L)
Breakfast at the resort.
Visit some smaller Chin Villages around the town of Kampetlet. We will find tribes such as Ngara, Yin Du, Dai, Okpu, Magan, Mwyn. All these groups speak different dialects and have different costumes. The women, mostly elder ones, have tattooed faces with very different patterns. We can count about 5 different ways of putting the tattoos on: dots, spider, lines, curls and almost black. Walking to each village take about 1 to 1 ½ hours. The Chins are mostly Christians with a variety of beliefs, from Methodists to Catholics. In every village one can see houses decorated with buffalo corns. These are from animals called Mithan, a cross between a domestic cow and a wild Gaur. Each time such an animal is slaughtered, a kind of wooden pillar decorated with all sort of ornaments is erected in front of the house. In addition a stone table, which is also used as cover for urns, is placed nearby. Some of the houses have up to 10 such pillars and in some villages the stone tables are all gathered together (like a cemetery) whereas in others they are near each home. Picnic on the way then we will climb to the Mt. Victoria summit, taking about 3 hours. Finally, we will go down to the 10 mile camp and drive back to resort.
Overnight at the resort.

Note 1: Mt. Victoria is located 10,200 feet above sea level.
Note 2: A trip to Mount Victoria must be regarded as an adventure tour because of the prevailing travel conditions: substandard accommodation with infrequent electricity supply, roads in a challenging or poor condition. Itineraries may have to be changed on the spot because of weather, transportation problems, etc. It is essential that all guests visiting Mount Victoria are fully aware of travel conditions as described above.
Note 3: Travel to Mount Victoria is recommended only during the dry season from November to end of February.

DAY 04: Kanpetlet – Bagan (Meal: B)
Breakfast at the resort.
Drive to Bagan (150 km) along the mountainous areas through the old quite valleys. Arrival in Bagan in the evening, tour ends.

What's included?

• Accommodation in Double/Twin bedded rooms with daily breakfast
• All transfers and excursions with private air-conditioned vehicles with drivers mention in program
• Meals as listed in the itinerary: B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D – Dinner (Food only, without drinks)
• Local English speaking guide
• All activities mentioned
• All entrance fees for sightseeing in the program.
• Mineral water on coach.

What is excluded:

• Early check in and late check-out from hotel
• Meals: not listed in the program
• Visa Fees
• Tips
• Travel insurance
• Expenditure of personal nature, such as porter charges, camera fees, drinks, souvenirs, laundry etc.