Naga Land
Living
in remote mountain setting sharing border with India in the west,
with little access to the outside, the Naga people have little
understanding of what lined beyond their emerald mountains
surrounding them. For centuries the Naga people here have survived,
adapting to this isolated land and preserving their way of life with
uncomplaining tool. Every January the Naga nationalities from
different part of their region gather in one of their towns to
celebrate their Naga festival after walking several days over
mountains and through valleys. The festival lasts two days and it is
only recently that infrastructure in their region had permitted
outsiders to attend. The Naga however are not putting on a show for
others but enjoying what they do every year since the time of
distant ancestors. There are many main clans with splinter groups of
tribes that usually do not share the same language. Their customs
may also differ but on the whole they live by the concept that they
are brothers to the spirits of nature. They prefer the wild jungles
and remote mountaintops to the relative comforts of towns.
Naga Land Adventure trip
Day 1 Yangon – Khamti
After
breakfast at hotel, transfer to airport for your flight to Khamti.
Arrive at Khamti airport, we will have lunch at a local restaurant.
After take a short rest at Oasis guest house, start our down town
sightseeing. In the evening, we will stroll around the town and
visit Nanthargone Naga village. Dinner at a restaurant and one night
stop at guest house.
Day2. Khamti – Lahe
In
the morning, proceed to Sinthay village by boat and take a
motor-bike or a truck to Lahe. It is an adventure driving passing
through the tribal villages and forest mountain range. On the way,
visit some Naga villages. In the evening, arrive at Lahe and
sightseeing around the town. It lines on the 2430 meter mountain
range. Dinner and overnight stay at Naga traditional house will
serve you to be in authentic local atmosphere.
Day3. Lahe
In
the morning, visit Ma Kyan Naga village by scenic driving along
forest mountain range for about one hour. Sightseeing in the village
and visit some Naga family at their traditional house. It is one of
the old Makyan Naga trip villages. After lunch, trek to Karlan and
Myoma village near Lahal. Dinner and overnight will be at Naga
traditional house again.
Day4. Lahe
Today sightseeing will be in Gahone Naga villages by truck and
trekking in the morning. We can see authentic cultural of Naga
people it these villages because most of them live in their
traditional way. In the evening, walk to Hwehtike and Lonkhin Naga
villages for our evening sightseeing. Dinner and overnight will be
at the same traditional house again.
Day 5. Lahe – Khamti
After
morning sightseeing in Lahe, proceed back to Khamti by our truck. It
will be same way back and visit some rest villages on the way back.
In the evening, some more sightseeing by strolling around the town
and enjoy the sunset on the bank of the Chindwin River. Dinner at a
restaurant and overnight will be in guest house again.
Day 6. Khamti – Tamanthi Village
Morning boat trip to Tamanthi village along the Chindwin River will
serves you to get the grate experiences. We will take one of the
public speed boats to Tamamthi village. It will take about 4 hours
boat driving in the beautiful river. Having many Naga villages along
the river, we will stop several times for our village sightseeing on
the way. In the late afternoon, arrive at Tamanthi. It is an
unspoiled village by tourist and lies on the western bank of the
river, Chindwin. In the evening, sightseeing in the village and
stroll around the river bank. Dinner and night stop at the
traditional house will give you grate experiences.
Day 7. Tamanthi – Layshi
After
breakfast, proceed to Layshi by motor bike or truck. It is an
adventurous driving by passing the dance forest. You can enjoy the
nature of the forest and wildlife on the way to Layshi. En rout
visit some villages on the way to Layshi.
In the evening, arrive at Layshi village. Sightseeing in the village
and visit some Naga traditional houses and their family. Dinner at a
small local restaurant and overnight stay will be at a small guest
house in Layshi.
Day8 . Layshi
Layshi
was established on the same date of Kohima in India by British in
the colonial time. Most of the Naga people are animist and depend on
the nature. They are hunters and so call worriers of western
Myanmar. In our village sightseeing, we will visit some of their
traditional houses decorated with skulls, horns, tooth, and bones of
the animals which were hunted themselves. They are proud for all of
these decorations as displaying in frond of their houses. We will
visit Peine Kone , Sat Pyar, Dainglain and Yetaung Para Naga
villages today. It will be whole day trekking around Laysi by
visiting tribal villages. After dinner at a traditional house,
chatting with local people will serve you to be in really
night-style of Naga.
Day 9. Layshi – Tamanthi – Homalin
In
the morning, proceed back to Tamanthi by motor bike or truck. After
lunch at a small restaurant at Tamathi, we will take a boat and
enjoy the scenic driving to Homalin. It will take about 4 hours boat
driving in the river. In the boat trip, visit Pharpoat Tankhul Naga
village on the bank of the Chindwin River. In the evening, arrive at
Homalin and transfer to a guest house. Dinner and night stop will be
at there.
Day 10. Homalin
Homanlin is second commercial town in Sagaing division and lies
on the western bank of the Chindwin river. We will make sightseeing
in and out of the town by trekking and taking a motor bike. We will
visit some villages near by the town. We will make one more night
stop in Homanlin. Dinner at a restaurant and overnight stay at
Pyisone guest house.
Day 11. Homalin ( Dep: )
After leisure morning in the town, we will transfer to airport
for our flight back to Yangon or Manalay. In the other option, we
can make 2 or 3 days down stream boat trip to Monywa, the capital of
Magwe division.

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