Trip reports - Bagan, Mt. Popa, Inle lake, Kalaw, Train, Pakokku, Mindat trip

Bagan, Nyaung Oo, Mt. Popa, Inle lake, Kalaw, Train, Pakokku, Mindat (21 Jan - 07 Feb 2011)

Bagan & Mt. Popa | Shan state | Ayeyarwaddy to Chin hills | Mindat & Mt. Victoria | Pakokku, Phakhan Gyi & Bagan


A view from the home stay in E-Sakan (Aye Sakan) village, Mindat township
Mindat - Mt. Victoria - Mindat hike took us four days. The first day was going down steeply from Mindat (4860 ft) to Che creek suspension bridge at about 2150 ft elevation, and going up mostly steeply to Aye Sakan village at 6200 ft elevation, about 9 miles walking distance in total.


Aty the wood fire in the kitchen, Aye Sakan village, southern Chin state


Hunting group going after a Mithan (domesticated wild ox) on the second day hike
Second day we hiked from Aye Sakan village to the peak (Summit) of Mt. Victoria at 10500 ft elevation. We walked approximately 14 miles. The camp was pitched in a wood about 1 km from the peak.


A view from Mt. Victoria peak


Sunset view from Mt. Victoria summit


A pond about 2 miles walk down the peak


Red Taung Zalat flowers


The pagoda near the peak of Mt. Victoria


At Mt. Victoria peak (Nat Ma Taung or Kho Nu Tung)


We bought some Mithan meat from the hunting group on the way back to the village


At home again at Aye Sakan village


Producing wine from Taung Zalat flowers


Homestay house in Aye Sakan village at about 6200 feet elevation


Chin traditional knife


Primary school in Aye Sakan village


Wild animal skulls hanging at a former hunter house


A southern Chin state traditional house


A house in Mindat


A teacher trying to preserve Chin traditional and ancient artifacts at his Mindat home


Mindat at night


Sun rises from behind Mindat town



Bagan & Mt. Popa | Shan state | Ayeyarwaddy to Chin hills | Mindat & Mt. Victoria | Pakokku, Phakhan Gyi & Bagan