3-Day Walking Tour in Pindaya with Palaung, Danu and Pa-O Villages

• Early in the morning in Pindaya, walk to the market and buy all the provisions for your forthcoming 3-day trek.

• Enjoy a 1-hour walk through the hills to Htut Ni, a village of the Palaung tribe.

• Pass through the fertile area where the Palaung cultivate cheroot, tea, damsons, and mangoes on the hillsides. The track crosses the valley floor before climbing steeply again to another Palaung village, See Kya Inn.

• Continue walking for about 2 hours to Yasakyi, another Palaung village, and stop for a simple lunch.

• In the afternoon, observe tribal village life and see how the Palaung people dry cheroot in a specially designed oven.

Simple dinner and accommodation at Yasakyi Monastery.

• Have a simple breakfast and continue walking through the hills for 1 hour to a village of the Danu tribe. The Danu cultivate peanuts, corn, ginger, potatoes, and cauliflower on the hillsides.

• After an hour, arrive at the Danu village of Lin Lay Inn and continue to Me Ne Taung, a Pa-O village.

• Have a simple lunch at Pin Sein Pinn and enjoy a chat with the local people.

• Then, walk for another 2 hours to reach Kan Hla Kone for an overnight stay.

Simple dinner and accommodation at Kan Hla Kone Village Monastery.

• Continue walking through the hills. The path leads through several villages that produce Shan tea in the traditional way.

• See the drying of the tea leaves and pass through the tea plantations. From the hills, enjoy great views of the surrounding Shan Plateau.

• Head back to Pindaya.