Monday, December 4, 2017

Cycling around Myanmar (Burma)

Outside the major cities, bicycles are a trendy method for locals to go around and can easily be hired around the land by visitors.

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Burma adventure cycling tour: 14 days

After five decades of complete seclusion, Burma (also referred to as Myanmar) is a new comer to the stage for a tourist destination. A culturally rich country, you can find much still unexplored by the typical tourist, causeing the Burma tour ideally built to excite the adventurous. The unspoiled hill tribe villages, peaceful colonial towns, and bustling cities do share the first thing in accordance though; they're discover a nation of friendly, welcoming people.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Bagan To Kalaw by Bike: 3 days

Bagan To Kalaw by cycle


Does the prospect of cycling your way around Myanmar suit your needs? Burma by bicycle, now this is a holiday. Burma, which now officially goes called Myanmar, is fast-becoming the go-to holiday destination. From coming to the many magical temples to discovering the coastline and varied terrain, if you would like take yourself away and off to somewhere slightly different this holiday season then Myanmar could just be the destination for you.

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Day 1 : Bagan – Mt Popa ( L ) Cycling 48 km

Today, grab at your hotel at 8 :00 Am and then we bicycle for an extinct volcano, Mt.Popa, which dominates the area. Mount Popa was for years and years where kings of central Burma made pilgrimages to confer while using the sacred statues about not able to their reigns.





On how, complete a stop by a nearby palm wine to have fun with the methods of life and in what way Myanmar people from upper Myanmar make good using the Toddy Palms that happen to be grown along a fence of these farms. Additionally you can taste the spirit distilled through the palm sugar that is certainly built from the toddy palm sap.

Mount-Popa

Then, continue for the abode of Nats passing by many villages on how who live mainly from farming. Today biking is over the paved road, however, there might be some ascending parts as you approach the volcano of Mt. Popa. After the last climb, you will go through the area of Popa. Then, head to the local restaurant as well as your biking these days ends there.

Lunch at Yangon Restaurant!

29 miles (48 km) on quiet, flat sandy roads

Overnight at Mt. Popa

Day 2 : Mt.Popa – Meikhatila ( B , L ) – Cycling 70 km

Hanging out into the flat land, we shall transfer you to Kyaukpadaung, the standard area of upper Myanmar. The trail will fall and rise along nearly the Juggery Sugar city of Kyaukpadaung.

Upon arrival at Kyaukpadaung, we're going to driver away and visit the entrance towards the town in the Gas Station (Linn Shwe Ni) where we will become our bike trip to Meikhtila, the biggest city in upper Myanmar after Mandalay. We will ride the bike so far as our energy can resist. Lunch is once you have covered about 30 kilometers of distance at Let Pan Phyar village.After lunch, we're going to continue riding towards Meikhtila as much as 40 kilometers or so.

Then, we will load our bikes on our accompanying SAG wagon and then Meikhtila.

50 miles (70 km) on quiet, flat roads

Overnight at Meikhtila

Day 3 : Meikhatila – Kalaw ( B , L ) – Cycling 25 km

Today, we'll bike from the place up to Yin Mar Bin junction the spot that the countryside landscapes ends but it joins the highland of Shan Plateau.

After breakfast, we shall make your way the highland along the existing road to the 1st junction of Tha Pyay Wa (11Km from Meikhtila) where the path forks to Shan Mountains and to reduce Myanmar. We will turn right and ride for 15 kilometers of distance along the united states side nearly the capital of scotland - Tharsi, one of the primary towns. You will get your lunch at the town inside of a local restaurant.

From Tharsi to Yin Mar Bin is another 35 kilometers of distance plus its optional whether you use the ride within the bike or might be within the van.

In a special afternoon, you're going to be transferred for the van onwards to our destination Hill Station town, Kalaw (approximately 3 hours!). Upon arrival, we're going to transfer in your hotel for check-in.

End The Tour

15 miles (25 km)!


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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Yangon Biking To Villages: 3 Days

Mawlamying, generally known as Molmein inside the British times, is the last largest city in Myanmar and situated within the south of Myanmar. It's about 6 to 5 hours to elapse car. To arrange the cycling tour (with Mountain Bikes!!!), you need to drive there first you need to the adventure from the city. Obviously, if you wish to do all the way up from Yangon, it is additionally possible, however, there are some hindrance on the way. Transfer for the jetty from your hotel, just a few minutes.

Yangon cycling tour: 3 days

Day 1 : Yangon to Thanlyin ( L )

Pick up in your hotel or airport and travel by minivan with your bike to Thanlyin after which it cycle Thanlyin to Kyauktan and back to Thanlyin via Htilawa Port and bring back to Yangon by truck. Lunch to be taken in Kyauktan next to the river. Cycling distance 25 miles.

Myanmar Bike Tour

Day 2 : Yangon Ride To Nga Sutaung ( L , D )

Pick-up for your hotel and travel by truck and minivan to Nga Sutaung and after breakfasting in the village commence some off-road cycling inside vicinity with the village before okay Yangon. Cycling distance between 10 to 20 miles based on the track chosen.

Overnight for the BWEM Inn.

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Day 3 : Ride here we are at Yangon ( B )

Travel by truck towards the ferry nearby the Strand Hotel and make ferry with bikes across to Dala and cycle onwards to Twante. After lunching inspect the many traditional pottery making facilities before returning to Dala to hook the ferry returning to Yangon, return towards the BWEM Inn by truck. Cycling distance 25 miles.

Evening Depart to International Airport

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Friday, November 17, 2017

Myanmar cycling trip - Second-rate spies and more surprises

There he was again. His bright red Adidas baseball cap giving him away. It was a regrettable choice in attire for the third-rate spy.

Trailing two slow moving cyclists must grow tiresome. Specially when said cyclists stop frequently to snap photos, dash behind a tree for attending nature's call or simply achieve tubing the road to have an after lunch siesta. Duty for a Myanmar tourist spy certainly involved none of the thrills and intrigue of the James Bond adventure.

For your pursued i.e. us, being followed, even if it had been by way of a benign gentleman with a motorbike, became only a bother. Being watched is actually uncomfortable. It feels invasive to obtain your every move scrutinized. Plus it's difficult to stifle the desire to rush up and prevent wasting the spy's time. Poor people guy was probably counting across the kilometers till we pedaled away from his district so various other hapless agent could take over.

Setting up with a few minor hassles was part and parcel of cycling Myanmar. It was not like there we were being trailed 24/7. Question we'd trigger about the backroads west of Irrawaddy, these suspicious men on motorbikes were materializing progressively more often. Some were bold, buzzing by and announcing, “We're Myanmar police. Follow me.” Most were friendly, smiling and waving when greeted. Some were borderline nasty, such as officer who caught us camping and whipped out a copy of Myanmar's laws relating to foreign visitors and threatened us with expulsion if you didn't go forward quickly. Naturally, we complied. Double fast.

Monks and Caves – Exploring Inle Lake area

On our second day at Inle Lake, and can be of 2017, we chose to see where the afternoon would take us. We rented bikes for approximately $1.50 each and went towards a handful of villages and caves. The trail got bumpier, then taken on gravel, and then finally a red dirt that winded its in place a hill. We weren't really sure might know about were going to find. We discovered a small village that has a monastery as well as a school. The youngsters must have been on recess because they counseled me walking by and happily practicing the pieces of English they knew.

School near Inle Lake