Nature and Mysticism
An adventurous road trip takes you from world city Bangkok to increasingly remote areas, through deep green forests, past purple villages, grey mountains, reddish-brown temples and golden pagodas, to the magnificent Inle Lake where you get to know ancient Burmese tribes and their customs. The Intha, Pa-O and Shan welcome you to their villages.
Leave the Western world behind and immerse yourself in ancient eastern mysticism, make this journey of discovery 'Even further off the beaten track...'
Tips & Tops of Thailand-Myanmar Tour:
- Stroll through Bangkok's leafy and tranquil Koh Sarn Chao neighborhood, visit the Champa Temple, and bake a Thai organic banana cake at Grandma's home
- Erawan National Park is perhaps thailand's most beautiful natural park where you can swim in the clear blue pools of the famous Erawan waterfall
- In the peaceful, natural jungle on the outskirts of Kanchanaburi, elephant world lets you join mahouts and learn all about the plight of many Thai elephants and spend a day with the rescued majestic animals in their natural environment
- In Sangkla Buri, a hidden gem between Thailand and Myanmar, if the water level is low enough in the dry season you can visit the temple sunken in the Songkaria
- In the vicinity of the purple colored Uthai Thani it is great cycling. The color of the city shows the bond with the beloved Crown Princess Sirindhorn, after all, she was born on a Saturday. Are you familiar with the Thai meaning and use of colors?
- Take a hike in Hpa An along the jagged mountains and various caves decorated as temples; at least visit the Kaw Gun cave,the cave of ten thousand Buddhas
- An important Buddhist pilgrimage site is the Golden Rock; a meter-high granite block that is covered by monks with gold leaves. It balances precariously at the top of Kyaikto mountain and is traditionally balanced by a hair of Buddha...
- Sail in the early days across the temple-strewn plains of Bagan in a hot air balloon for breathtaking views, an unforgettable experience
- At the local market just outside Loikaw, tribes from the area offer their unique wares and let you taste their homemade khaung-yay wine
