Destination · Myanmar
Kyaing Tong nestles in the centre of a valley among virgin-forest-covered mountains, surrounded by ethnic minorities.
It is an area opened only a few years ago, as the largest poppy plantations were right here. You will visit some Palaung villages, a Buddhist ethnic group speaking a Mon-Khmer language.
During excursions you will discover the mountain tribes inhabiting this region: the Akha, whose women wear headdresses decorated with silver coins, the Black Enn, Wa and Akhi.
The itinerary varies each time depending on trail conditions; in any case you meet tribes with very different costumes and dwellings and visit places off classic tourist routes.
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