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Kachin State
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On the northern part of Myanmar is famous for its snow caps
mountain ranges, on the northern edge lies the highest peak
called Khakaborazi about 5669 meters high. Many of the wild
life are sanctuary around Khakaborazi are cold and ever
green dense forest and the closest range to Khakaborazi, is
from the base camp Putao.
EcoTourism in Kachin State
Putao
Situated in the north of Myitkyina, the capital city
of Kachin state, can reach only by air route. The city
surrounded with snow peaked mountains and the weather is
cold around the year. Flora and Fauna can be seen in the
forest around Putao. There are also many different ethnic
minority tribes in Kachin state.
This area is famous for its Nature of originated Flora,
especially there are many various kinds of orchids and even
the world rarest Black orchids can be found in this area.
And for fauna, one of the rarest animal species, Takin (Budorcas
Taxicolor), Red Panda (Ailurus Fulgens), Black Bears, Black
Deer, are all endemic to this region.
Other terrestrial species of Monkeys, Boars, Mountain Goats
can also seen on this region. Various kinds of Butterflies
can be seen in this area on the month of January. The
Butterflies including such as an endangered species can be
found, among them are Kaiser, Apollo, Bhutan, Glory and
Birdwings.
The trees such as different colors of Rhododendrons, Maple
trees and various kinds of Bamboos are also seen in this
area. The month of January and April is the best month to
see the butterflies, flowers and orchids in the icy forest.
Mountain Climbing in Kachin State
The Highest Mountain in Myanmar
is Khakaborazi on the remote Northern tips of Naungmon
Township in Putao region. Bordering with China in Kachin
State. It's about 19296 ft or 5881 meter high. One must have
to travel by flight to Putao, the nearest City to
Khakaborazi.
Expedition to Mt. Khakaborazi
This virgin Peak is first made by Colonel Saw Myint, of
Myanmar Hiking and Mountaineering federation, in 1956 and
reached to the height of 12000 ft.
The second successful attempt was made by the Japanese
mountain climber Mr. Ozaki and Mr. Numar in 1996. And his
expedition was recorded as follows, The journey started from
Yangon on 18th July 1996 by flight to Putao.
After preparing the team for few days in Putao, the
expedition started this adventure from Putao on 25th July
and reached the height of 13025 ft on 21st August, and on
24th August, they reached at the height of 14190 ft. On 25th
August, they continue climbing up the ice-clad mountain and
reached up to 15180 ft. They crossed and walked along the
Ice River on 26th, 27th and 28th August, and trekked up to
the height of 16500 ft on the 29th August. After reaching
the height of 17820 ft on 13th September, they stopped on
the way for bad weather for two days.
On the final day of 15th September, Mr. Ozaki start climbing
again at 7:15 AM in the morning. Finally he reached to the
peak at 19315 ft on the same day. After staying few hrs on
the top of this virgin peak, Mr. Ozaki returned back to
Putao.
This is the first successful climbing of Mt Khakaborazi in
Myanmar. In later years, many attempts had been made by many
of the climbers; no one has been succeeded since his
successful attempt.
Expedition to Phungaung Ice-clad Mountain
Te first expedition team from Myanmar Hiking and
Mountaineering Federation reached to this 3000 meters
Ice-Clad Phaungaung Mountain in the early 1970s. Later
years, many amateur teams such as bird watchers, butterfly
watchers, researcher teams, and video teams and many
Tourists have been experiencing to this mountain.
Myitkyina
The capital city of Kachin State is situated on the southern
flank of Kachin State and between the confluence of river
Maykha and Malikha, and this confluence is the source of
Ayeyarwaddy. Some ethnic Kachin tribes can be seen around
Myitkyina. Indawgyi Lake is a night stop tour and Waingmaw
is a day tour from Myitkyina
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