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Golden Triangle (Tachileik)
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A short flight to Tachileik will be the beginning of a tour
of the infamous Golden Triangle. Tachileik sits on the banks
of the Mekong River across from Mai Sai in Thailand. It is a
cross border town. A one-and-half hour away from Tachileik
we arrive at Mai Pong, where we can enjoy a boat tour of
Mekong River. During the boat tour we will make short stops
at Chaing Sean on the Thai border and Won Pon on the Lao
border. A caravan of small station wagons will take us to
Kyaing Tong the capital of Eastern Shan States. It is a
six-hour ride. Kyaing Tong is half way between China and
Thailand and during the British occupation, the British used
it as an outpost. It is the residence for many of the ethnic
hill tribes such as the Khun, Akha, Shan, Wa and Lahus. The
mixture of different ethnic cultures adds the diversity to
the cultural practices of the area.
Kyaing Tong
Kyaing Tong is known for its scenic beauty and many
colorful ethnic tribes. Situated in the eastern Shan State
and 452 km from Taunggyi and 176km from Tachileik. Places of
interest around Kyaingtong are, the Spa, Naung Tong Lake,
Sunn Taung Monastery, Central market and Traditional Lacquer
ware works and weaving factory.
There are many villages of various ethnic tribes resided
around Kyaing Tong. The tribes known as Gon, Lwe, Li, Wa,
Lah Hu, Thai Nay, Shan, Li Shaw, Li Su, Palaung, Akha, and
we can only differentiate the tribes by colourful dresses
which is different to one another. Can observe their tribal
dances and their way of living on these mountainous regions
around Kyaing Tong.
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