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Myanmar Festival Tour } |
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Tour Program Name : Naga New Year
Celebration
Type : Festival
Tour Program
Tour Code : NFFTP- 01
Coverage : Yangon
-Mandalay -Hkamti -Sinthei -Lahae -Sinthei -Hkamti
-Mandalay -Yangon
Duration : 6 Days / 5
Nights
Availability
: Jan 12 to 16 in 2009
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Brief Itinerary
Day 01 Sat Jan 12
Yangon - Mandalay - Hkamti -
Sinthei -
Lahae (L/D)
Day 02 Sun Jan 13 Lahae
(B/L/D)
Day 03 Mon Jan 14 Lahae
with Naga New Year Festival (B/L/D)
Day 04 Tue Jan 15 Lahae
with Naga New Year Festival (B/L/D)
Day 05 Wed Jan 16 Lahae
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Sinthei
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Hkamti -
Mandalay
Yangon
Day 06 Thu Jan 17 Yangon Depture
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Naga's biggest festival
is new year festival of January 15th, called
Kaing Bi
and organized by
Naga festival committee who choose
each year's festival location and details under
the control of central government. All
Naga tribes
send a few delegations to this occasion, thus it
is the perfect opportunity to see variety of
different Naga
people at one place.
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In the
Northwest frontier of Myanmar, there stands a
high mountain called Saramari or New Mauk
Mountain of 3826 meters high along the Patkoi
Mountain Range. The people who live at the foot
of Mt. Saramari are Nagas. They are one of the
races of Myanmar and it has 64 different clans.
The most famous nine are GONWAN, HYMMYE,
KAHYAUNG, LAUTAW, LINENONG, MAKURI, MAKYAN,
MARNAUT and TANGUN.
Now,
we have only three clans MAKURI, TANGUN and PARA
Nagas left living in the Northwest Highlands of
Myanmar in the Sagaing Division. Some few
extinct and most spread out from Myanmar into
India as the mountains are in chain connection.
On our Myanmar land so unspoiled and mountainous
that present three clans altogether have over
one hundred and thirty thousand Nagas left.
Only a
few Nagas are farmers. Most are by-birth and
calling hunters, as they are stout and sturdy.
They take pride in hunting is clear for their
head gears of rattan-hats are fully decorated
with the tusks, claws, furs and the feather of
the prey they had killed.
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That is why, our State is promoting the land of
Nagas by performing Culture and Eco- tourism,
making Naga New Year Festival and mountaineering
expedition on Saramari, is now the best taste
and exclusive experience for the tourists
visiting Myanmar. Turn by turn, Naga New Year
Festivals perform at prominent places such as
Hkamti, Lahe, Nanyun and Leshi. Among them,
weak-infraspructured places as Hkamti and Nanyun
are not so frequent as Lahe and Leshi which is
more convenient a place of the Base for the
mountaineers who climb Saramari.
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Day 01 Jan 12 Yangon Mandalay
Hkamti Sinthei - Lahae (L/D)
Charter flight leaves Yangon Airport and fly to
Hkamti via Mandaly. Gussets are transported by
local motor vehicles (trucks/lorries) to the
ferry on the Chindwin River for Sinthei village
lies across river. Farther journey will be made
by 4WD pickups to the Nagaland of Lahae, through
the lush tropical forest with a charmed by the
panorama of Naga Mountain Ranges. Box lunch will
be served at the rest station on pleasant
Namsalain stream, where gussets will have a
chance to enjoy rare local amenities. Arrive
Lahae and check in to your accommodations built
with native materials. Diner and rest for the
night.
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Day 02 Jan 13 Lahae (B/L/D)
After breakfast, guests will be on their own to
visit surrounding neighborhood and villages
either by car or on foot. Lunch box can be
ordered in advance at the reception for that
purpose. An informative video feature on Naga is
entertained after dinner.
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Day 03 Jan 14 Lahae with Naga New
Year Festival (B/L/D)
Guests may take part in the Naga traditional
' Ceremony of
Erection of Pole ' from 9:00am to
11:00am, and explore the surrounding villages or
the town of Lahe on your town.
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Day 04 Jan 15 Lahae with Naga New
Year Festival (B/L/D)
After breakfast, guests take their places on the
festival grounds to attend the traditional
' Opening Ceremony
of Naga New Year ', commencing at 8:30am.
Enjoy the bonfire and Naga traditional dances
while enjoying traditional food and rice wine
self help basis.
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Day 05 Jan 16 Lahae Sinthei
Hkamti - Mandalay/Yangon (B/L)
Early breakfast and leave Lahae (approx 5 am)
heading back to Hkamti. Box lunch will be served
at Hkamti. Leave the Naga New Year festival and
head back to Yangon by the same route. Stay
overnight at hotel, Yangon.
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Day 06 Jan 17 Yangon Departure
Breakfast at hotel, morning shopping and
transfer to the airport for your departure by
evening flight.
Include:
Round trip domestic air
All transfer while in Hkamti and ground
transport (4WD) to and from Lahae/Hkamti
Shuttle boat transfer Chindwin river
Accommodation in Naga Traditional house
Full board meal - American breakfast, Buffet
lunch & dinner |
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