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Naga Traditional New Year Festival,
12th Jan – 16th Jan 2007
Yangon-Mandalay-Hkamti-Lahe-Mandalay-Yangon
(4 Nights / 5 Days)

January 12- Your flight leaves Yangon Airport to fly to Hkamti via Mandalay. More visitors come on board at Mandalay and the plane leaves for Hkamti, the nearest air terminal to Lahe. At Hkamti a welcoming committee waits for you and conducts you to the jetty. Cross the Chindwin river, one of the major tributaries of the mighty Ayeyarwaddy to Sinthe Village. Enjoy Lunch and refreshments at Sinthe village before continuing to Lahe by light air truck. Arrive at Lahe and check-in to your accommodations built of local materials. Dinner and rest for the night.

January 13- Optional trekking and visits to nearby villages and see the Naga people in their daily lives. Lunch boxes shall be provided at the reception and information counter. Take rest and have a nice sleep at Traditional House.

January 14- The traditional Naga Ceremonial Pole will be erected at the festival grounds and various Naga clans in their traditional costumes will be there to participate. Explore on your own the villages in the vicinity or Lahe.

January 15- The Opening Ceremony of the Naga New Year begins on the festival grounds early in the morning. Enjoy the traditional New Year Food and rice wine with the Naga community elders. At the end of the ceremony, dance competitions by the troupes from various Naga villages and sport events will start. Filnally in the evening a large bonfire shall be lit and everbody takes part in welcoming the Naga New Year dance around the bonfire.

January 16- You leave the Naga New Year Festival and head back, either to Mandalay or Yangon. Service here by comes to and end.

Tour Cost -
Transportation :
Accommodation:
Meals :
US$ 1200 per person
Charter flight, Four Wheel Drive & Shuttle Boat.
(Deluxe transportation with extra charges)
Naga Traditional House American Breakfast, Buffet-Lunch & Dinner.

 

Remark: reservation must be done before the end of November 2006!!!

If you want to travel with your personal Guide, just let us know!
Tour Price is same, either you start in Yangon or Mandalay and end in Mandalay or Yangon!

 

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