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The Last Village (Soft Adventure Trekking)

Sample itinerary - actual may vary

Fri - Day 01  Arrival - Putao
Upon arrival at Putao airport meet and greet by Putao trekking house's representative and transfer to your hotel. Putao, lies in a flat valley, jumping- off point for trekkers who want to explore the region’s deep forests, wildlife sanctuaries and snow-capped mountains etc. After a brief fresh up we have light lunch and take a walk in and around Putao for the orientation. Dinner and overnight at Putao trekking house.

Sat - Day 02  Putao - Shangaung - Wasandum (jeep/trek)
Breakfast and we visit attractive Putao market often fills with colorful ethnic minorities. Later we depart by jeep or truck depending on the group size to upper Shangaung with the distance 17 km which takes us about one hour on a rugged road. Our adventure starts as we get off the jeep and start trek to Wasandum with the distance 20 km which takes us about 6 hours trek through Mt. Shangaung at 4468 ft, 1362 meters. First 10 km will be straight up along the trail winding up to the top of Mt. Shangaung from then trail goes all the way down to Wasandum. This will be the testing journey for us as we have to ascend from 1060 meters up to 1362 meters and then descend back to 860 meters. Wasandum is a small Rawan tribe village situates by Namro creek. For those who wish to wash up may go to Namro creek to do so with crystal clean water. We have dinner and spend the night at Wasandum guest house in dormitory style.

Sun - Day 03 Wasandum - Awadum - Kalang - Ziyadum (trek) 
Breakfast and we leave the village for our today destination at Ziyadum, through relatively flat land with just few of ups and downs. At first we cross Namro creek to Awadum with the distance 7.4 km which takes us about 3 hours. Awadum is mainly inhabited by Lisu and separate in to two by a large paddy field. Here we cross a suspension bridge that spans Namlang creek to Kalang with the distance 4.8 km which should takes us about 1.5 hours. We continue trek to Ziyadum with the distance 6.4 km which takes us about 2 hours through deep evergreen forests. Ziyadum, situate at altitude of 3440 ft, 1048 meters is the most northwestern and last frontier village in Putao region, mainly resident are Rawan tribes. After a brief fresh up we visit Ziya creek for a fantastic sunset view with a blazing snow Mountains in the west which spark in to steady flowing Ziya creek. Dinner and we spend the night at Ziyadum guest house in dormitory style.
  
Mon - Day 04  Ziyadum (trek)

Breakfast and we relax through the day. We may simply sit by the Ziya river and enjoy the mountain views, listen to the birds call, fishing iced-water fish in the river or we take a day return trip to Chaungzone with the distance 9.6 km, which should takes us about 3 hours through deep evergreen forest with plenty of bird life. On our way we have an opportunity of social interact with local hunters, medicinal plants and roots seekers etc. Afternoon we return back to Ziyadum. Dinner and overnight at Ziyadum guest house
 
Tue - Day 05  Ziyadum - Wasandum (trek)
We have a lazy morning as the return journey today is easy and relatively short. After an early lunch we bid farewell to the locals and head back to our today destination, Awadum crossing suspension bridges and through beautiful evergreen forests. Dinner and overnight at Wasandum guest house.

Wed - Day 06  Wasundum - Shangaung - Putao (trek/jeep)
Having left the wilderness behind and returning to the clutches of human civilization. As soon as we start the trek goes challenging uphill to the plateau of Mt. Shangaung, before continuing rapidly downhill to Shangaung where our jeep meets us and takes us back to Putao. Dinner and overnight at Putao trekking house.

Thu - Day 07 Putao - Machanbaw - Mulashidi - Putao (jeep)
Breakfast and we leaving by jeep to Naungkhine with the distance 22.4 km which should take us about one hour. Here we cross 211 meters long Malikha suspension bridge on foot to Machanbaw, a small administrative town beautifully set up with colonial style. We visit this charming town following a visit to so-called "stone dragon" park which should take approx 20 minute walk. We return back to Naungkhine where our jeep awaits us and take us to Mulashidi Lisu village with the distance 35 km which takes about one hour. Here we visit the attractive Lisu settlement and another suspension bridge across Mula river. We enjoy beautiful surrounding often back-drop with snow-capped mountains in distance. Later we return back to Putao and check in at our hotel. Dinner and overnight at Putao trekking house.

Fri - Day 08 Departure
Breakfast and perhaps a last minute shopping at Putao market. Later we transfer to airport for our onward departure flight to conclude this unique experience.

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