Kalaw Hill Tribes: Explore Southern Shan State

Embark on a 3-day trekking adventure from Kalaw to Inle in Myanmar’s Southern Shan State. Discover the less touristy way, surrounded by colonial-style houses, cherry trees, and hill tribes.

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Kalaw - Day 1:
Start from your hotel at Kalaw and traverse the rainforest (weather permitting; if there’s a rain shower, we cannot cross the rainforest) and visit Hin Kha Gone (home to the Palaung ethnic group). Following that, we’ll take a break for lunch before continuing to Myin Taik - station - Ywar Pu (overnight stay).
You’ll be treated to views…

What's Included
  • Complimentary water throughout the tour
  • Authentic homestay experience
  • Scenic boat rides included
  • Local cuisine for lunch, dinner, and breakfast
  • Convenient backpack transfer service
What's Not Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

Kalaw Southern Shan State Myamar Kalaw is an interesting place with colonial style houses surrounded with cherries, pine trees, jacarandas and orchards.It is located in Southern Shan State on the Union Road from Thazi to Taunggyi highway. It derived the name from Palaung dialect Kalawk which means basin. The hill tribes Palaung , Inntha ,Danaw, Danu, Taungyoe, Pa-O and Shan live around Kalaw. My name is Rohit

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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X7221hjjuliej
Jul 14, 2020
Great trek to the Inle lake. - Had a wonderful 3days trek from Kalaw to Inle.trek through hills valleys ,passing beautiful scenery seeing village life up-close.our guide Rohit arranged my itinerary so we could see different area and views.He was very engaging and made the trek safe and enjoyable. I highly recommended this trek and (Rohit) excellent guide.
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E1351yvemmab
May 19, 2020
Amazing guide and trek - After contacting a few different agencies we decided upon Rohit's company for our trek. The price for a private trek for 2 of us was cheaper than a group trek with another company on a more touristy route. Rohit was quick to reply to our questions and even surprised us by meeting us at the bus stop on our arrival from Bagan and walked us to our hotel. Our guide was Khan, he was friendly, helpful, always smiling and went out of his way to ensure we had a good time. Both Khan and Rohit went above and beyond our expectations. The scenery was stunning and for the most part we rarely saw any other trekkers. We had one night in a lovely home stay and the food was excellent. The second night was in a monastery which was more basic but still great to experience. As we trekked with Rohit we had a seperate building with only guests from his company. The rest of the tourists (approx 30) all had to sleep in one room so we were very lucky. We thoroughly enjoyed the trek and Rohit was there to meet us at the end where we enjoyed a meal with other trekkers using Rohit's company. We enjoyed the boat ride at the end across Kalaw lake and Khan even walked us to our hotel. We got to meet locals on the way and Khan would always stop to chat to them and we were given free green tea and strawberries which was a lovely touch. We cannot recommend Rohit and Khan enough, thanks!
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332ricky1954
Mar 2, 2020
Awsome - From the moment I met Rohit, I new he would be our guide. Came to our hotel to explain the route, where we would break, where we would sleep etc. Had a detailed map explaining the details of the trek. Had an excellant cook who transported our baggage from guest house to guest house. He also transported all the food for the trek. The food was absolutly delicious. Superb cooking. All in all was an absolute fantastic trek with a very knowlagable young man. We were only myself and my wife for the trek and met another another guide who works for Rohit on the way. Even arriving at the final destination (Inle lake) we were taken cared of until arrival at our hotel Would suggest anyone going to Kalaw to hire Rohit Trekking outfit for a one,two or three day trek. My opinion 5/5
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Nathalieb207
Feb 23, 2020
Small but beautiful - Like the saying says “ Small is beautiful “ We spent a whole day trekking and exchanging on different subjects like how these people live, what their customs are and history of Kalaw. The owner is very professional and proactive. Lunch was delicious with a delightful scenery. Definitely without any doubts we recommend this organization to all. Hope to be back in Kalaw soon. Paul and Nathalie
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Taltennis
Feb 20, 2020
An exciting adventure - trekking with Rohit - We did the 3 day trek with Rohit from Kalaw to Inle Lake. He took us through fields and forests, through villages and breathtaking landscapes. We stayed in authentic homestays and ate delicious meals. Above all we enjoyed Rohit's good nature and kindness We'll never forget the experience!
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Amagi_amagi
Jan 30, 2020
Amazing time with Rohit! - Jan 30th, 2020 Mingalaba! So we are two Canadians who where highly recommended Rohit Kalaw Trekking from backpacker friends! After meeting Robit prior to the treck, we immediately knew that he should be our guide ... well versed in English, great interpersonal skills, easy going, incredibly knowledgeable about the area and the various ethnic groups found in the region. At all times he was able to respond in great details to all the questions that we asked about the people, the culture, the values and the environment. Best of all, we always had time to enjoy the environment. He served as our interpreter with the locals and he made sure to take care of all our needs! We are so happy to have spent these three days with him, not to mention that we laughed so much along the trails!
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Wl
Jan 17, 2020
Great trek to experience nature and Myanmar tribe culture! - It was a wonderful experience to do the 3d2n Kalaw-inle trek with our guide Min Min. He was attentive to our needs, interacted well with us and seems to know everyone in the villages we went! We experienced great hospitality at the local guesthouses where we spent the night - food was freshly prepared and ample, and the host families were friendly and we enjoyed interacting with them (e.g. playing sepak takraw). I strongly recommend doing the 3D2N Kalaw-Inle trek: the landscapes are pretty diverse and the experience is a much more complete one (with the different tribes and the two overnight stays at local guesthouses). Also, we are happy to have done so with Rohit Trekking: they were well organised, and my wife and I appreciated the flexibility to cater to our last minute request to stay the second night at a guesthouse (instead of at a monastry, something I had requested in earlier correspondence with them). Thanks for a great trek!!
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Zafutaz
Jan 1, 2020
3Days Trek - We Cannot recommend Rohit Kalaw Trekking enought.Amzing trek and we had brillant guide.ask for Rohit
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Sandral6335
Dec 7, 2019
Great 3 day hike with lots to see! - Me and my partner are very happy that we went with rohit treking as opposed to one if the bigger companies. We were open to more people in the group but it ended up just being us and the guide. He took on a slightly different rout than many if the other groups but always discussed it with us first. The evening before we left he came over to our homestay to talk over the hike with us and make sure that we were happy with the plan. The morning after a friend of him picked up our bags and drove the to our next destination, included in the price. First night of the hike we slept in the home if a farmer family who were very friendly and fed us great food. The second night we had the whole upper floor of a house to our self and shower available. When we got to Inle (be prepared to pay the entrance fee) he took us on a boat and tgen waljed is to our stay in Inle. All the way through food has been good and the rout not to exhausting and really scenic. We all hot along well and had many nice conversations.
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70tristanw
Nov 28, 2019
An unforgetable trek from Kalaw to Inle! - Let me start by saying we will never forget this experience for all the right reasons! The kindness and professionalism of Rohit was amazing, taking us down the less traveled and less touristic path, walking more miles and experiencing things others did not have the option of doing with other companies. The home stays were raw and true giving you a feel for village life, the food was plentiful and of good quality and everything was customised to our needs. Can't thank you enough for this, we will never forget you or this experience! Thank you!
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From $170
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).