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Exploration to Namataung (Mt.Victoria) OR Jeep
Adventure.
Of
most off the beaten track is the exploration to
Namataung (Mt. Victoria) which vicinity is a
home to Chin tribe. The mountainous land had
prevented them from the invaders. Chin ladies
with the tattooed faces is the major attraction
in the villages. It is originally known as Na Ma
Taung and named Mt. Victoria after the memorial
present to England Queen Victoria in the British
time. In local language, it is called Khaw Nou
Toung (The Great Mountain or The Mountain of
Spirit or The Mountain of Female). It has an
area of 432 acres well-preserved by the forestry
department. The region is opened to tourists
recently. A special permission is needed in
going around that area and has to pre-arranged
well in advance.
Through hiking, visitors may observe and learn
about nature. They will come across broad-leaved
and pine forests; useful and medicinal plants'
wild orchids; lianas-woody climbers that hang
from trees; cycads – which are ancient palm-like
plants bearing large male and female cones'
rhododendrons – shrubs or small trees with large
clusters of bell-shaped flowers and typically
with large evergreen leaves. While most visitors
adore the rhododendrons, a number of
nectar-feeding birds would zone in and out of
the plant as if attending a banquet. Forests
that grow on top of mountains are usually lush
and thick and most of the trees are thickly
covered with moss and ferns. At a glance, it
seems like these trees are wrapped with woolen
sweaters to protect them from coldness and damp
mist.
Come prepared for the unexpected. The Nat Ma
Taung region has recently been reopened to
foreign travellers but few make the journey over
the jungle track from Bagan. Treks are fully
supported. The trip also includes the amazing
pagoda fields of Bagan, the floating villages at
pristine Inle Lake and Yangon (Rangoon) site of
the inspiring Shwedagon Pagoda.
Of
most off the beaten track is the exploration to
Namataung (Mt. Victoria) which vicinity is a
home to Chin tribe. The mountainous land had
prevented them from the invaders. Chin ladies
with the tattooed faces is the major attraction
in the villages. It is originally known as Na Ma
Taung and named Mt. Victoria after the memorial
present to England Queen Victoria in the British
time. In local language, it is called Khaw Nou
Toung (The Great Mountain or The Mountain of
Spirit or The Mountain of Female). It has an
area of 432 acres well-preserved by the forestry
department. The region is opened to tourists
recently. A special permission is needed in
going around that area and has to pre-arranged
well in advance.
