This highly sensitive region has only just opened up for Myanmar motorcycle tours.
Kayah State is home to the Karenni ethnic tribe & the Pa-O live in the surrounding mountains. It borders Thailand & has always been a region that we’ve all wanted to visit.
From USD$ 2,995 (shared room)/ USD$ 3,495 (own room)
10 day itinerary
Day 1 : Chiang Mai, Thailand to Tacheilek, Myanmar
A beautiful, all day ride through the mountains and curvy roads of
north Thailand. We cross the border into Myanmar and spend the evening
in Tacheilek, Myanmar.
We ride some fantastic roads in north Thailand and end up crossing into Myanmar.
Day 2 : Tacheilek, Myanmar to Taunggyi, Myanmar
Riding southwest from Tacheilek, we ride through the mountains of Shan State to its capital, Taunggyi. During the British/ Colonial rule of Myanmar, the British discovered Taunggyi & because of its elevation and cooler temperatures, it became the Capital and administrative center of the Shan States.
We head up into the Shan mountains on the Myanmar motorcycle tour and deep inside the country.
Day 3 : Taunggyi, Myanmar to Innlay, Myanmar
Inle Lake, one of the most beautiful places in Myanmar. The lifeblood of the region, providing so many resources for the local people. There is so much to see here, from floating villages to skillful fisherman, its really worth spending a whole day here to look around.
September
and October has the Hpaung Daw U Festival which lasts around 3 weeks, a
great time to visit Inle on a Myanmar motorcycle tour.
Day 4 : Rest day Inle Lake
Day 5 : Innlay, Myanmar to Loikaw, Myanmar
We ride south, enter Kayah State and ride to its capital, Loikaw, which historically, has been one of the most least visited regions of Myanmar because of the political sensitivity.Some of Kayah State is still off-limits to foreigners, but now at least we get to see inside this untouched, time capsule.
Be one of the first foreign Myanmar motorcycle tours into the untouched Kayah State.
Day 6 : Loikaw, Myanmar to Taungngu (Toungoo), Myanmar
We ride through Kayah State and head west to Taungngu (Toungoo), in the Bago region of Myanmar. Taungngu is famous for being Burma’s capital from 1510–1539 and 1551–1552, its major export is forestry products, teak and other hardwoods.Day 7 : Taungngu, Myanmar to Mawlamyien (Mawlamyine), Myanmar
We head to the mouth of the Salween River and the largest city of Mon State, Myanmar – Mawlamyien (Mawlamyine). From 1826 – 1852, this was the first Colonial capital of Burma & now is the major seaport of south east Myanmar.
Come see some ancient, unchanged cultures on a Myanmar motorcycle tour.
Day 8 : Mawlamyien (Mawlamyine), Myanmar to Myawaddy, Myanmar
Our last day in Myanmar we ride to the border town with Thailand – Myawaddy and spend the night in the bustling, border trading town. The road over the mountains in now dramaticall improved making it a fun days ride.
This is a brand new Myanmar motorcycle tour route, that no other group has done so far, Kayah State has only just opened.
Day 9 : Myawaddy, Myanmar to Mae Sariang, Thailand
A quick border crossing into Thailand at Mae Sot & we ride the beautiful border road north to Mae Sariang in Thailand.
Beautiful roads in north Thailand
Day 9 : Mae Sarieng, Thailand to Chiang Mai, Thailand
The last day of this fabulous adventure Myanmar motorcycle tour and we ride some windey roads back to Chiang Mai, Thailand.Tour price all inclusive of Motorcycle, fuel, hotels. Does not include Myanmar immigration Visa and lunch and evening meals/ alcohol.
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