Wildlife and Cultural Immersion
This trip is carefully designed to expose participants to Myanmar’s diversity through exploration of the last strongholds of wildlife and traditional culture in areas where indigenous tribes and wildlife have shared the natural environment for centuries.
Our flagship Myanmar journey centres around authentic immersion into the world of the domesticated Asian Timber Elephant and a rare glimpse of the Irrawaddy Dolphins. We also recommend book-ending this trip with a Mandalay and/or Bagan stopover for a cultural heritage experience of Myanmar. For those short on time, the cultural immersion itineraries can be done on their own.
There is much more to see in Myanmar than these three highlighted below. We will gladly customise your itinerary depending on what you want to experience.
WILDLIFE
TIMBER ELEPHANTS AND IRRAWADDY DOLPHINS
This unique journey is undertaken in the company of elephants and their ecology. While you may have had some prior experience with elephant tourism, we ask that you clear your mind of those experiences: this is something entirely different. Alongside our local partners, we explore rarely-travelled areas of rural beauty in northern Myanmar, with the aim of bringing participants into relatively unknown regions in unique, authentic ways - without sacrificing comfort.
CULTURAL
MANDALAY
Mandalay is the smaller principal city of Myanmar, a metropolis steeped in history stemming from nearly six centuries of royal occupancy. Although Mandalay has caught up to other Southeast Asia boom cities, its ancient pagodas, temples and markets that existed in past eras are still well-preserved and worth the visit during this journey. No trip to Myanmar is complete without immersion in some of the many different cultures that exist here.
CULTURAL
BAGAN AND MT. POPA
Bagan is unquestionably one of the most awe-inspiring sights in Asia, with over 10,000 religious relics within its ancient walls. The site exudes a magical serenity, found only in a few places in the world. Built in the 11th century and overrun just 200 years later by Kublai Khan, Bagan was a city of magnificent proportions and splendour to rival Angkor, Jerusalem, or Rome. Mt. Popa nearby gives a glimpse of the animistic beliefs that preceded the arrival of Buddhism in Myanmar.