Press Release by : ScottAsia Communications
/ Khiri Travel
Edited by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
Khiri Travel is an international travel organizer and destination management company founded in 1993 with 16 offices specialized in tours in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It is dedicated to working with specialized tour operators to provide quality leisure tour experiences across Asia.
Khiri Travel's entrepreneurial associates craft innovative itineraries that reflect their passion for authentic, local and sustainable experiences.
For instance, ahead of ITB Berlin 2016, Khiri Travel Myanmar has introduced two new tours in Myanmar: a 5-days/4-nights trip that follows the Jeremy Clarkson Top Gear route through Shan State, and a 4-days/3-nights trip to the Loikaw hill area of Kayah State, known for its longneck hill tribe communities.
Both journeys are ‘frontier’ trips that involve access to areas infrequently visited by organized tour groups.
The Eastern Shan State was closed to foreigners until 2013 when Khiri received permission to pass the area with the Top Gear crew. Using a 4WD and driver, the trip starts in Inle Lake and visits Taunggyi, Palaung villages, Phan Lan, Myin Pan, arriving in the Shan state capital Kengtung, in the centre of the Golden Triangle opium trading area. Facilities along the way are deprived of any wifi and 4G network. There is some optional village trekking in and around Kengtung, from where guests can either fly back to Yangon or continue through the hills to Chiang Rai in Thailand.
“Eastern Shan State is certainly one of the last frontiers in Asian travel,” says Edwin Briels, Khiri Myanmar, General Manager. “It’s a trip that will yield fascinating travel stories when you’re at the dining table back home.”
Khiri has also introduced a Loikaw area 4-days trip in Kayah State, with direct insights on the customs and beliefs of tribes, including the longneck women.
In Kasae Kum, visitors see how the neck rings are made. A translator tells the story of local customs, spirits and beliefs and the importance of the totem pole, herbal medicines and animist traditions. Visitors can see the benign effects of a local community based tourism initiative funded by the Dutch government.
There is plenty of time to chat with local tribes people in their villages. During the trips, there will be light trekking between settlements, but most of the journeys through the settlements are by train and car with some optional bicycling. There is a budget or a more up-market version of the trip to suit budget travelers, according to Briels.
At ITB Berlin 2016, Briels will also update travel buyers with a history of organizing treks in the Himalayas or the Andes on other new options such as overland trekking from Bagan to Mrauk U over the Chin Mountains or overland (and partly by private boat) from Mandalay to Bagan with an overnight in Yandabo Home, which comprises 12 modern bungalows aesthetically attuned to the local pottery-making villages where there are no WiFi, TV or phone services to disturb anyone.
For full itineraries and Myanmar trip options email edwin@khiri.com. Visit Khiri Travel at ITB Berlin – Hall 26B, Stand 203 and khiri.com for further information.
ITB Berlin 2016 takes place in Berlin, Germany, from 9 to 13 March 2016.
/ Khiri Travel
Edited by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
Khiri Travel is an international travel organizer and destination management company founded in 1993 with 16 offices specialized in tours in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It is dedicated to working with specialized tour operators to provide quality leisure tour experiences across Asia.
Khiri Travel's entrepreneurial associates craft innovative itineraries that reflect their passion for authentic, local and sustainable experiences.
For instance, ahead of ITB Berlin 2016, Khiri Travel Myanmar has introduced two new tours in Myanmar: a 5-days/4-nights trip that follows the Jeremy Clarkson Top Gear route through Shan State, and a 4-days/3-nights trip to the Loikaw hill area of Kayah State, known for its longneck hill tribe communities.
Both journeys are ‘frontier’ trips that involve access to areas infrequently visited by organized tour groups.
The Eastern Shan State was closed to foreigners until 2013 when Khiri received permission to pass the area with the Top Gear crew. Using a 4WD and driver, the trip starts in Inle Lake and visits Taunggyi, Palaung villages, Phan Lan, Myin Pan, arriving in the Shan state capital Kengtung, in the centre of the Golden Triangle opium trading area. Facilities along the way are deprived of any wifi and 4G network. There is some optional village trekking in and around Kengtung, from where guests can either fly back to Yangon or continue through the hills to Chiang Rai in Thailand.
“Eastern Shan State is certainly one of the last frontiers in Asian travel,” says Edwin Briels, Khiri Myanmar, General Manager. “It’s a trip that will yield fascinating travel stories when you’re at the dining table back home.”
Khiri has also introduced a Loikaw area 4-days trip in Kayah State, with direct insights on the customs and beliefs of tribes, including the longneck women.
In Kasae Kum, visitors see how the neck rings are made. A translator tells the story of local customs, spirits and beliefs and the importance of the totem pole, herbal medicines and animist traditions. Visitors can see the benign effects of a local community based tourism initiative funded by the Dutch government.
There is plenty of time to chat with local tribes people in their villages. During the trips, there will be light trekking between settlements, but most of the journeys through the settlements are by train and car with some optional bicycling. There is a budget or a more up-market version of the trip to suit budget travelers, according to Briels.
At ITB Berlin 2016, Briels will also update travel buyers with a history of organizing treks in the Himalayas or the Andes on other new options such as overland trekking from Bagan to Mrauk U over the Chin Mountains or overland (and partly by private boat) from Mandalay to Bagan with an overnight in Yandabo Home, which comprises 12 modern bungalows aesthetically attuned to the local pottery-making villages where there are no WiFi, TV or phone services to disturb anyone.
For full itineraries and Myanmar trip options email edwin@khiri.com. Visit Khiri Travel at ITB Berlin – Hall 26B, Stand 203 and khiri.com for further information.
ITB Berlin 2016 takes place in Berlin, Germany, from 9 to 13 March 2016.
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