Travel agencies offer snow-draped mountain tours

TRAVEL agencies are ready to provide the best climbing tours to ice-capped mountains this dry season, according to Puta-O Travel Agency.

Visitors can get to Puta-O from Yangon by a three-hour flight, and travel agencies in Myitkyina and Puta-O townships arrange tours to Kaunghmulon Pagoda, Mid-water Natkyun Pagoda and rocky plaque in the Malikha River, traditional culture and local food of ethnic people, Myoma morning market and Garhtu market.

“The tours being in open season. Although there are no visitors to Indawgyi Lake due to certain regional conditions, the trips to Myitkyina and Puta-O snow-draped mountains start. Four travel agencies in Puta-O arrange glacier-topped mountain trips. The main business in the local dry season is climbing trips to snowy summits,” said U Khine Oo, director of the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism.

Puta-O is mainly packed with visitors and climbers. Although the number of travellers declined due to high prices of commodities and transport difficulties this year, local guides and luggage carriers can earn proper income from the regular arrivals of travellers.

“Traveller arrivals might decline this year more than last year due to difficulties, including air ticket fees. Those who eagerly want to visit here do come regardless of their difficulties this season.

We, the travel agencies, prepare to offer the best services,” said U Yaw Sett from Puta-O travel agency. Travel agencies arrange a 10-day trip to Mount Phonkanrazi for beginners and a 12-day trip to Mount Phonyinrazi.

Moreover, they prepare dry rations and gather luggage carriers and guides for trips in advance. People can enjoy the beauty and experience of scaling snow-capped mountains from November to April. — Thitsa (MNA)/KTZH

Source- The Global New Light Of Myanmar