Kengtung Travel Guide

 WStat Says:  Visit Ho Kyin village with Akha tribes, stillwearing traditional costumes with silver coils. If an Akhar woman wantsto dress up with her complete costume, it will take about more than one hour.Having immigrated from Chinas Yunnan province about 200 years ago, the majority of... 

 WStat Says:  Right in the center of Kengtung there is a group of striking 19th century Buddhist sites, Maha Myat Muni (Shan/Thai name Wat Phra Jao Lung) and Wat Ho Khong temple and monastery. ( Because of the cultural influence of the Shan and Thai languages, most temples and monasteries... 

 WStat Says:  Getting to Kengtung, in the center of Myanmars Shan-State, is spectacular. By air, the plane flies over an endless series of green mountains and river gorges, interspersed with cultivated fields and small towns and villages. Around the "city" of Kengtung there are various... 

 njtffw Says:  Spent the best 10 days of my life in this cool town. Dont come on a package tour because you cant do it justice. By the time I left I felt like a resident.Its the ultimate in off the beaten path.if you love Ang Akah and lahu culture this should be your base.If it takes under... 

 kenmerk Says:  The center of Kengtung is all old wall city. The wall and maybe a couple of the gates tis still mostly intact, although it is in disrepair and is overgrown in most places. (Not hard to spot it though, and you can follow it around most of the city if you are so inclined) Of... 

 pattayaraj Says:  This temple was built by the coorperation of 4 countries,there 're : Thailand,Burma,Laos and China.In the temple consisted of a stairway to the temple on the hill where located a couple of Lion statues as gaurdian on the entrance.On the hill,there 're a principal pagoda... 

 pattayaraj Says:  I don't know why the Burmese army built some funny sculptures around the lake.But it made this lake more interesting and funny. There're a big sculpture of Dinosaur like Godzilla,play ground with colourful stuffs,some cutie sculptures of water animal and also holy sculpture... 

 pattayaraj Says:  This lake use as resevoir for army and villagers on Lwe Mwe.I visited there on a cloudy and rainy day,so the scenery was a bit gloomy and foggy.But I enjoyed there. At the center of lake,the Burmese army was built a colourful zigzag wooden bridge as you can see in the... 

 pattayaraj Says:  Roti together with coffee or milk tea 's one popular menu for Kengtung. You can eat as Breakfast or snacks.And it's easy to find in markets or roadside. 

 kenmerk Says:  Now I was able to ascertain that the movies were in fact pirated by the billboards here. No full colour spreads showing the movie fare for the day, just a poor colour copy of a copy of a copy of a image that they lifted somewhere. (probably not off the internet as there is... 

 kenmerk Says:  Flying to Kengtung is probably the most common way to get here. Last time I flew from Yangon (2001), the only airline that flew this route was MA, which is the government airline. (They of the scary safety record) They only fly the route about twice a week, and they seem to... 

 kenmerk Says:  Although I don't know exactly what the name of the waterfalls, there is a series of seven or so cascades in the hills to the west side of town. Located about 15 kilometers from town, the easiest way to get here is by dirt bike, which can be hired in Kengtung.. 

 kenmerk Says:  Be forewarned, the availability of electricity in Kengtung is not a given thing. I was there for Eight days last year, and I think we had electricity for a total of about 8 hours. (Only an hour a day on average) Mind you, this is not all bad, we had candle light dinners each...