Impact Myanmar itinerary showcases:

  • Innovative new community enterprises and wildlife conservation projects.
  • Champions inspiring small businesses run by locals.
  • An eco-lodge stay on unexplored Samkar Lake which sources all food locally and supports development in the village.
  • ‘Go Local’ in Yangon in the company of one of Selective Asia’s Burmese friends.

Selective Asia – which was earlier this month named top tour operator by readers of Wanderlust magazine – has added a second Impact itinerary to its portfolio of holidays across 18 destinations.

Created by the destination teams, the aim of these trips is to showcase a country’s innovative new community enterprises and wildlife conservation projects as well as championing inspiring small businesses run by local people.

Highlights of a 14-day trip that takes in Mandalay, Bagan, Sale (another town from the Bagan-era), Kalaw, Inle Lake and Yangon include:

  • A day spent with an NGO with which Selective Asia has partnered to create a unique experience joining fisherman on the Irrawaddy River to raise awareness of the critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin.
  • A visit to the sacred pilgrimage site of Mount Popa (home to traditional spirits) followed by tea with a local family in a nearby village.
  • In the town of Chauk (a world away from tourist sites), stay in a family-run property and visit one of the most vibrant and authentic local markets in Myanmar.
  • Travel through the Shan Hills to the Green Hill Valley Elephant camp (a project offering a retirement camp for elephants that once worked in the logging industry; strictly no riding!)
  • Explore small villages such as Phayartaung and meet communities of fishermen, weavers and traditional jewellery makers while staying in an eco-lodge located on unexplored Samkar Lake and which sources all food locally and supports development in the village.
  • Go Local in Yangon in the company of one of Selective Asia’s Burmese friends, stopping for street food, having a drink and seeing a side of the city known only to locals.

Myanmar specialist Anna Hipworth says: “Our Impact holidays have been devised by specialists who truly know the destinations for which they create holidays. The aim is to introduce travellers to facets and aspects of a country overlooked on other trips and which, at their heart, are designed to support and promote terrific social, economic and environmental projects.”

The 14-day Impact Myanmar costs from £2685 per person based on two people travelling. It is offered on a fully tailor-made basis and the price excludes international flights. The itinerary joins another Selective Asia Impact holiday in Cambodia.

For further details go to the trip dossier, visit selectiveasia.com or call 01273 670001.

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February 24, 2020

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