Burma (Myanmar) News

Cultural Cycling Tour of Burma featured in the Financial Times

By Mountain Kingdoms on 22 Mar 2016
Categories: Burma (Myanmar), MK in the news

Earlier this year travel writer and author Andrew Eames travelled with us on our Cultural Cycling Tour of Burma, where he experienced the Golden Land from a unique perspective. 

"We rode on sandy trails up to the tombs of the local Shan princes and then to a succession of Shan villages, where reed roofing was being woven and rice noodles were being made, scenes we’d never have seen if we’d been travelling by car."

Phongun Razi Summit Success

By Mountain Kingdoms on 06 Feb 2014
Categories: Burma (Myanmar), Walking & Trekking, Office news

11 trekkers reach the summit of a 3,635m /11,926ft Burmese ice mountain, Mount Phongun Razi

Mountain Kingdoms are experts in worldwide trekking holidays, however this is the first time we have taken trekkers to climb a mountain in Burma! Our group are some of the first westerners to experience a trek in northern Burma, an area which has only recently opened up to foreign visitors. They trekked through pristine jungle and along rocky outcrops to reach snow-capped Mount Phongun Razi, affording stunning views of the surrounding eastern Himalaya.

Watch out for Wild Burma: Nature’s Lost Kingdom

By Mountain Kingdoms on 28 Nov 2013
Categories: Burma (Myanmar), Our recommendations

Watch out for Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom, airing on the BBC this Friday (29^th November).

This fascinating new documentary from the BBC showcases Burma's amazing array of wildlife – with the aim of highlighting how important it is to protect Burma's forests. In the first episode, the team of wildlife experts and film crew, aided by local Chin trackers, search for the Asian elephant.  

Prospect Burma & Mountain Kingdoms

By Niki Morgan on 21 Jun 2013
Categories: Burma (Myanmar), Office news, Responsible Tourism

We were proud to support the Prospect Burma event on 20^th June, held to mark Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday. The event, held in Chelsea, raised money for the Prospect Burma charity, which works towards giving young Burmese people access to education.

Discover the Burmese Himalaya

By Mountain Kingdoms on 11 Apr 2013
Categories: Burma (Myanmar), Walking & Trekking, Office news

We are pleased to announce that we now have prices for our two treks in the Burmese Himalaya - 'Mount Phongun Razi & the Burmese Ice Mountains' and 'Trekking in the Burmese Himalaya'.