Chin Hills (Mount Victoria)

Chin woman from the area near Mount Victoria

An organized tour to Chin Hills (Mount Victoria) can be arranged by applying for a special permission from the authority. The application for the permission will take approximately three to four weeks. If you are interested in this, we can be contacted for more information.

Minimum time frame of 5 days is needed to conduct an organized tour of the Chin Hills and their vicinity. The journey will start from Bagan and will come back after a big journey through the Chin Hills. As all travel through the Chin Hills is pretty rough mountain roads, it can only be made by a four-wheel-drive vehicle (or) locally available mountain jeep.

Trekking trail on Chin Hills to Mount Victoria

On the very first day, a long drive of 7 to 8 hours will be made to the small town of Kanpetlet, where we spend the first night. Visitors will be able to witness the changes of scenery as you gradually approached to Kanpatlet after passing small town of Chauk, Seik Phyu and Saw along the way. Kanpetlet is 5-hour-walk to away from the peak of Mount Victoria. One can enjoy trekking and bird watching. However, an alternative to the long trek is to visit some Chin Villages in the vicinity of Kanpetlet. On day three, a drive of 4 to 5 hours will be made from Kanpetlet to another small town called Mindat, where you overnight. On day four, you will be guided in the vicinity of Mindat to the tribal villages around by light trekking. Overnight in Mindat. On day five, a long drive of 7 to 8 hours will be made from Mindat to Bagan.