Kalaw stands high on the western edge of the Shan Plateau. It is 70 km west of Taunggyi about halfway along the Thazi-Taungyi road. This was a popular hill station on the British days and it is still a peaceful and quiet place. At an attitude of 1320 m it is also pleasantly cool and a good place for hiking amid gnarled pines, bamboo groves and rugged mountain scene. A former colonial British hill station, this small-town offers cool temperatures ( Kalaw sits at1,300 meters elevation ) and plenty of trekking opportunities. Traveling by car, it’s about two hours west of NyaungShwe on the western edge of the Shan hills.
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Kalaw Trekking Almost everyone who comes to Kalaw goes trekking in the hills. The town is surrounded by Buddhist pagodas, hilltop viewpoints and the peaceful villages of the Palaung, Danu, Pa-O, Taung Yo and Danaw tribes, all set in a gorgeous landscape of forest- capped hills. Popular destinations for one-day treks around Kalaw include the Myin ma Hti Cave, the …
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