Bonjour ,
nous partons 8 personnes a Birmanie en decembre 2011. nous avons l'habitude de faire des trek et du raft en autonomie sans guide. nous avons determine 4 possibilitees mais avons plusieurs questions surtout liees auz zones fermees ou non, et a l'importance d'un guide. merci pour vos conseils. Si le raft n'est pas possible nous ferons 1 trek. ( nous amenons nos rafts)
si vous avez des contact locaux de guide ou agences pas chers, welcome.
Voici nos 4 variantes :
1. Descente de rivière de Nam Pai – Nam-Pok
C'est la région vers le nord-est de Mandalay.transfer automobile de Mandalaya jusqu'à la petite ville de Mogok (region des rubis).retour, pick up a la petite ville de Sedi (Sedaw – ) (Saldaw – nouveau) jusqu à Mandalay
- Mogok – ville fermée ou non . pouvons nous s y rendre sans permis.
- la route de Kyaukme jusqu'à Mogok fermee ou non?
- Peut on faire du raft sur les rivieres ds cette region, ou les rivieres sont fermees aussi?
2. Descente de riviere de Myitnge river or (Nammatu river) . Cette rivière se jette ds la riviere Irrawaddy un peu au sud de la ville Mandalay. on Voudrait commencer la descente a Gokteik viaduk (Gokhtalg). peut on s approcher de ce viaduc ou c'est un site ferme?peut on s'approcher de la riviere
on finirait l'itinéraire dans la petite ville d'Ejva /Yeywa . il faudrait quitter la riviere en amont du barage. il y a quelques routes, sont elles pratiquables? sont elles ouvertes?
3. Descente riviere de la ville Pyay (Prome) jusqu' au golfe Bengale, ville Taunggok. La rivière sous le nom Taunggok (Taungup) Prend sa source a la crete Arakansky. Le chemin va sur cette crette. Nous arrivons au col et ensuite 2 km a pied jusqu'à la rivière a travers la jungle. Comment est cette route, est ce une jolie region??
4. Si on n'arrive pas a trouver une riviere a descendre, alors nous fairons un trek en région de Maymyo/PyinOoLwin ou Hsipaw /Thipaw . Nous voulons nous deplacer sans guide, est ce possible? quels sont les trek les plus sauvage en Birmanie.
d'autres pourront peut-être avoir d'autres informations, mais ayant passé 28 jours au Myanmar je n'ai jamais entendu parlé de rafting sur les rivières.. Et je penses pas que cela soit possible puisque les autorités doivent contrôler nos déplacement, alors que sur les rivières ce serait difficile pour eux de contrôler. Mais bon, je laisse à d'autres membre de me confirmer ou m'infirmer.
Pour les déplacement en trekking, très bonne idée et c'est super comme trek. J'ai fais celui de Hsipaw au Lac Inle, très très beau, pas trop difficile, 2 nuits / 3 jours! j'était avec un guide, ce qui ajoutais de beaucoup à l'expérience. Je ne conseillerais pas de partir seul, même problème que plus haut, tu peux te retrouver dans des zones où tu ne dois pas être et te mettre dans le trouble (et éventuellement des locaux aussi).
J'en profite pour t'inviter à t'informer sur les problème politique et social du Myanmar avant de faire des plans. Ce n'est pas le genre de pays où les touristes sont libres de faire tous ce qu'ils veulent.
Seb
«On est jeune qu'une seule fois, mais on s'en rappel toute sa vie»
Pour le rafting, j'avais vu un film à chiang rai au hilltribe museum qui présentait l'histoire d'un gars qui voulait ouvrir un truc de rafting au Nord de la Birmanie. Je ne sais pas où en sont rendu ses démarches et je n'ai pas le non de la personne en question. Peut-être qu'en communicant avec eux sur leur site internet vous pourriez avoir plus d'info: www.pda.or.th/chiangrai. Sinon j'ai sur facebook une fille qui travaillait là, elle est partie mais je pourrai toujours lui demander
Pour le trek, nous avons fait un trek vraiment génial au nord de Kyaukme. Le guide s'appelle nine-nine, et il peut véritablement vous organiser une sortie sur mesure, aussi longtemps que vous le désirez. Il était dans la révolution, connait la région comme le fond de sa poche, connait tout les habitants et il fait des super tours de magie. À mon souvenir, ce n'était vraiment pas dispendieux.
J'ai recherché dans mes trucs de voyage et je ne suis pas arrivée à remettre la main sur le contact de nine-nine. Probablement que si vous inscrivez un post pour ça, quelqu'un pourra vous renseigner...Pour ce qui est du budget, c'était 30$/jour pour deux personnes, tout-inclus, si je me souviens bien (le pourboire a été très apprécié par contre ;) ). Ce n'est pas du gros luxe par contre. Vous dormez dans les maisons des gens, sur des petits matelas. Mais pour nous c'était vraiment pas dérangeant.
Alors pour le rafting, il ne faut pas trop compter dessus en Birmanie car comme il est dit précédemment, les déplacements des touristes doivent être surveillés.
Quant aux treks, il y a pas mal de possibilité dans le pays, mais en général, il vaut mieux être accompagné. A mes yeux, les treks les plus sauvages sont dans la région de Kengtung où on rend visite à de nombreuses minorités ethniques. La zone étant sous surveillance, un guide est quasiment obligatoire. La région de Kyaukme vaut également le détour, et à un degré moindre le trek très prisé entre Kalaw et le lac Inlé.
Le seul trek que j'ai effectué seul, c'était dans la région de Kalaw et me suis retrouvé dans des villages Pao et Danu.Une bien belle expérience, mais si j'étais tombé sur un check-point militaire, je pense que j'aurai été ramené illico à ma guesthouse.
Bonjour Kristofe
Je vois que tu connais très bien la Birmanie. Comment fait on pour trouver un guide francophone? Dans une agence ou dans la GH.
J'ai lu ton post sur le film "lady", ça me donne envie d'aller le voir, bien qu'il ait pas mal de détracteur.
Ton blog est super!!!!!!!
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