What to do and see in Shan State, Myanmar: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do

April 6, 2022 Tonie Szymanski

Shan State (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, pronounced [ʃáɴ pjìnɛ̀]; Shan: မိူင်းတႆး [mə́ŋ.táj]) is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total area of Burma. The state gets its name from the Shan people, one of several ethnic groups that inhabit the area. Shan State is largely rural, with only three cities of significant size: Lashio, Kengtung, and the capital, Taunggyi. Taunggyi is 150.7 km north east of the nation's capital Naypyitaw.
Restaurants in Shan State

1. Grasshopper Adventures

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5.0 based on 125 reviews

Grasshopper Adventures

Grasshopper Adventures offers guided mountain bike tours on high quality, imported bikes. We mix culture, food and stunning scenery with boats, kayaks and fun. We can cater to all ages and abilities with a variety of tour options. We also have shops in Mandalay & Bagan and can offer half day, full day and multi-day tours across Myanmar

2. Green Land Trekking Kalaw

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5.0 based on 155 reviews

Green Land Trekking Kalaw

Trekking through the mountains, hills and plantations, we provide you " Off The Beaten Track" which is less tourists route, tasting the seasonal fruits, observing the cultures and tradition of hill tribes in Shan State. A variety of trek that we organize are such as 3Days/ 2 Nights and 2Days/1 Night. Our local guides are well-experienced and eloquent ones.

3. Rohit Kalaw Trekking

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5.0 based on 127 reviews

Rohit Kalaw Trekking

Trekking/Hiking Around kalaw & Kalaw To Inle Lake. Kalaw to pindaya...Rohit Trip. Note- less touristic way.! Camping & sight-seeing as well. Climbing to Second Biggest Mountain in Shan State..

4. Timo Trekking & Tours

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Timo Trekking & Tours

My name is Timo and I'm a certified tour and trekking guide in the Inle Lake area of Myanmar. I guide you to the track from Kalaw to Inle Lake or show you the beauty of the Inle Lake and its surroundings.

5. Ko Min - Kalaw Trekking Guide

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5.0 based on 668 reviews

Ko Min - Kalaw Trekking Guide

Kalaw to Inle Trek (Off the beaten track) Kalaw to Inle trekking tour is one of the most tourist attraction in Myanmar.We can arrange the trek tour to less tourist route(off the beaten track).The less tourist route is perfect way to explore the way of life of local people and full insight of Myanmar culture.The off the beaten track,you can see the authentic Myanmar.We will show you daily life of local people,the culture and gorgeous scenery beauty.You will be in different tribal village,sightseeing in the tribal village,among the vegetable farm and forest capped mountain are the main attraction of this trip. We can organise (1)Three days two nights trek tour from Kalaw to Inle(off the beaten track) (2)Two days one night trek tour from Kalaw to Inle(off the beaten track) (3)Day return trek tour around Kalaw

6. Mr.Min Cooking Class

Yone Gyi Road Shay wa gyi village.., Nyaungshwe 09081 Myanmar +95 9 42832 9447 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/mr.mincookingclass
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Mr.Min Cooking Class

Mingalar par from Mr.Min cooking class..thank you very much for your kind interested to my class. for the information : In the morning We come and meet you at your hotel, go to Mingalar market in Nyaung Shwe or five-days market to buy ingredients ..and then we will drive about 15-20 mins to my villages on the lake.have some tea and we will cook about 8-10 dishes from local areas..have lunch and get a recipes book..later we offer you a canoe trip around the floating garden and villages..after all we send you back to town or if you have to go to the lake as you wish.. You can reach me anytime and mails. Best greetings Min

Reviewed By MartyD970

We actually didn’t do the cooking classes, however, friends who had previously visited recommended contacting Min as he offers a lot of other activities around Inle. He organised everything from kayaking, biking, hiking, visiting the local floating village markets, meeting local families for the most amazing traditional lunch, meeting REAL fisherman (not just the fake ones you see in the insta photos). His wife cooked us lunch one of the days also beside the cookery school- which was amazing. He even arranged our airport transfers. He is a local man and his passion for the local area really comes across. More importantly though, his understanding of the fragility of the lake and the environmental impacts climate change is having is really inspiring. I wish him and his wife every success for their business in the future!

7. Firefly Adventure Myanmar

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Firefly Adventure Myanmar

This small company is run by a local family from the mountain(Palaung) ethnic minority. All the guide are from the mountain villages, well trained and well known about the region, knowledgeable and fluent in English. They speak few local languages and Chinese. They are very friendly, willing to help you. They try to improve the company and fulfill for tourist's expectation who is looking for the trekking tour, outdoor tour, Eco-tour in Northern Shan state (Hsipaw region). For people who want to trek and visit the mountain region, learn and explore the mountain people,ethnicity (tribe)’s culture, life style, their tradition, agriculture and the nature, river boat trip and so on.

8. Mr. Bike Hsipaw Trekking

City Center Hsipaw, Hsipaw Myanmar +95 9 786 565443 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/mrbikehsipaw
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Mr. Bike Hsipaw Trekking

Hsipaw Jungle Trekking is a small local community business set up and run solely by Mr. Bike, a local guide who speaks fluent English and two local dialects. We aim to provide local and international travelers with a genuine experience into the nature of northern Shan hills and life of the local ethnic people in a socially and environmentally responsible way.

Reviewed By Danny_Esmee - Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar

Best trekking i have ever done. Great guides, spectacular nature anf untouched nature. Definitely recommend everyone who likes trekking to go with Mr. Bike. Very affordable too!

9. Polestar Travel

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Polestar Travel

All the tour guides that we provide our clients are very well trained. Each of them has passed a lot of training to be professional tourist guides. They know what you want for your trip and they can fulfill everything for you. All the tour guides can work for both and group. we can arrange to avoid the tourist place and new destinations to Innle lake. Spatially arrange Trekking in Home stay at Local house of our Tribe!!!

10. Mercury Cooking Class

117, Nandawon Road besides Mahar Yan Aung Pagoda, Nyaungshwe Myanmar +95 9 253 796 716 [email protected] https://mercurycookingclass.wordpress.com/
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Mercury Cooking Class

We do everyday cooking class. We go to the local market together and shoping. You can see many different things and product in five day market.After we go back the class and prepare for lunch.We will four different kinds of dishes.Spicy or non spicy and vegetarian ect..after we paid repicies for cooking and local ingredients.Don't miss the change, local people are how to cook their kitchen.

Reviewed By AMRamirez22

If you love cooking, if you want to discover this cuisine, if you enjoy high quality food, if you want to have a lovely time, if you want to meet a charming, sweet, kind and devoted chef, come to this cooking class. For me, taking this class constituted the highlight of my trip in Myanmar, I will do it over and over again.

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