Day
1
Mandalay
HSITHE VILLAGE (L)
Take a boat to Hsithe Village and arrive at the village. Hsithe Village is a big community of poor fishermen and fisherwomen, where you can see a number of interesting additional livelihoods. After a light refreshment at the visitor center, start casting the fishing net with the fishermen. The training lasts one hour but it is great fun. First, you will be shown how to cast a net and then it is your turn. Often dolphins can be observed, feeding in the waters opposite. Enjoy afterwards your picnic lunch [very simple food like fry rice and tea / coffee] at the visitor center. Continue to have a closer look into the visitor centre with information boards that explain about the life in the village, the fishing, farming and the local wildlife, especially the Irrawaddy River Dolphin. It is also an opportunity to buy locally made handcrafts. In the afternoon, you will go for a tour of the village which will be led by one for the villagers. You can observe local village life in all its fascinating forms – the architecture, the people, the animals, the activities and the monasteries. It is a village of bullock carts, smiling children, and communities going about their day life – life is little changed over the centuries. Late afternoon, travel back to Mandalay.
Day
1
Mandalay
HSITHE VILLAGE (L)
Take a boat to Hsithe Village and arrive at the village. Hsithe Village is a big community of poor fishermen and fisherwomen, where you can see a number of interesting additional livelihoods. After a light refreshment at the visitor center, start casting the fishing net with the fishermen. The training lasts one hour but it is great fun. First, you will be shown how to cast a net and then it is your turn. Often dolphins can be observed, feeding in the waters opposite. Enjoy afterwards your picnic lunch [very simple food like fry rice and tea / coffee] at the visitor center. Continue to have a closer look into the visitor centre with information boards that explain about the life in the village, the fishing, farming and the local wildlife, especially the Irrawaddy River Dolphin. It is also an opportunity to buy locally made handcrafts. In the afternoon, you will go for a tour of the village which will be led by one for the villagers. You can observe local village life in all its fascinating forms – the architecture, the people, the animals, the activities and the monasteries. It is a village of bullock carts, smiling children, and communities going about their day life – life is little changed over the centuries. Late afternoon, travel back to Mandalay.