Tag: Trek

  • Sunrise Hike to Mount Sibayak

    Sunrise Hike to Mount Sibayak

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    After Bukit Lawang we wanted to travel south towards Lake Toba and a brief stop off at the town of Berastagi. Berastagi is saddled between 2 of Sumatra’s active volcanoes, mount Sinabung (on the FCDO red list because of it’s potential for violent, and often deadly, eruptions) and mount Sibayak, which is fairly stable and…

  • Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

    Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

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    We woke at 5:30am on Sunday and dressed ready for our jungle adventure. We were tired and anxious to get to the Nkuringo gate on time for the 7:30am briefing. After an extremely quick breakfast (we took the rest with us to eat on the road) we set off for the 45-60 minute drive from…

  • Trekking in Hsipaw

    Trekking in Hsipaw

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    From Mandalay we took the tourist bus to Hsipaw, a village in the north with great access to the minority mountain people of Myanmar such as Shan, Karen and Palaung people. We arrived late in the evening and booked a trekking tour through the hostel to a Palaung village. The trek started at 6am the…

  • Sapa homestay and scenery

    Sapa homestay and scenery

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    I finally broke the Sean-Libby team by leaving for Sapa. I had a great time travelling with someone for such a long time, especially someone that I could, and would, be close friends to back home. It makes conversations more interesting than “where have you been?” And “where are you going?”. And it’s nice to…