Many people from Yangon Region have been on vacation in Kayin State’s Hpa-an, where loads of tourist attraction places are located, in this monsoon, residents told The Global New Light of Myanmar.
Hpa-an’s sceneries and landscapes which look beautiful in rainy season have caught a lot of people around the country including Yangon Region, making the visitor arrival mounted now, with 400-500 on daily basis on average, residents say.
“Hpa-an is quite beautiful in rainy season so lots of people come to visit, majority are from Yangon. Visitors are thronging on weekends and holidays. The visitor arrival is approximately 400-500 on a daily basis. Visitors are from Yangon, Mawlamyine and nearby towns. Some come on day trips. Some hotels which can provide attractive scenery are always occupied so you will need to book 15-20 days ahead,” said a Hpa-an resident.
Among visitors, most are middle-aged group and Sadan Cave, Taung Wine Mountain, Htunt Pa Taing Lake, Kyuk Kalat, Zwekabin Mountain, Lon Nya Blue Lake, Naung Lone Valley Road, Kantharya, Kaw Nan Thar San Creek, Kwee Kyal Creek and Waterfall, Mu La Ei Mountain and Hpa-an’s riverside night market are popular destinations, but a resident says there are many other places for visiting in the state.
“There are lots of places for visiting in Hpa-an so you will need to stay two days and three nights so that you can go to visit all. For hiking, three days is enough. It is fine to go hiking in monsoon,” he said.
The increase in visitor arrivals has also helped growing income of residents who earn from driving downtown taxis and Oway taxis as well as hotels and restaurants, he said.–MT/ZS
