Heho to Lashio

Air KBZ K7828 | HEH/LSH
Economy Class
Aerospatiale ATR72-600 | XY-AMA
ATD/1358 | ATA/1448

When I booked my flight to fly south from Mandalay to Heho, I had initially intended to go to Kalaw from Heho Airport to do a three day trek from there to Inle Lake. However, but I changed my mind at the last minute because it rained most of my last full day in Mandalay and I realized I did not want to deal with rain and mud for three days. As it turned out, it did rain a fair bit during the three days I was at Inle Lake. But, this decision left some slack in my schedule.

While I was at Ostello Bello in Nyaung Shwe, a couple of travelers told me that the train between Mandalay and Hsipaw was a major highlight for them, in particular the Gokteik Viaduct. So, I made a decision to fly north to Lashio, find a (hopefully shared) taxi to Hsipaw about 35 miles south from there, do a day trek there (I could handle rain and mud for one day), and then take the train from Hsipaw to Mandalay. Fortunately, the airfare was cheap at $75, but my research told me that the taxi from Lashio to Hsipaw may be expensive.

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