Location

 Area

Located in Taikkyi Township of Yangon Division.
 

10 acres.
 

 Year of Establishment

Access

Established in 1986.

Drive from Yangon to Taikkyi Township around 90 minutes driving
( 48 miles ) Yangon - Mandalay Highway road. Proceed to Myaing Hay Wun Elephant
Forest Camp via Phalon village. Its about ( 27 miles 4 furlong ) by Off-Road 90 minutes
driving.

 Wildlife

Opportunities for study and Recreation

Elephant, Guar, Banteng, Barking deer, Wild boar, Hare Wild cat, Green Peafowl, Ruddy sheld duck, Hill myna, Blossom-headed parakeet, Pheasant, Red jungle fowl, Quail, Dove, Duck, lesser tree duck, Butterflies, Moths, Snakes, Monitar lizard, Ground lizard and Chameleon are present.

• Study of fishes and aquatic creatures in La-har-ma-nge fishpond and recreation by fishing.
• Viewing of pyinkadoe plantation situated nea Sinte and listening to the sound of birds and birds watching.
• Hiking and mountaineering in the forest.
• Observing training of domestic elephants.
 

 Trekking

 Elephant Bathe, Elephant Fetching and Medical Treatment

Trekking with elephant about 45 minutes. Along the trekking journey by riding elephant you will see beauty and serenities of natural virgin forest its surrounding would be unforgettable.

You can visit around the camp including to see how elephant bathe and washed by their mahouts. Observe the fetching of elephant in the jungle, how elephant bathe in the stream, the setting of elephant equipment. You can see how to make the extraction near the Resort, elephant show, medical treatment of elephant and discuss care and management of elephant by veterinarian.
 

 
Pho Kyar Forest Resort

 Location

Access

 Located in Yedashe Township - Thargara. It is 10 miles 2 furlong from Thargara, in the area of Swa forest reserve area, on the bank of Thaing creek. The resort has 20 acres in area

From Yangon to Swa Township, Thargara by car is 204 miles. From Thargara to Pho Kyar Resort the drive by car is 10 miles all seasons. From Yangon to Taungoo by train is 116 mile. From Taungoo to Thargara Pho Kyar Forest Resort by car is 26 miles.
 

 Opportunities for study

1. To study natural forest plants including different species of hardwood, large forests teak wood, other valuable forest plants different life span (middle age - young age) bamboos, cane and different flora.
2. Elephant riding - elephant riding by W shape cradle, riding by tying the cushion seats on the back of the elephant, riding around the camp, short trip, long trip elephant riding, elephant riding overnights in the jungles.
3. Elephant Bathing
Bathing and washing young elephants, old elephants, mother elephants and the calves.
4. Bringing up of the young elephants.
Natural breast feeding, by the mother elephants, powder milk feeding to the baby elephants.
5. (5) Horse riding, Bullock cart riding, cycling.
6. Studying the nature of forest.

- Hardwood Study
- Bushes Soft Trees study
- Study natural grown orchids.
- Indigenous Medicine plant study.
- Study teak plantation
- Thinning of teak plantation.

7. Rafting
8. Flora & Fauna Survey

- Fauna
- Barking Deer
- Cevit Family
- Birds
- Butterfly
- Insects
- Freshwater Fish
- Tortoise
- Reptiles, Spider
- Flora
- Teak Plantation age by age
- Other Species of Hard Wood
- Shrubs, Herbs & Medicinal Plants
- Bushes (Seasonal & Perennials)
- Bamboo, Cane , Palms & Ferns

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