Trekking in Mount Popa has caught a lot of attentions and most of the visitors are from Yangon, said Ko Tin Ko Min from Mahagiri.
The service of trekking in Mt Popa has become well-known this year and Yangon residents accounted for 70 per cent of total visitors.
“Trekking in Mt Popa has caught more and more attentions. Rain level in here is low so it is fine for mountaineering, just showers sometimes. A free knitting training course was planned on 8 and 9 August. The trekking service becomes well-known now. About 70 per cent of the visitors are from Yangon Region,” he said.
Overnight trekking tour in Mt Popa National Geopark has been scheduled on 24 August and an unplugged concert will be featured, he said. Mt Popa National Geopark is Myanmar’s first geopark.
Mahagiri is an organization which currently works on trekking service in Mt Popa and Popa langur conservation as well as geotourism has been planned to extend as a new project. It will also conserve endangered species of the area- Popa Bent-toed gecko and Popa flying gecko. – MT/ZS
