DAY 01 : Yangon
Arrive Yangon International
Airport, You will meet
your tour guide after clearing immigration and customs control at Airport.
Transfer to the hotel for check in.
Overnight
in Yangon
DAY 02 : Yangon – Bagan. (B)
After an
early breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Airport for the flight to Bagan
(Nyaung Oo).
From the 11th to 13th centuries, when Bagan was the capital of Myanmar, the rulers constructed thousands of
huge stupas and temples many of which are still standing today on the banks of
the Irrawaddy River.
On arrival, transfer to hotel.
your journey begins with a visit to colorful Nyaung Oo Market where every day
the locals come to buy and sell fresh produce and other goods before visiting
the golden stupa of Shwezigon Pagoda for an introduction in to Bagan‟s rich history.
This afternoon begin with a visit to a traditional lacquer ware workshop where
you can observe the production of one of Myanmar‟s best-known handicrafts. Continue
to Ananda Temple, an architectural masterpiece and
one of Bagan‟s most beautiful temples.
From here, travel by horse cart for a tour passing along ancient temples. Enjoy
an unforgettable sunset over the plains from the upper terrace of one of the
temples.
Overnight
in Bagan
DAY 03 : Bagan – Mandalay.
(B)
Breakfast
at hotel. Transfer to Bagan Domestic Airport
for flight to Mandalay.
The last capital of Myanmar Kingdom
before the annexation of British in 1885. The period of kingdom was very short,
but the name Mandalay
become well known by “Rudyard Kipling”. The royal palace wall surrounded by the
moat is one of the great things to see and it has been re-created after 1945,
by 2nd War World.
Upon arrival at Mandalay
Airport, drive straight
to the city for an hour where we can pass through the country side area with
different vegetations. First stop at Mahamuni Buddha, it has covered with thick
layer of gold leaves and continue to a craftsman's workshop to see puppet,
tapestries and gold leaves making. Then, drive to hotel for check in.
Comprehensive afternoon sightseeing in Mandalay
includes Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung (Golden
Palace monastery), a
special wooden building built by Royal family and Kuthodaw Pagoda (known as the
world's largest book), the golden stupa surrounded by 729 marble slabs engraved
with Buddhist scriptures. Enjoy a sunset from Mandalay Hill (for the group up
to 6pax, we need to change with local truck to drive up to the top).
Overnight in Mandalay
DAY 04 : Visit Amarapura - Ava - Sagaing . (B)
Breakfast at
hotel. Today you discover some of the former Burmese capitals around Mandalay. Your first stop
is 18th century capital Amarapura, where you will attend the daily meal of over
a thousand monks in the Buddhist monastery, Mahagandayon.
You then continue to Ava (Inwa), the capital from the 14th to 18th centuries,
located on the island between Irrawaddy and
Myitnge rivers. Exploring around Ava by horse cart, and pass through the rice
paddy fields with ruined stupas and old palace wall with dry moat. Continue to
the wooden monastery of Bagaya Kyaung and Nanmyin Watch tower will give you to
see the view with river. If time permit, visit to some village homes to see
local ways of making bamboo slides for roof, cane mats and alms bowls or pass
by with horse cart.
In the afternoon, visit to picturesque Sagaing Hill, which is the living center
of the Buddhist faith in Myanmar
today. Hillsides are dotted with numerous pagodas, monasteries and nunneries.
You conclude your day with a walk over U-Bein bridge at sunset, the longest teak
span in the world constructed over 200 years ago.
Overnight
in Mandalay
DAY 05 : Mandalay - Inle Lake
. (B)
Breakfast at
hotel. Transfer to Airport for a flight to Heho.
From Heho, a scenic one-hour drive leads to Nyaung Shwe, the gateway village to
Inle Lake.
Upon reaching the edges of Inle Lake, board a private motorboat to head out to Inle Lake,
one of Myanmar's
most spectacular sights. Pass villages built on stilts over the lake, inhabited
by the local Intha people. Observe the leg-rowing fishermen and see their
floating gardens built up from strips of water hyacinth and mud and anchored to
the bottom with bamboo poles. Visit Nga Hpe Chaung Monastery, which houses
dozens of Shan Buddha Images, but is more famous for its unique „jumping cats"
who jump through hoops in the air! Continue to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the lake's
main sanctuary, which contains five sacred Buddha images covered in gold leaf.
Explore the local crafts of Inle Lake with a stop at the weaving village of Inpawkhone
and a cheroot factory, where the typical Burmese cigars are made by hand.
If time permits, there may be time to enjoy a short walk through one of the
lakeside villages.
Overnight
on the Lake
DAY 06 : Inle Lake - Heho - Yangon.
(B)
Breakfast at
hotel. Leave your hotel by boat and transfer to Heho
Airport for domestic flight to Yangon.
The tour continues to Chauk Htat Gyi, a huge reclining Buddha image, follow by
the drive around royal lake with floating barge to see the atmosphere of Yangon city from different parts. Then, an extended visit
to Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the world's most spectacular religious monuments,
and the golden dome Pagoda is the place to see the local ways of life and
belief, as well as visitors can watch the world's go by.
Overnight in Yangon
DAY 07 : Yangon - Departure. (B)
Breakfast at
hotel.
Explore Yangon starting from the city centre near Sule Pagoda to enjoy the
bustling life of Yangon and its people. Then
visit Bogyoke Aung San Market (former Scott‟s Market), where shopper‟s favorite
place.
Then to Yangon international airport for your
departure flight.
END OF SERVICE
Included Price;
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Accommodation
with breakfast at hotels
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Transfers
and tours with good tour class car with air-conditioned
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English
speaking local guide
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Boat
rental at Inle Lake
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Boat
rental Mingun visit
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1Tour
leader FOC of 15 full paying participants
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Entrance
fees
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Service
charges, room tax and baggage handling
Not included
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Insurance
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All
meals (Lunch & Dinner) Visa fee for Myanmar-Visa on arrival:USD 45/- p/pax,
Visa stamp at related embassy: USD 20/- p/pax
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Other
meals than specified in the itinerary
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International
airport departure tax at USD 10.00 per person
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Expenditure
of personal nature such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, etc.
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All
domestic airfares (Yangon-Bagan–Mandalay-Heho–Yangon)
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International
Flight with Thai Air Bangkok <-> Yangon