DAY 01 : Bangkok - 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 and
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.
Then to
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 :Mandalay - Heho - 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 05 : Inle Lake - 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 06 : 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 TOUR
Included Price:
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Accommodation
with breakfast at hotels
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All
domestic airfares (Yangon-Bagan–Mandalay-Heho–Yangon)
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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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Horse
cart tour in Bagan
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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
air tickets to/from Yangon
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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.