Myanmar Days Upstream Bagan - Mandalay

Bagan

• Activities:

  Arrive in Bagan, visit some temples and pagodas

• Meal:

  Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  108,

Embark the ship between 10.00 to 12.00 am. Welcome cocktail and briefing. After lunch visit of a selection of the 2,000 listed pagodas and temples. Dinner and Overnight on board.

Bagan,River village

• Activities:

  Explore local market in Bagan, visit a typical workshop, horse-cart or bike ride to travel around fly on a hot air balloon over Bagan, cruise along, stop at Shwe Pyi Thar village

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  108,

Explore some of Bagan's local markets selling wood carvings, fabrics, longyis and rattan products .Visit a workshop to see the ancient technique of lacquerware making. Alternatively guests can hire a horse cart or a bicycle and explore the site on their own or have a splendid Balloon Flight over Bagan (surcharge applied - optional). Back to the ship around Noon and cast off. We cruise upstream all day. Stop at Shwe Pyi Thar village for a walk. Dinner followed by a Puppet Show performance in the village or sundeck.

Yandabo village

• Activities:

  Arrive at Yandabo village, stop at workshops, visit local school and monastery, cruise along

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  108,

In the morning we arrive at Yandabo, a picturesque village that specializes in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war signed on Feb. 24, 1826. We go ashore for a walk stopping at some pot-making workshops and to visit the school and the monastery. We cruise upstream the rest of the day, moor overnight at Myin Mu jetty.

Monywa

• Activities:

  Coach to Monywa, visit Hpowindaung and Shwebadaung caves, visit Sambuddhai Kat Kyaw pagoda, drive to Sagaing

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  108,

Early morning drive by coach (approx. 1½ hours) to Monywa to visit the Hpowindaung and Shwebadaung caves where hundreds of Buddha Statues are placed inside niches decorated with wonderful mural paintings dated back to the ancient time. After lunch we visit the splendid Sambuddhai Kat Kyaw pagoda with its more than 500,000 Buddha images. Drive to Sagaing (2 hours) where we will rejoin the ship. Dinner and overnight on board.

Ava,Amarapura

• Activities:

  Explore Ava through Bagaya Kyaung Monastery, Nanmyin watchtower and Me Nu Ok Kyaung monastery, coach to Amarapura, Burmese Royal Capital, across the U Bein bridge, cruise to Nothern Mandalay

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  108,

We explore Ava by horse-cart visiting the beautiful 200 year old teak Bagaya Kyaung Monastery, Nanmyin watchtower (27mt. high) and the Me Nu Ok Kyaung monastery. We travel by sampan and coach to Amarapura, the penultimate Burmese Royal Capital (1783) to visit U-Bein Bridge Back to the ship at lunchtime and cast off.

Kyauk Myaung

• Activities:

  Visit potteries-making village of Kyauk Myaung, cruise along

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  108,

After breakfast, arrive the spectacular potteries-making village of Kyauk Myaung and see the manufacture stages of the famous 50 Gallons (200 liters) pots. Sail all day. Moor overnight at mid-stream.

Tagaung

• Activities:

  Explore Tagaung, cruise along

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  108,

Stop at Tagaung to explore the ancient city archaeological area and the fortifications around 9:00 am. Continue cruising upstream for the rest of the day. Moor overnight midstream.

2nd Defile (George)

• Activities:

  Cruise to visit the Second Defile, sail up to Sint Khan Village and return journey to Downstream

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  108,

Sail all day and we enter the dramatic 2nd defile with its magnificent cliffs reaching down the narrow channel around early evening. After entering a few hours, enjoy the typical view surrounded by the mountains along the river. Sail up to Sint Khan Village and return journey to Downstream. Sail all evening up to 10:00 pm. Moor overnight at midstream.

Katha

• Activities:

  Visit Katha and explore its highlights

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  108,

After breakfast we arrive in the colonial town of Katha, the setting for George Orwell’s book “Burmese Days “and also the place where in the 1942 hundreds of Irrawaddy Flotilla Company ships were scuttled before the Japanese could seize them. We explore the old streets and the market by trishaw and an Elephant Logging Camp located on the surrounding hardwood forest. If time permits we will also visit the lake Indaw to experience a typical Kachin highland scenery rich in bird life.

Mingun

• Activities:

  Cruise along and drop by a river village, arrive in Mingun and explore unfinished pagoda and giant bell, enjoy night activities on board

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  108,

Full day cruising downstream with stop for a walk to a river village. In the afternoon, we arrive in Mingun and visit the unfinished pagoda, the largest working bell in the world and the “home for the ages”. Drama performance by the Mandalay Arts School on the sundeck.

Mandalay

• Activities:

  Departure

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board

• Included:

  108,

After breakfast, disembark at Gawein Jetty.