Highlights of Myanmar

Mandalay,Sagaing,Amarapura

• Activities:

  Arrive Mandalay, transfer to hotel for check-in, tour around to Sagaing, Amarapura

• Meal:

• Included:

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Welcome to Mandalay, Myanmar. Upon your arrival, you will be greeted and welcomed by our guide and driver and then transferred to your hotel. After check-in and relaxation, we leave the city and head to Sagaing, an important religious center of Myanmar thanks to its numerous Buddhist monasteries. Then access U Min Thonze Cave Temple with its impressive Buddha statues and Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Sagaing's central pagoda located at the top Pagaing Hill, offering you the enjoyment of seeing Mandalay's panoramic view. Next, take a half hour drive to Amarapura, the best place to experience the monk life in Mandalay and access its famous Mahagandayon Monastery - one of the largest monasteries in Burma. Lately, contemplate magical sunset over the iconic U Bein Bridge - the world's most extended teak bridge.

Lunch and dinner are on your own account.

Mingun,Mandalay

• Activities:

  Boat trip to Mingun, discover unfinished pagoda and 90-ton bell, sail back and drive to visit more highlights in Mandalay, enjoy panoramic view sunset in Mandalay Hill

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

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This morning we will be driven to Mandalay pier, and then embarked on a private boat upstream to Mingun. Our first stop in Mingun is the world’s largest unfinished Pahtodawgyi Pagoda. The pagoda's lower terraces feature slabs of marble bearing depictions of important scenes from the Jataka, literary works concerning the previous lives of the Buddha. Inside the temple, you can see an inscription stone that details the history of the temple's construction. Leave the pagoda, we will head to Mingun Bell which has a weight of 90 tons. After lunch break, we continue our journey to Mandalay Palace, Shwenandaw Monastery, and a gold leaf beating workshop. We also go to Kuthodaw pagoda which houses the world’s largest book stand upright, setting in stone in the grounds. At dusk, if weather is fine, it would be an interesting end for the fourth sightseeing day if we climb up to the Mandalay Hill to enjoy the beautiful sunset and the panorama of the city behind.

Lunch and dinner are on your own account.

Bagan

• Activities:

  Fly to Bagan, visit local market and Bagan important ancient monuments

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

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After having breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for a domestic flight to Bagan. As you present at the Nyaung U  airport in Bagan, you will soon start the enjoyable city tour with the first destination of local Nyaung Oo Market to experience the wonderful daily activities among people. Then pay a wonderful visit to Shwezigon Pagoda, the first gold pagoda built in Burma enshrining Gautama Buddha's relics and Ananda Temple, the home of four huge Buddha standing statues - each faces one of the four cardinal directions. Afterward, more temple visitations are carried out as we take you to Gubyaukgyi Temple at Myinkaba - an Indian style pagoda built in 1113 whose exteriors are still in good condition, Htilominlo Temple whose name means "blessings of the three worlds" containing four Buddha images facing four directions on its first floor, and Sulamani Temple - a Buddhist edifice rebuilt in 1994 from which Htilominlo Temple was built after. To finish your day in Bagan, enjoy sunset along the Ayarwaddy River. 

Lunch and dinner are on your own account.

Inle Lake

• Activities:

  Fly to Inle, transfer to lake hotel, enroute stop by to visit unbrella workshop, Shwe Yan Pyay monastery, Phaung Daw Oo pagoda, floating villages, markets and gardens

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

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Morning fly to Inle, the primary air gateway to Inle Lake. It takes one hour to drive from airport to Inle; along the way, soothe yourself with cool weather and peaceful settings. Drop by a Shan paper umbrella workshop to how skillful locals are to create these amazing handcrafts. Also, visit Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery which was constructed completely from teak and painted red. Show up in Inle Lake, we take a boat to visit Inle Lake with floating villages, floating gardens, floating markets, several traditional villages such as weaving. The most special sight on Inle Lake is floating gardens where the local use the water hyacinth combining with seaweed on the bottom of the lake to keep the soil to grow more vegetables such as tomatoes, mint, etc. Up and down the lake have many temples, monasteries with golden pinnacles brightening on the sunlight. Discover Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda where houses the five Buddha images. These images are covered with gold in order to make visitors not be able to see the original form. Leave Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, we continue to Ywa Ma village and Kay Lar Village before move to your hotel and check in.

Lunch and dinner are on your own account.

Indein

• Activities:

  Sail to discover Indein village, tour around lively local market, walk uphill to explore crumbling group of ancient stupas and pagodas

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

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In order not to miss a great opportunity to enjoy the scene of local tribes in their colorful clothes and exotic market atmosphere, in the early morning, we will take a boat to the lake and visit the local market which is held every five day (if open). Then we will move by boat to Indeinn to witness the farmers harvesting their crops and rarely-known site of Indein which still remains hundreds of ancient brick stupas and pagodas dated back to 17 century the ancient Shweinndein Pagoda.  Next up, we continue to discover local traditional Blacksmith workshop and Shan Cheroot (tobacco) making before travelling back to your hotel in Inle Lake for relaxation in the afternoon.

Lunch and dinner are on your own account.

Yangon

• Activities:

  Fly to Yangon, transfer to hotel for check-in, tour around and visit all highlights of city, savour sunset in Shwedagon Pagoda

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

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After breakfast at the hotel, take morning flight to Yangon. City tour starts by visiting colonial buildings, take a walking tour to get a sense of Yangon's beauty with its picturesque lakes, verdant parks as well as its charming people. Next up, visit Chaukhtatgyi Temple which holds the biggest reclining Buddha statue in Southeast Asia. Afterwards, wander around Sule Pagoda which is Myanmar's oldest pagoda of 2,500 years old. When the sun sets, you will experience the wonder of this inspiring pagoda, being left breathless with its vivid color and sacred atmosphere at Shwedagon Pagoda. After a long day, have a good night at your hotel in Yangon.

Lunch and dinner are on your own account.

Yangon

• Activities:

  Transfer to Yangon airport for departure flight

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

Free until check out your hotel, transfer to Yangon airport with drop-off guide then find your way to catch up your departure flight home. Tour ends.