Taste of Myanmar

Yangon

• Activities:

  Welcome airport pickup, hotel check-in, Yangon city tour

• Meal:

• Included:

  733,

Mingalabar! Welcome to Yangon, the biggest ecxiting hub of Myanmar. Upon your airport arrival, you will be greeted and welcomed by our guide and driver and then transferred to your hotel. After check in at your hotel and receive a brief freshening up before begin your city tour with us. Driving off busy streets, we firstly stop by to visit Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda in downtown Yangon to discover the 70 meters long and 16 meters high Reclining Buddha image. Next up, spend your time to chill out at the picturesque Kandawgyi Lake Park where you could take a leisurely stroll along the wooden footbridge across the serene lake and capture spectacle views of the beautiful giant floating Karaweik Palace. This is also the only place in Yangon to enjoy cultural show of traditional dance and music. When the sun sets down, find the way to visit Shwedagon Pgoda and experience the wonder of this inspiring pagoda, being left breathless with its vivid color and sacred atmosphere.  

Meals are on your own account. 

Bagan

• Activities:

  Morning fly to Bagan, tour to Nyaung U market & Bagan series of ancient monuments

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

  740,

After having breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for a domestic flight to Bagan. As you arrive, we start to visit Nyaung U market, then move to visit Ananda temple and explore Mon architecture well preserved from 12th century and figure out why it is regarded as the most beautiful temple in Bagan. We also visit the greatest Shwezigon Pagoda, a noticeable huge gold plated pagoda built by the founder of the Bagan empire enshrining Gautama Buddha's relics. Following the winding path passing palm trees, small ruined temples and monasteries, we reach Myinkaba village, a typical bamboo village famous for many traditional lacquer-ware workshops. Get inside one of them, watch the intricate making process step by step and admire the final impressive products of art after the demonstration. Another must see of the village should be Gubyaukgyi temple with striking beauty of mural paintings and sculptures influenced by Indian architecture dating back from 12th century. Conclude your temple tour with a peaceful sunset moment from the upper terrace of magnificent Shwesandaw pagoda. 

Lunch and dinner are on your own account. 

Mt. Popa

• Activities:

  Visit Mt. Popa & sugar factory

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

  740,

After having breakfast, we spend one hour driving from Bagan to Mt. Popa. It is believed that Mt. Popa is the core of an extinct volcano last active 250000 years ago. The fertile earth on the slope and the surrounding plains has covered with a large number of rare plants such as orchids and a profusion of tree. Perhaps, the best feeling is when we reach the top of Mt. Popa after 30- minute climbing up and cherish the breath-taking views of surrounding landscape. Near Mt. Popa, we can visit the sugar Factory to know how they make sugar from palm tree. In the afternoon, we then drive back to your Bagan hotel for relax.

Warm notice: From October to March, you can request a hot-air balloon ride which takes you above the charming Bagan plain and the impressive Ayeyarwaddy River to watch sunrise. Remember to get up early.

Lunch and dinner are on your own account. 

Mandalay

• Activities:

  Morning drive to Mandalay, take a round trip to Mandalay countryside and explore all charmings famous spots

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

  741,

After a hearty breakfast, pack up and prepare for a 5-hour long roadtrip to Mandalay by car. En-route, don’t miss the chance to drop by sleepy ancient capital of Ava and experience a fascinating trip back by horse-cart in time through rustic farmland, city walls, monasteries and temples. Arrive Mandalay in late afternoon, dash into Amarapura and watch a magical sun setting over the iconic U Bein bridge before reaching your hotel for a good night then. 

Lunch and dinner are on your own account.  

Mingun

• Activities:

  Morning boat trip to visit Mingun unfinished pagoda, explore further key sites of Mandalay, sunset at Mandalay hill

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

  741,

This morning you will be driven to GawWein jetty in Mandalay, and then embarked on a private boat upstream Irrawaddy river to Mingun, an ancient riverside town in Sagaing region. Our first stop in Mingun is the world’s largest unfinished Pahtodawgyi Pagoda which was supposed to become the world’s largest pagoda if King Bodawpaya hadn’t died before it was completed. Even though it was never done, the first constrution is enough massive piece of art.  Let’s get closer and admire the richly decorated entrance and detailed the history of the temple's construction in inscription stone. Leave the pagoda, we will head to Mingun Bell which has a weight of 90 tons, which is believed to be the largest uncracked bell in the world. From here, should you wish, a few minutes walking to the north, we will visit Hsinbyume Pagoda, a beautifully white-washed compound which holds a sorrow story behind about graceful Princess Hsinbyume, who had died during childbirth at very young age. Leave the town, back to your boat for a windy sail back to Mandalay. Get back to your car for a drive to explore Kuthodaw pagoda, frequently known as “The World’s Biggest Book”with great collection of well-preserved 729 marble slabs inscribed with Buddhist teachings. We then stop at Shwenandaw Monastery to witness impressive wood carving architecture as well as daily life routines of local monks. At dusk, drive up to Mandalay Hilltop to enjoy the beautiful sunset and the panorama of the city before return to Mandalay for dinner and night relaxation then.

Inle Lake

• Activities:

  Morning fly to Heho, visit Pindaya cave, Shan Umbrella making workshop, drive to Nyaung Shwe jetty and embark for a boat trip around Inle Lake

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

  678,

In the early morning, we will take an early flight to Heho. From Heho, we will head to Pindaya cave which contains 8000 Buddha images inside. Afterward, we move to the Shan Umbrella Making Home Industry to witness the umbrella making steps.  Next, we move forward to Nyaung Shwe jetty for a motorboat trip around Inle Lake, another Myanmar’s iconic destination. When we are well upon the serene lake, take a chance to discover floating gardens, villages, observe Intha people's one-of-a-kind talent of rowing by only one leg to get the honest sense of local life. You will also visit Ngaphechaung Monastery – the oldest and biggest monastery over Inle Lake. It is an attractive wooden monastery famous for unique architecture and impressive collection of Buddha images. From here, we proceed to PhaungDawOo Pagoda, the most important and visited destination of all Buddha believers around the lake where you could also find five 800-year-old golden images well preserved in the center. Our guide will tell you the mysterious story about these precious images.  Finally, cherish a peaceful sunset over the lake on the way back to your hotel. Relax and have a good night then.

Lunch and dinner are on your own account. 

Indein

• Activities:

  Morning attend 5-day floating market, sail to visit Shwe Indein pagoda and local traditional workshops

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

  678,

In the second day on Inle Lake, we board on boat again and sail toward Indein, a quiet village West of Inle Lake. En-route, take a chance to participate in a local 5-day market which is rotated between 5 different lakeside villages over 5-day period. The market is a unique culture point for residents all around the lake and nearby mountains to exchange not only a wide variety of colorful typical products but also their indigenous cultures. After having fun time in the vibrant market, we reach Indein village after another hour boating. Take an easy stroll through a bamboo forest before connecting the walkway up to the hilltop pagoda. After 30 minutes walking, the amazing summit comes to your sight with mesmerizing view of 1054 ruined stupas embracing the Shwe Indein pagoda in the middle. Along the ride back to your lake hotel, we stop by Inpawkhon village to explore traditional lotus weaving technique and beautiful textiles in a family-run workshop. If time permits, we will also visit blacksmith and silver smith making workshops before settling in your lake hotel for nice relaxation then.

Yangon

• Activities:

  Morning fly back to Yangon, depart

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

Say goodbye to Inle Lake, transfer to Heho airport with drop-off guide, take flight back to Yangon then connect to your departure flight home then. End of services.