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Tour Program
Enjoy the poetical landscape of Myanmar (14
Days/13 Nights)
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Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay – Pyin Oo Lwin –
Hsipaw – Inle – Kalaw – Yangon |
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14 Days/13 Nights |
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Day 01: YANGON
Upon arrival at Yangon airport, check in your hotel. Your
journey begins with an afternoon tour through Yangon’s
colonial–style city. Visit to Sule Pagoda, which is at the
centre of the town with Mahabandoola Garden on one side and
the surrounding with interesting historical buildings of
government and law courts. Continue to visit to the
Botahtaung Pagoda with the sacred hair of Lord Buddha
enshrined. Evening take a walk to China Town where can see
the many vendors on the platform and can buy the variety of
Myanmar products. Overnight stay at the hotel in Yangon. |
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Day 02: YANGON – BAGAN ( By
flight )
After breakfast at the hotel, leave Yangon for Bagan by
domestic flight. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. Visit
through the colorful Nyaung U Market and continue the day
with visits to the most significant pagodas and temples of
Bagan including Shwezigon Pagoda; the prototype for later
Myanmar pagodas built by King Anawrahta, Kyansitha Umin; a
tunnel with interesting paintings, Htilominlo Temple; noted
for its plaster carvings and one of the largest temple of
Bagan, Ananda temple, an architectural masterpiece
resembling a Greek Cross;and and Thatbyinnyu Temple; the
highest building on the Bagan plain.
After lunch, visit to one of Myanmar most treasured
handicrafts, a lacquer-ware workshop. Then continue to
Manuha Temple; built in Mon style in 1059 and Nanpaya
temple; a unique sandstone monument. Next you will explore
the Myingaba Gu Byaukgyi Temple; a temple noted worthy for
its mural paintings of Jataka scenes under the protection of
UNESCO and go to watch the sunset over the Shwesandaw
Pagoda. Overnight stay at the hotel in Bagan.
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DAY 03: BAGAN – MT.POPA ( By car )
After Breakfast, driving excursion to Mount Popa, an
extinct volcano with its shrines dedicated to animist
spirits known as “Nats”. For the energetic, time to climb up
the 777 steps to the shrine at the top of the volcanic plug.
Then drive back to Bagan and continue for sightseeing to the
rest of highlight Pagoda, including Sulamini temple, the
paintings inside believed to be the original and oldest
remained in Bagan; Dhamayangyi, a massive temple with a
finest brickwork. Overnight at the Hotel in Bagan. |
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DAY 04: BAGAN – MANDALAY ( By Boat )
Early morning transfer to jetty and take the boat trip
nearly the whole day to enjoy the natural scenic beauty and
the ways of life along Ayeyarwady River. Upon arrival,
transfer to hotel for check-in. Overnight at the hotel in
Mandalay.
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MANDALAY– AMARAPURA – AVA – SAGGAING ( By car
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After breakfast, excursion to Amarapura; 11 km from
Mandalay to visit to Mahagandayon Monastery where
more than a thousand monks live and study the Buddha
scripture and observe the monks having their last
meal of the day in total silence. Continue to have a
walk on 162 years old and 1.2 km long U BEIN wooden
bridge; noted for building without nails built in
1849 at the time when Amarapura was Royal capital.
Then proceed to Inwa (Ava); a historical capital in
1364. After crossing over the Myit Nge river, visit
by horse-cart carriage to Nanmyint Watch Tower, Maha
Aungmye Bonzan Monastery; built of brick and stucco
and Bagayar Monastery; famous for its impressive
woodcarvings and teak poles. Continue to Saggaing
Hill; a retreat for Buddhist devotees and have a
panoramic view of Ayeyarwaddy river. Then proceed to
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MANDALAY – MINGUN ( By car/boat )
After breakfast, excursion to Mingun, about 11 km
up-river from Mandalay.Cross the Ayeyarwaddy River
by boat nearly one hour. Visit around Mingun
especially for well-known Mingun Bell; 90 tons in
weight, the largest ringing bell in the world,
unfinished huge Mingun Pagoda, Settawya Pagoda and
Hsinbyume Pagoda. The afternoon's tour includes some
of the city's most interesting temples and palaces.
Begin with Mahamuni Pagoda, the image enshrined here
is perhaps the most venerated image in Myanmar,
covered in over 15 cm thickness of gold leaf,
Shwenandaw Monastery (Shwe Kyaung), the Golden Teak
Monastery. Built entirely of golden teak, this
intricately carved wooden monastery was once a part
of the Mandalay Palace used as private apartments by
King Mindon and his chief queen. Then to Kuthodaw
Pagoda, known as the world’s biggest book. Around
the central stupa are miniature pavilions, each
housing a slab of a marble. Numbering altogether
729, these slabs are inscribed with the entire
Tripitkata, or Buddhist scriptures. Continue to
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, famous for its monumental seated
Buddha, carved from a single block of marble.
Overnight stay at the hotel in Mandalay.
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MANDALAY – PYIN OO LWIN – HSIPAW ( By car
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After breakfast, drive from Mandalay to Hsipaw about
207 km nearly 6 hours drive by passing through the
hairpin band mountain road. On the way stop at Pyin
Oo Lwin and sightseeing to Pyin Oo Lwin market, then
continue to National Botanical Garden to learn the
different species of trees, plants and flowers.
Proceed to Pwekauk waterfall and Peikchinmyaung
natural cave. Then continue to Hsipaw. Overnight at
hotel in Hsipaw.
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| DAY 08: HSIPAW
SIGHTSEEING
The whole day sightseeing in Hsipaw by working about
6 or 7 hours to the Shan Villages to see the
panoramic scenery of paddy, seasonal crops and
living style of Shan village, then visit to Nam Tok
waterfall, over 100ft height and splendid view of
ancient pagoda and the lime stone cave ,aside the
fall. Overnight at hotel in Hsipaw.
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| DAY 09: HSIPAW
– NYAUNG CHO – MANDALAY ( By train/car )
After breakfast, transfer to railway station to take
a train to Naung Cho. We will have a pass through
the Goukteik Viaduct by train on the way. Alight
from the train at Naung Cho railway station and
proceed to Mandalay by car. Overnight at the hotel
in Mandalay.
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MANDALAY – HEHO – INLE ( By flight/car )
Morning, transfer to airport for flight to Heho.
Upon arrival continue to Nyaung Shwe(Entrance of
Inle Lake) about 1 hour by car. Then transfer to
hotel and sightseeing in Inle Lake by boat. Visit to
the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, one of the famous
principal shrines in Myanmar, this pagoda houses
five small Buddha images. Once a year, in the end of
September or early October, there is a pagoda
festival the four Buddha images are rowed around the
Lake in a colourful barge. Then visit to the old Nga
Phe Chaung Monastery, known as for the jumping cats’
monastery. Overnight at hotel in Inle Lake.
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| DAY 11: INLE –
INDAING ( By boat )
Morning sightseeing to Indaing village, the western
end of the Lake. The boat takes you through a long
channel where you watch the farmers cultivate their
products. This ride is one of the most scenic boat
trip in Inle Lake. After lunch, continue to visit
the village of silk weaving on wooden handlooms,
cheroot, boat making place and local blacksmiths
workshops. And also visit to the floating gardens.
Overnight at the hotel in Inle Lake.
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| DAY 12: INLE –
PINDAYA – KALAW ( By car )
After breakfast, transferred to Nyaung Shwe jetty by
boat. Then proceed to Pindaya by road, 95 km far
with 3 hrs drive and visit to Pindaya Cave; a unique
site housing thousands of Buddha images placed there
by pilgrims over the centuries. Continue to Kalaw,
45 km far with 1½ hrs drive and transfer to hotel.
Overnight in Kalaw.
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| DAY 13: KALAW –
HEHO – YANGON ( By car/flight )
After breakfast, visit to Kalaw market and transfer
to Heho airport for flight to Yangon. Upon arrival
transfer to hotel. Afternoon shopping to the Bogyoke
Market (Scotts market) with hundreds of food,
clothes, handicrafts and gems store. Then visit to
the 2,500 years old magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda. At
sunset, the Shwedagon offers visitors a spectacular
show of lights and shadows. Overnight in Yangon.
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| DAY 14: YANGON
DEPARTURE
Leisure time till transfer to Yangon international
airport for departure flight.
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