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Tour Program
Hill tribe trek to southern Shan state
area (14 Days/13 Nights)
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Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay – Kalaw – Inle -
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| DURATION
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14 Days/13 Nights |
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DAY 01: ARRIVAL YANGON
Upon arrival at Yangon airport. Check in your hotel. Your
journey begins with an afternoon tour through Yangon’s
colonial–style city. Visit Sule Pagoda, Not a very
significant pagoda but it is at the centre of the town with
Mahabandoola Garden on one side & the surrounding
interesting historical buildings of government, law courts.
Continue to visit the Botataung Pagoda with the
sacred hair of Lord Buddha enshrined. Evening take awalk to
China Town where can see the many vendors on the
platform & can buy the variety of Myanmar products.
Overnight stay at 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 your 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, Thatbyinnyu Temple - the highest building on
the Bagan plain; and Htilominlo Temple - the largest
temples of Bagan. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch,
visit one of Myanmar most treasured handicrafts, a
lacquer-ware workshop. You will continue to Manuha Temple;
built in the Mon style in 1059 and follow on to Nanpaya
temple; a unique sandstone monument. Next you will explore
the Myingaba Gu ByaukgyiTemple; a temple noteworthy
for its mural paintings under the protection of UNESCO
and go to watch the sunset over the Shwesandaw Pagoda.
overnight stay at Bagan Hotel.
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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 back to Bagan and continue to
sightseeing to the rest of highlight Pagoda. Overnight at
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DAY 04: BAGAN – MANDALAY ( By flight )
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Nyaung U
airport for flight to Mandalay. Check in your hotel. The
last capital of royal Myanmar, Mandalay is still one of the
largest cities in Myanmar, and a cultural and spiritual
center. In the morning, head to Mahamuni Pagoda, the
image enshrined here is perhaps the most venerated image in
Myanmar, covered in over 15 cm of gold leaf. Worshippers
flock daily to the shrine at four in the morning to observe
the unique face-washing ceremony. En-route to the pagoda,
stop to observe the laborious process of Gold-Leaf
Beating, where gold is painstakingly hammered into
tissue-thin squares.
The afternoon's tour includes some of the city's most
interesting temples and palaces. Begin with Shwenandaw
Kyaung, or the Golden Teak Monastery. Built entirely of
golden teak, this intricately carved wooden monastery was
once part of the Mandalay Palace, used as private apartments
by King Mindon and his chief queen. Then Kuthodaw Pagoda,
known also as the world s biggest book. Around the central
stupa are miniature pavilions, each housing a slab of
marble. Numbering altogether 729, these slabs are inscribed
with the entire Tripitkata, or Buddhist scriptures. Continue
to Kyaukawgyi Pagoda, famous for its monumental
seated Buddha, carved from a single block of marble.
Finally, enjoy the spectacular sunset at Mandalay Hill,
230 metres in elevation, commands a magnificent view of the
city and surrounding countryside. Overnight stay at Hotel in
Mandalay.
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MANDALAY– AMARAPURA – AVA – SAGGAING ( By car )
After breakfast, excursion to Amarapura;11km from
Mandalay to visit Mahagandayon Monastery
where more than a thousand monks live and study the
Buddha scripture. If time permit you will have the
opportunity to observe the monks having their last
meal of the day in total silence. Continue to have a
work on 162 years old U BEIN teak bridge,
built in 1849 at the time when Amarapura was Royal
capital. Then excursion to Inwa (Ava); a
historical capital in 1364. After crossing over the
Myit Nge river, visit by horse-curt carriage
to Nanmyint Watch Tower, Maha Aungmye
Bonzan Monastery; built of brick and stucco,
Bagayar Monastery; famous for its impressive
woodcarvings and teak poles. Lunch at local
restaurant. Afternoon, continue to Saggaing Hill;
a retreat for Buddhist devotees. Drive back to
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DAY 06: MANDALAY – MINGUN ( By
car/boat )
After breakfast excursion to Mingun, about 11 km up
river from Mandalay by crossing the Ayeyarwaddy
River nearly (1 hour). Vsit around Mingun to
well-known 90 tons Mingun Bell, the largest
ringing bell in the world, unfinished Mingun
Pagoda, Settawya Pagoda and Hsinbyume
Pagoda. In the afternoon, return to Mandalay and
visit to the Craft Workshops specializing in
one of the arts for which the city is famous:
bronze-casting, marble-carving, wood-carving, or
puppetry. |
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DAY 07: MANDALAY – PYIN OO LWIN (
By Car )
Overland Drive to Pyinoolwin (Maymyo), the
British hill station with Victoria style houses.
Visit Local market and walk around the town to watch
the old British style of Houses that can not be seen
even in Britain. Visit to Pyin Oo Lwin market, then
continue to National Botanical Garden to
learn the different species of trees, plants and
flowers. Drive to near by area of Pyin Oo Lwin to
Pwekauk waterfall and Peikchinmyaung natural
cave. Driving back to Mandalay and overnight. |
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DAY 08: MANDALAY – PINDAYA – KALAW
( By flight/car )
Transfer to airport for flight to Heho. Upon
arrival to Heho airport continue to Pindaya by car
about 1 ½ hours drive. Visit to Pindaya cave and
traditional umbrella workshop then drive to Kalaw
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DAY 09: KALAW ( Day return trekking
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After breakfast make a day return trekking trip
to Taryaw Palaung tribe village. It will be about 16
or 17 km and about 6 hours on a walk by climbing up
and down along the mountain range. On the way we
will pass through the pine land and tea leaf
farming. lunch at viewpoint with local foods.
Overnight at Kalaw. |
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DAY 10: KALAW – INLE ( By car )
After breakfast visit to Kalaw market and drive
to Nyaung Shwe, the entrance of Inle lake by car
about 2 hours. Check in to hotel and continue to
visit in Inle lake by boat. Overnight. |
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DAY 11: INLE SIGHTSEEING( By boat )
After breakfast, the whole day sightseeing to
Inle lake, including Indaing village, the
western end of the Lake. The boat takes you through
a long channel where you watch the farmers cultivate
their produce. This ride is one of the most scenic
boat tours on Lake Inle. After lunch, 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 end
September or early October, there is a pagoda
festival during which the four Buddha images are
rowed around the Lake in a colourful barge. Then
visit to the old Nga Phe Chaung Monastery,
known as the jumping cats’ monastery. If time
allows, stop to see silk weaving on wooden
handlooms. And also visit local blacksmiths
workshops. Dinner and overnight. |
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DAY 12: INLE ( Day return trekking
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After breakfast make a trekking trip to Pa-O
tribe villages. It will take about 4 hours on a walk
along the eastern bank of Inle lake. Lunch would be
at the village with packed lunch. Overnight. |
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DAY 13: INLE - YANGON ( By flight )
After breakfast, transfer to the Heho airport and
flight to Yangon. Transfer to hotel., Afternoon
shopping to the 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. |
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DAY 14: YANGON DEPARTURE
Leisure time till transfer to Yangon
international airport for departure flight. |
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