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Tour Program
Rich Culture Myanmar Tour (6 Days/5
Nights)
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Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay – Amarapura – Mingun –
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6 Days/5 Nights |
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FLMIT 10 |
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DAY 01: ARRIVAL YANGON
Upon arrival at Yangon and welcome by our local guide and
transfer to your Hotel. In the afternoon visit Botataung
Pagoda, where sacred hair relic of Lord Buddha is enshrined
in it and late in the afternoon, visit the Shwedagon Pagoda
described by Somerset Maugham: "The Shwedagon rose superb,
glistening with its gold, like a sudden hope in the dark
night of the soul of which the mystics write, glistening
against the fog and smoke of the thriving city." This
massive bell-shaped stupa rises nearly 100 meters above its
hill-top surroundings. Wander through this magnificent
structure and its courtyards, stupas, bells, Temples, and
Buddha images, and see religious and secular visitors from
all parts of the globe. Shwedagon has become the symbol of
Myanmar. E njoy the sunset over the Pagoda. Overnight in
Yangon.
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DAY 02: Yangon – BAGAN
Early morning flight to Bagan. Full day sightseeing tour
of Bagan with a diverse selection of the most important
pagodas and temples, such as Shwezigon Pagoda, built by King
Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine;
the Gu Byauk Gyi Temple, a temple with exquisite murals of
Jataka scenes; the Ananda Temple, with four huge standing
Buddha images and numerous seated figures in niches around
the galleried interior and the Shwe Gu Gyi Temple, noted for
its fine stucco carvings and panoramic views of the area's
many monuments. In the afternoon visit Myinkaba, 2 km south
of Bagan. This village is well known for its lacquer ware
workshops and has also a number of interesting temples, as
Nanphaya Temple, said to have once been the residence of
King Manuha and Gu Byauk Gyi Temple, which has very nice
frescoes inside. Overnight in Bagan..
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DAY 03: BAGAN - MANDALAY - AMARAPURA -
MANDALAY
Morning flight to Mandalay, the city of the last Myanmar
Kings. Upon arrival drive to Amarapura the "City of
Immortals" and visit the 150 year old Mahagandayon
monastery, and famous Buddhist learning center. It is home
to a thousand monks, who will form a procession as they go
to take their noon and final meal of the day. Amarapura was
the capital of upper Burma until 1850. As was the custom,
most of the important wooden palaces and monasteries were
taken down and transported to the new capital in Mandalay.
Apart from Pagodas that have survived, the ancient art of
silk and cotton weaving, using handlooms, is very much alive
and visit U Bein wooden bridge, over 150 years old, which is
still in use. In the afternoon visit the Mahamuni Pagoda,
originally built by King Bodawpaya in 1784, hosting the
revered Mahamuni image, cast in the 1st Century and now
covered in thick gold leaves; Shwenandaw monastery, noted
for its exquisite wood carvings; Atumashi monastery
(Incomparable Monastery); Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the
world's Biggest Book for its stone slabs of Buddhist
scriptures and finally climb Mandalay Hill for the sunset.
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DAY 04: MANDALAY - MINGUN - MANDALAY -
YANGON
After breakfast drive to jetty to take a local riverboat
to the ancient capital of Mingun. Sightseeing includes the
Settawya Pagoda, with a footprint of the Buddha, walk to the
huge Mingun Bell, see the nearby unfinished Mingun Pagoda;
the world's biggest pagoda and visit the Hsinbyume Pagoda, a
reproduction of the mythological Mt. Meru. Then, go back to
Mandalay and visit to some of the famous handicraft
workshops such as wood carving, marble cutting and gold leaf
making. Late afternoon fly back to Yangon. Overnight in
Yangon.
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DAY 05: Yangon
After breakfast sightseeing of Yangon City tour includes
Sule Pagoda , dating back over 2000 years, walk around the
downtown area and don't miss the sprawling Bogyoke Market!
Wide streets, orderly town planning and neglected public
buildings revive visions of British rule, while busy streets
scenes and shimmering pagodas, bursting through a leafy
canopy, hint at the rich local culture. Skyscrapers and
glaring neon billboards have yet to overtake the capital.
Leisure time in the afternoon . Overnight in Yangon.
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DAY 06: YANGON DEPARTURE
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Yangon
International Airport to take morning flight back to your
country.
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