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Tour Program
Trek to Inle (14 Days/13 Nights)
| DESTINATION
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Yangon – Kyaikhtiyo – Bago – Bagan - Mandalay –
Kalaw – Inle – Yangon |
| 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 court.
Continue to visit the Botataung 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 & can buy the variety of Myanmar products.
Overnight stay at hotel in Yangon.
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DAY 02: YANGON – KYAIKHTIYO ( By car )
After breakfast, pick up from your hotel and proceed to
Bago by road (84 km – 1 ½ hrs). You will start
visiting to Bago Market. After seeing over a thousand
years old Shwemawdaw Pagoda which is higher than the
Shwedagon Pagoda, you will proceed to the Kin Pun
‘base camp’ (110 km – 3 ½ hrs). The tour will continue
to one of Myanmar’s landmarks which is famous for its
precarious position and religious importance: Kyaikhtiyo
the ‘Golden Rock‘. To reach the pagoda from Kin
Pun Camp a steep 11 km long road leads to the upper
staging point. The journey is made in open trucks which are
very crowded. The ‘upper area’ must be traveled by foot, and
the walk is approximately 4km (45 minutes) up a steep path
which ascends some 500 m to the Golden Rock. On
arrival you can enjoy the beautiful sunset. Over night at
the hotel.
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DAY 03: KYAIKHTIYO - BAGO - YANGON ( By car
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After breakfast you will return to Yangon by road (194 km
– 5 hrs). After lunch in Bago, continue sightseeing with the
55 m long reclining Shwe Tha Layaung Buddha which is
one of the most impressive Buddha images in Myanmar and the
four giant Buddha images at Kyaik Pun Pagoda. On the
way back to Yangon, visit to an Allied War Graves
Cemetery near Htauk Kyant. Overnight at the hotel
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DAY 04: 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,
Thatbyinnyu Temple; the highest building on the Bagan
plain and Ananda temple, an architectural masterpiece
resembling a Greek Cross.
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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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 06: YANGON – MANDALAY –
AMARAPURA – AVA – SAGGAING ( By flight )
Early morning transfer to Yangon airport for flight
to Mandalay. Up on arrival proceed to Amarapura; 11
km from Mandalay to visit to Mahagandayon
Monastery where more than a thousand monks live
and study the Buddha scripture. If time allow you
will have the opportunity to 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 teak bridge; noted for building
without nails 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-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 Mandalay for overnight. |
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DAY 07: 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. Then, 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 and
return to Mandalay. 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 Mopnastery (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 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. 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 the hotel
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DAY 08: MANDALAY – PYIN OO LWIN (
By Car )
Overland drive to Pyinoolwin (Maymyo), the
British hill station with Victoria style houses.
Visit to 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. Proceed to Pwekauk
waterfall and Peikchinmyaung natural cave
nearby Pyin Oo Lwin. Drive back to Mandalay and
overnight. |
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DAY 09: MANDALAY – HEHO – PINDAYA –
KALAW ( BY Car )
After breakfast, transferred to the Mandalay
airport for the flight to Heho. Upon arrival,
proceed to Pindaya by road, 65 km far with 2 ½ hrs
drive and visit to Pindaya Cave; a unique
site housing thousands of Buddha images placed there
by pilgrims over the centuries. Then Drive to Kalaw,
48 km far with 1½ hrs drive and transfer to hotel.
Overnight in Kalaw. |
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DAY 10: KALAW – HTI TAING (
Trekking )
Today, we make a trekking trip from Kalaw to Hti
Taing village. First, we will drive from Kalaw to
Lamine ( Pa O )tribe village about 16 km for 15
minutes then start our trek for 1 ½ hours to Pin New
PaO tribe village. Then continue to Kone Hla ( Da Nu
) tribe village for 1 hour and 15 minutes walk. On
the way, we can see the seasonal plantation of
Potato, Ginger, Cauliflower, Cabbages etc... Have a
lunch break at Kone Hla village. After lunch, we
will trek to Patt Tu Pauk ( Pa O ) village about 2
hours then continue to Hti Taing village for ½ hour.
Night stop at Hti Taing village in a big monastery. |
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DAY 11: HTI TAING – INDAING – INLE
( Trekking )
After breakfast, start our trekking to Kyauk Su
village for 30 minute walk and proceed to Nan Yoke
village about 50 minute again. From there we’ll trek
down to Indaing village which will take about 2½
hour. And then transfer to hotel in Inle Lake by
boat. If time allow sightseeing in Inle Lake in the
evening. Overnight at the hotel in Inle Lake. |
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DAY 12: INLE SIGHTSEEING ( By boat
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The whole day sightseeing in Inle lake,to
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, one of the famous
principal shrines in Myanmar, this pagoda houses
five small Buddha images. Once a year, at the end of
September or early October, there is a pagoda
festival and the four Buddha images are rowed around
the Lake in a colourful Royal Barge. Then visit to
the old Nga Phe Chaung Monastery, known as
for the jumping cats’ monastery. Continue to see
silk weaving on wooden handlooms. And also visit to
the local blacksmiths workshops. Overnight at the
hotel in Inle. |
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DAY 13: HEHO – YANGON ( By flight )
After breakfast, transfer to the Heho airport for
the flight to Yangon. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon
shopping to the Bogyoke Market (Scotts market
) with hundreds of foods, 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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