|
Day1.
YANGON (arrival with morning flight)
Upon arrival at Yangon, check into your hotel. A uniformed host
will invite you a welcome drink and collect your tour program
from our tour guide.
City tour includes downtown and Rangoon's riverfront. On the
way see many of the remarkable sites of the colonial and religious
past of this garden city. Old Rangoon was Dr. William Montgomery's
design. He was the army superintendent surgeon and learnt his
city planning skills from Sir Stanford Raffles in Singapore.
Buildings of heritage in Yangon are now listed for protection.
The old city centre includes:
Yangon City Hall, designed by U Tin in 1925, the Strand Road
with the Moorish arched General Post Office, The red brick Customs
House, the towered Port Authority, The Queen Anne style Civil
Court, the red brick General Hospital built in 1911 and the
Railway Station. Take a break at hotel.
In the afternoon, visit China Town area with various local foods,
Indian ward with various street sellers and drive to Mawtin
Jetty and take a rickshaw for a short trip along the Rangoon
River that offers a remarkable atmosphere with spectacular colors
for Kodak moment. Overnight at hotel.
Day2.
YANGON-MANDALAY-AMARAPURA-SAGAING-MANDALAY (by morning flight)
Take a morning flight to Mandalay; the last capital of Myanmar
Kings. Upon arrival, proceed to Amarapura (the city of Immortal);
visit the Mahagandayon monastery; famous for Buddhist learning
centre. It is home to a thousand monks, who will from a procession
as they to take their noon and final meal of the day. Amarapura
was the capital of upper Burma until 1850.
As it 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, proceed to Sagaing and visit silverware making
at Ywahtaung village, Kaunghmudaw pagoda, drive up to Sagaing
hill and visit Umin-thonese pagoda and Son-U-Ponyashin pagoda.
Enjoy the sunset from this pagoda. Overnight at Hotel.
Day3.
MANDALAY-BAGAN (by ferry boat on Ayeyarwaddy River-10 hours)
Early morning at 5:00 am, transfer to Gaw Wein jetty to take
the express boat to Bagan. After a day river cruise on the mighty
river of Ayeyarwaddy, you reach Bagan. Thousands of decaying
pagodas rises majestically from the plain to create a timeless
scene, saluting a glorious past. On arrival at Bagan jetty transfers
to hotel for check in and overnight.
Day4.
BAGAN
After breakfast, Bagan sightseeing starts with Nyaung Oo local
market, Shwezigon Pagoda, a prototype of real Myanmar stupa,
built in 1087.Wetgyiin Gyubyaukgyi for its famous Jatakas mural
painting, Htilominlo temple for its plaster carvings and famous
Ananda temple with four standing Buddha Images. In the afternoon,
visit the lacquer ware factory in New Bagan,Nan Phaya temple,
Manuha temple, Myingaba Gyubyaukgyi temple, Shwegyugyi temple
and Thabinnyu temple. And enjoy the sunset of Bagan from Shwesandaw
Pagoda. Overnight at Hotel.
Day5.
BAGAN-YANGON (by morning flight)
After breakfast, transfer to Bagan Airport and fly back to Yangon.
Upon arrival check into your hotel and Sightseeing starts with
the famous world renowned pagoda, the highlight of Yangon. 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, stupa, bells, temples and Buddha images and
see religious and secular visitors from all parts of the globe.
Shwedagon has become the symbol of Myanmar. And visit Chaukhtatgyi
Pagoda (72m long Buddha image),Karawaik Hall(designed as a Royal
Floating Barge on Royal Lake) for Kodak moment and visit the
famous shopping centre in Yangon; the Scott Market: the downtown
area: 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. And come back to
hotel and free at leisure.
Day6.
YANGON (departure with morning flight)
Today, the tour ends with the breakfast at hotel and transfer
to Yangon International Airport for your departure flight.
 
|
|
