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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.
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 finally visit the famous shopping centre in Yangon;
the Scott Market and come back to 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-MINGUN-MANDALAY
After breakfast, drive to Kywezon jetty to watch the busy riverside
activity and take a local riverboat to the ancient capital of
Mingun(app. 1 hour per way). Visit the Settawya pagoda, walk
to the huge Mingun Bell(90 tons), see the nearby unfinished
Mingun pagoda and visit the Hsinbyume pagoda, a reproduction
of the mythological Mt.Meru.Then come back to Mandalay and In
the afternoon, visit the down town area with the sprawling old
Zegyo Market, designed in 1903 by Count Caldari, the picturesque
open air market west of Zegyo, the Shwenandaw Golden Palace
monastery noted for its exquisite wood carving, Kuthodaw pagoda
with 729 stone tablets (known as the World's Biggest Book) and
finally drive up to Mandalay hill (Anti-ageing hill) and take
a panoramic view of Mandalay city. Overnight at Hotel.
Day4.
MANDALAY-BAGAN (by express boat)
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.
Day5.
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.
Day6.
BAGAN-POPA-BAGAN-YANGON (by evening flight)
After breakfast, drive to Mt. Popa(appr.1 ½ hour). On the way
visit some villages and watch the collection of juice from the
toddy-palm trees, and its fermentation onto palm sugar, and
producing of peanut oil for cooking from the ox mill going round.
Upon arrival, visit Mt.Popa plug: Near the great extinct volcano,
the solitary volanic crag of Mt.Popa is home to Myanmar's most
powerful "Nats". At the bottom visit the Nat Museum
with its life-sized statues of the 37 Nats. Walk up 777 steps
to the top with shady stairway, seeing many pilgrams along the
way. In the afternoon, drive back to Bagan airport and fly back
to Yangon. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and check in
and overnight.
Day7.
YANGON (departure with morning flight)
Today, the tour ends with the breakfast at hotel and transfer
to Yangon International Airport for your departure flight.
 
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