Day1.
YANGON (with morning flight)
After your arrival in Yangon, check into your hotel. A uniformed
host will invite you a welcome drink and collect your tour program
from our tour guide.
Morning sightseeing includes all the famous landmarks: Sule Pagoda,
City Hall, Mahar Bandula Park, Queen Anne style high-court and
downtown area. In the afternoon, visit China Town area with various
local foods, Indian ward with various street sellers and drive
to Mawtin Jetty. Take a walk along the busy Yangon River and enjoy
the sunset. Overnight at Hotel.
Day2.YANGON-MANDALAY-AMARAPURA-SAGAING-MANDALAY
(with morning flight)
Early morning flight will take you to Mandalay. Upon arrival,
proceed to Amarapura and visit Mahargandayon monastery, famous
U Bein Bridge and silk-weaving factory. 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 U Bein
Bridge. Overnight at Hotel.
Day3.
MANDALAY-MINGUN-MANDALAY
After breakfast, excursion to Mingun, 12km away from Mandalay
and a very pleasant boat trip with plenty to see along the Ayarwaddy
River. Tour highlight with Mingun bell (90 tons),Myatheindan
pagoda and Phahtodawgyi Pagoda: an enormous unfinished temple.
In the afternoon, visit King Mindon's Myanansankyaw Palace site
of Konbaung dynasty, Golden monastery, Kuthodaw pagoda with
729 stone tablets(known as World's Biggest Book).Finally, drive
up to Mandalay hill(Anti-ageing hill)and take a panoramic view
of Mandalay city. Overnight at Hotel.
Day4.
MANDALAY-BAGAN (with morning flight)
In early morning, domestic flight will take you to Bagan. Sightseeing
start 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 Nan Phaya temple, Manuha
temple, Myingaba Gyubyaukgyi temple, Shwegyugyi temple and Thabinnyu
temple. Enjoy the sunset of Bagan from Shwesandaw Pagoda. Overnight
at Hotel.
Day5.
BAGAN
After breakfast, Bagan sightseeing continue to Minnanthu village
and visit 13th A.D style pagodas and see the daily activities
of local people at Pwa-saw village. Visit Lawkananda pagoda
and Ashae-Pet-leik and Anauk-Pet-leik Pagadas. In the afternoon,
visit the lacquer-ware factory, Sulamani temple, Dhamayangyi
temple and enjoy the sunset of Bagan. Overnight at Hotel.
Day6.
BAGAN-SALE-POPA
Drive to Sale about 1&1/2 hours. Upon arrival, visit famous
Sale Yoke Sone monastery with nice woodcarving and collection
of palm-leaf manuscripts, Buddha images and lacquer-ware boxes.
You can also visit large Hni-Phaya (Buddha image made of saw-dust).In
the afternoon, another 1&1/2 hour drive to Mt.Popa(home
for the 37 nats).At the bottom of the Popa mountain plug, visit
the enshrining place of 37 nats in life-size statues. And then,
climb up 737m high Popa Mountain plug with shady stairway.On
top, you will see very pleasant panoramic view of surrounding
areas. Check into your hotel and overnight at Popa Mountain
Resort.
Day7.
POPA-PYAY
Early morning, drive to Pyay(appr:9hours). You are just like
looking a new discovery channel. You can see really dry zone
area and landscape of central Myanmar. Before arrive to Pyay
(16 km away from Pyay), you can see the Majestic Ayeyarwaddy
River that parallel to our motor way. It's a good chance to
take photos. Upon arrival, check into your hotel and overnight.
Day8.
PYAY-AKAUK TAUNG-PYAY
After breakfast, drive to Htone Bo (appr:2 hours).From the Jetty,
take a private boat along the Ayeyarwaddy river to visit Akauk
Taung(the hill of levying taxes),named after the tradition of
the collection of taxes to the boat passing through the hill
during the colonial times. And then, you can see the sculpture
of many Buddha Images along the cliff of the Hill. On top, you
can visit a monastery and another 40 minutes you will see a
waterfall. In the afternoon, drive back to Pyay and visit Shwe
Sandaw Pagoda, downtown area, and night market and overnight
at Hotel.
Day9.
PYAY-SRIKHITARA-SHWETAUNG-YANGON
In the morning, visit the ancient capital of Pyu during (4 -
9 AD), we called Srikhitara. You can find some of the prototype
of oldest pagodas in Myanmar. Firstly, visit a small museum
which shows the cultural and architectural development of Pyu
people during that time. S/S includes Baw Baw Gyi pagoda, Be`
Be` pagoda, Lay myatnar pagoda, East zaygyu, West zaygyu and
palace wall. Come back to Pyay and drive to Shwedaung. Visit
the famous Buddha Image with spectacles (only one in Myanamr).
Then, drive back to Yangon and overnight at Hotel.
Day10.
YANGON (departure with evening flight)
After breakfast, Yangon sightseeing starts with famous Shwe
Dagon 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 then visit Chaukhtatgyi pagoda (72 m long reclining Buddha
image),Karawaik Hall(designed as a Royal Floating Barge on Royal
Lake) for Kodak moment and we are visit the famous market in
Yangon called "Scott" market and come back to hotel.
In the afternoon, You have time to repack all of your belonging
and you are ready to leave from Myanmar and we feel so sad to
say "Goodbye!"
And app. (17:00) transfer to Yangon International Airport for
your departure.
 
 
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