Day1. YANGON (arrival with evening flight)
You will be arrive Yangon International airport at 19:00 P.M.
Welcome by our tour guide and transfer to hotel .Overnight at
hotel.
Day2. YANGON-MAWLAMYAING
Early morning, drive to Mawlamyaing(appr:7 hours) passing through
Bago, Thathon
(the ancient capitals of Mon Kingdom).Upon arrival, check into
your hotel. After a short break, visit Mawlamyaing, the capital
of Mon State, is located at the bank of Thanlwin River and a good
place for a journey back into British times. Visit Kyaikthanlan
Pagoda, from where you have terrific views over the city and drive
to View Point and take photos. Overnight at Hotel.
Day3. MAWLAMYAING-KYAIKMARAW-MAWLAMYAING
After breakfast, drive to Kyaikami, where Judson, an American
Priest, arrived in 1825, with a nice view of beach and some shopping
at the colorful local "souvenir shop". On the way back,
visit Thanphyuzayat war cemetery, which contains 3771 graves of
Allied POWs who died building the Burma-Siam railway. Come back
to Mawlamyaing and drive another 24km to Kyaikmaraw. Kyaikmaraw
picturesquely located at the river bank of the Ataran River, easily
reached by good road condition. Stroll around the charming town
consists of mostly wooden homes with thatched palm or some covered
with metal. Visit the famous Kyaikmaraw pagoda, built by Queen
Shin Saw Pu in 1455 in the late Mon regional style. Please don't
forget to come back to Mawlamyaing!
Day4. MAWLAMYAING-PHA AN
Early morning, drive to Pha an (appr: 2 ½ hours).Visit Mt.Zwekabin&
famous Thamyinya Monastery; in this area you have to be a strict
vegetarian. The markets are full of vegetables, fruits and flowers-they
have a famous fruit, called "Durian". If you don't like
this fruit, it will give you a foul smell! Visit the downtown
area and overnight at Hotel.
Day5. PHA AN-KYAIKHTIYO
After breakfast, drive to Kyaikhtiyo(appr:6 hours); transfer
from our car to a special open pick-up truck. They will ascend
to Hermit camp passing through the hair-pin curves of the road
(appr: 45 min).After 15 minutes walk, you will arrive Golden
Rock Hotel and check into your room. In the afternoon, proceeds
your walking to Golden Rock. On the way, you can see many side
street sellers displaying their local herbal medicine. When
you arrive at platform of Pagoda, you will see hundreds of pilgrims
are lighting candles, incense sticks, worshipping towards the
Golden Boulder which stands at precious position. Enjoy the
sunset from the platform and have a stroll at local shopping
centre. Walk back to the hotel and overnight.
Day 6.KYAIKHTIYO-BAGO-YANGON
After breakfast, descend from Hermit camp with open truck. Transfer
to our car and continue the journey with visiting rubber and
cashew nut plantation. Near Seikphu village, you can visit one
of the monastic education centres with poor students. In the
afternoon, you will arrive at Bago, the last capital of Mon
Kingdom with famous Shwemawdaw pagoda, Hinthagon pagoda (the
birth place for Bago) and Kanbawzathardi Palace complex. You
can also visit Bago local Market, Shwetharhlaung pagoda (reclining
Buddha image) and Kyaik Pon pagoda with four sitting Buddha
Images. Before you enter Yangon, you can visit Htaukkyant War
Cemetery with 27000 graveyards, they died for all free man during
World War II. Late afternoon, drive back to Yangon and overnight
at Hotel.
Day7. YANGON (departure with morning or evening flight)
The tour ends with breakfast, and appr: 7:00 am transfer to
Yangon International Airport for your departure.
(OR)
In the morning 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. In the afternoon, visit Sule pagoda,
Mahar Bandula Park with Independence Monument, City Hall and
Scott market.
Then, transfer to international airport and fly back to your
home with evening flight.
Itinerary (for Arrival & Departure Day) is subject to
changes depending on your flight schedules.
 
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