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-PYAY-BAGAN
Early morning, drive to Pyay appr: (5 hours) by car. On the way,
you can visit Shwe Taung, famous for its Buddha Image with spectacles
(only one in Myanmar). Upon arrival to Pyay, have lunch at local
restaurant. In Pyay, You can visit Shwe Sandaw (Buddha hair relic)
pagoda and Sehtatgyi Pagoda (big sitting Buddha Image).You can
see a good panoramic view over Pyay city. Shwe Sandaw pagoda is
also famous for a cease-fire place between Mon and Myanmar Kingdom
in 14th Century.
Then, continue drive to Bagan appr: (9 hours) by car. After 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.
Now, you are just looking a new Discovery channel. Have dinner
at local restaurant. Upon arrival, check into your hotel and overnight.
Day3.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 the
terraces of Shwesandaw Pagoda. Overnight at Hotel.
Day4.BAGAN-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.
Day5.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.
Day6.MANDALAY-HEHO-INLE LAKE (by morning flight)
In the morning, fly to Heho with domestic airline. After arrival,
drive to Nyaung Shwe; a gateway to northern bank of Inle Lake
(the blue sea of Shan State). Take a long-tailed boat for excursion
on Inle Lake(22 km long and 11 km wide) famous for its unique
one-leg rowers, typical floating gardens, local method of fishing
and village life. Continue visit to Phaung Daw Oo pagoda housing
five sacred and almost shapeless Buddha images because of the
quantity of applied gold leaf, gifts from the believers. In
the afternoon, proceed to the silk weaving village of In Paw
Khon and visit Nga Phe Chaung (one of the oldest monastery around
Inle Lake) with jumping cats. After that, come back to hotel
and you can enjoy the sunset from the middle of the lake with
floating boat. Overnight at hotel.
Day7.INLE LAKE-PINDAYA-HEHO-YANGON (by afternoon flight)
Early morning, the boat will take you back to Nyaung Shwe and
drive to Pindaya(appr:3 ½ hour). On the way to Pindaya, you
can enjoy the scene of flat area in Shan State. Pindaya is a
charming village with its paper umbrella cottage industry and
visit the Pindaya Cave well known for its over 8000 Buddha images
placed there by pilgrims over many centuries ago and the paper
umbrella cottage industry.
In the afternoon,drive back to Heho airport for the late afternoon
flight to Yangon. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and overnight.
Day8.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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