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 to witness the daily life of the local people
and Yangon River that offers a remarkable atmosphere with spectacular
colors for Kodak moment. Overningt at Hotel.
Day2. YANGON-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 Shwesansaw Pagoda. Overnight
at Hotel.
Day3. 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.
Day4. BAGAN-POPA-SALE-BAGAN
After breakfast, drive(appr:1hr-15min) to Popa (home for 37
nats ).At the bottom of Popa Taung Kalat, you can see local
people pay homage to 37 nats in life-sized statutes. And you
can climb up 737m high Popa Mountain with 777 staircases .From
the top of Mt.Popa, you can also see a panoramic view of surrounding
area. In the afternoon, 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 evening, drive back to
Bagan and enjoy the sunset. Overnight at Hotel.
Day5. BAGAN-MANDALAY-AMARAPURA-SAGAING-AVA-MANDALAY (with
morning flight)
In the morning, fly to Mandalay and drive to Amarapura(the city
of Immortal)and visit Mahargandayon monastery, famous U Bein
Bridge and silk-weaving factory. And then take a boat to cross
the Myitnge River. On the other bank, you will be arrive Ava.
It used to be capital of Burmese Kingdom since 1364.Take a horse
cart to visit this small island with famous Bagayar wooden monastery,
Mahar Aungmye Bonzan brick monastery, old Ava fort, and other
interesting pagodas. In the afternoon, proceed to Sagaing and
visit silverware making at Ywahtaung village, Kaunghmudaw pagoda,
drive up to Sagaing hill (noted as a religious retreat and has
over 400 monasteries and nunneries)and visit Umin-thonese pagoda
and Son-U-Ponyashin pagoda. Enjoy the sunset from this pagoda.
Overnight at Hotel.
Day6.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 pagods 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.
Day7. MANDALAY-HEHO-PINDAYA-INLE LAKE (with morning flight)
Morning flight will take you to Heho airport and drive to Pindaya
(about 2& ½ hours).Upon arrival, visit famous Pindaya Cave
with 8049 Buddha images. In the afternoon, visit paper umbrella
and traditional Shan paper making cottage industry. In the evening,
drive back (about 3& ½ hours) to Nyaung Shwe; a gateway
town to the northern bank of Inle Lake. Take a long-tailed motorboat
and check into your hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
Day8. INLE LAKE
After your breakfast, visit 22km long and 11km wide Inle Lake(the
blue sea of Shan State).visit Inpaw Khon village for its traditional
silk-weaving, Nan-Pan village for its charoot making, blacksmith
and boat making. In the afternoon, visit the famous Phaung-Daw-Oo
pagoda, Ywa-ma village for its silversmith, floating farms and
gardens, floating huts and famous Nga-Pe-Chaung monastery(one
of the oldest one in Inle Lake) with jumping cats. Overnight
at Hotel.
Day9. INLE LAKE-HEHO-YANGON (with morning flight)
In the morning, the boat will bring you back to the northern
bank of Inle Lake. And transfer to Heho airport and fly back
to Yangon. Upon arrival, check into your hotel and visit Scott
Market; one of the famous shopping centre in Yangon, Chaukhtatgyi
Pagoda(72m long Buddha image),Karawaik Hall(designed as a Royal
Floating Barge on Royal Lake) for Kodak moment and finally visit
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. Enjoy your
sunset from pagoda platform. Overnight at Hotel .
Day10. YANGON (departure with morning flight)
The tour ends with breakfast and transfer to Yangon International
airport.
 
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