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.
City tour includes downtown and Rangoon's riverfront. On the way
see many of the remarkable sites of the colonial and religious
past of this garden city. Old Rangoon was Dr. William Montgomery's
design. He was the army superintendent surgeon and learnt his
city planning skills from Sir Stanford Raffles in Singapore. Buildings
of heritage in Yangon are now listed for protection. The old city
centre includes:
Yangon City Hall, designed by U Tin in 1925, the Strand Road with
the Moorish arched General Post Office, The red brick Customs
House, the towered Port Authority, The Queen Anne style Civil
Court, the red brick General Hospital built in 1911 and the Railway
Station. Take a break at 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 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-KANPETLET
After breakfast, drive to Kanpetlet (101 miles) app.7 ½ hours
by Jeep. A drop stop at CHAUK;a small town to see the countryside
people and their daily lifestyle.
On the way you may observe some of the prominent local birds
of lowland scarf forest inhabitant. Have Lunch at Kazunma village
or SAW town. The road, especially the approaching part to Kanpetlet
is in hilly part. The road is mostly rugged and dusty. One may
observe natural bamboo grove, deciduous forest along either
side of road.
Kampalat is the old British settlement town situated 4560 ft
above sea level. The temperature at Kampalat is always cool
and pleasant. Have dinner and overnight at local guest house.
Day7.KANPETLET-MT.VICTORIA-KANPETLET
Breakfast at the guest house. Drive to 10 miles camp (9000 ft
elevation) where trekkers must start on foot to Mt Victoria
(10200 ft elevation). Lunch will be served with take-away box.
To study the mountain ecosystem and to watch a partial daily
life of Chin people _ the trip can offer to all trekkers. Pine
forest, Hill Savannah, hill evergreen forest, mammals like wild
boar, guar, gibbon, etc. and bird species and rare species of
butterfly are still can be seen. If you are neither birder nor
botanic then simply enjoy the breadth taking beauty of this
summit.
The trip would take about5hrs.Return to Kanpetlet and Overnight
at your guest house. (OR) One may visit nearby villages to see
Chin people and their culture and ways of life.
Day8.KANPETLET-BAGAN
After breakfast,drive back to Bagan by crossing the Ayeyarwaddy
River with Anawrahta Bridge. Have dinner and overnight at Bagan.
Day9.BAGAN-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.
Day10.INLE LAKE-HEHO-YANGON
In the morning, visit one of the markets in Inle Lake. They
usually held with 5 day rotating schedules in Inle zone. And
drive to Khaung Dine; at the north western shore of Inle lake.
This Intha village is well known for the production of soybean
cakes and noodles come back to hotel and check out. The boat
will bring you back to Nyaung Shwe and take a short visit in
nyaung shwe; a beautiful small town and you can walk around
near the central market place and local restaurant along the
street. Then drive to Heho Airport to catch the flight to Yangon.
Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and check-in and overnight.
Day11.YANGON (departure with evening flight)
Sightseeing will start 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 and free at
leisure till transfer to Yangon International Airport for your
departure flight.
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