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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-HEHO-PINDAYA-INLE LAKE (with morning flight)
Morning flight will take you to Heho airport and drive to Pindaya
(appr: 2&1/2 hours).Upon arrival, visit famous Pindaya Cave
with 8049 Buddha images. In the afternoon, visit the paper umbrella
and traditional Shan paper cottage industry. In the evening,
drive back to Nyaung Shwe; a gateway town to the northern bank
of Inle Lake( appr: 3&1/2 hours ).Take a long-tailed motorboat
and check into your hotel and overnight at Hotel.
Day3. 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 cheroot 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); one of the
oldest monasteries in Inle Lake with jumping cats. Overnight
at Hotel.
Day4. INLE LAKE-HEHO-MANDALAY-MAYMYO (with afternoon flight)
After breakfast, free at your leisure and the boat will bring
you back to the Northern bank of Inle Lake. Upon arrival, transfer
to Heho airport and fly to Mandalay. And then, proceed to Maymyo
(appr:3 hours drive).Check into your hotel and overnight.
Day5. MAYMYO-MANDALAY
Maymyo, one of the recreation centres since British time. After
breakfast, visit the colorful local market at downtown area.
From near Purcel Clock Tower, take original stage-coaches and
drive through the downtown and finally have a stroll at the
Botanical Garden. In the afternoon, we drive back to Mandalay.
On the way, you can see the local flowers & fruits market
and Mahabodhi Temple (a copy of Maha Bodhi in India) .Upon arrival,
check into your hotel and overnight.
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 hightlight 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. Finally, drive up to Mandalay hill(Anti-ageing
hill)and take a panoramic view of Mandalay city. Overnight at
Hotel.
Day7. MANDALAY-AMARAPURA- SAGAING-MANDALAY
After breakfast, morning sightseeing starts with gold-leaf making
and visit the famous Maharmuni Image: you can see how pious
Myanmar people are; the thick layer of gold-leaves at the Image.
And then, proceed to Amarapura (the city of Immortal)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.
Day8. 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
frescos 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.
Day9. 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.
Day10.BAGAN-POPA-SALE-BAGAN
After breakfast, 1 hour drive to Popa (home for the 37 nats).At
the bottom of the Popa mountain, 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. 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.
Day11. BAGAN-YANGON (with morning flight)
After breakfast, transfer to Bagan 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 the
famous 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. Enjoy your
sunset from pagoda platform. Overnight at Hotel .
Day12. YANGON (departure with morning flight)
The tour ends with breakfast this morning and transfer to International
airport.
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