Myanmar into the headlines

Yangon

• Activities:

  Arrive Yangon, transfer to city hotel for check-in, tour around city by car

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

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Welcome to Yangon. Upon your arrival, you are warmly welcomed by guide and driver then transfer to hotel for check-in and short relaxation. After that, we start a very first sightseeing in Yangon with a slow walk down the architectural French colonial buildings and the nearby Mahabandola Garden. After lunch break, spend your time to stop and relax at the picturesque Royal Palace (Karaweik) & Kandawgyi Lake. Next up, to change the scenery, head to visit Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue, the last remaining Jewish house of worship in Yangon. To call it a day, find the way to World famous Great Golden Shwedagon Pagoda and see it magically lit at night.

Mandalay,Sagaing,Amarapura

• Activities:

  Fly to Mandalay, transfer to Sagaing region and visit Sagaing Hill pagodas, Ywadaung village, Mahagandayon monastery, sunset at U Bein bridge

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

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After an early breakfast, take morning fly to Mandalay. Upon arrival, visit its Kaungmutaw pagoda which is famous for its large white-washed edifice and 151-foot high dome, modeled after the Great Stupa in Sri Lanka. Then we head to Ywadaung village, traditional silver wears village and picturesque Sagaing Hill. Later on, we move forward to Amarapura to visit Mahagandayon monastery, the largest Buddhist monastery in Myanmar accommodating more than a thousand young monks. Lately, watch the unforgettable sunset over the iconic U Bein bridge on sunset boat.

Mandalay

• Activities:

  Check in Paukan cruise, sail upstream to visit Mingun pagoda complex

• Meal:

  Breakfast],Lunch],Dinner]

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After a hearty breakfast at your hotel, pack your luggage up and ready at lobby by 10:30 am. Meet up our driver for a transfer to Gawein jetty for cruise embarkation at 12.00 noon and cast off after half an hour time. Welcome Cocktail and briefing in the Saloon or Sundeck followed by Lunch. After cruising upstream for two hours we arrive at the Mingun Pagoda Complex. Our English speaking manager (or your private guide) will accompany the guests during the visit. Moor Overnight at a sandbank mid-stream. After dinner guests can enjoy a Dance and Drama performance by the Mandalay Arts School on the sundeck (if available).

Yandabo village

• Activities:

  Cruise over Sagaing Hill, arrive and visit Yandabo pottery village, its monastery and local school

• Meal:

  Breakfast],Lunch],Dinner]

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Early in the morning cruise downstream. During the two hours journey the passengers can admire the natural beauty of the river and the life of its banks while relaxing on the sundeck or just sitting outside their own cabin. Enjoy the sunrise over Sagaing Hill. After breakfast passengers wishing to visit Sagaing can go ashore with the assistance of our Ship Manager or their own guide. We resume our downriver voyage at 10.30 hrs and we will sail all day long.In the late afternoon we stop at Yandabo, a village specializing in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war was signed on Feb. 24, 1826. We visit the Pot workshops, the monastery and the school.Moor overnight near the village of Shwe Nann Tint.

Bagan

• Activities:

  Check out cruise, visit Bagan's key ancient pagodas and temples

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

After early breakfast, pack your luggage and check out cruise at 9:00 am. Meet up our team at Aye Yar jetty then get in car we drive to Old Bagan and visit the colorful Nyaung U Market; Shwezigon Pagoda and its magnificent golden stupa; Htilominlo Temple masterfully decorated with carvings from sandstone and plaster; Gubyaukgyi Temple, with superb mural of Jataka tales; Myinkaba village to experience one of Myanmar's best-known handicrafts, traditional lacquer-ware; Ananda Temple, an architectural masterpiece of the early century temple style with four impressive standing Buddha statues; Thabinnyu Temple, the highest temple in Bagan; Dhammayangyi Temple for its remarkable brickwork. Wind down with the sun setting over the far horizon, from the upper terrace of the magnificent Shwesandaw Pagoda.

Lunch and dinner are on your own account.

Inle Lake

• Activities:

  Fly to Heho, transfer to Nyaung Shwe jetty, en-route visit Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, board in a motorboat for sightseeing around the lake

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

Free until check out your hotel, we drive to Nyaung U airport for short flight to Heho. Upon arrival, on the way to Inle Lake, we stop by Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, the teak monastery with an interesting architectural structure before reaching Nyaung Shwe jetty where you will embark on a private boat and we sail along Inle Lake for sight-seeing. Upon the serene lake surface, grasp a chance to witness the famous single-leg canoe rowing; traditional fishing way; floating gardens; simple village life and all breath-taking sceneries surroundings. We then also visit PhaungDawOo Pagoda, one of the main principle shrines in Myanmar, dating back to the 18th century and the lotus weaving village of Inpawkhon. Have sunset time over the lake on the way back to your hotel for check-in and relaxation then.

Indein

• Activities:

  Join in local 5-day market, discover Indein village and Inn Dein stupas pagoda, Blacksmith workshop and Shan Cheroot (tobacco) making

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

After breakfast at the hotel, visit a 5-day lively floating market rotating every five days around five different villages around the lake. Boat trip to Shwe Inn Thein situated on west shore of Inle Lake, with a stair path leading to the mysterious Inn Dein Pagoda; discover local traditional Blacksmith workshop and Shan Cheroot (tobacco) making. Free afternoon at hotel and overnight in Inle Lake.

Yangon

• Activities:

  Fly back to Yangon, depart

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

A bid farewell to Inle Lake and take a return flight to Yangon. Upon your arrival, find they way to connect your departure flight home then. Tour ends.