Tour Code – IM7810012 

Yangon, Golden Rock, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake, Yangon

Day 01  Arrival Yangon ( by morning/ midday flight ) ( - / - / - )

Arrive Yangon by morning/ midday flight. You will be welcome by your tour guide and transfer to the hotel. Have a rest at the hotel until the late afternoon sightseeing starts.
Late afternoon visit the Chaukhtatgyi - the colossal reclining Buddha; the Shwedagon Pagoda and sunset viewing from there.
Overnight Yangon.

Day 02  Excursion to Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock) ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at hotel. Drive to kyaikhtiyo which will take around 5 hours, on arrival Kimpun camp you will be transferred to the uphill pick up truck to reach the hermit’s hill. A short trek, about an hour would take you to the top of the mountain where you can see the Golden Rock - a large boulder positioned well balanced on the cliff of that mountain - seems to be defying the force of gravity from the spur of the cliff. Enjoy sunset view over deep forested mountain.
Overnight Golden Rock.

Day 03  Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock) – En-route visit Bago – Yangon ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at hotel. Descend the mountain to start our return journey back to Yangon. En-route visit Bago and sightseeing highlights include gigantic “Kyaikpun” Buddha Images; Shwemawdaw Pagoda - towering 375 feet and taller than Shwedagon; Shwethalyaung reclining Buddha Image – originally built in 994 AD and is a masterpiece of Myanmar stucco and symmetry.
Overnight Yangon.

Day 04  Yangon – Bagan (Flight)/ Bagan full day sightseeing ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Bagan. Bagan, one of Asia’s most popular archaeological destinations and one out of two most pre-eminent religious old cities in South East Asia. The sightseeing starts with a visit to Nyaung Oo market – a typical local market; followed by visits to most distinctive pagodas such as Shwezigon Pagoda – the holiest one believed to be enshrined with Buddha tooth and hair; Gubyaukgyi Temple (Wetkyiinn village) – the 13th century ‘cave temple’ with fine frescoes of scenes from Jakatas; Ananda Temple – one of the masterpieces surviving and remaining in Bagan and considered to be in the Mon architecture style.
A visit to the lacquer ware factory followed by a visit to local village. Before sunset, we would take a boat ride along the Ayeyarwaddy river to discover the local life and view the sunset. Yangon-Nyaung U by flight.
Overnight Bagan.

Nyaung Oo Market	Shwezigon Pagoda	Gubyaukgyi Temple
Lacquer ware production and shop

Day 05  Bagan full day sightseeing ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at hotel. The second day sightseeing at Asia’s best kept archaeological destination includes a visit to Dhamayangyi Temple – the most massive, significant monument in Bagan with finest mortar-less brickwork; Sulamani Temple – close to the Dhamayangyi temple with more sophisticated style of later Bagan temple; another Gubyaukgyi Temple at Myinkaba village – believed to be built for Rajakumar on the death of his father, King Kyansitta, and famous nowadays for its well preserved wall paintings; Manuha Temple – built by detained Mon King Manuha; Nagayon Temple – similar to the plan of Ananda Temple and the main attraction is that the twice life size Buddha Image shelters under the hood of the naga or serpent inside the temple. Sunset viewing from the top of one of the permitted temples.
Overnight Bagan.

Day 06  Bagan – Mandalay (Flight) /Amarapura & Mandalay Sightseeing ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Mandalay. Upon arrival Mandalay, drive to Amarapura, former Royal capital of Myanmar but the suburb of Mandalay nowadays. Highlights include Mahargandaryone monastery - a typical monastic school; U Bein bridge – the world’s longest teak wood bridge across the Taungthaman lake – an ideal place to view the sunset; and silk weaving factory.
Afternoon sightseeing includes Shwenandaw monastery – still existing masterpiece of last Myanmar kingdom’s architecture in teak and wood carving; Kuthodaw Pagoda – renowned as the world’s largest book; and Mandalay Hill – regarded a natural watch tower in the plain region of Mandalay – to view the sunset.
Overnight Mandalay.

Day 07  Mingun (Half Day) and Mandalay sightseeing ( B/ - / - )

Breakfast at hotel. From the Mandalay Gawwein jetty, we would take a short boat ride up river to reach Mingun, located at the other side of the Ayeyarwaddy river and north of Mandalay. The boat ride is always pleasant as one can learn the ways of local life along the river. Sightseeing highlights includes Pathodawgyi – believed to be one of the largest brick base in the world and it would be one of the wonders of the world in case if it was completed; Mingun bell – said to be world’s biggest un-cracked and ringing bell and Myatheindan pagoda represents for Buddhist cosmology. Return to Mandalay.
Afternoon sightseeing at Mandalay includes a visit to Atumashi monastery – originally believed to be the best teak wood monastery in architecture and art works until it was burnt down and nowadays a new building of similar prototype exists there; Mandalay Royal Palace – a well planned palace located at the heart of today’s Mandalay city.
Overnight Mandalay.

Myatheindan Pagoda	Pathodawgyi	Atumashi Monastery
	Mandalay Palace

Day 08  Mandalay – Heho(Flight) and Inle Lake sightseeing ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Heho. Arrive Heho and drive to Inle Lake, exists 900 meters above the sea level and the home land of Inthar tribe. Sightseeing highlights include Phaungdawoo Pagoda – famous for its richly gilded five small Buddha images and its history; Ngaphechaung monastery (formerly also known as jumping cat monastery for trained jumping cats) – more than one and a half century old monastery with its collection of ancient Buddha Images. Other attractions include unique leg-rowing style and fishing method of the Innthar; floating gardens and vegetable plantations; weaving factory and black smith.
Overnight Inle Lake.

Day 09  Indein sightseeing and Heho – Yangon (Flight) ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the regional once in every fifth day market takes place around the different area of the Inle Lake if today coincides with the market day. Visit Indein village – a small village located at the south western bank of the lake and famous for its ruined clusters of pagodas dated back to 16th century. The tranquility, peaceful ambience and ruins overgrown with bushes would bring you to centuries back. One can also have the chance to chat with villagers during the sightseeing time.
Check out from the hotel and drive to Heho to take the flight back to Yangon. Arrive Yangon and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight Yangon.

Day 10  Free at leisure until departure transfer ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure until your transfer to the airport and depart Yangon.

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