Tour Programs
Tour code – MD 12
Yangon, Golden Rock, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake, Yangon
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Golden Rock Pagoda |
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Indeing Pagoda |
Day 01 Arrival Yangon ( by morning/ midday flight ) ( - / - / -
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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.
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.
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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