Tour Code – IM788011

Yangon, Mandalay, RV Pandaw 1947 or RV Paukan, Bagan

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 Pagoda - the colossal reclining Buddha; the Shwedagon Pagoda and sunset viewing from there.
Overnight Yangon.

Day 02  Yangon-Mandalay (Flight) /Amarapura & Mandalay Sightseeing ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel. Fly 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 also; 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 03  RV Pandaw 1947 or RV Paukan – Mandalay to Bagan (Sunday) ( B/ L / D )

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the jetty to be on board RV Pandaw 1947 or RV Paukan to sail down to Bagan. The embarkation time is at 12:00 hours at Gawein Jetty. Welcome Cocktail on board. Lunch will be served on board and up stream to Mingun. Sightseeing at Mingun and down stream along the river.
Dinner on board.
Overnight on board.

RV Pandaw 1947		Bed room of RV Paukan

Day 04  RV Pandaw 1947 or RV Paukan – Mandalay to Bagan ( B/ L / D )

Breakfast on board. Arrive Sagaing and visit Sagaing. Then down stream all the way to Bagan.
Overnight on board.

Daily life of local people can be seen on downstream

Day 05  Arrive Bagan – Bagan sightseeing ( B / - / - )

Breakfast on board. Arrive Bagan and disembark the cruise. Transfer to the hotel for checking in. 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.
Overnight Bagan.

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

Day 06 Bagan full day sightseeing – Bagan / Yangon (Flight) ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the 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 Anada 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.
Transfer to the airport to take the late afternoon flight to Yangon. Arrive Yangon and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight Yangon.

Dhamayangyi Temple	Sulamani Temple	Manuha Temple
Gubyaukgyi Temple	Ananda Temple	Nagayon Temple

Day 07 Yangon full day sightseeing ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel. The full day tour of Yangon commences with a visit to city center and Sule Pagoda, a landmark in downtown Yangon, followed by a visit to National Museum, a unique place to learn more about Myanmar, its culture and people.
Afternoon sightseeing to famous shopping center Bogyoke Market (formerly called Scott Market), where you can see varieties of goods ranging from handicrafts to clothing and local food/ snack. Our next visit is to photo stop at Kandawgyi (Royal) Lake. We would then visit Botahtaung Pagoda, and sunset viewing at the Botahtaung Jetties.
Overnight Yangon.
 

Sule Pagoda	Kandawgyi Lake	Botataung Pagoda
Scott Market	National Museum	Botataung Jetty

Day 08  Free at leisure until departure transfer ( B / - / - )

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