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Tour Code – IM785004Yangon, Mandalay, Amarapura and Mingun
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| Shwedagon Pagoda
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Chaukhtatgyi reclining Buddha Image
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Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take your
flight to Mandalay. Arrive Mandalay and check in at the hotel.
Sightseeing at Mandalay, the last capital of Myanmar kingdom,
includes Mahamuni Buddha Image – believed to be cast in
bronze in front of Buddha himself and nowadays gilded with thick
gold leaf; gold leaf hammering, marble carving, and
tapestry making.
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.
| Mahamuni
Buddha Image
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Marble carving
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Tapestry
making
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| Kuthodaw
Pagoda
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Shwenandaw Monastery
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Mandalay Hill
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Breakfast at the 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.
| Myatheindan
Pagoda
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Pathodawgyi
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Mahargandayone
Monastery
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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.
Overnight Mandalay.
| U Bein Bridge
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Silk weaving factory
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Mandalay
Palace
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Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the
flight back to Yangon. Arrive Yangon and transfer to the hotel.
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.
Continue walk to the Chinatown area, a bustle point. Sunset
viewing and sightseeing at Botahtaung Pagoda and
Botahtaung Jetty.
Overnight Yangon.
| Scott Market
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China Town
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Breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure until your transfer to
the airport and depart Yangon.
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