Tour Programs
Tour code – MD 04
Yangon, Mandalay, Amarapura and Mingun
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| Shwedagon |
Mandalay |
Mingun |
Amarapura |
Day 01 Arrival Yangon (by morning/ midday flight) – Sightseeing
Yangon ( - / - / - )
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 Yangon – Mandalay (Flight) – Mandalay full day
sightseeing ( B / - / - )
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.
Day 03 Mingun (Half Day) and Amarapura (Half Day)( B / - / - )
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.
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.
Day 04 Mandalay – Yangon(Flight) – Yangon half day sightseeing ( B /
- / - )
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.
Day 05 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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