Tour Programs
Tour code – MD 05
Yangon, Bagan and Mt. Popa
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Tharabar Gate |
Damanyangyi |
Mt . Popa |
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 – Nyaung U (Flight) – Bagan full day sightseeing (
B / - / - )
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the
flight to Bagan. Arrive Bagan and check in at the hotel. 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.
Day 03 Bagan full day sightseeing ( 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 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 at Bagan.
Day 04 Bagan/ Mt. Popa/ Bagan (car) – Nyaung U – Yangon (Flight)
( B / - / - )
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Mt. Popa - an
extinct volcano at 65km south east of Bagan in the plain region of
middle Myanmar and as the one of National parks in Myanmar with
preserved forest. It serves as a small oasis in the hot, dry plain
of Myanmar. The popularity of Mt. Popa today lies in the interest of
religious and mystical beliefs as an abode of spirits, “Nats”. Climb
the Taungkalat – believed to be the part of the main volcano blown
apart and plugged at the current location. On the way back to Bagan
we would visit the toddy palm producing local home cottage. Transfer
to the airport to take the flight to Yangon. Arrive Yangon and
transfer to the hotel.
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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