Tour Code – IM786007

Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan and Mt. Popa – RV. Shwekeinnery

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

Shwedagon Pagoda

Chaukhtatgyi reclining Buddha Image

Day 02  Yangon / Mandalay (Flight) Mandalay full day sightseeing ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Mandalay. Arrive Mandalay and transfer to 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 at Mandalay.

Day 03  Mandalay / Bagan (Boat – RV Shwekeinnery) ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel or pack your breakfast. Early transfer to the jetty to embark the RV Shwekeinnery (ETD 07:00) – the well maintained and renovated river vessel running vice versa between Mandalay and Bagan daily – would bring a relax trip to you on the mighty Ayeyarwaddy river to reach Bagan. Depending on nautical condition, the trip takes 7 – 10 hours. Arrive Bagan in the late afternoon and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight Bagan.

	Shwekeinnery River Vessel

Day 04 Bagan full day sightseeing (B / - / - )

Breakfast 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.

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

Day 05 Bagan/ Mt. Popa/ Bagan – 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 one of the 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.
Check out from the hotel and take the flight back to Yangon. Arrive Yangon and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight Yangon.

Toddy Palm producing from local home cottage		Popa Taungkalat

Day 06 Free at leisure until departure transfer ( B / - / - )

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