Tour Program 11

10 DAYS/ 9 NIGHTS (YANGON-BAGAN-POPA-MANDALAY-AMARAPURA-SAGAING-INWA-MINGUN-INLE-TAUNGGYI-KALAW-YANGON)

Day.01 : Yangon

Arrive at Yangon Airport by flight. Welcome by a tour guide and transfer to Hotel.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Yangon.

Day.02 : Yangon - Bagan

Breakfast at the Hotel.
Leave Yangon for Bagan by domestic flight. On arrival transfer to Hotel and proceed for sightseeing, starting, with busy local market and continuing with visits to a diverse selection of the most important pagodas and temples. Included are SHWEZIGON PAGODA, built by King ANAWRAHTA in the early 11th century as a religious shrine; KU BYAUK GYI, a temple with exquisite murals of Jataka scenes; ANANDA TEMPLE, with four huge standing Buddha images and numerous seated figures in niches around the galleried interior.
Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch, continue sightseeing, for visit to SHWESANDAW PAGODA with five terraces, built in 1057; MANUHA TEMPLE from 1059, in the Mon style; and NAPAYA TEMPLE, said to have once been the Palace of King Manuha and Watch sunset over the AYEYARWADDY RIVER form BUPAYA PAGODA.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Bagan.

Day.03 : Bagan - Popa - Bagan

Breakfast at the Hotel.
After early breakfast drive to MOUNT POPA by coach. An extinct volcano with its shrine dedicated to animist sprits, known as “Nat”. For the energetic, time to climb the 777 steps to the top of the peak.
Lunch at local restaurant. After sightseeing , return to Bagan.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Bagan.

Day.04 : Bagan - Mandalay

Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, transfer to airport for domestic flight to MANDALAY.
After transfer and hotel check-in proceed on a comprehensive sightseeing tour, before and after lunch.
Highlights include visit to MANDALAY HILL, for a panoramic view of the city; SHWENAN DAW KYAUNG or GOLDEN PALACE MONASTERY, a superb example of traditional wooden building; KUTHODAW PAGODA, known as the world’s largest book from its 720 marble slabs engraved with Buddhist scriptures; MAHAMUNI PAGODA, with its spectacular Buddha image covered in thick layers of gold leaf. a visit is also make to a riverside jetty where massive teak logs are moved by buffalo power and the tour continues to craftsmen’s workshop to see kalaga tapestries being created.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Mandalay.

Day. 05 : Amarapura - Sagaing

Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, excursion to AMARAPURA Situated about 11km south of Mandalay, Amarapura is an ancient capital of the Konbaung Dynasty. There are several interesting sighs to be seen. Amarapura was also the site for the first British embassy in Myanmar in 1795. Amarapura is noted for silk and cotton weaving and bronze casting.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Continue to SAGAING 21km south-west of Mandalay on the west bank of the Ayeyarwaddy river. Sagaing is known as a mediation center. Myanmars, all over the country would visit Sagaing for the purpose of religious retreat, where over 600 monasteries for monks and nuns are located for Buddhistic studies and meditation. And at the near by village of Ywahtaung you can see silver workers producing bowls and other silver items by traditional methods.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Mandalay.

Day.06 : Mingun - Inwa

Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, sightseeing a 45 minute boat rip to Mingun is very pleasant with plenty to see of life on the river. There is Mingun Pagoda, Pondawpaya and Hsinbyume or Myatheindan Pagoda built by King Bagyidaw in 1816. This pagoda was badly damaged in 1838 by a quake but King Mindon restored in 1874. Close to the riverbank down-stream from the Pondawpaya model is the Settawya Pagoda, the hollow, vaulted shrine has a footprint of the Buddha which was brought to Mingun by King Bodawpaya when the relic chamber in the base of his huge pagoda was sealed up. The temple was built in 1811; The Mingun Bell built in 1790 weights 90 tons it is claimbed to be the largest hung, uncracked bell in the world.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Continue sightseeing to Inwa by coach. The Inwa Bridge spans the Ayeyarwaddy to Sagaing. From 1364 Inwa was the capital of Myanmar Kingdom for near 400 years. there is the watch tower 27 meters (90feet) height. Lawkatharaphu Pagoda while to the sought of the city stands the Inwa fort.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Mandalay.

Day.07 : Mandalay - Heho- Taunggyi

Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, a fullday excursion by boat on Inle Lake will include sights of the famous leg-rowers, typical floating gardens, local methods of fishing and village life. Visits are made to PHAUNGDAW OO PAGODA.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Continue to the weaving vill age of inpawkhon and floating market.
Continue by road to TAUNGGYI, capital of Shan State, for hotel check-in.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Taunggyi.

Day.08 : Taunggyi - Pindaya - Kalaw

Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, continue excursion by road (100km) to small town of PINDAYA.
Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch, sightseeing highlights include the scenic lake and PINDAYA CAVES, unique for the thousands of Buddha images placed there by pilgrims over many centuries. Continue to hill station of KALAW.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Kalaw.

Day.09 : Kalaw - Heho - Yangon

Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, transfer to airport for domestic flight to Yangon.
Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch, Yangon sightseeing to SHWEDAGON PAGODA world famous golden stupa. The golden dome rises 98 meters above its base and is covered with 60tons of pure gold. CHAUK HTATKYI PAGODA, a colossal reclining Buddha. Proceed to BOGYOKE (SCOTT) market, with time to browse among the hundreds of stalls for souvenir bargain and SULE PAGODA, a beautiful octagonal golden stupa, dating back over 2,000 years.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Yangon.

Day.10 : Yangon

Breakfast at the Hotel.
Leave for airport to take the departure flight.