Tour Program 13
12 DAYS/ 11 NIGHTS (YANGON-MANDALAY-AMARAPURA-SAGAING-MEIKTILA-POPA-BAGAN-KALAW-PINDAYA-INLE-TAUNGGYI-THAZI-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 - Mandalay
Breakfast at the Hotel.
AM. 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.
Lunch at local restaurant.
PM. Leave for Yangon station and take the night train to Mandalay.
Dinner with box and overnight on train.
Day.03 : Mandalay
Arrive Mandalay station and check in the Hotel.
After breakfast, Mandalay fullday sightseeing 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. 04 : 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.05 : Mandalay-Meiktila-Popa-Bagan
After breakfast an early start is made for the
drive, 300km by road to Bagan with rest stop at MEIKTILA. This is a
scenic jorney of varied agricultural landscapes and small villages.
En route visit Mount Popa an extinct volcano with its shrine
dedicated to animist sprits, known as “Nat”. Stop here for lunch
(box provided) for the energetic, time to climb the 777 steps to the
top of the peak.
After lunch, continue to Bagan. Check-in at hotel.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight.
Day.06 : Bagan
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Bagan fullday 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.07 : Bagan
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast drive to Kalaw a beautiful pine clad hill station,
with stop at Meiktila and picnic lunch en route.
After lunch, enjoy and early evening walking tour in Kalaw.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Kalaw.
Day.8 : Kalaw-Pindaya-Inle
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, continue excursion by road (100km) to small town of
PINDAYA.
Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch, an 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 Nyaung Shwe.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Inle.
Day.09 : Inle-Taunggyi
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, a fullday an 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 sightseeing the weaving village of Inpawkhon and floating
market. Continue by road to Taunggyi, capital of Shan State.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Taunggyi.
Day.10 : Taunggyi-Thazi-Yangon
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, morning visit to colourful Taunggyi market, where
one can see several hill tribes, shopping for fresh vegetables and
all sorts of regional products; visit cheroot making industry; and
wish fulfilling Pagoda.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Afternoon, drive back to Thazi and to join the night train for the
return journey to Yangon.
Dinner with box and overnight on train.
Day.11 : Yangon
Arrive Yangon station and transfer to Hotel.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Afternoon, Yangon sightseeing includes KABA AYE (WORLD PEACE) PAGODA
and MAHAPASANA CAVE where sixth Buddhist synod took place. BOTATAUNG
PAGODA, a famous landmark on Yangon waterfront, and NANTHIDA JETTY
to see life on the Yangon river.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Yangon.
Day.12 : Yangon
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Leave for airport to take the departure flight.
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