Yangon – Bago – Bagan - Mandalay – Sale –
Mount Popa – Heho – Pindaya – Inle lake
9 days / 8
nights
(B) = Breakfast ; (L) = Lunch ;
(D) = Dinner
Day 1 : ARRIVE YANGON
Arrival at Yangonairport , visa formality
- Welcome by your Tourguide and transfer to hotel. After lunch in a local
restaurant, PM tour through Yangon’s
colonial-style city center. Visit Sule pagoda, dating back over
2,000 years ago; the magnificent reclining Buddha at Chauk Htat Gyi; the Karaweik
Hall,. Dinner and overnight in Yangon
Day 2 : YANGON –
BAGAN
Breakfast then
transfer to airport for morning flight to Bagan. Upon arrival , visits to the
most significant pagodas and temples of Bagan including Shwezigon pagoda, built
by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine; Ku
Byanuk Gyi, a temple with superb murals of Jataka scenes; Ananda
temple, with four standing Buddha images. After lunch, visit one of Myanmar’s
most treasured handicrafts, a lacquerware craftsmen’s workshop in nearby Myinkaba
village. You will continue to Manuha temple, built in the
mon-style in 1059 and follow on to Nanbaya temple, a unique sandstone
monument said to have been the palace
of King Manuha. Next
you will explore the Myingaba Gu Byauk Gyi temple, a
temple noteworthy for its mural paintings under the protection of UNESCO. And
then visit The Archaological Museum to view beautiful Buddha images of
bronze, stone and lacquer and . to watch the sunset from well chosen temple over
the famous Ayeyarwaddy river and the magnificent plain of pagodas and temples
Dinner and overnight in Bagan
Day 3 : MANDALAY – SALE – MOUNT POPA
Visit the
colorful local market, then excursion to Sale by road and visit the Sale
Monatery built with teak. and famous for
fine wood curvings. Afternoon, continue to MountPopa,
an extinct volcano with spectacular views. Its shrine is dedicated to animist
spirits known as “Nats” and you will have time to climb the 777 steps to the
shrine at the top of the peak. Overnight at Hotel in MountPopa.
Day 4 : MONT POPA - MANDALAY
After early breakfast, drive by road
through varied agricultural landscapes to Mandalay,
excursion to Amarapura, 15 km from Mandalay
to visit Mahagandayon Monastery where more than a thousand monks live and
study.You will have the opportunity
to observe the monks having their last meal of the day in total silence.
After Lunch , continue to 200-year-old U
Bein teak bridge, built in 1782 at the time when Amarapura was Royal
capital. Since then it is noted for silk- and cotton weaving. Visit a
traditional hand-woven silk workshop. Visit The Bagaya Monastery
with an interesting collection of Buddha statues. Dinner and overnight in Mandalay
Day 5 : MANDALAY
After
breakfast at hotel , visit the Zeygyo market and
take a riverboat to Mingun. Take a tour feautring Myatheintan temple, the
world's largest ringing bell "Mingun Bell" and also a huge
unfinished stupa which was built to be the biggest one in the world.
Afternoon, return to Mandalay You will experience the sights and sounds of
Mandalay including one of the most revered religious monuments in Myanmar,
the Mahamuni Pagoda; the Shwe Inbin Monastery; the Golden Palace
Monastery, a superb example of a traditional wooden building and
Kuthodaw Pagoda the world’s largest book, made of marble. Viewing the
sunset on Madalay hill. overnight in Mandalay.
Day 6 : MANDALAY –
HEHO – PINDAYA – INLELAKE
After breakfast
at the hotel, transfer to airport for the flight to Heho. Continue to
Pindaya, and visit the Pindaya cave stuffed with 8000
Buddha images , a unique site housing thousands of
Buddha images placed there by pilgrims over the centuries and the workshop of
handmade umbrella for monks. Afternoon, continue to InléLake , Observe the unique life of the Intha people’s life on
the shore of InleLake and admire the
scenery. As soon as you arrive in Khaung Daing, board a boat for the transfer
to your hotel and overnight at Hotel in Inlé lake.
Day 7 : INLELAKE
After
breakfast, a full day excursion by boat on InleLake will include sights of the
famous leg rowers, typical floating gardens, local
methods of fishing, village life and magnificent scenery visit to the
colourful local market in InléLake. Lunch will be
served at a local restaurant on the lake itself. visit
the Nga Phe KyaungMonastery, famous for its jumping
cats trained by monks; the weaving village of Inpawkhon. In the afternoon, depending on the water level, board a boat to the
Western Shore of Inle Lake, where you will
find the beginning of a stair path leading to the hidden and unknown Inn
Thein pagoda. Overnight in InleLake
Day 8 : INLELAKE – HEHO – BAGO - YANGON
Breakfast at hotel and transfer to Heho airport , by morning
flight back to Yangon – Upon arrival Yangon, transfer to Bago , visit the
ancient capital of Mon : 4 buddhas of Kyaikpun , the Kalyani
Sima ordination’s hall, Shwemawdaw pagoda with their
golden dome , the sleeping buddha of Shwethalyaung pagoda – Drive back
to Yangon , excursion by a 'hamsa-bird-shaped' floating barge on Kandawgyi
(Royal) Lake, stroll through the Bogyoke Market with hundreds of
food, clothes, handicrafts and gems stores visit to one of the world’s most
spectacular monuments, the Shwedagon pagoda in the sunset –
Dinner and Overnight in Yangon
Day 9 : YANGON
DEPARTURE
Breakfast in
hotel. Free at your leisure for relaxing, walking and shopping at Yangon until transfer to the airport for departure.
MYANMAR
– AN OVERVIEW
Tour code : SMT–OBM 9
Yangon – Bago – Bagan - Mandalay – Sale
– Mount Popa – Heho – Pindaya – Inle lake
9 days / 8 nights
TARIF
US Dollards / person
Group
TOUR-CATEGORY
PRICEINCLUDE
-All land private
transportations (A/C car , Boat)
