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Myanmar Heritage Highlights ( 12 days - 11 nights)

Day 01 : Yangon ( L, D )

Arrive Yangon International airport by international flight. Welcomed by our local tour guide and transfer to hotel. Start Yangon city tour at Sule Pagoda which is situated in the colonial style city center. After lunch visit to Chaukhtagyi: reclining Buddha image and magnificent Shwedagon pagoda: Myanmar’s most recognizable symbol, if not all Buddhism world. Welcome dinner at floating Royal Barge (Karaweik) with cultural show. Overnight at hotel.

 

Day 02 : Yangon–Mandalay ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to Yangon airport for departure to Mandalay [01:20 hrs flying]. Arrive Mandalay and transfer to hotel. Mandalay is supposed to be art and cultural centre of Myanmar. Mandalay sightseeing starts at Mahamyatmuni temple which houses the most important Buddha image of the whole country. Stop to see stone and wood carving and also fabrication of traditional marionette and tapestry. After lunch proceed to gold leaf workshop, Shwenandaw teak wood monastery and Kuthodaw world largest book pagoda. Sunset at Mandalay hill. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

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Day 03 : Mandalay–Mingun–Amerapura–Mandalay ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to jetty and excursion for Mingun by local boat along the Ayeyarwaddy river. Visit Mingun world largest ringing bell: weighing 90tons, Mingun’s unfinished enormous pagoda and Hshinbyume pagoda. Drive back to Mandalay by boat and lunch at local restaurant. After lunch proceed to Amarapura: city of immortality for visiting the traditional hand-woven silk workshop and U Bain teak bridge built in 1778. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

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Day 04 : Mandalay–PyinOo Lwin–Mandalay ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning excursion to PyinOolwin, which is also known as Maymyo built as summer station by the British. The town is well-known for its colonial-style houses with beautiful large gardens. Visit Pwe Kauk water fall and Peik Chin Myaung cave. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch visit local market and Botanical garden. Drive back to Mandalay. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

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Day 05 : Mandalay–Sagaing–Monywa ( L, B, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning departure to Sagaing which is situated on the other side of the Ayarwaddy river. Visit riligious Sagaing hill to enjoy panoramic view over Ayarwaddy river. Journey continues to Monywa (about 03:00 hrs driving) through typical little villages. Stop to visit Thanboddhay pagoda with more than 500,000 Buddha images. Arrive Monwya and check in hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

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Day 06 : Monywa–Pakoku–Bagan ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning departure to visit Phowin and Shweba hills with many sandstone caves with thousand of Buddha images. Journey continue to Pakoku across many villages. Stop to visit at Pakoku. Arrive Bagan in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

 

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Day 07 : Bagan ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Bagan morning sightseeing starts with Nyaung Oo local market. After market, continue to visit Shwezigon pagoda built by King Anawratha in the early 11th century, Htilominlo temple and Wekyi-Inn Gubyaukgyi temple. Lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon visit one of the famous lacquer ware home industry to observe their traditional method. Continue to visit Ananda temple: a masterpiece of Bagan-period architecture with four giant standing Buddhas and Myinkaba Gubyaukgyi temple noted for well-preserved surperb murals painting of Jataka scenes. Sunset watching from the top of a temple. Enjoy dinner with cultural show and overnight at hotel.

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Day 08 : Bagan–Popa–Kalaw ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning excursion trip to Mont Popa (01:00 hr driving) which is famous as centre of animist spirits known as Nats’. Lunch at local restaurant. Journey continues to Kalaw across many villages and the plateau Shan. Arrive Kalaw in the late afternoon. Check in hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

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Day 09 : Kalaw–Pindaya–Inle ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning departure to Pindaya by car to see extensive limestone caves where more than 6000 Buddha images can be found. Drive down back into the valley and to the direction of Inlay Lake. Check in hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

 

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Day 10 : Inlay ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning excursion by boat on the lake includes floating gardens and villages, unique leg rowers with their fishing method and magnificent natural scenic beauty. Lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon visit Phaung Daw Oo pagoda, the weaving villages and Nge Phechaung monastry where jumping cats live. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

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Day 11 : Inlay–Heho–Yangon ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the Heho airport for flying back to Yangon. Arrive Yangon and check in hotel. After lunch visit to the most elegant market of the capital called Bogyoke and animated colourful china town. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

 

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Day 12 : Yangon ( B, L )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning visit to Nanthida jetty to learn ways of life of local people, Botahtaung pagoda one the river bank and Yangon’s unique glass factory. Lunch at local restaurant. Leisure at hotel before departing to Yangon International airport for next destination.

 

 

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Condition:

Our price included:

>Hotel accommodation based on two people sharing a twin/ double room
>Breakfast, lunch and dinner as per itinerary
>Domestic flights and boats as per itinerary
>Transfers and sightseeing with air-conditioned private car
>Visits and excursions with local English speaking guide
>Entrance fees to monuments
>Government security tax

Our price excluded:

>International flight and travel insurance
>Yangon airport tax on international departure
>Visa fees
>Supplement single and additional tour
>Personal expenses, tips and drinks

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