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Enlightenment of Buddha ( 13 days - 12 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 Chaukhtatgyi 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 and overnight at hotel.

 

Day 02 : Yangon–Bago–Kyaikhtiyo ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning departure for Bago, 80Km to the north of Yangon. Visit Kyaikpun pagoda: four huge Buddha figures seated back to back, Bago colorful market and ShweTha lyaung reclining Buddha image. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch journey continues to Kyaikhtiyo across the rice fields and many typical villages. Arrive Kin Pun base camp and take a truck up to hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

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Day 03 : Kyaikhtiyo–Yangon ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning excursion to Kyaikhtiyo,Golden Rock which is delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff. The legendary Golden Rock is supposed to be one of the most venerable pagoda after Shwedagon and Mahamuni Buddha image. After visit, return back to Yangon through typical landscape of Ayarwaddy delta. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

 

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Day 04 : Yangon–Mandalay ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to Yangon airport for the destination of 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 05 : Mandalay–Amerapura–Sagaing–Mandalay ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast departure for Amarapura, city of immortality and visit traditional hand-woven silk workshop and U Bain teak bridge built in 1778. Lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon visit religious Sagaing hills to enjoy panoramic view over the Ayarwaddy river. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

 

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Day 06 : Mandalay–Bagan ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Early morning transfer to jetty for the destination of Bagan by local boat along the Ayarwaddy river (about 10:00 hrs crusing). Arrive Bagan in the late afternoon. Bagan is known as the capital of four million pagodas and is also one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia. Check in hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.


 

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Day 07 : Bagan ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Bagan morning sightseeing 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 to one of the famous lacquer ware home industry to observe their traditional method. Continue to Ananda temple: a masterpiece of Bagan period architecture with four giant standing Buddhas and Myinkaba Gubyaukgyi temple noted for well- preserved superb 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 ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast visit the site of Tayokepyay temple in Minnan Thu Village: Phaya Thone Zu and Nandamanya Temples noted for exquisite murals of 13rd century: Kyat Kan cave monastery, a famous meditation retreat in Bagan. Continue to farming villages around Bagan to gain insight into the lives of the local people. After lunch, some further temple visits excursion by boat on the Ayeyarwaddy river to watch the sunset over the plain of Bagan. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.


 

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Day 09 : Bagan–Popa ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. Morning excursion trip to Mont Popa ( 01:00 hrs driving) which is famous as centre of animist spirits known as Nats. Lunch at local restaurant. Leisure at Mont Popa. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

 

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Day 10 : Popa–Kalaw–Pindaya–Inlay ( B, L, D )

Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast journey continues to Kalaw across many villages and plateau Shan. Lunch in a local restaurant. Stop at Kalaw. And then continue to Pindaya to see extensive limestone caves where more than 6000 Buddha images can be found. Drive down back into the valley for the direction of Inlay Lake. Check in hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

 

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Day 11 : 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 village and Nge Phechaung monastery where jumping cats live. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

 

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Day 12 : 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 the most elegant market of capital called Bogyoke and animated colorful china town. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

 

 

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Day 13 : 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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