11 DAYS MYANMAR ITINERARY
YANGON – HEHO – KALAW – PINDAYA – NYAUNG SHWE – INLE
LAKE – NYAUNG SHWE HEHO - MANDALAY – MANDALAY – AMARAPURA –
SAGAING – MANDALAY – MT. POPA - BAGAN – YANGON
Available:
throughout the year
Departure: please view details
Price based on 4 persons/per person:
01.05.08 – 30.09.08: for US$ 968,--
01.10.08 – 31.10.08: for US$ 1.175,--
02.11.08 – 28.02.09: for US$ 1.223,--
01.03.09 – 31.03.09: for US$ 1.175,--
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DAY 01 (Sun)
YANGON / arrival day
(D)
Upon arrival at Yangon International Airport welcome by our
local tour guide and transfer to Parkroyal Hotel for
check-in. Rest of the day free at your own leisure. Welcome
dinner and overnight at Parkroyal Hotel.
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DAY 02 (Mon)
YANGON (B,L,D)
Early morning take the City Circle Train for a 2 ½ hours
ride through rural areas, stopping at numerous stations
watching cigarette sellers, betelnut sellers, fortune
tellers and and and…. Back in downtown visit Sule Pagoda ,
dating back over 2000 years, the Mahabandoola Park with it's
Independence Monument and walk around the downtown area.
Wide streets, orderly town planning and neglected public
buildings revive visions of British rule, while busy streets
scenes and shimmering pagodas, bursting through a leafy
canopy, hint at the rich local culture. Skyscrapers and
glaring neon billboards have yet to overtake the capital.
Late in the afternoon, visit the Shwedagon Pagoda described
by Somerset Maugham: "The Shwedagon rose superb, glistening
with its gold, like a sudden hope in the dark night of the
soul of which the mystics write, glistening against the fog
and smoke of the thriving city." This massive bell-shaped
stupa rises nearly 100 meters above its hill-top
surroundings. Wander through this magnificent structure and
its courtyards, stupas, bells, Temples, and Buddha images,
and see religious and secular visitors from all parts of the
globe. Shwedagon has become the symbol of Myanmar. Enjoy the
sunset over the Pagoda. Dinner at a local restaurant and
overnight at Parkroyal Hotel.
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DAY 03 (Tue)
YANGON
- HEHO –
KALAW (B,L,D)
Morning flight to Heho in the Shan state. Upon arrival drive
to Kalaw (appr. 1 hour), a former British colonial town.
Kalaw, another hill station as well as peaceful summer
resort nestled in pine-clad mountains, is 1,400 meters above
sea-level. It is located 70 km west of Taunggyi. Many of the
Tudor-style houses and English gardens of colonial days
remain. In the neighborhood lie villages of Palaung and
other hill tribes who come to Kalaw market held every five
days in their colorful costumes, adding to the quiet
attraction of Kalaw. Dinner and overnight at Pine Hill
Resort.
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DAY 04 (Wed)
KALAW -
PINDAYA – NYAUNG SHWE -
INLE LAKE
(B,L,D)
After breakfast drive to Pindaya (appr. 2 hours drive),
a charming village with its paper umbrella cottage industry.
Visit the Pindaya cave, famous for its thousands of Buddha
images and the paper umbrella cottage industry. In the
afternoon continue to Nyaung Shwe (appr. 3 ½ hours) drive, a
small town at the northern end of Inle Lake. From here take
a boat for the transfer to Golden Island Cottage for
check-in. Dinner and overnight at Golden Island Cottage.
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DAY 05 (Thu)
INLE LAKE
(B,L,D)
Full day excursion on Inle Lake (25 km) famous for its
unique one-leg rowers, typical floating gardens, local
methods of fishing and village life and the Phaung Daw Oo
Pagoda housing five sacred and almost shapeless Buddha
images, contorted because of the quantity of applied gold
leaf, gifts from the believers. The Buddha images are
purported to have come here in the 12th Century. In the
afternoon excursion to Indein (appr. 1 hour drive) to see
the ancient Bagan + Shan style pagodas, built during Bagan
Period, passing the beautiful scenery with tall grasses and
little water steps. The ruin pagodas, hide in the bushes
will give you an impression of you were in the 12th - 13th
Centuries ago. Dinner and overnight at Golden Island
Cottage.
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DAY 06 (Fri)
INLE LAKE
- HEHO -
MANDALAY (B,L,D)
After breakfast transfer to Heho airport for the
flight to Mandalay, the city of the last Myanmar Kings. In
the afternoon visit the Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for its
exquisite wood carvings, Atumashi Monastery, the
"Incomparable Monastery", the Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the
world's Biggest Book for its stone slabs of Buddhist
scriptures and sunset on Mandalay Hill, a vantage-point for
panoramic view of the city. Dinner at a local restaurant and
overnight at Mandalay City Hotel.
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DAY 07 (Sat)
MANDALAY –
AMARAPURA –
SAGAING –
MANDALAY (B,L,D)
After breakfast drive to Amarapura the “City of
Immortals” and visit the 150 year old Mahagandayon
monastery, and famous Buddhist learning center. It is home
to a thousand monks, who will form a procession as they go
to take their noon and final meal of the day. As it was the
custom, most of the important wooden palaces and monasteries
were taken down and transported to the new capital in
Mandalay. Apart from Pagodas that have survived, the ancient
art of silk and cotton weaving, using handlooms, is very
much alive and visit U Bein wooden bridge, over 150 years
old, which is still in use. Lunch at a local restaurant. In
the afternoon drive After lunch drive over Ava bridge to
Sagaing, 21 km southwest of Mandalay and visit the Sagaing
Hills, a retreat for Buddhist devotees with numerous
Pagodas, monasteries and nunneries. Visit the village of
Sagaing, at the foot of Sagaing Hill with markets, shops and
restaurants; one of the monasteries on the hillside; the
Tilawkaguru cave temple, with mural paintings; Umin Thounzeh
caves, containing 45 Buddha images and Soon U Ponya Shin
Pagoda built in 1312. The view of Sagaing from here is
outstanding. Late afternoon come back to Mandalay. Overnight
in Mandalay. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at
Mandalay City Hotel.
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DAY 08 (Sun)
MANDALAY –
MT. POPA -
BAGAN (B,L,D)
Early morning drive to Mt. Popa (appr. 6 hrs drive). Visit
the great extinct volcano. Rising out of the shimmering
heat, the solitary volcanic crag of Mt. Popa is home to
Myanmar's most powerful " nats ". Visit the Nat Museum with
its life-sized statues of the 37 Nat Gods. Walk up the steps
to the stupas and shrines that top the hill above the
museum, seeing many pilgrims along the way. Late afternoon
continue to Bagan. Thousands of decaying pagodas rises
majestically from the plain to create a timeless scene,
saluting a glorious past. Upon arrival transfer to your
hotel for check-in. Dinner and overnight at Thazin Garden
Hotel.
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DAY 09 (Mon)
BAGAN
(B,L,D)
Enjoy the whole day at the most extensive
archeological site in Asia. Bagan has over 2000 temples and
pagodas of various sizes in varying states of repair and
spread across the plain. Shwezigon Pagoda, built by King
Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine;
Gubyaukgyi, a temple with exquisite murals of Jataka scene
and Ananda Temple with four huge standing Buddha images and
numerous seated figures and niches around the galleried
interior. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon
visit Abeyadana Temple, with very interesting paintings,
showing a Mahayana influence; the Nagayon Temple, an elegant
and well-preserved temple, built by King Kyanzittha; the
Ashe & Anauk Pagoda, with hundreds of unglazed terracotta
tiles illustrating scenes from the jatakas and Lowkananda
Pagoda, built in 1059 by King Anawrahta. Dinner at a local
restaurant and overnight at Thazin Garden Hotel.
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DAY 10 (Tue)
BAGAN
– YANGON
(B,L,D)
After breakfast visit Myinkaba, two km south of
Bagan. This village is well known for its lacquerware
workshops and has also a number of interesting temples, as
Nanphaya Temple, said to have once been the residence of
King Manuha and Gu Byauk Gyi Temple, which has very nice
frescoes inside. Afternoon free at your own leisure. Late
afternoon transfer to the airport, for your flight back to
Yangon. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at
Parkroyal Hotel.
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DAY 11 (Wed)
YANGON / departure day
(B)
Free at your own leisure till transfer to Yangon
International airport for your departure flight. |
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PRICE IN US$ PER PERSON (MINIMUM 4 PERSONS AND
MAXIMUM 9 PERSONS) VALID FROM 01.05.08 – 01.10.08
US$ 968,-- per person in twin/double sharing room
Single supplement: US$ 165,--
Dates:
In May 2008: 04.05.08 – 14.05.08 and 18.05.08 – 28.05.08
In June 2008: 01.06.08 – 11.06.08 and 15.06.08 – 25.06.08
In July 2008: 06.07.08 – 16.07.08 and 20.07.08 – 30.07.08
In August 2008: 03.08.08 – 13.08.08 and 17.08.08 – 27.08.08
In September 2008: 07.09.08 – 17.09.08 and 21.09.08 –
01.10.08
For small groups from 4 persons up we can also arrange
this trip to other dates.
PRICE IN US$ PER PERSON (MINIMUM 4 PERSONS AND MAXIMUM
9 PERSONS) VALID FROM 01.10.08 – 31.10.08 AND FROM 01.03.08 – 30.04.09
US$ 1.175,-- per person in twin/double sharing room
Single supplement: US$ 200,--
Dates:
In October 2008: 05.10.08 – 15.10.08 and 19.10.08 – 29.10.08
In March 2009: 01.03.09 – 11.03.09 and 15.03.09 – 25.03.09
For small groups from 4 persons up we can also arrange
this trip to other dates.
PRICE IN US$ PER PERSON (MINIMUM 4 PERSONS AND MAXIMUM
9 PERSONS) VALID FROM 01.11.08 – 28.02.09
US$ 1.223,-- per person in twin/double sharing room
Single supplement: US$ 209-
In November 2008: 02.11.08 – 12.11.08 and 16.11.08 –
26.11.08
In December 2008: 07.12.08 – 17.12.08 and 21.12.08 –
31.12.08
In January 2009: 04.01.09 – 14.01.09 and 18.01.09 – 28.01.09
In February 2009: 01.02.09 – 11.02.09 and 15.02.09 –
25.02.09
For small groups from 4 persons up we can also arrange
this trip to other dates.
HOTELS:
Yangon: Parkroyal Hotel/superior room *** ½*
Website:
www.grandplaza.yangon.parkroyalhotels.com
Kalaw: Pine Hill Resort/superior room **
Inle Lake: Golden Island Cottage/superior room * ½*
Website:
www.gic.myanmar.com
Mandalay: Mandalay City Hotel/superior room ** ½*
Website:
www.mandalaycity.com
Bagan: Thazin Garden Hotel/superior room **
Website:
www.thazingardenhotel.com
SERVICE:
- Bed & breakfast in double sharing room
- Lunch and dinner as indicated in our program
- English speaking local guide throughout the tour
- Domestic flights by Air Bagan, Air Mandalay or Yangon
Airways
- Air-con minibus throughout the tour
- Entrance fees as indicated in our itinerary
- Boat on Inle Lake
- Porter fees at the airports and jetties
- Drinking water and refreshment tissues during the
sightseeing
NOT INCLUDED:
- International air fare to/from Yangon
- Visa fees
- Intl. airport tax of US$ 10 per person
- Other meals not mentioned in our itinerary
- Beverage
- Early check-in and late check-out
- Personal expenses such as camera fees, tips, laundry
service, ect
- Porter fees at the hotels
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