08 DAYS ITINERARY

Visit the former capital of Yangon (Rangon), with its colonial atmosphere and the world famous Shwedagon Pagoda, fly to Inle Lake famous for its unique one-leg rowers and typical floating gardens, fly to Mandalay, the city of the last Myanmar King’s, walk over the U-Bein bridge in Amarapura, climb up the 1729 steps to Mandalay Hill and cross by local riverboat the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River to Mingun, to see the huge Mingun Bell and the nearby unfinished Mingun Pagoda and fly to Bagan), one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia.

YANGON – HEHO – INLE LAKE – HEHO – MANDALAY – MINGUN – MANDALAY – AMARAPURA – SAGAING – BAGAN – YANGON

Available: from October till March
Departure: please view details
Price based on 4 persons/per person:
01.10.09 – 31.10.09: US$ 997,--
01.11.09 – 28.02.10: US$ 1.035,--
01.03.10 – 31.03.10: US$ 997,--

 

DAY 01 (Sat) YANGON / arrival day (D) Upon arrival at Yangon International Airport welcome by our local tour guide and transfer to Grand Plaza Parkroyal Hotel for check-in. Rest of the day free at your own leisure. Welcome dinner and overnight at Grand Plaza Parkroyal Hotel.
DAY 02 (Sun) YANGON – HEHO – INLE LAKE (B,L,D) Morning flight to Heho in Shan State. Upon arrival drive to Kaung Dine at the north-western shore of Inle Lake. From here take a boat for the 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, proceed to the silk weaving village of In Phaw Khon and visit Nga Phe Chaung (the biggest and oldest monastery around Inle Lake). Dinner and overnight at Golden Island Cottage.
DAY 03 (Mon) INLE LAKE – HEHO – MANDALAY (B,L,D) Morning 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. In the afternoon transfer to Heho airport for the flight to Mandalay, the city of the last Myanmar Kings. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at Mandalay City Hotel.
DAY 04 (Tue) MANDALAY - MINGUN - MANDALAY (B,L,D) After breakfast drive to Kywezon jetty (appr. 1 hour) to watch the busy riverside activity and take a local riverboat to the ancient capital of Mingun (appr. 1 hour per way). Visit the Settawya Pagoda, with a footprint of the Buddha, walk to the huge Mingun Bell, see the nearby unfinished Mingun Pagoda, built to be the world’s biggest pagoda and visit the Hsinbyume Pagoda, a reproduction of the mythological Mt. Meru. Then come back to Mandalay. Lunch at a local restaurant. 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.
DAY 05 (Wed) MANDALAY – AMARAPURA – SAGAING – BAGAN (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. Then 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 and Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda built in 1312. The view of Sagaing from here is outstanding. Late afternoon transfer to Mandalay International Airport for the flight to Bagan. Dinner and overnight at Thazin Garden Hotel.
DAY 06 (Thu) 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 lacquer ware home industry, Manuha Temple built in Mon style from 1059 and Nanphaya Temple, said to have once been the residence of King Manuha; Gu Byauk Gyi Temple (Wet Kyi Inn), which has very nice frescoes inside. Enjoy sunset over terraces of the Shwesandaw Pagoda. Dinner with puppet show at a local restaurant and overnight at Thazin Garden Hotel.
DAY 07 (Fri) BAGAN - YANGON (B,L,D) Transfer to the airport for the morning flight to Yangon. Upon arrival visit the Mae La Mu Pagoda, popular for all of its Buddha images, and a much more "folk oriented" feeling than other Pagodas. Lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon sightseeing starts with Chaukhtatkyi Pagoda (a huge reclining Buddha), Karaweik Hall, a Royal floating barge on the Royal Lake for a photo stop and 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 Grand Plaza Parkroyal Hotel.
DAY 08 (Sat) YANGON / departure day (B) After breakfast continue sightseeing of Yangon: Sule Pagoda , dating back over 2000 years, the Mahabandoola Park with it's Independence Monument and walk around the downtown area and the sprawling Bogyoke Market. 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. Afternoon free at your own leisure, till transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

PRICE IN US$ PER PERSON (BASED ON MINIMUM 4 PERSONS) VALID FROM 01.10.2009 – 31.03.2010

Dates:
In October 2009: 10.10.09 – 17.10.09 and 24.10.09 – 31.10.09
In November 2009: 07.11.09 – 14.11.09 and 21.11.09 – 28.11.09
In December 2009: 12.12.09 – 19.12.09 and 26.12.09 – 02.01.10
In January 2010: 09.01.10 – 16.01.10 and 23.01.10 – 30.01.10
In February 2010: 06.02.10 – 13.02.10 and 20.02.10 – 27.02.10
In March 2010: 06.03.10 – 13.03.10 and 20.03.10 – 27.03.10

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
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/bus throughout the tour
- Entrance fees as indicated in our itinerary
- Boat on Inle Lake and to Mingun
- 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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