THE FAR NORTH OF MYANMAR
This round trip brings you first to Putao, the far
north of Myanmar. Here on the borders of Tibet and
Northern India, in one of the great wilderness areas in
the world, is this exclusive lodge, with its focus on
adventure, nature and cultural activities, offering a
unique and exhilarating insight into this area in style,
comfort and safety. From here fly to Myitkyina, the
capital of Kachin State, drive by car to Bhamo, a small
river town close to the Chinese border and drift on a
chartered boat the Ayeyarwaddy downstream to Mandalay,
the city of the last Myanmar Kings.
This round trip combines scenic interest with a study of
local life and culture. We visit the main historic and
cultural centres as well as many remoter places well off
the beaten track. Such small towns and villages are part
of a rich river economy and thriving with local industry
and activity. Irrawaddy valley civilization has changed
little in hundreds of years and wherever we go the
people are warm, friendly and very hospitable.
The river varies enormously: it is vast with endless
winding channels just above Mandalay and then dark and
narrow through the 3rd Defile. It is a constantly
changing landscape with a stunning back drop of
mountains. Available:
from 1st October till 31st March
Departure: every Monday
Price based on 2 persons/per person:
01.10.2008 – 31.03.2009 : from US$ 5.238 up |
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13 DAYS MYANMAR ITINERARY
YANGON – PUTAO - MYITKYINA - BHAMO – SHWE-GU - KAHTA
– TAGAUNG - KYAUG MYAUNG – MINGUN - MANDALAY - YANGON
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DAY 01
YANGON / arrival
Upon arrival at Yangon International Airport welcome by
our local tour guide and transfer to Kandawgyi Palace
Hotel for check-in. In the afternoon drive to Mawtin
Jetty and take a rickshaws for a short trip along the
Yangon River, enjoy “High Tea” at the Strand Hotel built
in 1896, once described as the "leading hotel of the
East" and proceed to Botataung Pagoda, where sacred hair
relic of Lord Buddha is enshrined in it. Overnight at
Kandawgyi Palace Hotel.
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DAY 02
YANGON –
PUTAO (Tuesday &
Friday) (B,L,D)
Transfer to the airport for your flight via Mandalay &
Myitkyina to Putao. Upon arrival transfer to Malika
Lodge for check-in.
Malikha Lodge offers an exciting range of half day or
full day soft adventure excursions. All our excursions
are led by informative local or foreign guides, and
provide a unique insight into local village life, as
well as the opportunity for outdoor exercise in a
pristine wilderness environment. All our excursions and
activities are suitable for all ages and can be arranged
on site with our GM the evening before, or in the case
of an afternoon excursion, that same morning. Overnight
at Malika Lodge.
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DAY 03
PUTAO (B,L,D)
Malikha Lodge offers an exciting range of half day or
full day soft adventure excursions. All our excursions
are led by informative local or foreign guides, and
provide a unique insight into local village life, as
well as the opportunity for outdoor exercise in a
pristine wilderness environment. All our excursions and
activities are suitable for all ages and can be arranged
on site with our GM the evening before, or in the case
of an afternoon excursion, that same morning. Overnight
at Malika Lodge.
DAY 04
PUTAO (B,L,D)
Malikha Lodge offers an exciting range of half day or
full day soft adventure excursions. All our excursions
are led by informative local or foreign guides, and
provide a unique insight into local village life, as
well as the opportunity for outdoor exercise in a
pristine wilderness environment. All our excursions and
activities are suitable for all ages and can be arranged
on site with our GM the evening before, or in the case
of an afternoon excursion, that same morning. Overnight
at Malika Lodge.
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DAY 05
PUTAO –
MYITKYINA (every Tue,
Thu, Fri & Sun) (B)
Late morning flight to Myitkyina, the capital of the
State with the Northern Command and the Administration
Head Quarters, by Yangon Airways. Upon arrival visit
vegetable and fruit market, where you can find various
kinds of citrus, which, you can find only in Kachin
State. Then transfer to Sumpra Hotel for check-in. In
the afternoon wonder around the Myitkyina Market, which
has numerous handcraft and fabric from Kachin State;
visit the local weaving centre and silver smith
industry, where you can find the native design and
method in producing the goods; the traditional
homeopathic medicine making home industry and the
Shitapru Orphanage, giving home to 70 children.
Overnight at Sumpra Hotel.
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DAY 06
MYITKYINA –
BHAMO (B)
After breakfast drive to Bhamo (appr. 6 hours), a small
river town, 186 km south of Myitkina and close to the
Chinese border. Late afternoon watch the daily river
activities at the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River. Overnight at
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DAY 07
BHAMO – SHWE-GU (B,L,D)
After breakfast visit the downtown area including the
main market with its Lisu, Kachin and Shan tribes, an
entire square walled in by modern shops, but with an
interior and rear uniquely laid out. It opens for
business every day at six in the morning. Then transfer
to the jetty and by private boat to Shwe-Gu. The boat
holds close to one or other of the banks to avoid the
main strength of the current as your experienced crew
take the ship past logging camps and on old colonial
village at Zinbon. Late afternoon the boat passes
through the magnificent 2nd Defile, with its green-clad
mountains. Dinner and overnight on board.
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DAY 08 SHWE-KU – KAHTA (B,L,D)
Early morning explore the splendid island pagoda of Shwe
Paw just north of the town of Shwe Ku. Then depart by
for Katha, the largest port between Mandalay and Bhamo
and it was home to Eric Blair, a young colonial police
officer who later became George Orwell. In fact Katha
was the setting for the events of Burmese days. It is
possible to organize a literary tour of Katha visiting
the places described in the book: the jail, court house,
club and civil lines were Orwell would have had his dark
bungalow. Kathar has change a little since Orwell days.
If time permits you will also an Elephant Camp. Dinner
and overnight on board.
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DAY 09 KAHTA - TAGAUNG (B,L,D)
After sunrise depart for Tagaung. In Burmese
historiography Tagaung looms large as an ancient capital
and home to a dynasty of early kings. Excavation by the
Archaeology department have successfully on unearthed
finding that date back to the ancient Pyu period (5th to
8th Centuries AD). Remains of an ancient walled city
that most probably was of a later date, are evident on a
visit. The town, though, is attractive with its market
and busy street. There is Nat Shrine containing and old
venerable image of Bo Bo Gyi. Dinner and overnight on
board.
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DAY 10 TAGAUNG – KYAUNG MYAUNG (B,L,D)
After breakfast continue to Kyaung Myaung, 27 km east of
Shwe Bo and is well known for its glazed pottery
including the large "Martarban jars" used to hold water
throughout rural Myanmar. The largest of these are four
feet high and hold 50 gallons the smallest are toy tea
cup for children. These villages hum with activity,
wherever one turns people are engaged in one or other
aspect of this industry. After the monsoon great pot
rafts are constructed. These can be half an acre in
area. The flotation system use is, not surprisingly,
pots! You can explore how they product the big glazed
pot and transport them down along the river. Dinner and
overnight on board.
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DAY 11 KYAUNG NYAUNG –
MINGUN –
MANDALAY (B,L)
Early morning continue to Mandalay, the city of the last
Myanmar Kings, passing Mingun famous for it’s unfinished
Pagoda, built to be the world’s biggest pagoda. Upon
arrival in Mandalay visit Mahamuni Pagoda, originally
built by King Bodawpaya in 1784, hosting the revered
Mahamuni image, cast in the 1st Century and now covered
in thick gold leaves, arts and crafts center (bronze
casting; stone carving, etc.), 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.
Overnight at Mandalay Swan Hotel.
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DAY 12
MANDALAY –
YANGON (B)
Transfer to the airport for the flight back to Mandalay.
Upon arrival visit 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. 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. Overnight at Kandawgyi Palace Hotel.
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DAY 13
YANGON / departure (B)
Transfer to Yangon International Airport for your
departure flight. |
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PRICE IN US$ PER PERSON VALID FROM
01.10.2008 – 31.03.2009
| English
speaking guide |
01.10.08 – 31.10.08 |
01.11.08 – 28.02.09 |
01.03.09 – 31.03.09 |
| 1 person with
local station guides |
8.189,- |
8.545,- |
8.189,- |
| 1 person with
guide throughout |
8.810,- |
9.193,- |
8.810,- |
| 2 persons
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5.238,- |
5.456,- |
5.238,- |
| 3 persons
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4.540,- |
4.729,- |
4.540,- |
| 4 persons |
4.004,- |
4.171,- |
4.004,- |
| Single
supplement |
852,- |
889,- |
852,- |
| Half board
supplement |
49,- |
| Full board
supplement |
79,- |
| German
speaking guide |
01.10.08 – 31.10.08 |
01.11.08 – 28.02.09 |
01.03.09 – 31.03.09 |
| 1 person |
9.026,- |
9.418,- |
9.026,- |
| 2 persons
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5.351,-
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5.574,- |
5.351,- |
| 3 persons
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4.615,- |
4.808,- |
4.615,- |
| 4 persons |
4.060,- |
4.230,- |
4.060,- |
| Single
supplement |
852,- |
889,- |
852,- |
| Half board
supplement |
49,- |
| Full board
supplement |
79,- |
HOTELS:
 YANGON
Kandawgyi Palace Hotel/Superior Zimmer *** ½*
Kan Yeik Tha Road, Yangon, Myanmar
Tel: 0095-1-249255-9 / 242613-21
Fax: 0095-1-371261 / 242776
E-mail:
kphotel@mptmail.net.mm
Website:
www.kandawgyipalace.com
 PUTAO
Malikha Lodge ****
Putao, Myanmar
Tel: 0095-2-44353
E-mail:
malikhalodge@myanmar.com.mm
Website:
www.malikhalodge.com
 MYITKYINA:
Sumpra Hotel/Superior Zimmer * ½*
Thida Aye (11), Shitapru, Myitkyina
Phone: 0095-74-25051 / 25052 / 25053
Fax: 0095-74-25053
BHAMO
 Friendship Hotel/Superior Zimmer * ½*
Mingone Quarter, Banmaw Kachin State, Myanmar
Phone: 0095-74-50095 / 50096 / 50655
Fax: 0095-74-50654
Email:
yonekyi@baganmail.net.mm /
mtkstore@mandalay.net.mm
Website:
www.friendshiphotelkachin.com
 MANDALAY
Mandalay Swan Hotel/superior room ** ½*
44 (B), 26th Street, Between 66th Street & 68th Street,
Mandalay, Myanmar
Tel: 0095-2-36578 / 31591
Fax: 0095-2-35677
E-mail:
mdyswan@mptmail.net.mm
Website:
www.mandalayswanhotel.com
SERVICE:
- Bed & breakfast in double sharing room
- Lunch and dinner as mentioned in our program
- Local guide
- Domestic flights by Air Bagan, Air Mandalay or Yangon
Airways
- Air-con car/minibus for Yangon and Mandalay
- Simple transportation no air-con for Putao, Myitkyina
& Bhamo
- Entrance fees as indicated in our itinerary
- Private boat TheinGar Nadi from Bhamo to Mandalay
- Porter fees at the airports
- 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
- Lunch & dinners not mentioned in our program
- Compulsory dinners for Christmas & New Year
- 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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