People And Heritage - 9 Days / 8 Nights
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People And Heritage - 9 Days / 8 Nights
Day 1 - Arrival in Yangon
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On arrival you will be welcomed by your tour guide and taken to your comfortable Rangoon accommodation at the Park Royal Resort Yangon. Begin your Myanmar travels by experiencing the allure of Yangon as you visit colonial buildings, Buddhist pagodas, and the stately National Museum.
Day 2 - Yangon - Mandalay (B)Today we continue your Burma Tour with a flight to Mandalay, the spiritual heart of Myanmar. Visit Mahamuni Pagoda, then tour local workshops to observe craftwork such as woodcarving and tapestry making. After spending this afternoon among the Kuthodaw Pagoda and the Shwenandaw Monastery, you will end today at Mandalay Hill, the ideal spot to watch the sun set over the town and the surrounding plains. |
Day 3 - Mandalay - Amarapura - Ava - Sagaing - Mandalay (B)
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Departing from Mandalay, you will you will discover the charms of old Burma as you take a journey through three of Myanmar's ancient capitals. You will you attend the monks' daily meal at a monastery in Amnapura, amble through Ava by horse carriage, and visit historic ruins in Sagaing, before ending the day with a twilight stroll across a 200 year-old teak bridge.
Day 4 - Mandalay - Bagan (B)After breakfast, set off by car for the drive to Bagan, a town of a thousand stupas and temples. Catch a glimpse of rural village life as you make your way south on this fascinating drive through the countryside. Arrive in Bagan in the late afternoon. |
Day 5 - Bagan (B)
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Spend this morning discovering the beauty of Bagan as you visit the Nyaung Oo Market, the Shwezigon Pagoda, and the cave temple of Wetkyi-In Gubyaukgyi. After visiting Ananda, Bagan's holiest temple, you will pass among brickwork temples and quiet country towns on a horse carriage ride through the plains.
Day 6 - Bagan (B)This morning, take a walk to Myinkaba village, where you have the chance to observe the production of lacquer ware, one of Myanmar's most distinctive traditional crafts. This afternoon, travel out through the countryside to Minnanthu, where you'll see some of Bagan's most intriguing and least visited temples. Enjoy the sunset from the top of Tayoke Pyay Temple. |
Day 7 - Bagan- Heho- Inle Lake (B)Today you fly to Heho, the gateway for your excursion to the idyllic Inle Lake. After a scenic drive and a stopover at the wooden Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, you will arrive at the dock to find a private motorboat waiting for you. After an exciting trip past floating gardens and stilt-house villages, you will visit the Nga Hpe Chaung Monastery, the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, and a cheroot factory where the local Burmese cigars are made by hand. |
Day 8 - Indein - Inle Lake - Heho - Yangon (B)
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Start today among locals as you explore the morning market on Inle Lake. Traveling from the lake by canal, you will be taken to In Dein, a Paoh village where you will tour a local school and view evocatively overgrown stupas. Return to the lake this afternoon to catch your flight back to Yangon, where you will be transferred to your hotel.
Day 9 - Depart Yangon (B)Enjoy your final morning in Yangon by soaking up its faded colonial atmosphere and modern pace. In the afternoon, you will have free time to visit the Bogyoke Market before you are transferred to Mingaladon Airport, where your fascinating Myamar travels will come to an end. |
Extend This Tour With...
The Golden Rock tour is a great way to extend your Myanmar tour and experience the scenery and life in the area. You will visit one of the important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Asia as you depart from Yangon and make your way to Kyaikhtiyo and the Golden Rock. At this site, a small pagoda stands on a large golden rock that appears to be falling off a cliff. Watch the people offer flowers and incense to this sacred site and listen to the monks’ chants.
Explore some of Myanmar’s less visited archeological sites in The Lost City Of Mrauk U tour. In this Myanmar tour, you will realize the importance the city had centuries ago and witness the abandoned Mrauk U’s remarkable ruined temples. You will also get to experience laid back Mrauk U life as you interact with the people there.
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