MYANMAR - The Golden Land
THE BEST OF MYANMAR : 5 DAY
YANGON – BAGAN – INLE LAKE
| Day 1 |
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Arrive Yangon by
morning flight. (D)
Arrive in Yangon and transfer to
hotel. Yangon, formerly known as
Rangoon, is still a relatively quiet
and charming city. Its impressive
colonial and spiritual heritage
makes Yangon one of the most
fascinating and authentic capitals
of South-East Asia. After lunch, a
city tour includes the National
Museum, Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda’s 70m
long reclining Buddha, downtown
Yangon - Sule Pagoda, Mahabandoola
Park with Independent Monument and
have a memorable scene of colonial
building & atmosphere, India town
and bustling China town. Overnight
in Yangon. |
| Day 2 |
: |
Yangon-Bagan by
morning flight. (B/L)
After breakfast at the hotel
transfer to airport for the flight
to Bagan. Thousands of ancient
stupas and temples in this area make
Bagan, one of the most remarkable
archaeological sites in Asia. From
the 11th till 13th century, when
Bagan was the capital of Myanmar,
the rulers of constructed huge
stupas and temples, many of which
are still standing today on the
banks of the Irrawaddy River. On
arrival, morning sightseeing
features the colourful Nyaung Oo
Market, the Shwezigon Pagoda and its
magnificent golden stupa, Wetkyi-In
Gubyaukgyi, a cave temple with
exquisite jatakas murals paintings
and the elegant Htilominlo Temple
noted for its fine plaster carvings
and glazed sandstone decorations. In
the afternoon observe the process of
traditional lacquerware, one of the
best-known Myanmar handicrafts and a
speciality of Bagan. Visit Ananda,
an architectural masterpiece of the
early-style temple with two original
standing Buddha images whose facial
expressions change depending on the
distance the statue is viewed from.
The Ananda Okkyaung is one of the
few surviving brick monasteries from
the early Bagan period and the next
temple to be visited, Thatbyinnyu,
is the highest in Bagan, rising to
61m. End the day with a horse and
carriage tour among the temples
passing by the traditional village
of Taungbi, Sulamani Temple and the
massive Dhammayangyi Temple noted
for its remarkable brickwork. Enjoy
the sunset over the site from the
upper terrace of Temple. Overnight
in Bagan. |
| Day 3 |
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Bagan-Heho-Inle
Lake by morning flight. (B/L)
In the morning transfer to Nyaung Oo
Airport for the flight to Heho. From
Heho a one hour scenic drive leads
to Nyaung Shwe, the gateway village
to Inle Lake. Board a private motor
boat to visit Inle Lake, one of
Myanmar’s best-known sights. The
boat passes several villages built
on stilts over the lake, which are
mostly inhabited by Intha people,
the famous leg-rowing fishermen of
the lake. The tour also includes a
visit to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the
weaving village of Inpawkhon and a
cheroot factory, where the typical
Burmese cigars are made by hand.
Overnight at Inle Lake. |
| Day 4 |
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Inle Lake-Heho-Yangon
by evening flight. (B/L)
After breakfast, a morning
sightseeing tour of Inle Lake by
boat includes a chance to see the
floating gardens built up from
strips of water hyacinth and mud and
anchored to the bottom with bamboo
poles. Every five days a colourful
market that is visited by different
hill tribes is held around the Inle
area and it is normally possible to
visit one of these depending on
location. In the afternoon visit the
renowned jumping cat monastery where
in addition to the acrobatic cats
there is a beautiful collection of
antique Buddha statues. On leaving
the lake transfer to Heho Airport
for the flight back to Yangon. On
arrival, transfer to hotel.
Overnight in Yangon. |
| Day 5 |
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Depart Yangon
(B/L)
After breakfast finish the tour with
a visit to Myanmar’s holiest
monument, the Shwedagon Pagoda with
its golden stupa covered with 60
tons of pure gold leaf. In the
afternoon there is free time for
shopping at Bogyoke Market, formerly
Scott’s Market, before transferring
to Mingaladon Airport for onward
flight. |
CLASSIC TOUR : 8Days / 7Night
Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay – Heho – Pindaya –
Inle – Yangon
| Day 1 |
: |
Arrive Yangon
(D)
Arrive in Yangon and transfer to
hotel. Yangon, formerly known as
Rangoon, is still a relatively quiet
and charming city. Its impressive
colonial and spiritual heritage
makes Yangon one of the most
fascinating and authentic capitals
of South-East Asia. After lunch, a
city tour includes the National
Museum, Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda’s 70m
long reclining Buddha, downtown
Yangon with its faded colonial
atmosphere, Sule Pagoda,
Mahabandoola Park, India town and
bustling China town. Overnight in
Yangon. |
| Day 2 |
: |
Yangon - Nyaung
U / Bagan by morning flight. (B/L)
After breakfast at the hotel,
transfer to airport for flight to
Bagan. Sightseeing Bagan by
visiting; Nyaung Oo Market;
Shwezigon Pagoda - the prototype for
later Myanmar pagodas built bu King
Anawrahta; Ananda Temple - King
Kyansittha's masterpiece and the
crowning achievement of the early
style temple of architecture;
Kyansitha Umin. Check in hotel and
lunch at Restaurant. Evening visit
to Lacquer-ware making home cottage;
Myinkaba Gubyaukgyi Temple - known
for its wall paintings depicting
scenes from the Jataka; Sulamani
Temple and Dhamanyangyi Temple.
Evening, sunset view of Bagan from
Shwesandaw Pagoda. Dinner at Nandar
Restaurant which one is the best one
in Bagan with puppet show. Overnight
at Hotel in Bagan. |
| Day 3 |
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Bagan
Sightseeing. (B/L)
After breakfast at hotel, visit to
Minanthu village, Payathonzu Pagoda,
Nandamanya Pagoda, Laymyathna Pagoda
& Monestery - the oldest monestery
in Bagan in 13 century. Visit to
Phwasaw village - where can see the
typical Myanmar villagers life.
After lunch, free at leisure.
Evening sightseeing at Manuha
Temple, Bu Phaya and enjoy the boat
trip along the river and having a
beautiful sun-set including soft
drink & snack. Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight at Hotel in Bagan. |
| Day 4 |
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Bagan – Mandalay
by morning flgiht. (B/L)
After breakfast at hotel, transfer
to airport for flight to Mandalay.
Meet & transfer to hotel. After
check in hotel, sightseeing Mandalay
to Mahamuni Image - a bronze Buddha
image castled during the lifetime of
Buddha himself, Golf Leaf making
cottage, Tapestry works; Wood
carving & bronze castling workshops;
Marble carving workshop and silk
weaving home cottage. After lunch,
free and leisure at hotel. Early
evening continues visit to: Mandalay
Palace, and finish the tour by
visiting Mandalay Hill to watch the
sunset and the panoramic view of the
city. Overnight at hotel in
Mandalay. |
| Day 5 |
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Mandalay-Amarapura-Mingun
by boat. (B/L)
After breakfast at hotel, visit
Amarapura - an ancient capital built
on the advice of astrologers. Tour
highlights are: Mahagandaryone
Monastery - where one may observe
the daily life of the monks studying
Buddha's scriptures; and U Beins
Bridge - 1.2 km long over 200 years
old wooden bridge. After lunch,
proceed to Mingun where the world
largest ringing bell exist and
cruise down the Ayeyarwaddy River.
Sightseeing Mingun village and
environs. Back to Mandalay by boat
enjoying the scene of Romantic River
view and sun-set. Dinner at
restaurant. Overnight at hotel in
Mandalay. |
| Day 6 |
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Mandalay - Heho/Inle
by morning flight. (B/L)
Proceed to Pindaya. After breakfast
at hotel, transfer to airport. Fly
to Heho. Proceed to Pindaya. Visit
Pindaya Cave (famous for its
Mysterious cave of countless
centuries old Buddha Images) and
Bambooed Umbrella Workshop. Lunch at
Pindaya. Dinner and overnight in
Pindaya. |
| Day 7 |
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Pindaya - Inle
Sightseeing. (B/L)
After breakfast at hotel, Drive to
Nyaung Shwe. Boat trip to Inle Lake
- the second biggest lake in Myanmar
famous for its unique leg rollers.
to Kabaaye Tour highlights include
visit to: floating market (available
to see on the market days only which
is hold on every five days);
Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda; Inpawkhone
Village - famous for its silk
weaving handlooms; Ngaphechaung
Monastery - well known because of
jumping cats; traditional ways of
fishing; and floating gardens. Lunch
at a floating restaurant. Dinner and
overnight at hotel in Inle. |
| Day 8 |
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Inle/ Heho –
Yangon by morning flight. (B/L)
Yangon Css. Departure to Bangkok
onward flight.
After breakfast finish the tour with
a visit to Myanmar’s holiest
monument, the Shwedagon Pagoda with
its golden stupa covered with 60
tons of pure gold leaf. In the
afternoon there is free time for
shopping at Bogyoke Market, formerly
Scott’s Market, before transferring
to Airport for onward flight. |
TREASURE OF MYANMAR : 10Days/9Nights
YANGON–KYAIKHTIY – BAGO –BAGAN –MANDALAY
–MAYMYO –INLE –PINDAYA –KALAW
| Day 1 |
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Arrival to
Yangon. (D)
Arrival to Yangon Airport. Meet and
Greet at the airport by local guide.
Transfer to Hotel for check in.
Visit Sule Pagoda, Mahabandoola Park
Independent Monument – the heart of
Yangon City surrounded by memorable
scene of various colonial style
buildings. Lunch at restaurant.
After lunch, visit Chaukhtatkyi
Reclining Buddha, Shwedagon Pagoda –
2500 years old the world famous
stupa having a beautiful sun-set and
Nan Thida Jetty. Welcome dinner at
restaurant with cultural show.
Overnight at Hotel. |
| Day 2 |
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Yangon –
Kyaikhtiyo. (B/L)
Breakfast at Hotel. Visit Htautkyant
War Cemetery. Drive to Bago. Visit
Kyat Khat Wine Monastery and have
splendid scene of offering alms food
to thousand monks and Bago Market.
Lunch at restaurant. Proceed to
Kyaikhtiyo, one of Myanmar’s
Landmarks which is famous for its
precarious position and religious
importance: KYAIKHTIYO the ‘Golden
Rock’, a huge boulder completely
covered by gold leaf and delicately
balanced on the edge of a cliff. To
reach the pagoda from KIN PUN a
steep 11 km road leads to the upper
staging point by truck. The upper
area must be traveled by foot, at
present, and the walk is
approximately 4 km (1 hour) up a
steep path and ascend some 500 m to
the GOLDEN ROCK Pagoda. On arrival
you can enjoy the beautiful sun-set.
Overnight at Hotel. |
| Day 3 |
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Kyaikhtiyo –
Bago – Yangon. (B/L)
Breakfast at Hotel. Drive to Bago.
Visit Kambawzathadi Palace. Lunch at
restaurant. After lunch, visit
Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Shwethalyaung
Reclining Buddha, Cheroot Factory,
Weaving Factory in Mon Village,
Mahazedi Pagoda, Kyaik Pun (Four
Face) Pagoda and Chinese Temple.
Drive back to Yangon. Overnight at
Hotel. |
| Day 4 |
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Yangon – Bagan
by flight. ( B/L)
Breakfast at Hotel. Transfer to
airport for Bagan. Sightseeing Bagan
by visiting: Nyaung Oo Market,
Shwezigon Pagoda – the prototype for
later Myanmar pagodas built by King
Anawrahta, Ananda Temple – King
Kyansittha’s masterpiece and the
crowing achievement of the early
style temple of architecture,
Kyansitha Umin, Thatbyinnyu Temple –
the highest building on the Bagan
plain and Htilominlo Temple – the
largest temples of Bagan. Lunch at
restaurant. Evening visit
Lacquer-ware making home cottage,
Manuha Temple, Myinkaba Gubyaukgyi
Temple – known for its wall
paintings depicting scenes from the
Jataka and Dhamanyangyi Temple.
Evening sun-set view of Bagan from
Buphaya or Shwesandaw Pagoda. Dinner
at restaurant with Puppet Show.
Overnight at Hotel. |
| Day 5 |
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Bagan – Mandalay
by morning flight. ( B/L )
Breakfast at Hotel. Transfer to
airport for Mandalay. Sightseeing
Mandalay to Mahagandaryone Monastery
for offering alm food to thousand
monks, U Pain Wooden bridge,
Mahamuni Image – a bronze Buddha
image castled during the lifetime of
Buddha himself, Tapestry works, Wood
carving & bronze castling workshops,
Marble carving workshop and silk
weaving home cottage. Lunch at
restaurant. After lunch, continues
to Mandalay Palace, Shwenandaw
Monstery – noted for its exquisite
wood carvings, gold leaf beating
workshop, Atumashi Monstery,
Kuthodaw Pagoda – known as the world
biggest book and finish the tour by
visiting Mandalay Hill to watch the
sun-set and the panoramic view of
the city. Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight at Hotel. |
| Day 6 |
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Mandalay –
Maymyo @ Pyin Oo Lwin . ( B/L)
Breakfast at Hotel. Proceed to
Maymyo about 42 miles east of
Mandalay. Visit Paikchinmyaung Cave
and Maha Ant Htoo Kanthar Phayagyi
(The Great Lucky Wonderful Buddha).
Lunch at restaurant. After lunch,
visit B.E Water Fall, 96 acres of
Botanical Garden. Drive back to
Mandalay. Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight at Hotel. |
| Day 7 |
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Mandalay – Heho
/ Inle by morning flight. (B/L)
Breakfast at Hotel. After breakfast,
Transfer to airport for Heho / Inle.
Drive to Nyaung Shwe. Boat trip to
Inle lake – the second biggest lake
in Myanmar famous for its unique leg
rollers to Kabbaye Tour highlights
include visit, floating market
(available to see on the market days
only which is hold on every five
days). Lunch at floating local
restaurant. After lunch, visit
Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda, Inpawkhone
Village – famous for its silk
weaving handlooms, Ngaphechaung
Monastery – well known because of
jumping cats, traditional ways of
fishing. Overnight at Hotel. |
| Day 8 |
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Inle – Pindaya –
Kalaw. ( B/L)
Breakfast at Hotel. Leave by boat
and car to enjoy a scenic drive to
Pindaya through the picturesque
countryside of Shan State. Visit
Pindaya’s limestone cave with its
maze of chambers displaying more
than 8,000 Buddha statues and local
handicraft workshops producing Shan
paper made from mulberry bark and
traditional umbrellas made from the
same paper that are used by monks
all around the country. Lunch at
restaurant. After lunch, proceed to
Kalaw and sightseeing. Overnight at
Hotel. |
| Day 9 |
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Kalaw / Heho –
Yangon by morning flight. (B/L)
Breakfast at Hotel. Fly back to
Yangon. Check in Hotel. Visit Buddha
Tooth Relic Pagoda, Kaba Aye (World
Peace) Pagoda, Maha Pasana Cave,
Jade Factory,. Lunch at restaurant.
After lunch, visit to Glass making
factory, Bogyoke (Scott) Market for
free shopping and China Town. Dinner
at restaurant. Overnight at Hotel. |
| Day
10 |
: |
Departure from
Yangon. (B)
Breakfast at Hotel. Free and leisure
at Hotel. Transfer to airport for
departure. |
EXOTIC MYANMAR : 13Days/12Nights
YANGON–KYAIKHTIYO-BAGO-INLE-PINDAYA-MANDALAY-MONYWA-PAKKOKU-BAGAN
| Day 1 |
: |
Arrive Yangon
(D)
Arrive in Yangon and transfer to
hotel. Yangon, formerly known as
Rangoon, is still a relatively quiet
and charming city. Its impressive
colonial and spiritual heritage
makes Yangon one of the most
fascinating and authentic capitals
of South-East Asia. After lunch, a
city tour includes the National
Museum, Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda’s 70m
long reclining Buddha and Myanmar’s
holiest monument, the Shwedagon
Pagoda with its gold covered stupa.
Overnight in Yangon. |
| Day 2 |
: |
Yangon-Kyaiktiyo
by coach. (B/L)
Leaving Yangon in the morning, enjoy
a scenic journey by road to
Kyaiktiyo, 190km to the east. One of
Myanmar’s great pilgrimage sites is
the Golden Rock at Kyaiktiyo, a huge
boulder covered by gold leaf and
delicately balanced on the edge of a
cliff. The pagoda at the Golden Rock
is said to hold a hair of the
Buddha. Late morning, arrive at
Kyaiktiyo base camp and transfer to
the transit junction with one of the
small open trucks in a one hour
ride. After lunch, start an easy
walk up to the Golden Rock and enjoy
sunset from this unforgettable site.
Overnight in Kyaiktiyo. |
| Day 3 |
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Kyaiktiyo-Bago-Yangon (B/L)
After breakfast, return to the
base-camp by open truck and head in
the direction of Yangon for 110km to
Bago, an ancient capital dating back
to the 6th century. Sightseeing in
Bago includes the beautiful 55m long
reclining Buddha called
Shwethalyaung and the Mon style
Shwemawdaw Pagoda, one of the most
venerated in Myanmar. Its spire
stands 114m high and is taller even
than the Shwedagon Pagoda. Also
visit the old Palace of Kambozathadi
and the huge four sitting Buddhas.
Return by road to Yangon, visiting
the Allied War Cemetery near
Htaukkyan, the final resting place
for over 27,000 allied soldiers, and
a local woven bamboo factory.
Transfer back to Yangon. Overnight
in Yangon. |
| Day 4 |
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Yangon-Heho-Inle
Lake by morning flight (B/L)
In the morning transfer to the
airport for the flight to Heho. From
Heho, enjoy a scenic drive to Inle
Lake, one of Myanmar best-known
sights. The Intha people, a tribe of
Mon descent, mostly inhabit the
lakeshores and floating villages. On
arrival at Nyaung Shwe village,
transfer by boat to start a
sightseeing tour of Inle Lake
including a chance to see the
leg-rowing fishermen. Continue to
see the floating gardens, built up
from strips of water hyacinth and
mud and anchored to the bottom with
bamboo poles. There are also
floating villages like Ywama, the
lake’s downtown, where a floating
market is held every five days. In
the afternoon continue to Phaung Daw
Oo Pagoda, the weaving village of
Inpawkhon and the jumping cat
monastery. Check into hotel in the
afternoon. Overnight at Inle Lake.
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| Day 5 |
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Inle Lake-In
Dein-Inle Lake (B/L)
After breakfast, transfer by
motorboat to In Dein, an
off-the-beaten-track site in the
south of the lake. From Ywama, the
boat leaves the lake and enters a
narrow canal leading to a small Pa O
tribe village. From the market place
of the village, follow an old
covered path to a 13th century
monastery and the very impressive
ruins of hundreds of ancient
pagodas, some hidden in the
vegetation. The main stupa-area on
the top of the hill offers
breathtaking views over the
surrounding mountains and down to
the valley and the lake in the far
distance. Return to the lake and
transfer back to hotel in the
afternoon. Overnight at Inle Lake.
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| Day 6 |
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Inle Lake-Pindaya-Heho-Mandalay
by evening flight. (B/L)
After breakfast at the hotel, leave
by boat and car to enjoy a scenic
drive to Pindaya through the
picturesque countryside of Shan
State. Visit Pindaya’s limestone
cave with its maze of chambers
displaying more than 8,000 Buddha
statues and local handicraft
workshops producing Shan paper made
from mulberry bark and traditional
umbrellas made from the same paper
that are used by monks all around
the country. Then transfer to Heho
Airport for the short flight to
Mandalay. Transfer to hotel on
arrival. Overnight in Mandalay. |
| Day 7 |
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Mandalay-Amarapura-Ava-Sagaing-Mandalay
by car. (B/L)
After breakfast at the hotel depart
for full day trip to the former
capitals of Amarapua, Ava and
Sagaing. The day begins with a visit
to the 18th century capital,
Amarapura. Attend the daily meal of
over a thousand monks at the
country’s largest monastery,
Mahagandayon. Visit a silk weaving
workshop, the craft speciality of
Amarapura. Proceed to Ava, the
capital from 14th to 18th centuries
and visit by horse and carriage the
old wooden Bagaya Monastery and the
remains of the Royal Palace and
fort. In the afternoon cross the
bridge over the Irrawaddy River and
continue to Sagaing. Covered with
600 white-painted pagodas and
monasteries, Sagaing Hill is widely
regarded as the religious centre of
Myanmar and is home to 3,000 monks
and 100 meditation centres. Finish
the day with a walk at sunset over
the 200 year-old U Bein Bridge,
constructed entirely from teak.
Overnight in Mandalay. |
| Day 8 |
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Mandalay-Mingun-Mandalay
by boat. (B/L)
After breakfast, transfer to the
jetty and board a private chartered
boat for an excursion over the
Irrawaddy River towards the former
capital of Mingun. After a 45 minute
cruise, arrive in Mingun famous for
its huge unfinished pagoda also home
to the Mingun Bell, considered as
the world’s largest uncracked
ringing bell. Also visit the
beautiful white Hsinbyume Pagoda.
Return by boat to Mandalay. In the
afternoon visit the Kuthodaw Pagoda
with its 729 marble stone slabs of
Buddhist scriptures (known as the
world’s biggest book), Shwenandaw
Monastery, noted for its exquisite
woodcarving and the impressive
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda with its huge
sitting Buddha. Enjoy the sunset
from Mandalay Hill for panoramic
view of city. Overnight in Mandalay.
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| Day 9 |
: |
Mandalay-Monywa-Po
Win Daung-Monywa by boat/car. (B/L)
Leave Mandalay for a 3 hour drive to
Moniwa, a typical Burmese town on
the banks of the Chindwin River. On
the way, visit Thanboddhay Pagoda,
where more than 500,000 Buddha
images cover every wall and archway
of this huge Buddhist temple. Also
visit Bodihtataung Pagoda and the
largest reclining Buddha image in
Myanmar, 100m long and 27m high.
Cross the Chindwin River by ferry
and proceed to Po Win Daung by local
open jeep. This extraordinary
complex consists of 947 sandstone
caves dug out of the hills and
contains what is considered by
archaeologists to be the richest
collection of mural paintings and
Buddhist statues in South-East Asia.
Recently opened to foreigners, Po
Win Daung with its unique, precious
frescoes, some dating from the early
17th century, is a must to see for
anyone with an interest in Buddhist
Arts. A few hundred metres from the
caves is Shwe Ba Daung, another very
interesting site where monasteries
and temples are carved out of narrow
cliffs. Overnight in Monywa. |
| Day
10 |
: |
Monywa-Pakkoku-Bagan by boat. (B/L)
After breakfast at the hotel, leave
Moniwa along the rarely visited east
bank of the river passing
traditional villages where farmers
climb the palm trees to extract the
juice from which they produce palm
tree sugar. Stop in Pakkangyi to
visit one of the oldest surviving
wooden monasteries in Myanmar.
Continue 20km south to Pakokku. A
lively, typical Burmese city with a
strong craftwork tradition producing
colourful woven blankets,
papier-mâché toys and traditional
sandals. Continue by boat across the
river to arrive in Bagan at the end
of the day. Overnight in Bagan. |
| Day
11 |
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Bagan Css. (B/L)
After breakfast at the hotel morning
sightseeing of Bagan features the
colourful Nyaung Oo Market, the
Shwezigon Pagoda and its magnificent
golden stupa, Wetkyi-In Gubyaukgyi,
a cave temple with exquisite jatakas
murals paintings and the elegant
Htilominlo Temple noted for its fine
plaster carvings and glazed
sandstone decorations. In the
afternoon, visit Ananda, an
architectural masterpiece of the
early-style temple with two original
standing Buddha images whose facial
expressions change depending on the
distance the statue is viewed from.
The Ananda Okkyaung is one of the
few surviving brick monasteries from
the early Bagan period and the next
temple to be visited, Thatbyinnyu,
is the highest in Bagan, rising to
61m. End the day with a horse and
carriage tour among the temples
passing by the traditional village
of Taungbi, Sulamani Temple and the
massive Dhammayangyi Temple noted
for its remarkable brickwork. Enjoy
the sunset over the site from the
upper terrace of Myauk Guni Temple.
Overnight in Bagan. |
| Day
12 |
: |
Bagan-Yangon by
evening flight. (B/L)
After breakfast at the hotel,
proceed to Myinkaba village and
observe the process of traditional
lacquerware, one of the best-known
Myanmar handicrafts and a speciality
of Bagan. Visit the monuments of
Myinkaba village, Gubyaukkhi, an
early period Pyu-style temple of
Hindu influence with some of the
oldest mural paintings in Bagan,
Manuha and Nanpaya temples. In the
afternoon, enjoy an excursion to the
countryside village of Minnanthu,
the least visited temple area in
Bagan. Observe the local farmers‘
way of life together with a visit to
some of the most interesting temples
such as Payathonzu, with its unusual
architecture and Tantric Buddhism
influence, Lemyethna and Nandamannya
temples. In the late afternoon
transfer to Nyaung Oo Airport for
the flight back to Yangon. Transfer
to hotel on arrival. Overnight in
Yangon. |
| Day
13 |
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Depart Yangon
(B/L)
After breakfast finish the tour with
a visit to downtown Yangon with its
faded colonial atmosphere, Sule
Pagoda, Mahabandoola Park, India
town and bustling Chinatown. In the
afternoon there is free time for
shopping at Bogyoke Market, formerly
Scott’s Market before transferring
to Mingaladon Airport for onward
flight. |
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