Arrival at the international airport in Yangon. Meet with the guide, transfer and lunch at htl restaurant. Afternoon: h/d panoramic tour of Yangon. Visit the old city where old style Victorian houses mix with new buildings, and Buddhist pagodas with mosques, churches and Chinese temples. Visit the riverfront and Chinatown. First glimpse of the magnificent Shwedagon pagoda, like a glittering bell, 98 m. High, covered with 60 tons of gold. Dinner with show at local restaurant. O/n in Yangon.

Trsf to apt. Flight to Bagan, the most scenic and historically important site in Myanmar. This enchanting city is situated on the river bank of the Ayeyarwaddy river. The archaeological zone, rich of well preserved temples and pagodas, covers an area of 42 square km. F/d tour of Bagan, including: the colorful Nyaungoo market, the famous Shwezigon pagoda, whose bell-shape graceful stupa became the prototype for all the next pagodas, Kyanzittha Umin temple built as a tunnel, Gubyaukgyi temple in Indian style, and Htilominlo temple (46 m high, with well-preserved frescoes inside). Lunch at local restaurant on the bank of the Ayeyarwaddy river. Afternoon visit of a laboratory of the famous lacquer ware, then the beautiful Ananda temple (a masterpiece of the Mon architecture), Manuha temple (with 5 gigantic Buddha inside) and Nampaya temple. Wonderful sunset from the top of one pagoda. Dinner at local restaurant with puppets show. O/n in Bagan.

Trsf to apt. Flight to Mandalay, Myanmar second largest city, major center for Buddhist learning, and cultural heart of the nation. It's landscape is dominated by hundreds of pagodas. F/d tour including: the old town Amarapura (the immortal), Mahagandayon monastery where more than 700 monks are living, U Bein's bridge, the longest teak bridge in the world (1,200 m) panoramic view over the famous Sagaing hills covered with pagodas and temples. Lunch at local restaurant in Sagaing. Proceed to Mandalay : the Mahamuni pagoda (Buddha statue coated with layers of gold leaf), and local handicrafts industries. Dinner and o/n at hotel in Mandalay.

H/d tour by local boat to Mingun, ancient royal town 11 km up-river from Mandalay with a the pleasant trip on the Irawaddy. Visit the unfinished huge pagoda, the biggest ringing bell in the world (90 tons weight) and the Myatheindan pagoda with 7 concentric terraces referring to the mythological mount Meru. Lunch at local restaurant. H/d Mandalay tour including Zeggyio market the Shwenandaw monastery with beautiful wooden carvings, to finish with the famous sunset from Mandalay hill, dinner at local restaurant. O/n in Mandalay

Trsf to apt and flight to Yangon. Arrival trsf and lunch at htl. Afternoon h/d tour of Yangon : the reclining Buddha (70 meters long) at Chaukhtatgyi pagoda, Kandawgyi Lake and Shwedagon pagoda. Dinner at local restaurant. O/n in Yangon.

ABF. Hd tour of Yangon including Botataung pagoda, Sule pagoda, Bogyoke market. Trsf to the international airport for departure