Myanmar: Yangon-Bagan-Mandalay-Pindaya-Inle

 
 

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Day 1 Arrival Yangon

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.

   
Day 2 Bagan
 

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.

     
Day 3 Mandalay
 

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.

   
Day 4 Pindaya-Kalaw
 

ABF. Trsf to apt and flight to Heho, in the Shan State, also known as the Switzerland of Myanmar for the beautiful mountains and Lakes. Departure by road to Pindaya. Lunch at local restaurant. Visit of the famous caves of Pindaya, at shwe u - min pagoda hill (nearly 9.000 Buddha statues, in every dimension, style and materials, together with stalagmites and stalactites) And surroundings. Proceed to the beautiful hill station of Kalaw, (1.320 m high). Dinner , o/n at htl in Kalaw.

     
Day 5 Inle lake
 

ABF. Drive to Inle Lake through a panoramic road. Accommodation and lunch at htl. Afternoon h/d s/s tour by boat of Inle Lake, magical place populated by the Inthas. Fishermen stroll their long narrow boats with a unique leg rowing motion, in silence and tranquility while the Lake is surrounded by mist-shrouded mountains. Visit the floating gardens and markets, visit Phaung Daw Oo pagoda and Ngaphechaung monastery, also famous for the jumping cats. Dinner and o/n at htl.

   
Day 6 Yagon
 

Trsf to Heho apt . Flight to Yangon. Transfer and lunch at htl restaurant. H/d tour of Yangon including : the reclining Buddha (70 meters long) at Chaukhtatgyi pagoda, Kandawgyi Lake, and Shwedagon pagoda. Dinner at local restaurant. O/n in Yangon.

   
Day 7 Yagon
 

ABF. H/d tour of Yangon including Botataung pagoda, Sule pagoda, Bogyoke market. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon trsf to the International Apt for departure.