Myanmar: Yangon-Bagan-Popa-Mandalay-Maymio-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. Dinner with show at local restaurant. O/n in Yangon.

   
Day 2 Bagan
 

ABF. Trsf to apt. Flt to Bagan, the most scenic and historically important site in Myanmar. F/d tour of Bagan, including: the colorful Nyaungoo market, the famous Shwezigon pagoda, Kyanzittha Umin temple built as a tunnel, Gubyaukgyi temple and Htilominlo temple. 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, Manuha temple and Nampaya temple. Wonderful sunset from the top of one pagoda. Dinner at local restaurant with puppets show. O/n in Bagan.

     
Day 3 Second day Bagan
 

ABF. H/d tour to the interesting village of Minnanthu to witness the typical villagers life. Visit the temples of a later period with well preserved frescoes inside, and Kyat Kan cave monastery, a famous meditation retreat. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon h/d Bagan tour , including Thatbyinnu, the highest temple ( 61 m), Sulamani temple, and Shwesandaw pagoda. Fabulous sunset on the riverbank, at Bupaya pagoda. Dinner at local restaurant. O/n in Bagan

 

Day 4 Mandalay
 

ABF. H/d tour of mount Popa. About 50 km south-east from Bagan, is an extinct 1.520 meters high volcano, considered the legendary home of the Nats (spirits). The top can be reached walking barefoot on a steep and winding path. Lunch at local restaurant at Meikhtila. Continue to Mandalay by a scenic road. See the genuine villagers life. Dinner and o/n at Mandalay.

 

 

 
Day 5 Mandalay
 

ABF. F/d tour of Mandalay including : the old town Amarapura (the immortal), Mahagandayon monastery where more than 700 monks are living, U Bein's bridge, the longest bridge made in teak ( 1,200 m), then crossing the Ayeyarwaddy river, see Sagaing hills covered with pagodas and temples. Lunch at local restaurant in Sagaing. Visit to Mandalay : Mahamuni pagoda (Buddha statue coated with layers of gold),. Dinner at local restaurant. O/n in Mandalay.

   
Day 6 Second day Mandalay
 

ABF h/d tour by local motorboat to Mingun, ancient royal town 11 km up-river from Mandalay. During the pleasant trip see the typical life on the river. Visit the unfinished huge pagoda, the biggest ringing bell in the world ( 90 tons weight) and the Myatheindan pagoda. Return to Mandalay. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon h/d Mandalay tour. Shwenandaw monastery with beautiful wooden carvings, sunset from Mandalay hill dinner at local restaurant. O/n in Mandalay.

 

Day 7 Maymyo
 

ABF and morning departure for a f/d tour of Maymyo, the "city of flowers", beautiful hill station (1.100 m ) 60 km from Mandalay (2 hours drive). Visit of the waterfall and the Buddha statue in the forest, then a cave of 250 m deep. Lunch in a local restaurant in Maymio. City-tour by horse-cart : the old colonial buildings, the local colorful market, and the botanical garden. Return to Mandalay dinner and o/n at hotel.

 

Day 8 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). Proceed to the beautiful hill station of Kalaw, (1.320 m high). Dinner and o/n at htl in Kalaw.

 

Day 9 Inle Lake
 

ABF. Drive to Inle through a panoramic road. Accommodation and lunch at htl in Nyaungshwe. 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 in Inle.

 

Day 10 Yangon
 

ABF. Trsf to Heho apt. Flight to Yangon. Arrival trsf and lunch at htl restaurant. H/d tour of Yangon: the Reclining Buddha ( 70 meter long) at Chaukhtatgyi pagoda, Kandawgyi Lake, and Shwedagon pagoda. Dinner at local restaurant. O/n in Yangon.

 

Day 11 Second day Yangon
 

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