Day-01: Yangon Arrival (L/D)
Arrival at Yangon. After lunch, start the city tour with downtown Yangon in its faded colonial atmosphere. Visit the Sule Pagoda of over 2000 years ago; and Chaukhtatgyi pagoda’s 70km long reclining Buddha. Evening finish the tour with a visit to the Shwedagon pagoda with its golden stupa covered with 80 tons of pure gold leaf. Overnight in Yangon.
Day-02: Yangon-Bagan (B/L/D)
After breakfast, fly to Bagan. Take a stroll through the colorful local market before continuing morning sightseeing: features the colorful Nyaung Oo market, the Shwezigon pagoda and its magnificent golden stupa, Wetkyi-in Gubyaukgyi, a cave temple with exquisite jetakas murals paintings and the elegant Htilominlo temple noted for its fine plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decorations. After lunch, continue with a visit to Ananda, an architectural masterpiece of the early - style temple with four impressive standing Buddha images, Ananda Okkyaung, one of the few surviving brick monestries from the early Bagan period and Thatbyinnyu the highest temple in Bagan rising to 81 meters. End the day at Bupaya Pagoda to watch the sunset over the famous Ayeyarwaddy River. Overnight in old Bagan.
Day-03: Bagan-Mandalay (B/L/D)
Early in the morning, visit the old temples with a traditional horse cart passing by the Sulamani temple and the massive Dhammayangyi temple noted for its remarkable brickwork. After breakfast, continue the visit to one of Myanmar’s most treasured handicrafts, a lacqureware craftsmen’s workshop in nearby Myinkaba village. In the late morning, start the journey of 255 km by road (7 hours) to Mandalay through varied agricultural landscapes and villages. Overnight in Mandalay.
Day-04: Mandalay (B/L/D)
After breakfast, excursion to Amarapura, 15 km from Mandalay to visit Mahagandayon Monastery where more than a thousand monks live and study. Continue to 200-year-old U Bein teak bridge. In the late morning, experience the sights of Mandalay starting with one of the most revered religious monuments in Myanmar, the Mahamuni Pagoda.
After lunch, continue the visit of Mandalay including the Shwe Nan Daw Monestery, a superb example of a traditonal wooden building and Kuthodaw Pagoda the world’s largest book, made of marble. Evening, visit a traditional hand-woven silk workshop as well as a kalaga tapestries craftsmen’s shop before proceeding to Mandalay Hill for sunset. Overnight in Mandalay.
Day-05: Mandalay-Heho (B/L/D)
Morning, fly to Heho, and proceed by road to Pindaya (65 km - 1 1/2 hour). Visit Pindaya Caves, a unique sites housing thousands of Buddha images placed there by pilgrams over the centuries. After lunch, drive to Nyaung Shwe (95 km - 2 1/2 hours) and proceed to the jetty to board a traditional long-tall motorized boat for a brief sightseeing tour of the lake. The lake is famous for its leg-rowing fishermen and floating gardens, built up from strips of water hyacinth and mud and anchored to the bottom with bamboo poles. Overnight at the hotel in Nyaung Shwe or on Inle Lake.
Day-06: Inle (B/L/D)
After breakfast, start a full day excursion by boat on Inle Lake includingg sights of the famous leg rowers, typical floating gardens, local methods of fishing and village life and magnificant scenery. Visit one of the local markets which are held every 5 days in each village on Inle Lake. In the late morning, continue the excursion to Phaung Daw Oo pagoda, the weaving village of Inpawkhon and the jumping cat monastery. Overnight at the hotel in Nyaung Shwe or on Inle Lake.
Day-07: Heho-Yangon (B/L/D)
After breakfast, transfer by boat to Nyaung Shwe and continue to Heho airport by road (25km -1 hour). Afternoon, visit the National Museum to admire the 8 metre high Golden Lion Throne as well as the Mandalay Royal Regalia. Dinner at Karaweik Palace Restaurant with cultural show. Overnight in Yangon.
Day-08: Yangon Departure (B)
After breakfast, the rest of the day is at leisure for relaxing, shopping or sightseeing until the departure transfer to the airport.
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