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Tour Program 14
14 DAYS/ 13 NIGHTS
(YANGON-MANDALAY-AMARAPURA-SAGAING-MINGUN-MAYMYO-MEIKTILA-POPA-BAGAN-KALAW-PINDAYA-INLE-TAUNGGYI-THAZI-YANGON)
Day.01 : Yangon
Arrive at Yangon Airport by flight. Welcome by a tour
guide and transfer to Hotel.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight
in Yangon.
Day.02 : Yangon - Mandalay
Breakfast at the Hotel.
AM. Yangon sightseeing to
SHWEDAGON PAGODA world famous golden stupa. The golden dome rises 98
meters above its base and is covered with 60tons of pure gold. CHAUK
HTATKYI PAGODA, a colossal reclining Buddha. Proceed to BOGYOKE (SCOTT)
market, with time to browse among the hundreds of stalls for souvenir
bargain and SULE PAGODA, a beautiful octagonal golden stupa, dating back
over 2,000 years.
Lunch at local restaurant.
PM. Leave for Yangon
station and take the night train to Mandalay.
Dinner with box and
overnight on train.
Day.03 : Mandalay
Arrive Mandalay station and check in the Hotel.
After
breakfast, Mandalay fullday sightseeing include visit to MANDALAY HILL,
for a panoramic view of the city; SHWENAN DAW KYAUNG or GOLDEN PALACE
MONASTERY, a superb example of traditional wooden building; KUTHODAW
PAGODA, known as the world’s largest book from its 720 marble slabs
engraved with Buddhist scriptures; MAHAMUNI PAGODA, with its spectacular
Buddha image covered in thick layers of gold leaf. a visit is also make to
a riverside jetty where massive teak logs are moved by buffalo power and
the tour continues to craftsmen’s workshop to see kalaga tapestries being
created.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Mandalay.
Day. 04 : Amarapura - Sagaing
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, excursion to
AMARAPURA Situated about 11km south of Mandalay, Amarapura is an ancient
capital of the Konbaung Dynasty. There are several interesting sighs to be
seen. Amarapura was also the site for the first British embassy in Myanmar
in 1795. Amarapura is noted for silk and cotton weaving and bronze
casting. Continue to SAGAING 21km south-west of Mandalay on the west bank
of the Ayeyarwaddy river. Sagaing is known as a mediation center.
Myanmars, all over the country would visit Sagaing for the purpose of
religious retreat, where over 600 monasteries for monks and nuns are
located for Buddhistic studies and meditation. And at the near by village
of Ywahtaung you can see silver workers producing bowls and other silver
items by traditional methods.
Lunch at local restaurant.
After
lunch, 45-minute boat trip to Mingun is very pleasant with plenty to see
of life on the river. There is Mingun Pagoda, Pondawpaya and Hsinbyume or
Myatheindan Pagoda built by King Bagyidaw in 1816. This pagoda was badly
damaged in 1838 by a quake but King Mindon restored in 1874. Close to the
river bank down stream from the Pondawpaya model is the Settawya Pagoda,
the hollow, vaulted shrine has a footprint of the Buddha which was brought
to Mingun by King Bodawpaya when the relic camber in the base of his huge
pagoda was sealed up. The temple was built in 1811; The Mingun Bell built
in 1790 weights 90 tons it is claimed to be the largest hung, uncracked
bell in the world. The bell is about four metres high and over five metres
(15 fees) in diameter at the lip. You can scramble right inside it and
some helpful bystander will give it a good thump so you can hear the ring
from the interior.
After excursion, return to Mandalay.
Dinner at
local restaurant and overnight in Mandalay.
Day.05 : Mandalay- Maymyo (Pyin Oo Lwin)
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, excursion by
road, (80km) to cool hill station of PYIN OO LWIN (MAYMYO) with its lovely
lake and waterfalls, Botanical Garden and colonial era buildings.
Lunch
at local restaurant.
After lunch, visit PYEIK KHYIN MYAUNG CAVES, since
ancient times a Buddhist shrine and then return to Mandalay.
Dinner at
local restaurant and overnight in Mandalay.
Day.06 : Mandalay-Meiktila-Popa-Bagan
After breakfast an early start is made for the drive,
300km by road to Bagan with rest stop at MEIKTILA. This is a scenic
journey of varied agricultural landscapes and small villages. En route
visit Mount Popa an extinct volcano with its shrine dedicated to animist
sprits, known as “Nat”. Stop here for lunch (box provided) for the
energetic, time to climb the 777 steps to the top of the peak.
After
lunch, continue to Bagan. Check-in at hotel.
Dinner at local restaurant
and overnight.
Day.07 : Bagan
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Bagan fullday sightseeing,
starting, with busy local market and continuing with visits to a diverse
selection of the most important pagodas and temples. Included are
SHWEZIGON PAGODA, built by King ANAWRAHTA in the early 11th century as a
religious shrine; KU BYAUK GYI, a temple with exquisite murals of Jataka
scenes; ANANDA TEMPLE, with four huge standing Buddha images and numerous
seated figures in niches around the galleried interior.
Lunch at local
restaurant.
After lunch, continue sightseeing, for visit to SHWESANDAW
PAGODA with five terraces, built in 1057; MANUHA TEMPLE from 1059, in the
Mon style; and NAPAYA TEMPLE, said to have once been the Palace of King
Manuha and Watch sunset over the AYEYARWADDY RIVER form BUPAYA
PAGODA.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Bagan.
Day.08 : Bagan
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, there is time
to explore the local market before continuing to lacquer craftsmen’s
workshop in near MYINKABAR VILLAGE.
Lunch at local restaurant.
After
lunch, visit HTILOMINLO TEMPLE, SHWEGUKYI TEMPLE,NAGAYON TEMPLE and MANUHA
temple, from 1059 in the Mon style.
Dinner at local restaurant and
overnight in Bagan.
Day.09 : Bagan- Kalaw
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast drive to Kalaw
a beautiful pine clad hill station, with stop at Meiktila and picnic lunch
en route.
After lunch, enjoy and early evening walking tour in
Kalaw.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Kalaw.
Day.10 : Kalaw-Pindaya-Inle
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, continue
excursion by road (100km) to small town of PINDAYA.
Lunch at local
restaurant.
After lunch, an sightseeing highlights include the scenic
lake and PINDAYA CAVES, unique for the thousands of Buddha images placed
there by pilgrims over many centuries continue to Nyaung Shwe.
Dinner
at local restaurant and overnight in Inle.
Day.11 : Inle-Taunggyi
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, a fullday an
excursion by boat on Inle Lake will include sights of the famous
leg-rowers, typical floating gardens, local methods of fishing and village
life. Visits are made to PHAUNGDAW OO PAGODA.
Lunch at local
restaurant.
Continue sightseeing the weaving village of Inpawkhon and
floating market. Continue by road to Taunggyi, capital of Shan
State.
Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Taunggyi.
Day.12 : Taunggyi-Thazi-Yangon
Breakfast at the Hotel.
After breakfast, morning visit
to colourful Taunggyi market, where one can see several hill tribes,
shopping for fresh vegetables and all sorts of regional products; visit
cheroot making industry; and wish fulfilling Pagoda.
Lunch at local
restaurant.
Afternoon, drive back to Thazi and to join the night train
for the return journey to Yangon.
Dinner with box and overnight on
train.
Day.13 : Yangon
Arrive Yangon station and transfer to Hotel.
Lunch at
local restaurant.
Afternoon, Yangon sightseeing includes KABA AYE
(WORLD PEACE) PAGODA and MAHAPASANA CAVE where sixth Buddhist synod took
place. BOTATAUNG PAGODA, a famous landmark on Yangon waterfront, and
NANTHIDA JETTY to see life on the Yangon river.
Dinner at local
restaurant and overnight in Yangon.
Day.15 : Yangon
Breakfast at the Hotel.
Leave for airport to take the
departure flight.
