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01 Arrive Yangon Arrive Yangon, welcomed by our tour guide and transfer to hotel. The afternoon tour of Yangon's city center featuring Chaukhtatgyi, a colossal reclining Buddha; Karaweik hall, a Royal barge on the Royal Lake and Bogyoke (Scott) market with hundreds of stall for souvenirs. End up the day with World famous Shwedagon Pagoda, the most venerable of all places of worship in South East Asia. Witness the golden dome light up with sunshine as the sunsets. Overnight at Hotel in Yangon. Day 02 Yangon – Bagan (by flight) After Breakfast, transfer to Yangon Airport for domestic flight to BAGAN. Arrive and transfer to Hotel for check-in. sightseeing Bagan by visiting: Nyaung Oo Market, Shwezigon Pagoda - the prototype for later Myanmar pagodas built by King Anawrahta; Ananda Temple - King Kyansittha's masterpiece and the crowning achievement of the early style temple of architecture, Kyansitha Umin, Thatbyinnyu Temple - the highest building on the Bagan plain; and Htilominlo Temple - the largest temples of Bagan. Evening visit to Bupaya to watch sunset. Overnight at Hotel in Bagan. Day 03 Bagan Sightseeing in Bagan includes Tayokepyayamin Temple, Payathonzu Pagoda, Damayazika Pagoda and Lacquerware Industry. Afternoon, visit, Ananda Temple, Gu Byauk Gyi Temple, Nan Paya Temple, Shwezigon Temple and a visit to the village. Overnight at Hotel in Bagan. Day 04 Excursion to Mt. Popa & Salay After early breakfast, a 300 km drive (8 hours) will take you to Kalaw. En route you will visit MOUNT POPA, an extinct volcano with spectacular views. Its shrine is dedicated to animist spirits known as “nats” and you will have time to climb the 777 steps to the shrine at the top of the peak. Then drive to Salay and visit around Salay. Return drive back to Bagan and transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel in Bagan. Day 05 Bagan – Mandalay (by flight) After breakfast, transfer to airport for domestic flight to MANDALAY. Arrive and transfer to Hotel. Afternoon, proceed on a comprehensive sightseeing tour including MAHAMUNI Pagoda, with its spectacular Buddha image covered with thick layers of gold leaves, SHWE INBIN Monastery, one of the most outstanding monasteries in the country, SHWE NAN DAW KYAUNG or GOLDEN PALACE Monastery, a superb example of a traditional wooden building, KUTHODAW Pagoda, known as the World Biggest Book for its 729 stone slabs of Buddhist Scriptures. Visit a traditional hand-woven silk workshop as well as a Kalaga tapestries craftsmen’s shop before proceeding to MANDALAY Hill, for sunset. Overnight at Hotel in Mandalay. Day 06 Amarapura, Innwa & Mingun After breakfast, excursion by road to ancient capital of AMARAPURA, 15 kilometers south of Mandalay, visit MAHAGANDAYON Monastery; a famous Buddhist monastery, where more than a thousand monks live and study, continue to 1.2 Km long 200 years old U BEIN Bridge, built of huge teak logs salvaged form AVA Royal Palace. Visit BAGAYA Monastery, with a superb collection of Buddha statues. Then excursion to the former Royal Capital of INNWA (AVA), tour highlights with horse cart to MAHA AUNGMYE BONZAN Monastery, ruins of ancient AVA, WATCH Tower, fort walls and brick causeway. Return to Mandalay. Afternoon, transfer to jetty for a boat trip on the Ayeyarwaddy River to MINGUN, about 11 km (1 hour) upriver from Mandalay, with visits to the MINGUN Bell, weighing 90 tons and claimed as the largest uncracked bell in the world; HSINBYUME Paya, and the unfinished MINGUN Paya, built as one of the world’s largest chedi by King Bodaw Paya. Return to Mandalay. Overnight at Hotel in Mandalay. Day 07 Mandalay – Heho (by flight) – Pindaya - Inle After breakfast, transfer to airport for domestic flight to HEHO. Arrive Heho and proceed by road to PINDAYA (67 KM – 2 Hrs), where sight-seeing highlights include the scenic lake and PINDAYA CAVES, unique for the thousands of Buddha images placed there by pilgrims over many centuries. Then drive (90 km - 2 1/2 hrs) to Inle Lake. Arrive and transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel in Inle Lake. Day 08 Inle Lake After Breakfast, an excursion by boat on the lake will include sights of PHAUNG DAW OO Pagoda, wonderful floating garden / vegetation, FLOATING Islands, FLOATING Market, natives method of fishing and village life on the lake. Overnight at Hotel in Inle. Day 09 Inle Lake – Heho – Yangon (by flight) After breakfast, excursion by boat to the Western Shore of Inle Lake to visit the INN THEIN Pagoda complex, found after following a stair path lined up with magnificent columns. Afternoon, transfer to Heho airport for domestic flight to Yangon. Arrive in Yangon and transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel in Yangon. Day 10 Departure Transfer to Yangon International Airport for departure flight. |
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