Optional Tours From Yangon

Kyaikhtiyo, The Golden Rock

Day 1: Yangon-Kyaikhtiyo Start in the early morning for a five hour drive to Kyaikhto via Bago and Sittaung bridge. Arrive at base camp and proceed to transit camp by pickup truck (1 hr drive). Light trekking to golden rock (1 hr).

Overnight at Kyaikhto Hotel.

Day 2: Kyaliktiyo-Yangon Walking around the environs of Golden Rock Pagoda to enjoy the great scenic beauty and witness the village life. Return to base camp on foot. Drive back to Yangon.

Mrauk-U, Ancient City of Rakhine Kingdom

Day 1: Yangon-Sittwe Early morning transfer to airport for a flight to Akyab (Sittwe). From the airport, transfer to a guest house. Sightseeing at Sittwe, the capital city of Rakhine State.

Overnight in Sittwe.

Day 2: Sittwe-Mrauk-U Leave for Mrauk-U by a special boat (5 hrs). Transfer to a guest house. Visit the famous Shitthaung Temple (a breathtaking storehouse of sculptures); Htukkan-Thein Temple (noted especially for the seated figures of the beautiful ladies, with different hair styles, offering lotus buds); Andaw Thein Temple (where a tooth relic of Lord Buddha was enshrined); Ratandabon Stupa (an octagonal stone stupa on a hillock) and the Archaeological Museum.

Overnight in Mrauk-U.

Day 3: Mrauk U-Sittwe Leave Mrauk-U for Sittwe by a special boat. Upon arrival, transfer to guest house. Visit co-operative weaving school and Sittwe market.

Overnight in Sittwe.

Day 4: Sittwe-Yangon Leave Sittwe for a flight back to Yangon. Transfer to hotel.

Mawlamyaing and Thanbyuzayat

Remembrance of the Past

Day 1: Yangon-Mawlamyaing After an early morning breakfast, leave for Mawlamyaing by car (10 hrs drive). Stop at Thaton for lunch. Cross over the Thanlwin river at Kataban by car ferry, arrive at Mawlamyaing hotel.
Day 2: Mawlamyaing-Thanbyzayat- Mawalamyaing A morning drive for two hours to Thanbtuzayat where there is a cemetery for Commonwealth and Allied servicemen who died in World War II, including many who toiled on the notorious "Death Railway".

For the Japanese tourists, there is a Pagoda and Monument erected by Japanese monks in memory of Japanese solders who fell in World War II in that area.

Proceed to Setse beach for lunch.

After lunch, visit Mudon to witness the hand weaving industry.

Return to Mawlamyaing and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Mawlamyaing-Yangon After breakfast, return to Yangon by car. Lunch at Kyaikhto or Bago.

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