Ancient Myanmar

Yangon-Bagan-Mandalay-Yangon

6 Days/ 5 Nights

Day 1: Yangon Arrive at Yangon Airport; transfer to hotel.

Special evening visit to the massive Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the wonders of the world.

Overnight in Yangon.

Day 2: Yangon-Bagan Early morning flight to Bagan, 671 km north of Yangon.

Morning sightseeing begins with a visit to Nyaung Oo Market; Shwezigon Pagoda, the prototype of later Myanmar stupas; Kyansit- tha Umin, a tunnel with an interesting feature of paintings; Wetkyi-in Gubyaukkyi Temple with fine mural paintings of jataka scenes; Htilominlo Temple, noted for its plaster carvings; Khay Min Ga Temple and Tharaba Gate.

Afternoon sightseeing includes: lacquerware industries; Seinnyet Nyima/ Ahuma Temple; Soe Mingyi Okkyaung; Nagayone Temple; Apeyadana Temple, famous for its mural paintings of Mahayana Buddhism; Manuha Temple with a gigantic Buddha image, a captive king's impression of life in prison; Nanpaya, an early style temple with the finest stone carvings; Mingalazedi; Myingaba Gubyuk-kyi Temple; and witness the village life at Myinkaba village.

Day 3: Bagan Morning visit to Lawkathteikpan Temple, a temple with mural and ink inscriptions; Shwe Sandaw Pagoda; Shinpin Thalyaung Pagoda; Dhammayangyi, a massive temple with the finest brick work; Ananda Temple, an architectural masterpiece resembling a Greek Cross; Ananda Okkyaung, a brick monastery with mural paintings; Thatbyinnyu Temple, the highest of Bagan temples; and the Archaeological Museum.

In the afternoon, visit: Sulamumi Temple; Sinbushin Pagoda; Minnanthu Okkyaung; Lemyethnar Pagoda; and Anandapyinnya Pagoda.

Overnight in Bagan.

Day 4: Bagan-Mandalay Morning flight to Mandalay, 193 km north of Bagan.

Visit the venerable Mahamuni Pagoda; Mandalay Museum; and Zaycho Market.

Afternoon sightseeing in Mandalay. Highlights include: Mandalay Royal Palace; silk weaving industry; Shwenan-daw (Golden Palace) Monastery, noted for its exquisite wood carvings; Atumashi (Incomparable) Monastery; Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the world's Biggest Book for its stone slabs of the Buddhist scriptures; Kuauktawgyi Pagoda, a large Buddha image carved out of a single block of marble; and Mandalay Hill, a vantage point for panoramic views of the city.

Overnight in Mandalay.

Day 5: Mandalay-Yangon Fly back to Yangon.

Morning sightseeing in Yangon includes Chaukhtatkyi, a colossal reclining Buddha; Meditation Centre; Kaba Aye (World Peace) Pagoda; and Maha Pasana Guha Cave, where the Sixth Buddhist Synod took place; Buddhist Art Museum; and Karaweik Hall, a Royal Barge on the Royal Lake.

Afternoon visit to the sacred Sule Pagoda in the city centre; National Museum; Botataung Pagoda, a famous landmark on Yangon's waterfront; Chinatown and the fruit market.

Overnight in Yangon.

Day 6: Yangon Morning visit to Holy Trinity Cathedral, where the `Burma Roll of Honour,' a record book that lists the names of Allied soldiers who fell in World War II, is kept; shopping at Bogyoke Aung San Market (Scott Market) and at Yangon Duty Free Stores, where famous Myanmar gems set in jewellry are available with a guarantee of export.

Afternoon transfer to Yangon Airport for departing flight.

Number Hotel One Person Two or more Single
Of Days Standard travelling alone travelling together Supplement
6 First Class Hotels $1,880 $1,340 $290
Standard Hotels $1,580 $1,180 $150

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Most recent revision 6 April, 1996

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