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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