TWT
05 Specific Tours of Myanmar ( 12 Days / 11 Nights )
Day
1 Arrival Yangon
Arrival at Yangon international airport. Transfer and check in at the
hotel. City sightseeing in Yangon featuring Chaukhtagyi, a colossal
reclining Buddha; Sule Pagoda, the mark and east sides of the square
are dominated by the colonial buildings and the City Hall; etc.
Finally, visit the Shwedagon Pagoda during the sunset time. Overnight
at the hotel in Yangon.
Day 2 Yangon/Bago/Yangon
Drive to Bago. On the way visit Htaukkyant War Cemetery of the second
World War. Sightseeing Bago featuring Shwemawdaw Pagoda; Shwethalyaung
Reclining Buddha, once, was lost and overgrown by jungle Hinthagon
Hill. On the way back stop at Kyaikpun, four enormous Buddha sitting
back to back around a huge square pillar. Overnight at the hotel in
Yangon.
Day
3 Yangon/Heho by flight
Morning, breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take a
flight to Heho. Upon arrival, drive to Pindaya for about 2 hours. Enjoy
also the great scenic beauty of the countryside. Check in at the hotel.
Visit Pindaya cave, inside there are more than 6000 Buddha images made
from alabaster, teak, marble, brick, lacquer of all shapes and sizes;
parasol workshop; shan paper making industry. Overnight at the hotel in
Pindaya.
Day 4 Boat excursion on Inle lake
Morning, breakfast at the hotel. Visit Phaung Daw Oo Pagodas; floating
gardens; floating market; natives' method of fishing; weaving village
of Inpawkhone and village life on the lake. Overnight at the hotel in
Nyaungshwe or Inle.
Day
5 Heho/Mandalay by flight
Morning, breakfast at the hotel. Further excursion to explore more of
the lake's many attractions and other interesting sights. Transfer to
Heho airport for flight to Mandalay. Upon arrival, an hour and 15
minutes drive to Mandalay and check in at the hotel. Overnight at the
hotel in Mandalay.
Day 6 Mandalay
Morning, breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing Mandalay includes Mahamuni
Pagodas; Shwe Inbin Monastery, an excellent specimen of Myanmar wooden
architecture; Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for its exquisite
woodcarvings; and traditional handicraft workshops like gold leaf
hammering, stone carving, tapestry making, etc. Late afternoon enjoy
the sunset on top of Mandalay hill, a vantage point for panoramic view
of the city. Overnight at the hotel in Mandalay.
Day 7
Mandalay-Mingun-Sagaing-Amarapura-Mandalay
Morning, breakfast at the hotel. A boat trip on the Ayeyarwaddy river
to Mingun about 1 hour upriver from Mandalay with visit to the Mingun
bell, weighing 90 tons and claimed as the largest ringing bell in the
world; the massive Mingun pagoda built to be one of world's largest
chedi known as the unfinished pagoda. Return via Sagaing 21 km south
west of Mandalay by car and visit silversmiths at work; Sagaing hill, a
retreat for Buddhist devotees with numerous pagodas and monasteries; on
the way back take a stroll on U Bein bridge, the world's largest teak
bridge to arrive at the small sleepy Taung Thaman village and visit the
pagoda built in the late 18th. century. Overnight at the hotel in
Mandalay.
Day
8 Mandalay/Bagan by boat
Morning, breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the jetty to take a boat
journey on the Ayeyarwaddy River to Bagan. This downriver trip, by a
new Chinese-built fery takes about 8 hours (depending on river
conditions it might take longer). On arrival, transfer to the hotel and
check in. If time permits proceed for sightseeing. Overnight at the
hotel in Bagan.
Day
9 Bagan
Morning, breakfast at the hotel. Visit local market; Shwezigon Pagoda,
the prototype of later Myanmar stupas; Ananda temple, an architectural
masterpiece resembling a Greek Cross; Sulamani temple, a typical
Myanmar temple, the paintings inside believed to be the original and
oldest remaining in Bagan; Dhamayangyi, a massive temple with a finest
brickwork and lacquerware workshop. Late afternoon enjoy the sunset on
top of the one the pagoda or temple. Overnight at the hotel in Bagan.
Day 10 Bagan
Morning, breakfast at the hotel. Tour start with Myinkaba Gubyauk Nge,
early period Mon style temple with some excellent exterior carving;
Nanpaya, fragment of mural paintings reported to be among the earliest
painting in Myanmar; Myinkaba Gubyaukgyi, an Indian style spire; Upali
thain, (ordination hall) brightly painted frescoes from early 18 th.
century; Dhamayazika stupa, one of the finest expression of Bagan
architectural of a pentagonal base and walking around villages to
observe typical daily life. Overnight at the hotel in Bagan.
Day 11 Bagan/Yangon
by flight
Morning, breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to take a
flight back to Yangon. Upon arrival transfer and check in at the hotel.
Visit National Museum and Bogyoke market (Scott's market). Overnight at
the hotel in Yangon.
Day 12 Departure
Morning, breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Yangon international
airport to take a departure flight.
