| Myanmar Travel - Tour Program: GPT (27)
Duration: 28 days / 27 nights Itinerary
Coverage Areas: Yangon - Bago-Kyaik Hti Yo - Kyaik Htee Saung - Mawlamyaing - Thanbyuzayat -
Setse Beach - Mawlamyaing - Hpa An - Yangon - Bagan (Nyaung Oo) - Mt. Popa -
Bagan (Nyaung Oo) -Mandalay - Mingun -Mandalay - Amarapura - Ava - Sagaing - Mandalay - Monywa - Mandalay - Pyin Oo Lwin - Mandalay - Pindaya - Aung Ban -
Kalaw - Shwe Nyaung - Nyaung Shwe-Inle - Heho - Yangon- Chaung Tha Beach - Pathein -
Yangon. |
Day (1) Yangon Arrival by morning flight
Arrive Yangon airport by morning flight. Meet and welcome at the airport by
our Green Palace experienced guide. On way to hotel, visit Mindama Hill where
the world biggest white marble Buddha Image is situated and also to see the (3)
white elephants. Your Journey begins with an afternoon tour through Yangon's
colonial-style city center. Visit SULE PAGODA, dating back over 2,000 years ago;
the magnificent reclining Buddha at CHAUK HTAT GYI; and after a photo stop at
the KARAWEIK HALL, a 'hamsa-bird-shaped' floating barge on Kandawgyi (Royal)
Lake, stroll through the BOGYOKE (SCOTTS) MARKET with hundreds of food, clothes,
handicrafts and gems stores, Complete your first day in Myanmar with an extended
visit to one of the world's most spectacular monuments, the SHWEDAGON PAGODA.
Lunch and dinner to own account.
Overnight stay at Dusit Inya Lake Hotel (5*), Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel (5*),
Traders Hotel (5*), Sedona Hotel (5*) or similar etc; in Yangon.
Day (2) Yangon - Bago - Kyaik Hti Yoe (by car)
After breakfast drive to Bago which is 80 km far from Yangon. Arrive Bago in
the morning. Visit to Kyaik Pun (Four Sisters) Pagoda, Shwe Thar Hlaung, Ma Ha
Zedi Pagoda, Ka Hlyar Ni Ordaining Hall, Kan Baw Za Tha Di Old Palace, now
excavated and Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda. Then proceed to Kim Pun Camp, 106 km from
Bago, the basic foot hill camp of Kyaik Hti Yoe mountain range. On way to base
camp lunch at local restaurant near the town of Kyaik Hto. Then climb up to
Ya-The-Taung, a sub-camp by light truck. Continue climbing from Ya-The-Taung to
hill top by foot which is about 1.5km far from and about one hour walk on the
hill top, transfer to hotel. And then visit to Kyaik Hti Yoe (Golden Rock)
Pagoda within 300 meters walking distance from the hotel, Kyikan Bazat (Crow's
mouth) Cave and take photographs, a market place for shopping and strolling.
Dinner and O/N at the hotel.
Day (3) Kyaik Hti Yoe - Kyaik Htee Saung - Mawlamyaing (by car)
Early risers may enjoy returning to the Golden Rock;
about 20 minutes walk
from hotel, to watch the sunrise. After breakfast, walk down the mountain and
return by truck to the base camp at Kinpun. Then drive to Kyaik Htee Saung
Pagoda, Suvannabhumi or 'Golden Land', the birth place of Buddhism in Myanmar,
to see ancient Laterite stones Pagoda and Buddha Images. Pay homage to the
Kyaikhteesaung Sayadaw (Abbot of the monastery) and observe around the pagoda
then proceed to the city of Mawlamyaing. Arrive Mawlamyaing in the evening.
Transfer to hotel. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (4) Mawlamyaing sightseeing (by car)
After breakfast take a morning boat trip to
the Island of Gaung Se Kyun,
also known as Shampoo Island, famous for its former hair washing ceremonies on
the mouth of Thanlwin River, to see the floating rock and ancient Buddha Images.
Afternoon visit the eastern part of the city, a hilly north-south ridge;
Mahamuni Pagoda, built in typical Mon Style, the largest temple complex in
Mawlamyaing; Kyaik Than Lan Pagoda, known as the years-old Seindon Mibaya Kyaung,
a monastery where King Mindon Min's Queen sought refuge; U Zi Na Image, was
named after a former monk who dreamt of finding gems at this spot; U Khan Ti
Image, the hermit who built Mandalay Hill. Enjoy the sunset from the view points
of Mawlamyaing. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (5) Mawlamyaing - Thanbyuzayat - Setse Beach - Mawlamyaing (by car)
After breakfast drive from Mawlamyaing to Thanbyuzayat (Tin Shelter) to
visit Second World War Memorial Cemetery in Thanbyuzayat. Then proceed to Setse
Beach. Lunch at local restaurant. After a short leisure time, drive back to
Mawlamyaing. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (6) Mawlamyaing - Hpa An - Yangon (by car)
After breakfast drive from Mawlamyaing to Hpa An by car about 60 km
distance. Arrive Hpa An and visit Lake Kanthayar for photo stop, Hpa An Market
and Shwe Yin Myaw World Peace Pagoda at the bank of Thanlwin River. Lunch at a
local restaurant. Proceed to Yangon from Hpa An and arrive Yangon in the late
evening. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (7) Yangon - Bagan (Nyaung Oo) (by flight)
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for domestic flight
to BAGAN. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. After a stroll through the
colorful local Nyaung Oo Market continue the day with visits to the most
significant pagodas the temples of Bagan including SHWEZIGON PAGODA, built by
King Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine; KU BYANUK GYI, a
temple with superb murals of Jataka scenes; ANANDA TEMPLE, with four standing
Buddha images.
After lunch, visit one of Myanmar's most treasured handicrafts, a lacquer ware
craftsmen's workshop in nearby MYINKABA village. You will continue to MNUHA
TEMPLE, built in the Mon-style in 1059 and follow on to NANBAYA TEMPLE, a unique
sandstone monument said to have been the palace of King Manuha. Next you will
explore the MYINGABA GU BYAUKGYI TEMPLE, a temple noteworthy for its mural
paintings under the protection of UNESCO. The ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM is also
visited to view the beautiful Buddha images of bronze, stone and lacquer.
Proceed to BUPAYA PAGODA or MINGALA ZEDI STUPA to watch the sunset over the
famous Ayeyarwaddy River.
Dinner at a riverside restaurant and overnight stay at Bagan Hotel or Thazin
Garden Hotel (3*) or similar in Bagan.
Day (8) Bagan sightseeing (by car)
After breakfast, morning visit to Tharapa Old Gate, Damayangyi Temple, the
biggest volume in Bangan, SularMuni Temple Myinkaba villages to see village
lives and Alodaw- Pyae Pagoda and monastery. Lunch at local restaurant. After
lunch visit to lacquer ware and handicraft shops and workshop. And then proceed
to Bagan Archaeological Museum. Then proceed to Phwar Saw Village to see native
lives and, Dinner at Myanma traditional culture show and dance at local
restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (9) Bagan-Mt.popa-Bagan (by car)
After breakfast morning drive to Mt. Popa, the core of an extinct volcano
last active 25,000 years ago, known as the 'Mt Olympus' of Myanmar, the abode of
Myanmar's most powerful Nats (Spiritual beings), the most important Nat Worship
Centre. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, return to Bagan. Then a short
sightseeing in the downtown area. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the
hotel.
Day (10) Bagan-Mandalay (by boat)
After breakfast morning transfer to Jetty for upstream to Mandalay.
Following Rudyard Kipling's Road to Mandalay Poem, enjoy the natural scenic
beauty and the ways of life along Ayeyarwady River. Lunch on the way. Arrive
Mandalay in the evening and transfer to hotel. Dinner at local restaurant and
O/N at the hotel.
Day (11) Mandalay Sightseeing (by car)
After breakfast, morning sightseeing will include visit to Mahamuni Image
covered with very thick layer of pure gold leaves weighing between 3-5 tons on
the body except face, Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Oak Kyaung, a brick and stucco
monastery. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch visit to Zey-gyo-daw Market,
Mandalay's famous and biggest market, Golden palace (ex palace of former Myanmar
kings newly built as the original style and design), Atumashi (the unrivalled)
Monastery, Kuthodaw Pagoda know as the world biggest book with the collection of
729 stone slabs on which are inscribed the whole of Buddhist scripture at the
foot of Mandalay Hill, then climb up to the Mandalay Hill Top to see sunset on
the Ayeyawaddy River and Mandalay city view. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N
at the hotel.
Day (12) Mandalay - Mingun - Mandalay (by boat & car)
After breakfast morning boat trip to Mingun, just 12km on the west bank
upstream from Mandalay. Upon arrival, visit Pondaw Paya, a five meter high
working model for gigantic structure; Settawya Paya, the vaulted shrine with a
footprint of the Buddha; Mingun Pahtotagyi Paya, one of the world's largest
chides built by Bodaw Paya; the World renowned ringing, Mingun bell weighing 90
tons; Hsinbyume Paya, a representation of the Sulamani Paya which stands atop
Mt. Meru. Return to Mandalay. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon sightseeing
includes Shwe Inbin Monastery, one of the rare specimens of typical Myanmar
architecture; and Tapestry Workshop. Shwenandaw Kyaung or Golden Palace
Monastery, a superb traditional wooden building; continue to Marble carving and
Bronze carving workshops. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the Hotel.
Day (13) Mandalay- Amarapura- AVA - Sagaing - Mandalay (by car)
After breakfast, morning excursion to Amarapura, 11km south of Mandalay.
This trip will take you to Mahagandayon Monastery where more than a thousand
monks live and study, to see their last meal of the day in total silence.
Continue to U Pein Wooden Bridge built in 1782 using only wood even nail. And
observe Myanma traditional hand-woven silk workshop. Continue to AVA, tour
highlights include the 27-metre-high Masonry Watch Tower, Nanmyint (or) the
''Leaning Tower of AVA"; AVA Bagaya Monastery built with 276 teak pillars and
observe Myanma tradition Alms bowls workshop. Lunch at local restaurant. After
lunch cross AVA Bridge, built by British engineers, to visit picturesque Sagaing
Hill which perhaps the living centre of Buddhist faith in Myanmar today.
Hillsides are dotted with numerous pagodas and monasteries. Continue to visit
Kaunghmudaw Pagoda, with its huge egg - shaped dome in Ceylonese style. In the
evening, enjoy the sunset from the Sagaing Hill. Return to Mandalay. Dinner at
local restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (14) Mandalay - Monywa (by car)
After breakfast, drive to Monywa through Inwa (AVA) bridge seeing the
pleasant village lives. After visiting Moe Nyin Than Bodde Pagoda, arrive Monywa
and transfer to hotel. After taking a short rest at the hotel, lunch at a local
restaurant and then visit by boat to Yinmarpin Townshp which is situated on the
other side of the river. And then proceed to Hpo Win Taung. And go back to
Monywa through Chindwin River and sightseeing in the downtown area of Monywa.
Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (15) Monywa - Mandalay (by car)
After breakfast, drive back to Mandalay. Arrive Mandalay in the late
morning. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch a short sightseeing in the
downtown area. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (16) Mandalay - Pyin Oo Lwin - Mandalay (by car)
After breakfast, morning drive to Pyin Oo Lwin, a hill resort town over
1,000 meters high on the Shan plateau about 60 km far from Mandalay. After
arriving Pyin Oo Lwin, transfer to hotel. After a short rest, visit to Botanical
Garden, Pyin Oo Lwin market and colonial buildings, lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch proceed to Peik Chim Myaung cave and water falls about 18 km far
from Pyin Oo Lwin. See the wonder of the cave. Return to Mandalay. Arrive
Mandalay in the late evening. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (17) Mandalay - Pindaya (by car)
After breakfast, drive to Pindaya, which is 336 km far from Mandalay. Lunch
on the way. The road is bumpy, but the scenery is very interesting. Arrive
Pindaya in the afternoon and transfer to hotel. Then visit Pindaya Cave, well
known for its countless Buddha Images placed there by pilgrim over many
centuries ago. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (18) Pindaya - Aung Ban- Kalaw (by car)
After breakfast, morning visit to Pindaya Market and the amazing Shan Paper
making and Bamboo umbrella and bamboo hat making workshops. After lunch at a
local restaurant, proceed to Kalaw through Aung Ban, a hill resort town on the
Shan Plateau. Arrive Kalaw in the evening. Transfer to hotel. Dinner at local
restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (19) Kalaw Trekking
After breakfast, visit Kalaw Market, sightseeing around the town and
trekking around the villages near Kalaw. Lunch at one of these villages, return
Kalaw in the evening. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the hotel.
Day (20) Kalaw - Shwe Nyaung - Inle Lake (by car)
After breakfast, drive to Inle Lake passing the town of Shwe Nyaung. Arrive
Inle in the late morning. Transfer to hotel. Lunch at local restaurant. After
lunch boat ride on the lake to floating villages & gardens. Dinner and O/N at
the hotel.
Day (21) Inle Lake Sightseeing (by boat)
After breakfast, sightseeing start by boat to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, where
sacred and almost shapeless Buddha Image are housed, to one village which turn
for 5 day rotation market, floating village of Heya Ywama and weaving village of
Inpawkon. Lunch at a floating village. After lunch visit Nga-phe Chaung
Monastery better known as jumping cat monastery for its wonder of trained cats,
other floating gardens and canals. To see native's method of rowing by leg,
method of fishing, Shan shoulders bag weaving workshop in Nan Pan village on the
lake. Dinner and O/N at the hotel.
Day (22) Inle Lake Sightseeing (by boat)
After breakfast, visit by boat to Intain village. Lunch there. After lunch
drive back and round the lake by boat from one floating village to another, one
floating garden to another and one floating canal to another. Dinner and O/N at
the hotel.
Day (23) Inle (Heho) - Yangon - Chaung Tha (by flight & car)
After breakfast, transfer to Heho airport by car for return flight to
Yangon. Arrive Yangon in the late morning. Lunch at local restaurant. After
lunch, drive to Chang Tha Beach about 245 km far from Yangon. Arrive Chang Tha
Beach in the evening. Transfer to hotel. Dinner and O/N at the hotel.
Day (24) Chang Tha Beach or Nge Saung Beach
After breakfast, leisure at the beach. Lunch, dinner and O/N at the hotel.
Day (25) Chang Tha Beach or Nge Saung Beach
After breakfast, leisure at the beach. Lunch, dinner and O/N at the hotel.
Day (26) Chaung Tha Beach or Nge Saung Beach - Pathein- Yangon (by car)
After breakfast, drive back to Yangon by car. A short sightseeing in the
city of Pathein which is the capital city of Delta region and on way between
Chaung Tha beach or Nge Saung beach - Yangon highway. Lunch on the way. Arrive
Yangon in the late afternoon. Transfer to hotel. Dinner at local restaurant and
O/N at the hotel.
Day (27) Yangon Sightseeing (by car)
After breakfast, visit Chauk Htut Gyi Reclining Buddha Image, Kaba Aye
(World Peace) Pagoda, Tooth relic Pagoda and Gem Museum. Lunch at local
restaurant. After lunch, visit Yangon's famous Bogyoke Aung San Market and China
town for shopping and strolling. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the
hotel.
Day (28) Yangon departure by morning flight
After breakfast, transfer to airport for morning departure flight.
