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FANTASTIC MYANMAR – 17 DAYS

Summary:

Discover the highlights of Myanmar with the most of the sights. You will wander the streets of Yangon with its faded colonial architecture and admire the hundreds of Buddhist stupas. With an impressive itinerary of 18 days, you will discover a land of cultural richnes and physical beauty. You will travel from Yangon to Bagan and Mandalay  to Inle Lake. End of your journeys, you will have some days on Ngapali beach. Soak up stumming landscapes and be immersed in the rich culture!

Destination Includes: Yangon –  Golden Rock Pagoda – Bagan – Mandalay – Heho – Kalaw – Inle Lake – Indein – Ngapali Beach

Journey Highlights:
– Visiting the bustling streets of Yangon and visiting hidden temples and pagodas and enjoying a sunset over the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda,
– Steep drive to Golden Rock’s mountain top location.
– Admire the thousands of temples of Bagan and enjoying sunset with panoramic views
– Learning about lake life in Inle and admire the unique one-legged rowing style of the fishermen
– Taking a picnic beside the stunning stupa forest of Indein, one of Inle’s most important religious sites
– Discover the ancient cities of Mandalay, and explore alongside the iconic sites of U Bein Bridge.
– Soaking up the sun and sand on the beach

SUGGESTED ITINERARY
Day 1 : Arrive in Yangon on flight ? (Client’s own tickets)

Upon arrival at the Yangon and after clearing immigration and customs, meet with your guide with a welcome signboard marked “The Time Journeys’s LOGO & your name. Then your tour guide will transfer to your hotel in Centre. The rest of the day is at your leisure to explore city.

Meals: NA
Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon

Yangon city
Day 2: Yangon City Tour

Breakfast at your hotel and then the local guide come and take you for visiting Yangon, the capital of Myanmar – the land of Golden Pagoda. Our tour guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel for check in and relaxing. 1:30 pm: The guide pick you up and transfer you for visiting city: visit old Golden Sule Pagoda, City Hall and Emmanuel Church, also known as Emmanuel Baptist Church, a beautiful white church with two high towers. End the morning in the most prominent site, Shwedagon pagoda – The Golden Pagoda. Awe struck with its golden color, giant spires and holy atmosphere inside. Enjoy lunch in local restaurants.

Then proceed to the Chaukhtatgyi Reclining Buddha Image with the craving of the Buddha life on foots. Afterward, walk along the Kandawgyi Lake; enjoy the cool wind and the poetry of the lake. End the day in the bustling atmosphere of Chinatown and Indian town. Stay overnight in Yangon.

Meals: Breakfast/ lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon

Shwedagon pagoda
Day 3: Yangon - Golden Rock Pagoda – Kyaikto

08:00 am, the guide and driver pick you up at your hotel and drive to Mawlamying , the first capital and port of Myanmar in the Colonial era, founded by British between 1827 and 1852 after first Anglo-Burmese War. It was also the major port for the extraction of the teak. Arrival Mawlamying and sightseeing start to the Yadanarbon Myint Monestery ( Seindon Miphaya Monestery ) where we can feel the fully Old Burma palace decoration: decorated by gold, glass and fancy gems and also Lion Throne and Kyaikthalyn Pagoda Mountain. And then drive to Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda and Kyaikthiyo the “Golden Rock”, a huge boulder completely covered by gold leaf and delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff. Arrive at the base camp of Kinpun and proceed to the Golden Rock by open truck about an hour mountain drive. Take a light trekking on the summit through bamboo forest. Enjoy sunset beauty on hill top and overnight at hotel in Kyaikhtiyo.

Meals: Breakfast/ lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Kayaikhtiyo

Kyaikto
Day 4: Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock) - Bago - Yangon (by car )

After breakfast at hotel, take a half hour walk to a small cave. Also stop at the roadside shops for rare product of jungle. Midmoring, drive down to the base camp and drive to Bago. Make a short visit of Bago town tour including Kanbawza Thardi Palace built by King Bayinnaung, Kalayani Sima (Ordination Hall), Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Shwethalyaung Pagoda, the world’s most beautiful reclining Buddha. And then drive back to Yangon. Overnight at hotel in Yangon.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon

Four Faces of Buddha in bago
Day 5: Yangon - Fly to Bagan (by flight & car)

After breakfast at the hotel, early morning transfer to airport fly to Bagan. Arrive Bagan sightseeing Shwezigon Pagoda and its magnificent golden stupa, Htilominlo Temple noted for its fine plaster carvings and glazed sand stone decoration, Gubyaukgyi Temple, with superb mural paintings of jataka scenes. Visit to Myinkaba Village and observe the process of Traditional Lacquer ware Industry one of Myanmar’s best-known handicrafts. Ananda Temple, an architectural masterpiece of the early-style temple with four impressive standing Buddha images. Enjoy sunset over the site from the upper terrace of Shwesandaw Pagoda. Overnight at hotel in Bagan.

Meals Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Bagan

Bagan
Day 6: Bagan - Full Day sighseeing (by car)

In the morning visit the colorful Nyaung U Market, and then drive to Mt.Popa, is considered the early font of power for the mystical world of the nats. Climb up Mt. Popa and view the surrounding area. Drive back to Bagan. In the evening sightseeing to Thabinnyu Temple, the highest temple in Bagan, Dhammayangyi Temple noted for its remarkable brickwork. Enjoy sunset the Nanpayar. Overnight at the hotel in Bagan.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Bagan

Mt. Popa
Day 7: Bagan - Mandalay (by flight & car)

After breakfast at hotel, transfer to airport and fly to Mandalay. Arrive Mandalay and check in to hotel and Mandalay full day sightseeing; visit to Mahamuni Pagoda, Kyauktawgyi Pagoda a large Buddha image carved out of a single block of marble, Shwenandaw Monastery (Golden Palace) noted for its exquisite wood carving, Kuthodaw Pagoda known as the world’s Biggest Book for its stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures. Mandalay Palace and in the evening enjoy the sunset from Mandalay Hill. Overnight at hotel in Mandalay.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Mandalay

Golden Palace
Day 8: Mandalay - Pyin Oo Lwin (by car)

After the breakfast, drive to Pyin Oo Lwin. Upon arrival, visit National Kandawgyi Garden and Nan Myint Tower (entrance by own) to enjoy the panoramic view of the beautiful flower town. After lunch, visit Chinese Temple; Pwekauk Waterfall. Evening, enjoy the sunset at Kyauk Taw Gyi Pagoda. Both lunch and dinner are you own account. Overnight stay in Pyin Oo Lwin.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Mandalay

Day 9: Pyin Oo Lwin - Hsipaw (by car)

After breakfast at hotel, drive to Pyin Oo Lwin railway station. Proceed to Hsipaw by train. En route you will pass the Gote Htike Bridge (built in before world war & 300meter high). Leave your train at Naung Pein and proceed by car to Hsipaw. Upon arrival at Hsipaw visit Bawgyo Pagoda, the four holy images which is the most revered one in the Shan state. Both lunch and dinner are to your own account. Overnight stay in Hsipaw.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hsipaw

Local market
Day 10: Hsipaw-Mandalay (by car)

After the breakfast drive back to Mandalay. Upon arrival drive to your hotel for check in. In the late afternoon sunset for Mandalay Hill. Both lunch and dinner are to your own account. Overnight stay in Mandalay.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Mandalay

Day 11: Mandalay - Heho - Kalaw (By Flight/ By Coach)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Mandalay Airport for domestic flight to Heho. Upon arrival in Heho, transfer to Kalaw (50 km – 1½ hours), an interesting drive up into the hills and across the Shan Plateau, through fields of mountain rice. Kalaw, which was formerly a British Hill Station. Enjoy walking through Kalaw, visiting the local market, the tiny train station and perhaps walking up the hill to see the old catholic church (if open). In the afternoon, ethnic groups are Danu, first walk through the pine forest and after 1 hour walking you will see potatoes, mountain rice and huge vegetables plantation field. They all worked with ox and buffalo, no machine no tractor. The Myin Ma Hti’s villager are farmers 100% earn their living on agriculture. Myin Ma Hti known for his lime cave 200meters long. Return to your hotel. Overnight at hotel in Kalaw.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Kalaw

Kalaw
Day 12: Inle - Indein (by boat)

Breakfast at hotel, this morning scenic drive (64 km – 2 hours) across the Shan Plateau to Nyaungshwe where we board our own boat to go to our hotel in Inle Lake. Inle Lake sightseeing by boat, visit to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, Floating Gardens, Unique Leg-rowers, Traditional Fishing Method, Silk Weaving, Stilt House Villages on the lake and Nge Pe Chaung Monastery. Overnight at hotel in Inle Lake.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Inle Lake

Day 14: Heho - Thandwe - Ngapali Beach (by fligth and car)

After breakfast at hotel, free for leisure. Overnight at hotel in Ngapali Beach.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Ngapali Beach

Ngapali Beach
Day 15: Ngapali Beach Free time

After breakfast at hotel, free for leisure. Overnight at hotel in Ngapali Beach.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Ngapali Beach

Ngapali Beach
Day 16: Ngapali Beach Free time

After breakfast at hotel, free for leisure. Overnight at hotel in Ngapali Beach.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Ngapali Beach

Ngapali Beach
Day 17: Ngapali Beach - Thandwe - Yangon (by flight & car)

Breakfast at your hotel and then free time for relaxing on beach until pick you up and transfer to Thandwe airport (provided by hotel) for return flight to Yangon. Upon arrival in Yangon, transfer to hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon

Day 18: Yangon departure (Flight: Client’s own tickets)

Breakfast at your hotel. Your time will be your own until your private car and driver arrives to take you to the airport for your departure flight. Your journey with The Time Journeys is now complete…

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Time check out is 12:00

Have a nice journey!. 

The time journeys can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.

Includes & Excludes
The price includes

• Hotel accommodation in shared twin or shared double room with daily breakfast.
• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
• Tours and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicles.
• English-speaking local guide
• All entrance fees as indicated in itinerary.
• Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
• Air ticket in coach class as per program
• Water bottle and cold tower per day on coach

The price excludes

• Myanmar visa
• International air ticket & International airport tax
• Other meal, drink, Tip to guide and driver, personal expenses
• Supplement for French, Spanish, Italian and German speaking guide

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