Day 1. YANGON ARRIVAL (-/-/-)
Arrive at Yangon International Airport(am flight) and transfer to your hotel.Sightseeing will be started from the famous Strand Road and visit the bustling Yangon harbor. Visit to BOTATHAUNG PAGODA, located close to Yangon River. Then drive through the colonial style buildings downtown, the Chinatown area and the Indian quarter. ContinuetoCHAUK HTAT GYI,a huge reclining Buddha image. Stop at the gilded SULE PAGODA, dating back over 2,000 years.
In the evening, visit to SHWEDAGON PAGODA, one of the world’s most spectacular religious monuments.Return to your hotel. (Lunch and dinner will be to your own account.)Overnight stay at Hotel in Yangon.
Day 2.YANGON - BAGAN (B/-/-)
Breakfast at Hotel,transfer to airport for domestic flight to BAGAN(Approx: 08:00-09:10).
sightseeing will start with a NyaungOo local market, SHWEZIGON PAGODA, a prototype of real Myanmar stupa, built in 1087. WetgyiinGU BYAUK GYI for its famous Jataka mural painting and HTILOMINLO TEMPLE for its plaster carvings and famous ANADA TEMPLE, with its four huge standing-Buddha images.
In the afternoon, sightseeing continues with visits to MANUHA TEMPLE, built in mon style in 1059,NANBAYA TEMPLE, DHAMMAYANGYI TEMPLE which is the most massive structure and SULAMANI TEMPLE is a large with multi storey structure. Enjoy beautiful sunset.
Lunch and dinner will be to your own account. Overnight stay at Hotel, in Bagan.
Day 3.BAGAN -MT. POPA-BAGAN (B/-/-)
After breakfast at Hotel, 2hr drive and visit to MOUNT POPA , 730- meter high of PopaTaungkalat, an extinct volcano with a shrine dedicated to animist spirits known as “Nats”. To reach the top of the volcanic plug with its many shrines and a monastery, one has to climb up 700 steep steps. You will enjoy the extraordinary panoramic view of the surrounding landscape.
Drive back to Bagan. On the way, visit to toddy farm and palm juice making work shop.
In the afternoon, proceed to BUPAYA PAGODA, a memorable experience for the view over the Ayeyarwaddy River and the many ancient monuments which make this one of Asia’s most impressive archaeological sites. After sunset, transfer back to your hotel.In the evening, enjoy your sunset from NAN MYINT VIEWING TOWER. (Lunch and dinner will be to your own account.)
Overnight stay Hotel, in Bagan.
Day 4.BAGAN – MANDALAY- AMARAPURA (B/-/-)
After breakfast at Hotel, transfer to Yangon airport for domestic flight to MANDALAY (Approx: 08:30-09:00).On arrival, visit AMARAPURA, 15 km from Mandalay to visit MAHAGANDAYON MONASTERY, (MahaAungmyeBanzan) famous for Buddhist learning centre. Proceedto toU BEIN teak bridge, over 150 years old. Transfer to your hotel.
In the afternoon,visit MYANANSANKYAW PALACE; built by King Mindon and drive up to MANDALAY HILL for panoramic view of Mandalay City.SHWE NAN DAW KYAUNG (or Golden Palace Monastery),KUTHODAW PAGODAS with 729 stone tablets (known as World’s Biggest Book) and MAHAMUNI PAGODA and its spectacular Buddha image covered with thick layers of gold leaves.(Lunch and dinner will be to your own account.)
Overnight stay at Hotel, in Mandalay.
Day 5.AVA- SAGAING- MINGUN (B/-/-)
After breakfast at Hotel,visit to AVA, was for centuries the most important royal capital in Myanmar and surround on all sides by water. Take a ferry boat across the Myitnge River and horse carts on the other side to visit this small island with famous BARGAYAR MONASTERY, MAHA AUNGMYE BONZAN MONASTERY, built of brick and stucco.
In the afternoon, proceed to SAGAING HILLS for U MIN THONE SAE PAGODAS and SOON U PON NYA SHIN PAGODA. And continue to MINGUN. Sightseeing for PHAHTODAWGYI PAGODA; a huge unfinished pagoda, the enormous Mingun bell (90 tons); one of the largest in the world and MYATHEINDAN or SINBYUME PAGODA (Settawaya). And back to Mandalay. Return to your Hotel.Lunch and dinner will be to your own account. Overnight stay at Hotel, in Mandalay.
Day 6.MANDALAY–HEHO-INLE LAKE -INDEINN (B/-/-)
After breakfast at Hotel, transfer to airport for domestic flight to HEHO, (Approx: 09:20-10:35).
On arrival, drive to NYAUNG SHWE and transfer to hotel.
Boat trip on Inle Lake – a photographer's dream, its calm waters are dotted with floating vegetation and fishing, to which scenic high hills provide the perfect backdrop. See the lake's unique “leg rowers” – the Intha people row standing up with one leg wrapped around an oar. Visit Phaung Daw OoPagoda, the holiest religious site in southern Shan State. See traditional handicrafts - silk weaving on wooden handlooms and a blacksmith shop. Pass endless floating gardens, where fruit and vegetables are grown.Stop at NgaPheKyaung Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries on the lake and one can see ancient Buddha statues which are more than 200 years old.
In the afternoon,proceed to INDEIN PAGODA complex, which is situated on the western bank of Inle Lake. The group of pagodas is built by Pa-O tribes. Visit one of the most amazing historical sights of Shan state consisting of hundreds of small stupasovergrown by moss and vegetation. Lunch and dinner will be to your own account. Overnight stay Hotel, in NyaungShwe, on the bank of Inlelake.
Day 8 –Day 12.NGAPALI BEACH (B/-/-)
After breakfast at Hotel, the day will be at leisure for relaxing at Ngapali Beach.
Lunch and dinner will be to your own account.
Overnight stay at Hotelin Ngapali Beach.
Day 13. NGAPALI BEACH- YANGON (B/-/-)
After breakfast, check out from your hotel and transfer to THANDWE airport for domestic flight to YANGON (Approx: 12:15-13:05). On arrival, visit KYAUKTAWGYI PAGODA and White Elephant campThe better alternative for one stop shop is BOGYOKE (SCOTTS) MARKET (closed on Public Holidays and Mondays). This multi-storey market more than 2,000 stores selling clothes and accessories, Gold, gems and jewellery, and painting. Lunch and dinner will be to your own account.
Overnight stay at Hotelin Yangon.