Best Middle, Eastern and Southern Tour (11 Days/ 10 Nights)

Arrival Mandalay by international flight.
Meeting with your professional guide and assistance on arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Visit the revered Mahamuni Bouddha Image, as well as visit the workshop where gold leaf is produced.
An afternoon tour begins with Shwenandaw Monastery noted for its exquisite wood carvings, followed by Kuthodaw Pagoda, which is known as the World’s Biggest Book because of its stone slabs consisting of Buddhist scriptures.
To end the day with panoramic views of the city and a spectacular sunset at Mandalay Hill.

Meals : Lunch and dinner are your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Mandalay.

After the breakfast, drive to Ava.
You’ll be there taken by a local boat (~10 min) and a horse cart for sightseeing around Inwa that would last hardly 3 hours.
Visit will be made to Bagaya Monastery that is a Buddhist monastery built on the southwest of Inwa Palace and one of the famous tourists attractions, Mainu Brick Monastery and old watchtower.
Then, drive to Sagaing, considered by Myanmar Buddhists to be the holiest site in the country and visit to Sagaing Hill.
We will end the day by watching a beautiful sunset at U Bein, a crossing that spans the Taungthaman Lake and the oldest and longest teakwood bridge in the world.

Meals : Lunch and dinner are your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Mandalay.

After the breakfast, a boat trip along Ayeyarwaddy River (~ 1 hr) to visit Mingun village which is 11 km north of Mandalay.
Visit sites are: Pahtodawgyi, a giant brick stupa is constructed in 1970, Mingun Bell (90 tons), one of the world’s largest hanging bells was cast in 1808; Mya Theindan Pagoda (1817) has unique architecture style which symbolized the Seven Seas of Buddhist cosmology.
Stroll back to the boat for a visit to the numerous galleries lining the road.
Then back to Mandalay and visit Zay Cho market which is the major market in Mandalay and is one of Myanmar’s oldest.
Transfer to your hotel.

Meals : Lunch and dinner are your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Mandalay.

After the breakfast, an awaiting car will take you to the airport for the flight to Bagan.
Meeting with your professional guide and assistance on arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Visit the colorful Nyaung U Market, Shwezigon Pagoda, a circular pagoda fully covered with gold leaf coating. You walk around the outside of this bell shaped pagoda and take some beautiful photos.
Then, visit the magnificent Ananda Temple, Ananda Okyaung, a Lacquer-ware workshops and the massive Dhamayangyi Temple.
Enjoy the sunset by riding horse cart.

Meals : Lunch and dinner are your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Bagan.

After the breakfast, visit Sat Sat Yo village where we can see topknot style of Myanmar children known as Sanyitwine. Sat Sat Yo Village is famous for its’ unique hair style which is unlikely to no one.
Arrival Salay and visit Yoke-Sone-Kyaung, museum of Myanmar famous writer U Pone Nya and lacquer ware “Man” pagoda built in AD 1300. Salay is a colorful old religious center in Central Myanmar. It is about 1 ½ hours drive south of Bagan.
Back to Bagan.

Meals : Lunch and dinner are your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Bagan.

After the breakfast, an awaiting car will take you to the airport for the flight to Heho.
Proceed to Inle Lake. Visit Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery which is well-known by photographers for its unique oval-shape windows which serve as eye-catching frames when novice monks stand to look out.
Visit Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda that is one of the holiest sites in Shan State, visited by Buddhist worshippers from all around Myanmar. The shrine itself is huge and features five ancient golden Buddhas, and next to it can be found a large golden barge, a replica of the one said to have been used by King Alaung Sithu to travel around the country, the bazaar, Ngaphe Chaung monastery and silk & lotus stem weaving.

Meals : Lunch and dinner are your own expense.
Overnight at hotel in Inle.

After the breakfast, visit the 5 days market which due once on five days at each village to see multi hill tribes come down from nearby villages.
Proceed to Indein village which is most famous for its crumbling and atmospheric groups of ancient pagodas, some of which are now being restored.

Meals : Lunch and dinner are your own expense.
Overnight at hotel in Inle.

After the breakfast, an awaiting car will take you to the airport for the flight to Yangon.
Visit Chaukhtatgyi Reclining Buddha Image which is 230ft (70 m) long in the pose of rest; the head is lifted up by the right arm bent at the elbow.
Proceed to Bogyoke Aung San Market (Scott Market) the famous two-storey market that sells typical traditional Myanmar crafts. (closed on every Monday & public holidays!!)
Visit the Shwedagon Pagoda; the world famous glittering gold stupa, believed to have been built more than 2500 year ago.
Visit China Town in the evening.

Meals : Lunch and dinner are your own expense.
Overnight at hotel in Yangon.

Our professional guide will pick you up from your hotel located and drive to Kyaikhtiyo Kin Pun (base camp), which situates (~ 5 hours) North- East of Yangon.
At Kin Pun base camp ride a public transportation open truck that will lead you to the Yathe Hill.
From Yathe hill, you will take a cable car to the upper staging point. Watch the beautiful scenery from the Golden Rock precinct for daybreak.
Visit Golden Rock pagoda & surrounding mountains nearby such as hunter mountain.
After that, climb down to the Kimpun base camp.

Meals : Lunch and Dinner are your own cost.
Overnight at Kimpun base camp.

After the breakfast at hotel, take excursion to the ancient capital Bago (formerly known as Pegu), 80 kilometers northeast of Yangon.
Visit the Shwetharhlaung Pagoda, with its giant reclining Buddha, having a history over 1000 years old; the nearby Monastic Education Center; the tour continues to the Shwemawdaw Pagoda, with 114metres the highest pagoda in Myanmar.
Drive back to Yangon.

Meals : Lunch & dinner are your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Yangon.

After breakfast at the hotel, visit Sule Pagoda, Mahabandoola Park, Colonial Buildings, City Hall to photo stop.
Embark on Yangon’s circular train from Yangon Central Railway Station that weaves and trundles its way through the city’s main townships and districts in a rough circle. Observe the students and workers in their daily commute and the vendors and hawkers plying their trade. Food sellers hop on at each station selling betel nut, cigarettes, sweet buns, steamed sweet corn and other aromatic produce.
You will be arrived at Insein train station.
Transfer to the airport for your departure.

Meals : Lunch is your own cost.