Amazing Myanmar 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 to 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, drive to Monywa (~ 140 km, ± 3 hour drive) and visit the Mohnyin Than Buddhay temple where over 500,000 Buddha images are seated and a Hollywood fantasy specialist could have been godfather here – but see for yourself (without fail!). Then continue to the visit of a religious sanctuary impressing Boddhi – Ta – Htaung that possesses thousands of the banyans underneath with Buddha’s statuaries, one of the biggest lying Buddha (more than 100m of length) and visit Laykyun Sekkyar Standing Buddha.

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

After breakfast, visit of the 947 caves that make up the complex were built between the 14th and 18th centuries, and contain ornate mural paintings and hundreds of Buddha statues of Po Win Taung. The partitions are decorated of wall paintings illustrating the stages traditional bouddhiques as well as the profane stages. And then, transfer to the harbor of Pakkoku (140 km/~3 hr) while crossing typical villages. Embarking on board of a private boat and restful coming down on the Irrawaddy stream (~ 2 hr), while crossing picturesque landscapes until Bagan. Arrived to Bagan and a vehicle will drive you to your hotel in Bagan.

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

After the breakfast, 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, drive to Salay.
Stopping by the Chauk provincial markets on the way to browse souvenirs and see a piece of local culture.
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.
Next, you will go on excursion to Mount Popa where you will hear the legends about Nats represent a heritage of earlier animist religions in Burmese countryside, which were synchronized with Buddhist religion in the 11th century.
You participate in the Mt. Popa Nat Festival that there are traditional dances and musical performances are held. (only festival days!!)
Enjoy a panoramic view from the top of Popa Taung Kalat.
Go back to Bagan and transfer to your hotel.

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

After the breakfast, an awaiting car will take you to the airport for the flight to Yangon.
When you arrive in Yangon, you will go to colossal reclining Buddha Chaukhtatkyi.
The last stop of the tour is a visit to the magnificent Shwedagon pagoda, 2600 years old with a large glided stupa.
The tour end in China town with the buzzing streets of Yangon and chilling at 19th street beer pubs and many mingle at many food stalls.

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

After the breakfast, drive to Pyay (~6hr).
Visit the most famous Shwesandaw Pagoda and sunset from there.
You check-in at the hotel.

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

After the breakfast, visit old city Thirikhitayar of 2000 year and its environs including several pagodas and museum.
Visit ancient buddha images carved on stone walls of Akauk Mountain. Akauk Mountain is situated near the bank of Ayeyarwaddy River between the southern most part of Pyay District and northern most part of Hinthata District can be reached by waterway from Pyay.
You first take a 2 hours’ drive to Htone Bo – a small town on the other side of Ayeyarwady River where heavy industries of Government located and from where you take a boat to visit amazing numerous Buddha images of different size and posture carved along the cliffs of the riverbank. After 15mins’ boat ride, you visit to Akauk Taung Mountain (Customs Hill). Even though the “mountain” is more like a hill, its face along the side of the river contains a large variety of different sizes and styles of Buddha images (30-50 feet about sea level).
Return back to Pyay.

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

After the breakfast, drive back to Yangon.
Stroll through downtown Yangon along its streets lined with impressive colonial buildings – City Hall, High Court, General Post Office, Customs House and colonial landmark Strand Hotel while passing religious pagodas and well maintained parks.

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

After the breakfast, 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!!)
Transfer to the airport for your international departure.