DAY |
ITINERARY |
1 |
Arrival Mandalay and sightseeing (By car) (-/-/D) |
2 |
Mandalay – Bagan (By cruise) (B/L/D) |
3 |
Bagan (By cruise) (B/L/D) |
4 |
Bagan (By cruise) (B/L/D) |
5 |
Bagan (By cruise) (B/-/D) |
6 |
Bagan and sightseeing (By car) (B/-/-) |
7 |
Bagan – Heho – Inle (By flight) (B/L/-) |
8 |
Indein – Inle (By boat) (B/L/-) |
9 |
Inle – Heho – Yangon (By flight) (B/-/D) |
10 |
Departure (B/-/-) |
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.
Have a Private Pavilion Dinner.
Meals : Lunch is your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Mandalay.
After the breakfast, your guide will take you to Gawein Jetty.
Board the Ship at Gawein Jetty (11.30-12.00 hrs), welcome cocktail and lunch.
Sail upstream (ETD 12.30/13.00) and moor overnight at a river village North of Mandalay.
Remarks: Sightseeing may be changed due to the water level and weather condition.
Meals : Lunch and dinner on board.
Overnight on cruise.
Visit the spectacular potteries-making village of Kyauk Myaung, and see the manufacture stages of the famous 50 Gallons (200 Litres) pots (1.5 hours visit).
Cruise back downstream to Mingun (Eta 14.00 hrs).
At early evening, visit the unfinished pagoda, the largest working bell in the world and the “home for the aged”.
Dance and Theatre performance on the Sundeck.
Remarks: Sightseeing may be changed due to the water level and weather condition.
Meals : Lunch and dinner on board.
Overnight on cruise.
We travel by coach to the ancient city of Ava, capital of the Burmese Kingdom from 1364 to 1841.
We explore the ruins by horse cart visiting the beautiful 200 year’s old Bagaya Kyaung teak Monastery, Nanmyin watchtower (27mt. high) and the Me Nu Ok Kyaung monastery.
Return to the ship and cast off.
Stop at Yandabo, a picturesque river village specializing in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war signed on Feb. 24, 1826.
Explore the village stopping to some pot-making workshops to learn their unique production technique, the school and the monastery.
Continue sailing until late night.
Moor overnight at midriver.
Remarks: Sightseeing may be changed due to the water level and weather condition.
Meals : Lunch and dinner on board.
Overnight on cruise.
Disembark at Aye Yar Jetty in Bagan by 09.00 hrs.
Meet your professional guide at the jetty and transfer to your hotel to check-in.
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.
Have a dinner with marionette show.
Meals : Lunch is your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Bagan.
In the early morning, your adventure starts with a short journey in one of our romantic converted vintage buses to one of our dedicated launch sites.
The growing light reveals the teams busy at work preparing your balloon against a backdrop of ancient temples shrouded in mist.
There is time for tea, coffee and refreshments before the all important safety briefing.
With the balloons now standing upright, it is time to climb on board and our helpful crew are on hand to assist you into the basket.
The balloon is guided by gentle winds not exceeding 15 mph, allowing passengers a serene and peaceful bird’s-eye view of ancient temples drifting by. Using his skill and years of flight experience in Bagan the pilot is able to guide the balloon to a gentle landing where our friendly and experienced crew will be waiting for you with fruits, fresh pastries and a glass or two of sparkling wine to complete the post flight celebration.
Back to hotel and 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.
Visit Kansithar U Min, Wetkyi-in Gubyaukkyi Temple (an Indian-style spire), Sulamani Temple and Thatbyinyu Temple (known for its great height)
Enjoy the sunset with private sunset cocktail on boat.
Meals : Lunch and dinner are your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Bagan.
Remark : Hot Air Balloon and sunset cocktail boat do not operate in May to September.
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 by InDevi Luxury Boat.
Luxury picnic lunch in a bamboo forest.
Meals : Dinner is your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Inle.
After breakfast at the hotel, visit the 5 days market which due once on five days at each village to see multi hill tribes come down from nearby villages by InDevi Luxury Boat.
Proceed to Indein village which is most famous for its crumbling and atmospheric groups of ancient pagodas, some of which are now being restored.
Exotic boat lunch on the lake.
Meals : Dinner is your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Inle.
After the breakfast, an awaiting car will take you to the airport for the flight to Yangon.
Welcomed by an elephant coach bus at the airport to hotel.
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.
Take Spa treatment.
Farewell Dinner at Le Planteur (full a la carte menu)
Meals : Lunch is your own cost.
Overnight at hotel in Yangon.
After the breakfast, visit Botahtaung Pagoda, one of significant temple-type pagodas in Yangon which houses a sacred hair relic of the Buddha.
Visit Sule Pagoda, Mahabandoola Park, Colonial Buildings, City Hall to photo stop.
Transfer to the airport for your international flight.
Meals : Lunch is your own cost.
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