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12 DAYS  MYANMAR TOUR

(Yangon-Mandalay-Monywa-Pakkoku-Bagan-Kalaw-Inle Lake-Yangon)

Day 01 Yangon

Upon arrival at YANGON airport you will be welcomed by your guide and transferred to your hotel. Your journey begins with an afternoon tour through Yangon's colonial-style city center.
Visit SULE PAGODA, dating back over 2,000 years ago; the magnificent reclining Buddha at CHAUK HTAT GYI and after a photo stop at the KARAWEIK HALL, a 'hamsa-bird-shaped' floating barge on Kandawgyi (Royal) Lake; stroll through the BOGYOKE (SCOTTS) MARKET with hundreds of food, clothes, handicrafts and gems stores. Complete your first day in Myanmar with an extended visit to one of the world's most spectacular monuments, the SHWEDAGON PAGODA.
Lunch and dinner.. Overnight stay at Hotel in Yangon.

Day 02 Yangon - Mandalay

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for domestic flight to MANDALAY. Upon arrival at Mandalay airport, transfer to your hotel. Experience the sights and sounds of Mandalay including one of the most revered religious monuments in Myanmar, the MAHAMUNI PAGODA; the SHWE INBIN MONASTERY; the GOLDEN PALACE MONASTERY, a superb example of a traditional wooden building and KUTHODAW PAGODA the world's largest book, made of marble. Visit a traditional hand-woven silk workshop as well as a Kalaga tapestries craftsmen's shop before proceeding to MANDALAY HILL for sunset.
Dinner at hotel and overnight stay at Hotel in Mandalay.

Day 03 Amarapura - Ava - Sagaing

After breakfast, excursion to Amarapura, 15 km from Mandalay. Visit MAHAGANDAYON, a famous Buddhist monastery, where more than a thousand monks live and study; continue to 200-year-old U BEIN teak bridge, built in 1782 at the time when Amarapura was Royal capital. Visit BAGAYA MONASTERY, with a superb collection of Buddha statues. After lunch at local restaurant, excursion to the former Royal Capital of INWA (AVA), reached by a short boat trip. Visits by horse-drawn carriage to NANMYINT WATCH TOWER, the remains of the palace building nicknamed "the leaning tower of Ava"; MAHA AUNGMYE BONZAN MONASTERY, built of brick and stucco; BARGAYAR MONASTERY, famous for its impressive ornate woodcarvings and teak posts. Continue to SAGAING HILLS, a retreat for Buddhist devotees for sunset.
Dinner at hotel and overnight stay at Hotel in Mandalay.

Day 04 Mandalay - Monywa

After breakfast, proceed to MONYWA (150 km - 4 hours). Visit en route the THANBODDHAY PAGODA; 845 small stupas are rising up to the richly decorated central stupa, which is reminding a bit of Borobudur in Java. Take a walk through the nearby banyan tree grove BODDHI-TATAUNG with the thousand Buddha images sitting at the foot of each tree and enjoy the panoramic view from AUNG SETKAYA PAGODA, standing 130 meter high on the Po Khaung hills. After lunch at simple local restaurant, cross the CHINDWIN RIVER by ferry boat and proceed by pick-up or jeep (40 km - 1 hour) to HPO WIN DAUNG, a system of impressive sandstone caves containing Buddha statues, wood carvings and fine mural paintings mainly in Inwa-style, some dating back to 15th century. Dozens of large and small caves with about 450,000 images are hidden in the area of the Hpo Win Hills.
Dinner and overnight stay in simple hotel  with basic facilities in Monywa.

Day 05 Monywa - Pakkoku - Bagan

After breakfast, drive to PAKKOKU (110 km - 4 hours), a port city set south of the Chindwin confluence. On the way you will stop in PAKHANGYI to visit one of the oldest ornate teak monasteries of the country.
After lunch at simple local restaurant in Pakkoku you will visit the typical local market by traditional trishaws (if available) and possibility to see the weaving of the characteristic Myanmar cotton blankets. Proceed by boat on the AYEYARWADDY RIVER to BAGAN where you will arrive in time for sunset. This down river trip takes about 2 hours (depending on river conditions it might take longer). Upon arrival, transfer to hotel.
Dinner at hotel and overnight stay at Hotel in Bagan.

Day 06 Bagan

After breakfast, stroll through the colorful local market and continue the day with visits to the most significant pagodas and temples of Bagan including SHWEZIGON PAGODA, built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine; KU BYANUK GYI, a temple with superb murals of Jataka scenes; KHAY MIN GA TEMPLE, noted for its panoramic view of the area's numerous monuments and ANANDA TEMPLE, with four standing Buddha images. After lunch at local restaurant, visit one of Myanmar's most treasured handicrafts, a lacquerware craftsmen's workshop in nearby MYINKABA village. You will continue to MANUHA TEMPLE, built in the Mon style in 1059 and follow on to NANBAYA TEMPLE, a unique sandstone monument said to have been the palace of King Manuha. Proceed to BUPAYA PAGODA or MINGALA ZEDI STUPA to watch the sunset over the famous Ayeyarwaddy River.
Dinner at a riverside restaurant and overnight stay at Hotel in Bagan.

Day 07 Bagan

After breakfast, a scenic drive (80km - 2 hour) will take you to the former British hill station of PYIN OO LWIN (Maymyo), a delightful small town of colonial-style buildings, markets, and a botanical garden.
After lunch, venture out to visit the PEIK KHYIN MYAUNG CAVES, caves almost as old as the land itself.
Dinner and overnight stay in Pyin Oo Lwin.

Optional: Experience the magic of Bagan and a thousand years of history from the enchanting platform of a hot air balloon, for the first time ever. 'Balloons over Bagan' offers visitors exclusive sunrise champagne flights over the ancient pagodas of Bagan from late October to April. (Details see 'Balloons over Bagan')

Day 08 Bagan - Mount Popa - Kalaw

After early breakfast, a 300 km drive (8 hours) will take you to Kalaw. En route you will visit MOUNT POPA, an extinct volcano with spectacular views. Its shrine is dedicated to animist spirits known as "nats" and you will have time to climb the 777 steps to the shrine at the top of the peak. After lunch at simple local restaurant en route, the journey continues on a narrow, winding and bumpy road through the Shan Hills. In the late afternoon you will reach KALAW, a fresh and delightful hill station, on the rim of the Shan Plateau, which is a market center for ethnic minorities from surrounding regions.
Dinner at hotel and overnight stay at Resort in Kalaw (hotel in Kalaw might be substituted by a hotel in Pindaya).

Day 09 Kalaw - Nyaung Shwe - Inle Lake

After breakfast, set out for an excursion on foot (about 4 hours walk) to the TAR YAW village of the Palaung tribe. The animist Palaungs were amongst the earliest inhabitants in Myanmar and have kept to their traditions living with several families in 'long-houses', cultivating cash crops and tanapet for Burmese cheroot cigars. Take a walk to their plantations and visit the village before returning to Kalaw.
After lunch, transfer to NYAUNG SHWE (66 km - 1 ½ hours) and proceed by boat to your hotel.
Dinner at hotel and overnight stay at Cottages on Inle Lake (hotel on the lake might be substituted by a hotel on the shore of Inle Lake or in Nyaung Shwe).

Day 10 Inle Lake

After breakfast, full day excursion by boat on Inle Lake to see the famous leg rowers, typical floating gardens, local methods of fishing, village life and magnificent scenery. You will visit the PHAUNGDAW OO PAGODA, one of the main principle shrines in Myanmar and dating back to the 18th century; the NGA PHE KYAUNG MONASTERY, famous for its jumping cats trained by monks; the weaving village of INPAWKHON and to one of the local markets in the Inle Lake region (on market days only).
Dinner at hotel and overnight stay at Cottages on Inle Lake (hotel on the lake might be substituted by a hotel on the shore of Inle Lake or in Nyaung Shwe).

Day 11 Inle Lake - Heho - Yangon

After breakfast, you will be transferred by boat to NYAUNG SHWE and proceed to Heho Airport (25km - 1 hour) for domestic flight to YANGON. Upon arrival at Yangon airport, transfer to your hotel. Complete your Yangon impressions with a visit to the KABA AYE (WORLD PEACE) PAGODA and the MAHAPASANA CAVE, where the sixth Buddhist synod took place. Proceed to Yangon's oldest Chinese temple and at the riverside located BOTATAUNG PAGODA. Last but not least, see the 8 meter high Golden Lion Throne as well as the Mandalay Royal Regalia at the NATIONAL MUSEUM.
Lunch and dinner to your own account and overnight stay at Hotel in Yangon.

Day 12 Yangon

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