16. MAJESTIC  MYANMAR  PACKAGE [16]

6 Days Myanmar

(Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay – Heho – Inle (Sagar) – Yangon)

Day 1 – Yangon

On your arrival at Yangon International Airport you will be warmly welcomed by our guide greeting you by saying "Mingala Ba" which is our Myanmar Traditional way of offering you an auspicious day. Your sightseeing list among many other interesting places to visit in Yangon City center features CHAUKHTATE GYI PAGODA, a colossal reclining Buddha, The KARAWEIK hall, a Royal barge to the Royal Lake, The NATIONAL MUSEUM, The GEMS MUSEUM. Lunch and dinner will be arranged at a restaurant which will include a traditional show and a vocal musical event. To end up the day you will be visiting our world famous SHWEDAGON PAGODA to watch the sun-set. Overnight will be at a Hotel in YANGON.

Day 2 – Yangon – Bagan

After breakfast at Hotel leave to airport for a trip by domestic airline to the ancient City of Bagan. After arriving at Bagan, visit the interesting NYAUNG-OO Market, SHWEZIGONE PAGODA built by KING ANAWRAHTA, the famous Temple ANANDA built by King KYANSITTHA, THATBYINNYU Temple, the highest Temple in Bagan, and HTI-LO-MIN-LO Temple. After that a visit to the lacquer ware workshop where you can observe the very interesting stage by stage production of lacquer ware products. This will be followed by a visit to the MANUHA Temple, GUBYAUKGYI Temple, DHAMANYANGYI Temple which is the most massive Temple of BAGAN. For the evening, a visit to SHWESANDAW PAGODA (or) BUPAYA to watch the beautiful sunset.

Day 3 – Bagan – Mandalay

After taking breakfast at Hotel continue the journey by domestic flight to the historical capital city of last Kingdom of Mandalay. Visit Mandalay Kings' palace of ancient era, the Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as having the world's largest Buddhist scriptures being inscribed on marble slabs. Next visit will be the Mandalay Hill on which you will be amazed to see glass studded temples. After that the famous and most revered Mahamuni Pagoda which is the historically most like image of Buddha. The visit will continue with the architecturally famous and fabulous Atumashi Shwe Kyaung and some other temples and a visit to the 1 kilometer long U-Bein Bridge made of entirely teak wood across the big Taung-Tha-Man Lake. Lunch and dinner at restaurant will and overnight at Hotel.

Day 4 – Mandalay – Heho

After breakfast at Hotel go to airport for a flight to Heho, Southern Shan State, by domestic plane. After arriving at Heho proceed to Inle Lake by car for sightseeing by boat on the lake to observe the wonderful floating gardens, floating market, and to visit the villages producing lacquer wares and silk weaving cottages. Next visit the amazing Phaung-Daw-Oo Pagoda and visit Nga Phe Kyaung monastery, where you will be amazed to watch a performance by cats jumping hoops which is never seen before. You can also observe village life on the lake and see the unique way of the native Shan's method of rowing boats with their legs. Lunch and Dinner at a restaurant and overnight sleep at Hotel.

Day 5  – Inle – Sagar - Inle

After breakfast visit to Market. Then 3 and half hrs boat ride to Sagar, the route to Sagar is a boat journey leaving Lake Inle southwards through the sometimes murky. Passing Taung-to village and its old pagodas one comes a little bit later to Kyaing Kan Village where monk's robes are made from fibers of the lotus stems, a rather unique process not used elsewhere. Visit the red Pa O village, see hand made pottery. In Sagar, visit the school for children, ancient monastery and pagoda site which. Usually all the villages have some kind of market at different days its w it under waterorth it to have a look, maybe try the local food and marvel the colorful costumes. Lunch at en route. Dinner and overnight sleep at Hotel.

Day 6 –  Heho – Yangon - Departure to next destination

Breakfast at hotel and fly back to Yangon by domestic airline. After arrival at Yangon continue trip to Bogyoke market to buy souvenirs (handicrafts, etc.) and proceed to Yangon International Airport for departure to your next destination.