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Yagon – Mandalay -Yangon

Tour Code: #1006

Day 01 Yangon (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Meet on arrival at YANGON International Airport and transfer to hotel. Yangon sightseeing includes KABA AYE (WORLD PEACE) PAGODA, MAHAPASANA GUHA CAVE, where the Sixth Buddhist Council took place and Rangoon's oldest Chinese temple. An extended visit to SHWEDAGON PAGODA, one of the world's most spectacular religious monuments, will conclude today's sightseeing tour of this picturesque Garden City. The golden dome of the Shwedagon Pagoda rises 98 meters above its base and is covered with 60 tons of pure gold. Overnight in Yangon.

Balance of the day at leisure to pursue individual interests. Overnight in Yangon.

Day 02 Yangon – Mandalay (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Transfer by airport for domestic flight to Mandalay. Upon arrival at Mandalay Airport proceed directly to Amarapura. 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 the royal capital. Visit BAGAYA MONASTERY, with a superb collection of Buddha status. Before returning to Mandalay, stop at a traditional hand-weaving silk workshop en route.

After lunch, proceed on a comprehensive sightseeing tour including MAHAMUNI PAGODA with its spectacular Buddha image covered with thick layers of gold leaves, SHWE INBIN, one of the most outstanding monasteries in the country, SHWE NAN DAW KYAUNG or GOLDEN PALACE MONASTERY, a superb example of a traditional wooden building, KUTHODAW PAGODA, known as the world's largest book, consisting of 729 marble slabs engraved with Buddhist scriptures. A visit is also made to a jetty to observe daily life at the river and to a craftsmen's workshop to see Kalaga tapestries being created. Sunset from MANDALAY HILL. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Mandalay.

Day 3 Mandalay – Mingun- Ava-(B) (Guide) (L)(D)

We will go to jetty where we take a short and pleasant ride upriver to Mingun, the site of what would have been the world’s largest zedi had not King Bodawpaya died in 1819 thus halting all further work. Later an earthquake in 1838 split the monument and reduced it to partial rubble. Nonetheless, it is still a very impressive sight as we approach from the river. Nearby we can also visit the Mingun Bell, moved from the zedi after the earthquake and now hung in a new shrine building. It is said to be the largest hung uncracked bell in the world. Return to Mandalay.

Visit the former royal capital of Inwa, founded in 1364 which lasted nearly 400 years. Highlights include the ‘leaning tower of Ava’, the Maha Aungmye Bonzan, which is a brick-and-stucco monastery, and the elegant teakwood monastery Bagaya Kyaung. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Mandalay.

Day 4 Mandalay –Yangon (B) (Guide) (L)

Travelers having arrived mid-day on Day 01 will transfer to Yangon International Airport for departure.
For these having arrived during afternoon, a morning of sightseeing will include the city highlights as shown in Day 01 of the itinerary. Transfer to Yangon International Airport for departure.