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10 Days/09 Nights program (Valid until 30 April 2011)

Yangon-Bagan-Mandalay-(Excursion Maymyo) - Heho-Yangon

Tour Code: #1008

Day 01 Arrival Yangon, Yangon sightseeing (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Arrival at Yangon Int’l airport by (flight #) and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon visit to the awe-inspiring SHWEDAGON PAGODA; CHAUKHTATGYI, a colossal reclining Buddha and the NATIONAL MUSEUM, which is filled with artifact and cultural exhibits of Myanmar. Overnight at (#) hotel.

Day 02 Yangon-Bagan (flight), Bagan full day sightseeing (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Early morning transfer to the airport to take the flight (#) to Bagan. After check in at the hotel we are off on our sightseeing tour of one of Asia's most popular archeological destination. We will visit colorful BAGAN market and visit some of BAGANS most famous pagodas, including SHWEZIGON PAGODA, a prototype of later Myanmar stupas; GUBYAUKGYI, a 13th century ‘cave temple with interesting fine frescoes of scenes from the jatakas; and ANANDA PAGODA, one of the finest, largest and best preserved in Old BAGAN.

Return to the hotel for a rest before our afternoon visit to a lacquer ware factory. We will also visit DHAMMAYANGYI PAHTO, a massive later period temple with the finest brickwork in BAGAN. As the sun goes down we will be at one of the ideal viewing sites selected by our tour guide. Overnight at (#) hotel.

Day 03 Bagan full day sightseeing (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Breakfast at the hotel. The sightseeing highlights include a visit to KYAUKGU UMIN temple, which is an interesting rock cave tunnel, and Nagayon, an elegant and well preserved temple containing many Buddhas, the main one which is twice life size and shelters under the hood of a huge serpent. Other visits include GUBYANKGYI, in the old BAGAN village of MYINKABA, which is an early period temple with well preserved paintings inside; and Mingalazedi, the very last of the Late period monuments built before the kingdom’s decline. Overnight at (#) hotel.

Day 04 Bagan – Mandalay (Flight), Amarapura sightseeing (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning transfer to the airport to take the flight (#) to Mandalay. travel to the former royal capital of AMARAPURA. Highlights include MAHAGANDAYON monastery, which is a school for young monks and U BEIN bridge which is more than two centuries old and at 1.2 km is the longest teakwood span in the world.

Afternoon visit MAHAMUNI PAGODA, gold leaf hammering, SHWE INBIN Monastery, the Old Palace grounds, and SHWENANADAW Monastery, noted for its exquisite wood carvings. We also visit KUTHODAW Pagoda, renowned as the world’s largest book for its marble stone slabs of the entire Buddhist scriptures; and see sunset from MANDALAY Hill. Overnight at (#) hotel.

Day 05 Mandalay – Maymyo (Car) excursion Maymyo (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Arrival at Mandalay airport and drive to MAYMYO, which is about 42 miles east of MANDALAY (about a one and a half hours drive) and was a former British Hill Station. The British renamed the town MAYMYO after the British Colonel May who established the beautiful botanical gardens here. Now officially renamed PYIN U LWIN, it is on the way to LASHIO and to the Chinese border town of MUSE. Sightseeing includes PURCELL TOWER, which was a present from Queen Victoria; the morning vegetable market; the Church of the Immaculate Conception; and the 237 acre botanical garden. Drive back to Mandalay and overnight at (#) hotel.

Day 06 Inwa & Sagaing sightseeing (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Breakfast at the hotel. 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.

Afternoon visit to Sagaing, a former capital of the Shan kingdom in the 14th century, is slightly down river from MANDALAY and has many interesting stupas scattered over SAGAING Hill. Today it’s mostly known as a religious center. The highlights include THABYEDAN Fort, TUPAYON PAYA, AUNGMYELAWKA PAYA, ONHMIN THONZE, SOON U PONYA SHIN PAYA, HSINMYASHIN PAYA, and KAUNGHMUDAW PAGODA. Drive back to Mandalay and overnight at (#) hotel.

Day 07 Mandalay- Heho (flight), visit to Pindaya (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning transfer to the airport to take the flight (#) to Heho. Arrival at Heho airport and drive to PINDAYA, which is located 40 km north of AUNGBAN and noted for its extensive limestone caves and picturesque lake. We will be passing through the pa o and Danu villages of Pwehla and Ji Chanzi and endless fields of dry cultivated mountain rice and potato. Inside the Pindaya Caves there are nearly 9,000 Buddha images which have been placed there over the centuries as a form of merit making. Made of various materials and of different sizes, the statues are situated in every nook and cranny throughout the many cave chambers. We can also visit a local Shan umbrella-making factory. Overnight at Conqueror Resort Hotel .

Day 08 Pindaya-Inle by car sightseeing Inle lake (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning drive to unique and magical INLE Lake, which is located 1,328 meters above sea level and is 22 km long and 11 km wide.

Highlights include the fisherman rowing in the one-legged style characteristic of Inle Lake boatmen and the gardens of grass and earth floating on the surface of this shallow lake used for growing vegetables. Besides the enjoyment of the scenery we can also visit the ‘jumping cats’ monastery, PHAUNGDAW U PAGODA, silk weaving, cheroot making and other cottage industries. Overnight at (#) hotel.

Day 09 Heho- Yangon (flight) , Yangon sightseeing (B) (Guide) (L)(D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning transfer to the airport to take the flight (#) back to Yangon. Arrive at Yangon and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon visit to BOTATAUNG PAGODA, which is hollow and through which you can walk and see many ancient relics and artifacts. Then visit to the famous BOGYOKE (SCOTT’S) MARKET, a sprawling 70 year old complex noted for its variety of handicrafts and other items which provide an excellent opportunity for one last shopping spree. Evening sightseeing at CHINA TOWN area. Overnight at (#) hotel.

Day 10 Departure Flight. (B) (Guide) (L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Free time at leisure until transfer to airport to take departure flight (#) back home.