Genuine Myanmar

Day 1 : Yangon

Meet with our guide on arrival at the Yangon international Airport and transfer to the hotel. Today's sightseeing tour includes the old colonial style city center, the gilded Sule Pagoda, dating back over 2,000 years and then proceed to Chauk Htat Gyi, a huge reclining Buddha image, followed by a photo stop at Karaweik Hall royal floating barge. An extended visit to the Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the world's most spectacular religious monuments will conclude the 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. Accommodation at the hotel, in Yangon.

Day 2 : Yangon - Bagan (Flight, Car)

After an early breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for a domestic flight to Bagan. As soon as you arrive, you will start your day with visits to the most significant pagodas and temples of Bagan. Shwezigon Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine; Kubyaukkyi, noted for its panoramic view of the area's numerous monuments and the Ananda Temple, with four standing Buddha images. In the afternoon we will visit one of Myanmar's most treasured handicrafts, a lacquer ware craftsmen's workshop in the nearby the Myinkaba village. You will continue to Manuha temple, built in the Mon style in 1059. Next you will explore the Myinkabar gubyaukkyi temple, a temple noteworthy for its mural paintings under the protection of the UNESCO. Proceed to Shwe sandaw to watch the sunset over the famous Ayeyarwaddy River. Accommodation at the hotel, in Bagan.

Day 3 : Bagan - Mandalay – Amarapura - Mandalay (Flight, Car)

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Nyaung Oo (Bagan) Airport for a domestic flight to Mandalay. As soon as you arrive at Mandalay Airport you will proceed directly to Amarapura. You will visit Mahagandayon, a famous Buddhist monastery, where more than a thousand monks live and study. The visit will continue to the 150 years old U Bein teak bridge, built in 1851 at the time when Amarapura was the royal capital. Then you will proceed to Mandalay and the tour highlight includes: the Mahamuni Pagoda with its spectacular Buddha image covered with thick layers of gold leaves, a visit to a craftsman's workshop to see the Kalaga tapestries being created, Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung (or Golden Palace Monastery), a superb example of a traditional wooden building, and Kuthodaw Pagoda (UNESCO Memory of the World), consisting of 729 marble slabs engraved with Buddhist scriptures. Finally enjoy a sunset from Mandalay Hill. Accommodation at the hotel, in Mandalay.

Day 4 : Mandalalay - Yangon (Flight, Car)

After breakfast transfer to Airport to take domestic flight to Yangon. Arrive Yangon and visit Bogyoke market, formerly known as Scott Market (closed on Public Holidays & Mondays) and china town to enjoy colorful vegetable market. Accommodation at Hotel in Yangon.

Day 5 : Yangon Departure

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Yangon International Airport for your departure flight.

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