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Myanmar in a Nutshell
Type: MYANMAR ODYSSEY
Tour Code: JNC # 11 Tour Program Name: Myanmar in a Nutshell Coverage: Yangon - Kyaikhtyo - Bago - Mandalay - Bagan - Inle Lake - Yangon Duration: 15 Day / 14 Night Availability: Round the year Day 01 Arrival Arrive at Yangon airport and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Yangon Day 02 Yangon - Kyaikhtyo coach Breakfast at hotel and depart for Kyaikhtyo approx 7 hour. Arrive at Kinpun base camp and board on an open truck for 11 km steep and dirt road leads to the upper staging point of Yathetaung camp. Continue walk up approx 45 min to the renown Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda site. Overnight at Kyaikhtyo. Day 03 Kyaikhtyo Breakfast at hotel and hike along the twisting and turning footpath through bamboo forest to visit site trips such as Kyaukkyikan Pasat, Mokesotaung, Ngaga Yeawin etc. Observe herbal medicine on sale and visit people in meditation that you may come across in one of the many smaller stupas or caves. Overnight at Kyaikhtyo. Day 04 Kyaikhtyo - Bago - Mandalay coach / train Breakfast at hotel and return back to the base camp. Meet your driver and continue drive to Bago, ancient capital of Mon, known as Hansavati. Visit Shwethalyaung the world largest reclining Buddha Image and other major monument in Bago. Board on night train for Mandalay. Overnight on train. Day 05 / 06 Mandalay Arrive Mandalay early in the morning and transfer to hotel. You will be on your own to explore Mandalay. Ideal to visit Kyawzun jetty and Mingun across the Ayeyarwady river, Mahamuni Image and Amapura "meaning city of immortality" with a visit of unique 200 years old U Bin wooden bridge, Mahagandayon Monastery with lunch process of hundreds of Buddhist monks, ancient capital of Ava for it's unique monasteries and monuments include Bargaya teak monastery which is famous for its teak pillars amounting to 267 in total. You may also visit Sagaing, covered with 600 white-painted pagodas and monasteries, widely regarded as the religious centre of Myanmar and is home of 3,000 monks and 100 meditation centers, "the largest book" at Kuthodaw Pagoda where entire Buddhist canon recorded on stone tablets totaling 729 in number and Shwekyaungdaw "golden Monastery" to observe finest Myanmar wooden architecture etc. Overnight in Mandalay. Day 07 Mandalay - Bagan cruise except on Wed / Sun Early morning transfer to jetty for a leisurely day cruise to Bagan along Myanma lifespan Ayeyarwady river. Shwekennery departs Mandalay at 06:00check in time 05:30time to depart your hotel 05:00. Bagan is the richest archaeological site in Asia founded in 10th century AD. The 230 years when Bagan was the capital of Myanmar was marked by religious fervor and building frenzy resulting in the thousands of stupas and temples. Among them as many as two thousand of them stand till today. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Bagan. Day 08 / 09 Bagan You will be on your own to explore next two days in Bagan. You will wander its dusty tracks visiting magnificent temples and towering pagodas with ancient and beautifully painted murals dating back over a millennium. One can easily imagine in the morning's mist a parade of gilded elephants passing between the white pagodas, laden ox-carts raising a cloud of dust as they slowly plod towards the horizon, or a line of saffron robed monks collecting their daily food in black lacquered alms bowls. The elephants were gone, but the rest remains. The most impressive and inspiring monuments are Thatbinnyu, Ananda, Gawdanpalin, Dhammayangi temples and the Shwezigon Pagoda. The temple interiors are often filled with rows of Buddha, images of guardian "Nats" or spirit gods and intricate murals depicting the life of Buddha and scenes of royalty. In the evening a climb up of one of the ruins for a breathtaking view of the sun setting over the mighty river and the surrounding plain filled with countless temples and pagodas. You will also visit a lacquer-ware workshop and the long and arduous process of making bowls and trays that often take months to complete. Overnight in Bagan. Day 10 Bagan - Mt. Popa - Kalaw coach Breakfast at hotel and depart for Kalaw through the mainland and twisting and turning hilly drive through Shan plateau. En-route visit Mt. Popa, said to be the core of an extinct volcano. Mt. Popa considered the abode of most powerful "Nats" spirit and important Nat worship center as well as major pilgrimage destinations. After a long day drive you will feel cool comfortable to arrive this hill station town. Overnight in Kalaw. Day 11 Kalaw coach Breakfast at hotel and leisure rest of the day. Ideal to visit near by ethnic villages to observe their daily life. Overnight in Kalaw. Day 12 Kalaw - Pindaya - Inle Lake coach Breakfast at hotel and depart for Pindaya cave. Explore around wonder of the mystery cave and near by Po O traditional paper umbrella making process. Proceed to Inle Lake approx 2 hour. Overnight in Nyaungshwe. Day 13 Inle Lake Breakfast at hotel. You will be on your own to explore the unique lake. Traveling on the lake is an exhilarating experience for nature lovers and a chance to observe the unique tradition of the Intha people. Wonder unique leg rowing fishermen, floating firms, houses and monasteries on stilt. Phaungdaw Oo pagoda, Ngaphechaung monastery and some of cottage industries are worth visiting. Overnight in Nyaungshwe. Day 14 Inle - Heho - Yangon coach / flight Breakfast at hotel and transfer to Heho airport for your onwards flight to Yangon. Upon arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight in Yangon. Day 15 Departure Breakfast at hotel and transfer to airport for your onwards departure to complete this unique experience. Journeys Nature and Culture Explorations No.53, Nagayone Pagoda Road, (Off Pyay Road), 8 1/2 miles, Mayangone, Yangon 11061, Myanmar (Burma). Tel: (+95-1) 664275, 660104, 663261 Fax: (+95-1) 664451 Internet: www.journeysmyanmar.com Email: , |
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