Yangon - Kyaikhtiyo - Bago - Bagan - Mandalay - Inle Lake - Yangon

Tour Code (MFT # 4)
Travel Itinerary for 9Days/8Nights

Day 1

Upon arrival at Yangon Int'l Airport by p.m. flight, you will be welcomed by
a tour guide and transferred to the hotel. Dinner (to own account).
Overnight at KANDAW GYI PALACE HOTEL or INYA LAKE HOTEL.

Note * If arriving on morning flight, a morning of sightseeing will include
city highlights as shown in the itinerary of Day 9.

Day 2

After breakfast, drive to KYAIK HTO where you will take a local pick-up
truck to the half way station. From there you will walk about 45 minutes to
proceed to the GOLDEN ROCK. On the sides of the path, you will pass the
herbal medicine shops, local snack stands, some people sitting on the chair
set like a palanquin carried by four people and some kids in the bamboo
baskets. Lunch at a local restaurant. Relax and watch the sun-drop into the
blue and hazy mountains from the Golden Rock, a complete gold plated bolder.
Dinner and overnight at GOLDEN ROCK HOTEL or KYAIK HTO HOTEL.

Day 3

After breakfast, drive back to Yangon. En route, visit BAGO, a former Mon
capital which flourished in the 17th century. SHWEMAWDAW, SHWE THA LYAUNG
and KYAIK PUN PAGODAS are famous ones. Lunch at a local restaurant. Return
to Yangon and explore the city with its tree-lined avenues, fine Victorian
architecture, bustling markets and picturesque waterfront. Make a tour
through Yangon's colonial-style city center where SULE PAGODA is situated.
Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at KANDAWGYI PALACE HOTEL or INYA
LAKE HOTEL.

Day 4

After breakfast transfer to the airport for a.m. flight to fly to Bagan.
Upon arrival, check in the hotel and prowl the colorful local NYAUNG OO
MARKET. And you'll depart on a full day tour of the most significant pagodas
of Bagan including SHWEZI GON PAGODA, GUBYAUK GYI TEMPLE, HTILO MINLO TEMPLE
and ANANDA TEMPLE. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, visit one of
Myanmar's treasured handicrafts, a LACQUERWARE WORKSHOP. At sunset time, you
will climb to the summit of a tall, serene structure and watch panoramic
scene of glorious Bagan and the sun-drop into the distant hills. Magical
moments! Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at THANDE HOTEL
(Riverside).

Day 5

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel to transfer to the airport
for a.m. flight to Mandalay, the country's second city and cultural center.
Upon arrival, transfer to hotel. The sightseeing will begin with a visit to
the most revered religious monument in Mandalay, the MAHA MUNI TEMPLE.
Continue to MANDALAY PALACE, GOLD LEAF INDUSTRY and HANDICRAFTS SHOPS those
sell wood carvings, Burmese marionettes and richly embroidered tapestries.
Visits are also made to SHWE NANDAW MONASTERY, KUTHODAW PAGODA and view over
the city from MANDALAY HILL when the sun goes down. Lunch and dinner at
local restaurants. Overnight at SEDONA HOTEL or MANDALAY HILL RESORT.

Day 6

Breakfast at the hotel. This morning it's off to the lovely countryside
around Mandalay to explore two old cities. AMARAPURA has fine pagodas, ruins
of the old palace and shops specializing in cotton and silk longyis as well
as wood and marble carvings. The U BEIN BRIDGE, a long and meandering
structure built of teak, spans TAUNG THA MAN LAKE. A stroll here is an
absolute delight. You will also have the opportunity to observe the monks
having their last meal of the day in total silence. The SAGAING HILLS sit
above the Ayerwaddy and are the site of crumbling pagodas and many active
shrines. Nearby is the one mile-long Ava Bridge which was built during
British times and was the first bridge across the country's major waterway.
Drive to KAUNG HMU DAW PAGODA and SILVER SMITH WORKSHOP. Lunch at a local
restaurant. After lunch, boat trip on the Ayerwaddy River to MINGUN, about 7
miles (1 hour) upriver from Mandalay, with visits to the MINGUN BELL,
weighing 90 tons and claimed as the largest uncracked bell in the world; the
unfinished MINGUN PAGODA, built as one of the world's largest chedis by King
Bodaw Paya and HSIN PHYUME PAGODA. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight
at SEDONA HOTEL or MANDALAY HILL RESORT.

Day 7

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for a.m. flight to Heho. Upon
arrival in Heho, drive through the countryside of the Shan Hills, past many
colorfully dressed tribal people to Nyaung Shwe, the gateway to Inle Lake.
Lunch at a local restaurant. An excursion by boat on LAKE INLE will include
sights of the famous leg rowers, typical floating gardens, local methods of
fishing, village life and magnificent scenery. Dinner and overnight at
GOLDEN ISLAND COTTAGES.

Day 8

Half-day visits are made to PHAUNG DAW OO PAGODA, the weaving village of
INNPAW KHON, a LOCAL MARKET in the lake region (on market days only) and
NGAPHE CHAUNG MONASTERY (jumping cats). Lunch at a local restaurant. Return
to Nyaung Shwe and drive to Heho airport to catch p.m. flight. Arrive Yangon
and transfer to hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at KANDAWGYI
PALACE HOTEL or INYA LAKE HOTEL.

Day 9

Breakfast at the hotel. Complete your last day in Myanmar with visit to one
of the world's most spectacular monuments, the SHWEDAGON PAGODA that towers
over the capital and never fails to enchant visitors. After a photo stop at
KARAWEIK HALL, a "hamsa bird-shaped floating barge" on KANDAW GYI (ROYAL)
LAKE, visit a huge reclining Buddha Image - CHAUK HTAT GYI PAGODA. Lunch at
a local restaurant. Also visit the NATIONAL MUSEUM and stroll through the
BOGYOKE (SCOTT) MARKET with hundreds of food, clothes, handicrafts and gem
stores. Car and guide will be on your disposal for further visits in Yangon
until airport transfer for p.m. flight.
Note * If arriving on morning flight on Day 1, transfer to airport for
departure.


** The above program is subject to change without prior notice. **

This is sample itinerary and we can adjust it according to your arrival date
& flight and request. You can also change the hotel(s) and delete the meal
programs.

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