Yangon - Golden Rock - Bago - Yangon - Bagan - Inle Lake- Mandalay - Yangon

Tour Code (MFT # 6)
Travel Itinerary for 11Days/10Nights

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 11.

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
After breakfast you will drive to MT.POPA, an extinct volcano rising nearly
5000 feet above sea level. This Burmese "Mt. Olympus" is the home of the
Nats (powerful national spirits) and an important pilgrimage site.
Everything about the place is dramatic: the lush vegetation on the
mountain's slopes; the petrified forest along the road; the complex of
monasteries and shrines perched on the rocky crag; and endless views of the
plains below. Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight at POPA
RESORT.

Day 6
After breakfast, a 130-mile drive (7 hours) by road will take you to KALAW.
This journey will make you enjoy the countryside landscape of central BURMA.
Lunch at a local restaurant. Upon arrival in KALAW, a British former hill
station town, you will check-in the hotel. Dinner and overnight at PINE HILL
RESORT.

Day 7
Breakfast at the hotel. You'll take a scenic drive to PINDAYA. The famous
caves are situated in a limestone ridge overlooking a small lake; their
endless chambers are filled with thousands of Buddha images, some of them
hundreds of years old. Stroll out to the pond at Pindaya's center and watch
the bustle and mirth of the townspeople. A smile is all that is needed to
overcome any language or cultural barriers. Visit also a Shan Paper Umbrella
Workshop. Shan people have had a tradition of making papers from mulberry
barks. Lunch at a local restaurant. Depart Pindaya on the 3hr drive through
the countryside of the Shan Hills, past many colorfully dressed tribal
people to Nyaung Shwe, the gateway to Inle Lake. Take the boat ride to
transfer to the floating hotel. Dinner and overnight at GOLDEN ISLAND
COTTAGES.

Day 8
Breakfast at the hotel. 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 sceneries. Full 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. Dinner and overnight at GOLDEN ISLAND
COTTAGES.

Day 9
Breakfast at the hotel. Return to Nyaung Shwe and drive to Heho Airport to
catch p.m. flight. Arrive Mandalay and transfer to hotel. Visits are 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 10
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. Lunch at a local
restaurant. 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. Return to Mandalay and visit 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 Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at
SEDONA HOTEL or MANDALAY HILL RESORT.

Day 11
After breakfast, transfer to the airport to fly back to Yangon. Lunch at a
local restaurant. 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. Also stroll through the BOGYOKE (SCOTT)
MARKET with hundreds of food, clothes, handicrafts and gem stores. 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. Transfer to the airport 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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