Classic Myanmar

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Overview
Highlights
- Visit the National Museum; Chaukhtatgyi, a colossal reclining Buddha; Karaweik Hall,
- Visit Nyaung Oo market; Shwezigon Pagoda, the prototype of later Myanmar Stupas;
- Kyansittha Umin; Wet-Kyi-Inn Gubyaukgyi Temple and Htilominlo Temple.
- Visit Mahagandayon Monastery
- Visit the Old Palace grounds and Kuthodaw Pagoda
- Visit Phaungdawoo Pagoda
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Trip includes
- Air tickets Yangon - Bagan - Mandalay - Heho - Yangon
- Boat tickets as specified above
- Accommodation as specified above
- Air-conditioned car/van with driver
- Licensed English speaking guides
- Tours and admission fees as mentioned above
- Meals as specified in itinerary, including water
Itinerary

Arrive on your flight in Yangon where you will be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel.
Meals Included: None Overnight at Kandawgyi Palace Hotel – Superior Room
Enjoy a full day tour of the city center, taking in some of the highlights such as the National Museum, Bogyoke Aung San Museum, Chaukhtatgyi (a colossal reclining Buddha), and Karaweik Hall on Kandawgyi Lake. No visit to Yangon would be complete without spending so...
In the morning catch your flight to the ancient city of Bagan where you will spend the day exploring the city. (Yangon to Bagan flight included) Visit Nyaung U Market, Shwezigon Pagoda (the prototype for later Myanmar Stupas), Kyansittha Umin, Wet-Kyi-Inn Gubyaukgyi T...
This morning you will begin the day with the extraordinary experience of ‘Balloons Over Bagan’. As the sun slowly rises, you will be treated to spectacular views as you float over hundreds of pagodas, which dot the landscape as far as the eye can see, and most of whic...
Fly to Mandalay, the last capital of the Myanmar Kingdom. (Bagan to Mandalay flight included) This morning you will take a sightseeing tour of Mandalay which includes Mahanumi, a life like Buddha image; visiting a gold leaf making center. to see the gold leaf still be...
After breakfast, set off on a 1½-hr drive to Pyin U Lwin (formerly known as Maymyo, named after Colonel May, a veteran of the Indian Mutiny and commander of the Bengal Regiment temporarily stationed here in 1887). Located a good 1000m above sea level, this former Brit...
After breakfast, take an hour-long boat ride to Mingun, a village on the west bank of the river (about 11km away). Mingun’s highlights include the huge, but unfinished, Pahtodawgyi Pagoda, the Mingun bell which, weighing 90 tons, is probably the largest ringing bell i...
You will be transferred to the airport in time to catch your flight to Heho, where you will be met by your guide. (Mandalay to Heho flight included) From here you will proceed by road to Pindaya (60Km), a small, quiet town, about an hour and a half drive. Visit Pinda...
Enjoy the drive to Inle Lake which passes through some beautiful scenery. Upon arrival at Nyaung Shwe Jetty, transfer directly to your floating hotel to check in.
Today you will have a full day on and around the lake. You will see the unique method locals use t...
Set off early by boat and head south to experience the unspoiled culture and traditional lifestyle of the ethnic groups of Pao and Inthas in Sagar (about 3 hours away). Here you will find an array of attractions, from the unique sunken stupas, which are often flooded ...
You will be transferred to the airport in Heho in time for your flight back to Yangon. (Heho to Bagan flight included) Arrive in Yangon where you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Today you will enjoy a walk through the busy streets of Chinatown. Here ...
Meals included: Breakfast
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