Road to Mandalay

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Overview
Highlights
- Discover Mandalay and Bagan
- Have a chance to cruise in Inle Lake
- Explore Popa Mountain National Park
- Discover Sule Pagoda, Botataung Pagoda and Kandawgyi Lake
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- VIP door-to-door travel service
- Optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights, or a reduction if not required
- Return flights and transfers
- Saga tour manager
- Welcome drink reception
- Porterage at all hotels
- Tourist visa for full British Citizens resident in the UK
Itinerary

After taking Saga’s included UK door-to-door travel service to your departure airport, fly overnight to Yangon.
Stay two nights at the Chatrium Hotel (4Q) close to the shores of the Royal Lake in the Kandawygi Natural Park.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Join your local guide for a walking tour of the central districts of downtown and visit to the Botataung Pagoda and Sule Paya. Stop for a noodle lunch in a teahouse before stretching your legs in Kandawgyi Park, where the gold...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Fly to Heho and transfer to Nyaung Shwe, gateway to Inle Lake. Enjoy an afternoon boat trip on the lake, sailing past villages of stilted houses and floating gardens. Disembark at the village of Inpawkhone to see traditional technique...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
This morning visit a colourful market with your guide, who will identify the native fruit and vegetables on sale. Then take a boat trip to the Pa-oh village of Indein where you can stroll around the village, visit a local school and p...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Head into the Shan Hills to the town of Pindaya beside Pone Taloke Lake. Lunch is included at the Green Tea restaurant, which specialises in Shan cuisine. An afternoon visit to the famous Pindaya Caves reveals some 6000 golden statues...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
At the heart of Kalaw is its popular market where villagers flock from the surrounding hills to trade. Take the opportunity to explore the market this morning before joining a short tour that reveals some of Kalaw’s Colonial architecture. Spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Fly to Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city. Head up to Sagaing Hills by coach to admire views across the Irrawaddy River. Continue to Shwe Kyet Yet village to embark your ship, the Belmond Road to Mandalay (5⚓), and set sa...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Join an early morning walking tour of Shwe Kyet Yet village before sailing to Ava, the former capital between the 14th and 18th centuries. Disembark for a tour by horse and carriage, visiting an ancient teak monastic school an...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today, Belmond Road to Mandalay arrives at the ancient city of Bagan where over 2,000 temples and pagodas adorn the plains that stretch alongside the river. See the most important temples on a guided orientation tour and ventu...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Set off on a full-day excursion to the Mount Popa National Park where the imposing Mount Popa, an extinct volcano, is crowned by a complex of monasteries, pagodas and shrines, some in honour of the native spirits believed to live on the crag.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Join your guide to explore the market at Baglan before hopping back on board your ship to begin the cruise towards Mandalay, along the Irrawaddy River. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon on the top deck watching the scenery unfold aro...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Enjoy breakfast on board as your ship continues along the Irrawaddy, past the pagoda topped hills of Sagaing and the lively riverbanks of Mandalay City. Mooring late this afternoon gives you the chance to go on an included tour of Mingun, home to the huge, unfinished pagoda of King Bodawpaya.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This morning Belmond Road to Mandalay crosses the river to Mandalay City. Disembark for an included full-day excursion to Maymyo, a colonial hill station with a beautiful botanic garden. Look forward to a typical Shan lunch in a colonial house before returning to the ship for dinner and your final night on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast on board, disembark and transfer to the Sedona Hotel Mandalay (4Q) for an overnight stay in the heart of the city.
Travel to the airport for your overnight flight. B
Arrive in the UK for your included UK door-to-door travel service home.
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Dates & Availability
Availability for 2 passenger(s) staying Multiple, leaving between September 2017 - March 2018 for any number of nights, departing from anywhere. Staying in Twin and flying with Singapore Airlines
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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What's excluded
- Guided tour of Yangon
- Boat trip on Inle Lake
- Visit to the Shan Hills and town of Pindaya
- A walking tour of Kalaw
- Panoramic tour of Sagaing Hills
- Guided tour of Mandalay
- Walking tour of Shwe Kyet Yet village
- Tour of the ancient capital of Ava
- Guided tour of Bagan
- Visit to Mount Popa National Park
- Trip to Bagan market
- Tour of Mingun
- Tour of Maymyo
Accommodation
Cabins are located on the main and upper decks. Each of the 25 comfortable cabins is air-conditioned and equipped with: Television, Telephone (internal), Mini-fridge, Hairdryer and Safe boxes Bathrooms are fully-equipped and finished in marble. There is also a central music and public address system. Cabins are equipped with windows. All cabins have twin or double beds. The bar and restaurant area can be found on the Main deck, and you can enjoy buffet-style breakfasts and your main meal daily. There is an outdoor dining area up on the Sun Deck. Filter coffee, tea and mineral water are available all day. If you require vegetarian or diabetic diet meals, these can be requested in advance. There is a spacious lounge area which also offers an internet service (extra charge). Other facilities include a bar and a dining room. A mini-spa suite is located on the sun deck.
Length: 55 metres Breadth: 8.20 metres Draught: 3 metres Maiden voyage: 2009 Passenger capacity: 49 Officers and crew: 16-18 Passengers decks: 3
35 Meals: 14 Breakfasts, 13 Lunches and 9 Dinners
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