10-day Overall Myanmar (Yangon – Golden Rock – Bagan – Mandalay – Inle Lake)

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive in Yangon and sightseeing
3 stops
1
Yangon (Rangoon)
Upon arrival at airport, welcome by our Guide and he will be held on placard with your name on it
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Yangon City Hall
transfer to Yangon Heritage Trust’s downtown office where their specially-trained guide will give a briefing about the progress, and challenges to come, of preserving the city’s buildings. Afterwards, begin a 2.5 hour walking tour through central Yangon. Starting at Yangon’s Heritage Trust Office on Lower Pansodan Road and Highlights include City Hall, the High Court and the former Burma Railways Company – one of Yangon’s oldest administrative buildings
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Shwedagon Pagoda
continue to Shwedagon Pagoda the most revered Buddhist temple in Myanmar. Although the origins of the pagoda are unclear, the local legend states that the original structure was built 2500 years ago then renovated several times until taking its current shape in the 15th century. The 8-sided central stupa is 99 meters tall and gilded with gold leaf and is surrounded by 64 smaller stupas and your guide will show you around the massive complex, explaining why this temple is so revered. Enjoy breathtaking views of the golden stupa from this vantage point
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Yangon - Golden Rock Pagoda
2 stops
4
Taukkyan War Cemetery
On the way to Golden Rock, we will stop to visit Htaukkyant War Cemetery
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Kyaiktiyo
Arrive at pilgrim-village is a starting point to the famous Golden Rock. From our hotel in Kyaikhtiyo, we first take a truck and then enjoy the trekking to Golden Rock, it will take about 1 hour up the hill to enjoy the sunset at the Golden Rock. The famous 'Golden Rock' is a sacred, massive gold-leafed boulder delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff near the top of Mt. Kyaikhtiyo and it is one of the most revered Buddhist shrines.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Golden Rock - Bago - Yangon
1 stop
6
Bago
Bago, which located only 80 km, was an ancient capital of Mon Kingdom in the 15th century and enjoy the Bago sightseeing including Shwethalyaung Reclining Buddha (55 meters long), Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Myo Ma Local Market, 28 meters high huge Buddha Image of Kyaikpun Pagoda, Chinese Kwanyin Temple and upon your interest, you can visit the Kanbawzathardi Palace of King Bayinnaung
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Yangon - Fly to Bagan - Sightseeing
7 stops
7
Bagan
Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
Htilominlo Pahto
Htilominlo Pagoda is one of the largest temples of Bagan and noted for its fine plaster carvings
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
9
Shwezigon Paya
Shwezigone Pagoda in which the Frontlet Relic of Buddha was enshrined
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
10
Gubyaukgyi Temple
Gubyaukgyi Temple is the most famous temple for its wall paintings
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
11
Dhammayangyi Temple
Dhammayangyi Pagoda (extending approximately 255 feet on each of its four sides)
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Thatbyinnyu Temple
Thatbyinnyu Pagoda is the Bagan's tallest temple (almost 217 ft)
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
13
Shwesandaw Pagoda
Late afternoon, you’ll enjoy the breathtaking sunset from Shwesandaw Pagoda, the most popular sunset-viewing spot in Bagan
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Bagan - Mountain Popa excursion
1 stop
14
Mount Popa
Mt Popa, an extinct volcano standing 1518 metres high. Mount Popa has played an important role in Myanmar culture, religion and history since earliest times. Its shrine is dedicated to the worship of the 37 Nats, the Burmese ancient animist spirits. (Climb is optional!)
4 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Bagan - Fly to Mandalay - Amarapura sightseeing
7 stops
15
Mandalay
Mandalay is Myanmar's cultural capital. The nature focus of the city is an abrupt hill, rising above a vast moated and walled square
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
16
Mahamuni Pagoda
Mahamuni Pogada, 13ft-high sated Buddha image which is one of Myanmar's most famous
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
17
Kuthodaw Pagoda & the World's Largest Book
Kuthodaw Pagoda, whose 729 marble stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures have earned it the title ‘World’s Biggest Book’
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
18
Shwenandaw Monastery
Shwenandaw Monastery, the only remaining building from the 19th century Royal Palace. This grand teak building is known for its exquisite woodcarving
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
19
Mandalay Hill
Head to the top of Mandalay Hill to enjoy magnificent views of the city and Irrawaddy River.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
20
Amarapura
we’ll drive to Amarapura, a former capital whose name means ‘City of Immortality’. First visit a silk weaving workshop which produces exquisite handmade products and then visit Mahagandayon monastery, when over one-thousand monks reside
1 hour • Admission ticket free
21
U Bein Bridge
U Bein Bridge, the world’s longest and 200 year-old teak bridge. Enjoy a stroll along the bridge and the fabulous views of the surrounding farms and streams.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Mandalay - Sagaing - Inwa
2 stops
22
Sagaing
visit Sagaing: Once a 4th century capital city, capital, Sagaing lies 21 km south- west of Mandalay, beside the Ayeyarwaddy River. The Sagaing Hills are dotted with pagodas and there are over 500 monasteries, a retreat for some 6000 monks and nuns. In one sense, the city is still a nexus, although of reverence and devoutness, not political power
2 hours • Admission ticket free
23
Inwa (Ava) : In-wa, situated 20 km (1 hr drive) southwest of Mandalay, was founded as the nucleus of the Myanmar empire in 1364 after the fall of Bagan to the Mongol army of Kublai Khan. It remained the seat of Myanmar kings for almost four centuries. Its original walled boundary was not geometric but shaped like a seated lion, similar to those that guard the entrances of many pagodas. Only a small part of this wall remains the gated section where the ceremonial hair washing of the king took place. Stood as the The original name of In-Wa, Yadanarpura, meant City of Precious Gems.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Mandalay - Fly to Heho - Inle Lake sightseeing
2 stops
24
Inle Lake
drive to Inle Lake and enjoy a boat ride for the whole day. Your sightseeing will start with a visit to the Phaungdawoo Pagoda, which houses five small Buddha images. The temple is also home to an annual festival, usually held during the month of October and which is the biggest occasion held in the Inne Lake
4 hours • Admission ticket included
25
Nga Phe Kyaung Monastery
Nag Phi Chaung Monastery, an attractive wooden monastery built on stilts over the lake at the end of the 1850s and where you can see the popular jumping cats leap through the hoops .You also have an the option to see the Padaung or “Copper Neck” hill tribe. Your tour will continue with a visit to local shops, specializing in silk, lotus, and traditional iron work. Time permitting; you can visit a Shan paper making facility, before an overnight stay at your hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 9
Inle Lake - Indein Sightseeing
2 stops
26
Indein Village
From the middle of the lake, continue down a small canal leading to Indein populated by ethnic Padaung (“long neck women”). You’ll walk on a covered alley lined on both sides with a thousand pagodas. Continue on foot by a long covered staircase to discover the magnificent complex of Alaung Sithu in a beautiful scenery of ancient stupas buried in vegetation with a panoramic view of the lake.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
27
Inle Lake
This afternoon is your leisure at hotel.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 10
Heho - Yangon departure
3 stops
28
Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda
visit Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda, which is famous for its huge image of a reclining Buddha and which was built in 1966 to replace the old image built in1907. You will also have the option to visit Kandawgyi Lake and surrounding areas, which offer numerous photo opportunities
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
29
Yangoods Bogyoke Market
you will go shopping at the Bogyoke market (formerly "Scott market") where you can get a wide range of Myanmar handicrafts, jewelry, fabrics and lacquer ware. Time permitting, your guide will bring you to the famous MK gems shop, where high quality gems are displayed in eight different decorated show room
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
30
Yangon (Rangoon)
you will transfer to Yangon International airport for your departure flight
30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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