Day 01 : Arrival Yangon
Arrive Yangon Int'l Airport by Int'l flight. Meet and greet at airport and welcomed by our experienced Spanish Speaking guide and transfer to hotel. After lunch, Start Yangon City tour by Air-con Coach. First visit to Yangon Colonial Style city center . Heading to Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda to see a huge reclining Buddha image. Complete your first day in Myanmar with an extended visit to one of the world's most spectacular monuments , the Shwedagon Pagoda : its golden stupa is the 'heart ' of Myanmar. The pagoda is believed 2,500 years old. Enjoy sunset at Pagoda.Overnight at hotel.
Day 02: Yangon - Mandalay - Amrapura - Mandalay (B)
Morning B'fast at Hotel. Transfer to Airport depart for Mandalay by flight (1 & 30 mins flying).Arrive Mandalay Airport and heading to Amarapura ( 45 minutes ),first, excursion to Amarapura 200 years old U Bein teak bridge , built in 1728 at the time when Amarapura was Royal capital .,visit Mahagandayon Monastery where more than a thousand monks live and study . Time permitting will have the opportunity to observe the monks having their last meal of the day in total silence. Continue visit traditional hand - woven silk workshop. Drive back to Mandalay and transfer to the hotel . continue will experience the sights and sounds of Mandalay including one of the most revered religious images in Myanmar , the Mahamuni Pagoda .Stop to see stone carving and later to see gold leaf being beaten into wafer thin pieces. Visit the Shwenandaw Monastery , excellent example of a traditional wooden building and Kuthodaw Pagoda , the world's largest book ,made of marble . Transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day3: Mandalay - Mingun - Ava - Sagaing - Mandalay (B)
After B'fast ,transfer to Jetty and excursion by boat on the Ayeyarwaddy river to Mingun about 1hr upper river from Mandalay . Visit Mingun Bell : the world largest uncracked bell, weighing 90 tons and continue Hsinbyume as well as unfinished Pagoda built as one of the world's largest chedis by king Bodaw Paya , by traditional styled bullock- cart . After sightseeing, the journey continue to AVA by boat , Continue visit to the impressive wooden monastery of Maha Aungmye Bonzan , built of brick and stucco as well as the Bargayar Monastery, famous for its ornate woodcarvings and teak posts ( also known as Ok Kyaung ). .After visit , the journey continues Khaung Mu Daw Pagoda at Sagaing and the Sagaing hills , a retreat for Buddhist devotees Enjoy sunset at Sagaing Hill . Drive back to Mandalay and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day4: Mandalay - Powintaung - Monywa (B)
After B'fast the journey continues to " Monya" ( 5 hrs driving ) pass through varied agricultural landscapes and villages . On the way to Monya , visit the Thanboddhay Pagoda ,the richly decorated central stupa has no less than 845 smaller stupas around it. Inside the Pagoda , will see thousands of Buddha images (reportedly over 500,000 ) decorating every wall ,archway and niche. Transfer to the jetty and cross the Chindwin River by local boat and drive to visit a sandstone cave system in the Phowin Hills, named after a famous " Zawgyi ( alchemist ) who once lived here. The caves of Pho Win Taung, numbering more than one hundred are full of Buddhist statues and murals. Most exhibit the Innwa style but some may date from 14 Century. Visit Shwe Ba Taung which features unique pavilions cut from the surrounding sandstone and filled with Buddha images and its mural painting. Drive back to Monywa. Overnight at hotel.
Day5: Monywa - Pakokku - Mandalay (B)
Morning breakfast at hotel. Drive to Pakokku (2 hr drive) and arrive Pakokku and visit local market to see people ways of life. Proceed to the north of Pakokku (20km), and transfer to the jetty and will take local ferry boa (not express boat )t trip to Bagan (Approx: 2 hrs crusing : depends on the tide and weather). Will arrive to Bagan before sunset. Transfer to the hotel and leisure.Overnight at hotel.
Day6: Bagan (B)
Morning B'fast at hotel . First visit the morning local market Nyaung - U to see people ways of life by local Tri-Shaw .The day with visits to the most significant pagodas and temples of Bagan including Shwezigon Pagoda built by King Anawrahta in the early 11 th as a religious shrine . Continue visit Annada Temple : a whitewashed masterpiece of Mon architecture with four standing Buddhas, and the adjacent brick monastery with the beautiful , well -preserved 18 th century murals. Visit to Thatbinnyu Temple know as "temples of omniscience" and dating from 1144. Transfer to the hotel and leisure. Afternoon , visit one of Myanmar's most treasured handicrafts , a lacquer ware home Industry :near by Myingabar village. Continue visit to the Sulamani temple and Damayangyi Temple (the massive temple in Bagan ).Experience by local Horse-cart way to Pyitthagyi Temple (15 mins ). Overnight at hotel.
Day7: Bagan - Mt Popa - Bagan (B)
Morning B'fast at Hotel . Excursion trip to Mount Popa by car ( 1 hr drive ) , an extinct volcano with spectacular views. It's shrine is dedicated to animist spirits known as " nats " and will have to climb 777 steps to the shrine at the top of the peak..). For Nat enthusiasts ,they can be excluded for the sole presentation on the 37 Nats. enjoying the magnificent view over Mount Popa. Late afternoon, visit Mount Popa, a core of an extinct volcano, 1518 meters high and believed to be the abode of the legendary "Nats" (spirits). The steps and path climb steeply up Mount Popa, an energetic climb rewarded by fabulous views from the top. Drive back to Bagan and upon time permitting ,enjoy sunset River along Ayeyarwaddy .Overnight at hotel
Day8: Bagan - Heho - Pindaya (B)
Morning B'fast at Hotel. Transfer to the airport. Departure for Heho by flight. (40 min flying). Arrive Heho and drive to Pindaya (Approx: 2 hours) an interesting drive up into the hills and across the Shan Plateau through fields of mountain rice. Check in hotel and leisure. In the afternoon, visit magnificent Pindaya caves. Continue visit some local houses where families produce Shan paper and parasols. Evening stroll along underneath the old Banyan trees - which are said over 200 years old.Transfer to Hotel .Overnight at hotel.
Day9: Pindaya - Nyaung Shwe Jetty - Inle (B)
Morning B'fast at Hotel. Visit monring colourful local market. Starts drive down into the valley to Nyaungshwe on the edge of the Inle Lake : famous for its unique leg rower; by A /C coach ( about 2 ½ hours). Arrive Nyaungshwe and proceed to Inle lake by local boat and Check-in Hotel,Heading to the middle of Inle lake including Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the holiest religious site in Southern Shan State. Floating Market Villages & Gardens where fruit and vegetables are grown. See traditional handicrafts - silk weaving on wooden handlooms and a blacksmith shop. Stop at Ngaphechaung Monastery which is famous for its (Jumping -Cats Show). Transfer to the hotel and overnight at hotel.
Day10: Inle - Indein - Inle (B)
Morning B'fast at Hotel . After B'fast , An excursion by boat on Inle lake will includes sights of the famous leg rowers ,typical floating gardens , local methods of fishing ,village life and magnificent sceneries. Visit one of the local markets in the Inle lake region ( on market days by days ) .And then , boat trip to the Western Shore of Inle Lake to the beginning of a stair path leading to the hidden and unknown Inn Dein Pagoda complex. Return back to hotel . Free and leisure . Enjoy sunset at hotel . Overnight at hotel .
Day11: Inle - Nyaung Shwe Jetty
Morning B'fast at hotel. Transfer to the Heho airport depart for Yangon by schedule flight .( Approx: 1 ½ hr flying ) and arrive Yangon airport . Visit to to Yangon's Unique Glass Factory , which has changed very little over the years . See skilled craftsmen hand-blowing glass and creating original glassware which is sold to hotels and restaurants in Myanmar. Continue visit ,Kaba Aye - World Peace Pagoda, Mahapasana Cave (where sixth Buddhist synod took place ) Continue visit to the the Bogyoke Market (Scotts market ) with hundreds of food , clothes , handicrafts and gems store. Transfer to the hotel and leisure . Overnight at hotel.
Day12: Yangon Departure( B )
Breakfast at hotel. Free and leisure until deperature . Transfer to the airport for the departure flight to your next destination.
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