Day1: Yangon arrival
Arrive Yangon Airport, welcomed by our experienced guide and transfer to hotel. First, 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 and the central stupa in surrounded by dozens of intricately decorated buildings and statues. There are always many Myanmar people praying and making offering at Pagoda. Enjoy sunset at Pagoda. Drive back to hotel and leisure..Overnight at hotel.
Day2: Yangon - Heho - Pindaya - Kalaw (B)
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Departure for Heho by flight. (1 hr & 20 mins flying) Arrive Heho and drive to Pindaya (Approx: 2 hours) . Visit magnificent Pindaya caves set in a limestone ridge overlooking a picturesque lake where thousands of different types of Buddha images are an display in the various cave chambers. Continue visit some local houses where families produce Shan paper and parasols. After lunch, drive to Kalaw ( the hill station ) ( 2 hrs ). Overnight at hotel.
Day3: Kalaw - Nyaung Shwe Jetty - Inle
Breakfast, visit morning market to see the people ways of life. Start 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. Overnight at Hotel.An excursion by boat on Inle Lake, heading to the middle of Inle lake including Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the holiest religious site in Southern Shan State , typical Floating Villages & Gardens where fruit and vegetables are grown and local method of fishing and village life .See traditional handicrafts - silk weaving on wooden handlooms and a blacksmith shop. Stop at Ngaphechaung Monastery which is famous for its (Jumping -Cats Show). Overnight at hotle .
Day4: Nyaung Shwe Jetty - Heho - Mandalay (B)
Morning visit to one of the local markets in Inle Lake (markets day only). Check -out hotel and transfer to Airport. Depart for Mandalay by afternoon flight. Arrive Mandalay Airport. Drive to Mandalay (1 hr drive ) and upon arrival time to Mandalay, transfer to hotel. Free and leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day5: Mandalay - Amarapura - Mandalay (B)
Breakfast. Heading to Amarapura ( 45 minutes ) excursion to Amarapura 200 years old U bein teak bridge, built in 1782 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 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. Enjoy spectacular views at sunset from Mandalay Hill , there are interesting glass-studded temples. Enjoy sunset at Mandalay Hill. Transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day6: Mandalay - Bagan (B)
Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Jetty. Cruise to Bagan by Shwe Kein Nayee Schudule boat (Normally it departs from Mandalay at 06:00 and arrives at Bagan on 16:30. It operates on everydays except Wednesdays and Sundays. (On those days, the slow boat operates but it takes so long). You could enjoy people ways of life along river Ayeyarwaddy. Arrive Bagan before sunset ( depends on weather permitting ) and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day7: Bagan (B)
Experience to have the unique opportunity to enjoy spectacular views of the ancient Kingdom of Bagan in a hot air balloon! The world famous archeological site of Bagan is known for its marvelous sunrises, mostly enjoyed from the top of one of the monuments .A balloon flight gives the chance to see Bagan with a bird's eye view, winds not exceeding 15 mph. On landing, their fully trained Myanmar ground crew will pack the balloon whilst passengers enjoy a glass or two of celebratory champagne. After that, returns to hotel for enjoy morning B'fast.
Morning B'fast at hotel . First visit the morning local market Nyaung - U to see people ways of life .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.Continue visit to the Sulamani temple. 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 Damayangyi Temple (the massive temple in Bagan ).Experience by local Horse-cart way to Pyitthagyi Temple (15 mins ). Overnight at hotel.
Day8: Bagan - Mt Popa - Bagan (B)
Morning Breakfast 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 at Bupaya Pagoda. Overnight at hotel
Day9: Bagan - Yangon (B)
Drive back to Bagan and transfer to Airport depart for Yangon.by flight ( 1& 20 mins ). Arrive Yangon and visit the Bogyoke Market (Scotts market ) with hundreds of food , clothes , handicrafts and gems store. Transfer to the hotel and leisure. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day10: Yangon Departure (B)
Breakfast. Free and leisure until transfer to airport for departure flight.
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