11 Days - Classic Myanmar Tour

Yangon Sightseeing

We welcome you to the golden land of Myanmar to start your classic adventure. Our adventure starts exploring this biggest city of Myanmar Yangon consisting of Chauk Htet Kyi Reclining Buddha, the 3rd largest one in Myanmar and also goes to walk around Kandawgyi Park, take pictures of Karaweik Hall and also get an incredible far-off sight of the Shwedagon Pagoda. Next, we will most likely to BogyokeAung San Market where we can see 2,000 sprawling shops of clothing, gemstones, as well as fashion jewelry, Myanmar traditional arts & crafts and souvenirs. Later, we will certainly walk the city and also beverage local tea to learn the tea culture of Myanmar peoples at Regional Tea Shop (Optional). Finally, here comes the time for the work of art of your first day in Myanmar so allows go inside the Grand Shwedagon Pagoda at night for the most stunning experience. Later in the evening, we return to our hotel.

Note: Bogyoke Aung San Market is closed on every Monday.

Golden Rock – Bago - Yangon (Overnight train to Bagan)

Enjoy sunrise if you like to. After morning meal at the hotel, we will take the vehicle to base camp as well as drive back to Yangon. En route, we will visit Shwemawdaw Pagoda (the spirit of Bago) and also Kanbawzathardi Palace which is the palace of the 2nd Myanmar dynasty to check out even more about the history of Myanmar Kings. Afterward, we will go to Shwetharlyaung as well as go to 4 encountering Buddha pictures, it is so-called Kyaik pun Pagoda and after that drives back to Yangon. Our driver will drop you off at the train station to take the overnight train to Bagan.

Explore Bagan Sightseeing

Today we will visit the rural village of Minnanthu, one of the places where you can see cotton weaving as well as harvesting of the crops. This will certainly be our starting point to explore Bagan's famous temples such as the Laymyathnar Monastery Complex, Phayathonsu Temple, and also Nandamannya with its mural paintings from the 13th century. We will bring you to one of the most effective neighborhoods dining establishments in Bagan for lunch and back to the hotel for a break of concerning 1-2 hours. Later this afternoon, we start with a visit to Myinkabar town where you can observe a conventional lacquerware workshop for the manufacturing of one of Myanmar's best-known inventions. Our trip remains to Manuha Temple with its huge Buddha images, Nanpaya Temple constructed with sandstone, and GubyaukGyi temple (Myinkaba) where you can see colorful mural paints. In the late afternoon, to capture the sundown, we will make our trip to the jetty for a slow-moving boat cruise down the Ayeyarwaddy River. As we travel downstream, we will see fishermen and riverside towns as well as a various sight of Bagan's temples.

Back to the hotel for overnight stay.

Discover three ancient cities

Today we head to the last Myanmar Kingdom's city, Mandalay, to explore more ancient cities of Myanmar. We will certainly take a public boat to travel to Ava (Innwa). Later, we will take the steed cart to check out some of the highlights including the 27-meter-high stonework watchtower, Nan Myint (also known as the "Leaning Tower of Innwa"), the Bagaya Abbey built with 276 teakwood pillars, and also observe a Myanmar tradition alms bowls workshop. We might keep discovering the close-by location by equine cart. After lunch, we will certainly check out the holy Sagaing Hill, the hub of Buddhism in Myanmar. We will drive to Amarapura for a romantic sunset at the renowned U Bein Bridge, made from teak logs and also slabs over 200 years earlier by Mayor U Bein. Afterward, we will return to the hotel.

Fly to Heho, excursion to Pindaya cave

We will fly from Mandalay to Heho airport as well as on arrival proceed to Pindaya by car (about a 2-hr drive). En route, we will see the gorgeous Shan mountain ranges and also many farms and also villages. After lunch at a local restaurant, we will visit the Pindaya Caves, an all-natural cave decorated with hundreds of small Buddha photos. We will visit a little family-run umbrella making a shop, cheroot-leaving making workshop and after that continue to Nyaung Shwe near the shores of Inle Lake. Then we will overnight in Nyaung Shwe.

Fly back to Yangon and join departure flight

Today, we will fly back to Yangon and join the departure fight.

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