Day (1) Yangon Arrival. Welcome by
your guide and transfer to Traders Hotel. Visit
Shwedagon (largest Pagoda in the world), Karaweik
(Royal Berg), Reclining Buddha, Down Town area etc.
Overnight in Yangon.
Day (2) Drive to Golden Rock Pagoda
base camp via Bago (capital of 2 nd Myanmar
Empire).
From base camp drive to the middle camp by open
truck (1 hr). Finally 45 minute walk along the path
to your hotel. Explore Golden Rock Pagoda . O/N on
the mountain: Mountain Top hotel (or) Kyaikhto
hotel.
Day (3) Descend the mountain and
drive back to Yangon. On the way, S/S in
Bago(Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Reclining Buddha,
Kanbawzathardi Palace). O/N in Yangon.
Day (4) Fly to Mandalay (last
capital of Myanmar Kingdom in late 9 th century)
Visit Amapura's most famous U Bein teak foot bridge,
monastery with 900 Buddhist monks, silk weaving
factory. Trasfer to Sedona hotel and visit Kuthodaw
Pagoda (known as world biggest book), Shwenandaw
Monastery noted for its amazing wood carving,
Mandalay Palace and Mandalay hill to enjoy sunset
over Mandalay. O/N Mandalay.
Day(5) Visit Mingun village which is
located on the Western side of Ayeyarwaddy River by
charter boat. Explore unfinished Pagoda, Mingun Bell
(2nd largest bell in the world), Queen Sinbyume
memorial Pagoda. Return to Mandalay by boat then
drive to Sagaing. Sightseeing in Sagaing includes
Kaung Hmudaw Zedi, Silversmith workshop, Sagaing Hil.
Drive back to Mandalay. O/N Mandalay.
Day (6) Wholeday Mandalay
sightseeing which include a visit to Zegyo central
market, craftman workshop such as gold leaf making,
wood carving, marble carving., puppet and tapestry
workshop, bronze casting foundry etc. O/N Mandalay.
Day(7) Early morning transfer to
jetty to take a boat trip (8 hr) along legendary
River Ayeyarwaddy to Bagan (richest archeological
site in South East Asia). Enjoy sunset over Bagan
from the top of a zedi. O/N at Bagam hotel (or)
Tharaba hotel.
Day (8) Wholeday S/S in Bagan to
include most of the famous temples in Bagan among
2000 religious monuments. Visit Bagan local market,
lacquerware factory, Taung Bi village where you can
see hand made cottage noddle factory. O/N in Bagan
Day (9) Drive (1:30 hr) to Mt.Popa
which is extint volcano and is believed as a home of
37 spirit gods or Nats.
Then drive (2 hr) to Sale. Visit Yoke Son monastery
(the most beautiful woodcarving building in Myanmar.
) Return to Baga. O/N Bagan
Day (10) Fly to Heho. Transfer to
Nyaung Shwe the nearest town to Inle Lake . Then
transfer to hotel on the lake by boat. Halfday S/S
on the Lake.
Day(11) Sightseeing on the lake
starts with a visit to a market, silversmith
workshop, Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda on the island,
monastery with antique Buddha Images, floating
gardens, silk weaving factory (handmade) etc. O/N on
the lake, GIC hotel.
Day (12) Drive to Pindaya (4 hr).
Transfer to Conqueror hotel.
Visit Pindaya Cave,
Parasole workshop, bamboo hat workshop, Pindaya
Market. O/N Pindaya
Day (13) Dirve to Kalaw (former
British hill station) . Transfer to Hill Top Villa
(or) Pine Hill Resort Hotel. Halfday trekking to a
village where you can see PaLaung ethnic tribe and
their tea plantation on the mountain terraces. O/N
Kalaw.
Day (14) Fly to Yangon . Transfer to
Traders hotel . Visit historic Strand hotel, Yangon
River, hand made glass factory, Colonial building,
shopping at famous Bogyoke market and visit Gem
Museum. O/N Yangon.
Day (15) Transfer to Yangon Int'l
airport for your departure.
