MEET THE PEOPLE, GET THE EXPERIENCE & MAKE YOUR MEMORIES

Overview

Discover the many faces and smiles of local Burmese people. Explore the ancient capital of Bagan and Mandalay, and cross Inle Lake to meet with the local Inthar tribes’. Covering the iconic sites and hidden villages, get to know all about Burmese history, culture, traditions and the people’s warm and friendly nature.

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Tour Highlights

  • Immerse yourself into real lives by riding circular train in Yangon
  • Experience the diverse flavours of Myanmar by sampling foods like Fish Noodle Soup (Mot Hin Gar) & taste local tea with traditional snacks
  • See the huge collection of puppets and observe & learn to make them
  • Experience the natural and cultural wonders of Inle Lake and get to know the Inthar Tribes’.
  • Learn about the unique traditions of the famous local women who wear brass rings around their necks.
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Itinerary

1

Arrive Yangon. Our experienced guide will meet and welcome you at the Airport. Transfer to hotel.

Overnight at hotel.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM

Your first stop is one of the city’s morning markets. Amble through the colorful stalls where all sorts of fresh items – from tropical fruits, vegetables, meats and even live fish are on offer. Interspersed amongst the fresh items are small shops selling breakfast snacks and noodles. Your will have local breakfast rice noodle fish soup call Mot Hin Khar. Then, transfer to railway station & hop aboard the circular train in Yangon for an authentic experience of the city and its suburbs, immerse in the local life, the loop connects several satellite towns and suburban neighborhoods. Then, disembark to downtown area; City Hall, Independent Monument at the MaharBandula Park near Sule Pagoda, the Court Office and the Customs House, located along the Strand Road where most colonial buildings stand today as colonial heritage sites.

Enjoy your local lunch at the one of the local’s favorite tea shops named Rangoon Tea House. You will experience traditional noodle dishes and other tasty dishes. One of them is Own-Noe-Khauk-Swe (yellow noodles with chicken and coconut soup). you can try and taste Myanmar traditional tea sweet or bitter.

Then, enjoy visiting at Bogyoke Market, formerly known as Scott’s Market, where there is time to browse through dozens of stalls and shops. This is Yangon’s best market for handicrafts and other goods, so be sure to pick up some souvenirs (Note: Market is closed on Mondays and public holidays).

Transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Yangon.

3

Start time: 7:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/ Flying hours: 1 hour 20 Minutes (estimate)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport. Flight to Bagan. Arrive Bagan. We will visit one of the top temples, Shwezigon Pagoda, one of Myanmar’s holiest sites. The gilded stupa-shaped pagoda became the prototype of the ‘typical’ Myanmar stupa. Observe Bagan Lacquerware work shop to learn 18 to 21 steps of tradition method. Then, explore to Min Nan Thu Bagan Cultural Village where the villagers are open & friendly & an agricultural village which specializes in the production of sesame and peanut oil.. Then, visit to Ananda Temple that is considered to be one of the most surviving masterpieces of the Mon architecture and also known as the finest, largest, best preserved and most revered of the Bagan temples. Horse cart or ox cart (limited number of ox cart) ride (45 Minutes) around the temples, amazing sunset at one of the famous monuments or hills where is perfect to watch sunset over of 3000 temples of wonderful Bagan.

Dinner at local restaurant by enjoying cultural shows.

Overnight at hotel.

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Breakfast at hotel. Free & easy at your own. Overnight at hotel.

 

Optional Offers

1. Village visit & lunch at local house (Start Time: 8 AM – End Time: 3 PM)
After breakfast at hotel, drive to Sat Sat Yo Village which is famous for the children’s hairstyle and called yaung pay sue (top hair is not cut but kept in a knot). At Sat Sat Yo Village, you can enjoy & taste tea & coffee with snacks at local monastery. On the way to Sat Sat Yo Village, we will visit to Sel Village, Nga Tha Yout Village & Taung Kone Villages. In these villages, you can observe soya bean making workshop, tamarind making workshop, wood food wear making workshop & pottery making. Travelling rural villages brings the legend to life, all while getting an intimate look at Burmese local life. Then, back to Bagan. Immerse in Myanmar culture through its cuisine. Experience the local lifestyle and tasty cuisine by enjoying a typical Burmese home cooked lunch (late lunch) at your host’s home and peek through a window into a culture that is unique and fascinating. Bon appetit! Then, transfer back to your hotel.
Price per person in USD
• 2 Pax: 97 USD per person
• 3-4 Pax: 83 USD per person
• 5-7 Pax: 68 USD per person
• 8-10 Pax: 63 USD per person
• 11-15 Pax: 53 USD per person
• 16-19 Pax: 49 USD per person (1 pax FOC Included)
• 20 Pax: 45 USD per person (1 pax FOC included)

 

2. E-Bike Riding & lunch at local house (Start Time: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM)
After breakfast at hotel, ride alongside ancient brick structures and visit Bagan’s iconic and picturesque pagodas, on this full day guided e-bike tour. With your local guide, learn everything there is to know about Bagan, and make stops around the city at your own leisure. Then, immerse in Myanmar culture through its cuisine. Experience the local lifestyle and tasty cuisine by enjoying a typical Burmese home cooked lunch at your host’s home and peek through a window into a culture that is unique and fascinating. Bon appetit! Then, proceed your e-bike journey via a small, hidden path passing several famous pagodas, and ending at a sunset viewpoint. Then, back to your hotel.

Price per person in USD
• 2 Pax: 69 USD per person
• 3-4 Pax: 61 USD per person
• 5-7 Pax: 53 USD per person
• 8-10 Pax: 46 USD per person
• 11-15 Pax: 42 USD per person
• 16-19 Pax: 40 USD per person (1 pax FOC Included)
• 20 Pax: 40 USD per person (1 pax FOC Included)

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Start time: 08:00 AM – End time: 5:30 PM/ Driving hours (Bagan to Mandalay): 4 Hours

Breakfast at hotel. Then, drive to Mandalay. After 4 hour drive, arrive Mandalay. Check in at the hotel and take short rest .

Then, sunset at U Bein Bridge which has 1.2-kilometre length built around 1850 and is believed to be the oldest and (once) longest teakwood bridge in the world for a beautiful sunset. At around 6:30 pm, you will be taken back to your hotel in Mandalay.

Overnight at hotel.

6

Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 7:00 PM

Breakfast at hotel. Visit to Mahamuni Buddha Image (Exalted Saint Buddha Image heavily gilded with gold leaf brought over from Arakan State in 1784). Then, expedition to Aung Nan Puppet Workshop where you can also participate in creating puppet by yourself. It is one of the best places for someone who would like to appreciate authentic cultural traditions in Myanmar. And then, visit World UNESCO site Kuthodaw(the world biggest book) & ShweKyaung (Golden Monastery). Finally, sailing on the Ayarwaddy to transfer to sand bank for fantastic dinner with cocktail at there (depend on weather permit especially in rainy season. In this situation, dinner will be at local restaurant).

Overnight at hotel.

7

Start time: 7:30 AM – End Time: 5:00 PM/ Flying hours: 35 Minutes (estimate)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport. Fly to Heho. Arrive Heho. From Heho, a scenic one-hour drive leads to Nyaung Shwe, the gateway village to majestic Inle Lake (nestled amidst hazy blue mountains is the beautiful Inle Lake 900 meter above sea level) where you can study Inthar tribes’ and their ways of life. Boat trip to witness the iconic scenery of Inle Lake including: Shwe Indein Pagoda complex, one of the small villages of Inle Lake located on the western bank of the Lake & The pagoda and hundreds of stupa built in the 8th century and rows of shops are famous, then, PhaungDawOo Pagoda (Holly 5 Buddha Images). After lunch at local restaurant, proceed to Inphawkhone to visit Silk Weaving, and you can learn how to make cigar in different flavor together with local girls, small cannel to the Floating Gardens & Plantation. Locals grow vegetables and fruit in large gardens that float on the surface of the lake. The floating garden beds are formed by extensive manual labor.

Overnight at hotel.

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Breakfast at hotel. Free & leisure at your own. Overnight at hotel.

 

Optional Offer

Inle Cooking Class (Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 2:30 PM)
After breakfast at hotel, Heading to an Inthar home, stepping into another scene of local life. Join the hosts in the kitchen for an interactive cooking class. Learn how to cook Inthar favourites like fish steamed in banana leaf, tomato salad, stuffed potato rice balls and more. Then sit down to enjoy the tasty meal and soak-up the experience of dining in a family house. Say farewell to the host family. After having your self-cooking lunch, back to your hotel.

Price per person in USD
• 2 Pax: 75 USD per person
• 3-4 Pax: 64 USD per person
• 5-7 Pax: 56 USD per person
• 8-10 Pax: 49 USD per person
• 11-15 Pax: 46 USD per person
• 16-19 Pax: 41 USD per person (1 pax FOC Included)
• 20 Pax: 40 USD per person (1 pax FOC included)

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Start time: 9:30 AM – End time: 5:30 PM/ Driving hours (Nyaung Shwe to Kakku): 2 Hours 30 Minutes/ Driving hours (Loikaw to Kakku): 2 Hours

Breakfast at hotel. Then, continue to Kakku pagoda complex Be awe-struck as thousands of stupas come into view. Wander amid these structures, some of which are 20-metres high. Take a closer look at the intricate carvings and details that can be found on some of the stupas. While exploring, learn of their mysterious origins dating back to the 11th century and their significance to the Pa-Oh people. The solitude of the site and its remote location add to its allure.

After that, proceed driving to Loikaw, a charming and small place in Myanmar that’s filled with authentic culture and beautiful natural scenery. Arrive & visit to Thirimingalar Taungkwe Zedi for sunset.

Overnight in Loikaw.

10

Start time: 9:00 AM – End time: 3:00 PM

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the village Panpae, on the way visit the local market Demawso, which attracts tribes from the surrounding villages, selling their various, exotic products and local food products. A visit to the village of Panpae, inhabited by the Padaung tribe, whose women are famous for its unique tradition of braiding the neck, arms and legs numerous copper hoops, which are considered a symbol of beauty. These hoops once established are no longer downloaded for life. Opportunity to observe and learn the process of creating traditional rim, and of their culture, customs and way of life, and got into a conversation with długoszyimi “Women giraffes”.

Transfer back to the hotel. Overnight at hotel.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/ Flying hours: 1 hour (estimate)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport. Flight back to Yangon. Arrive Yangon. Visit world famous dazzling Shwedagon Pagoda. It is 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. 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.

Overnight at hotel.

12

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport for your international departure.

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    12 DAYS & 11 NIGHTS

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