Myanmar Heart Beats(9days)

Overview

Take an eye-opening trip to Myanmar’s highlights. Wonder through time, feeling the old & new atmosphere of Yangon. The thousands of temples on the plains of ancient Bagan; and explore former capitals of royal kingdoms in Mandalay. Delve into iconic scenery of Inle Lake and hill tribes.

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Tour Highlights

  • Be blessed by glittering Shwedagon
  • Discover the colorful morning market and local activities
  • Circular train experience in real Yangon Life
  • Delicious Myanmar Rice noodle fish soup(Mot HinKhar)
  • Explore the limestone cave , drinking coffee with hill tribes
  • Explore Bagan’s endless temples with amazing sunset watching
  • Witness Mandalay’s royal vestiges
    Encounter Inle’s rich culture by long-necked Padaung women
  • Entering to the Leg rower world with boat ride among the mountain
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Itinerary

1

Let’s start with Yangon, a city crowned by the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda. It is pretty warm in Yangon, feel the welcome hot moist breeze .Arrive at Yangon International Airport. Our experienced guide will meet and welcome you at the Airport. Transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

2

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 called Mot HinKhar and local tea. 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. And, enjoy visiting BogyokeMarket for your souvenir shopping.Then, visit World Famous Dazzling Shwedagon(2600 Years old). Overnight at hotel.

3

Start time: 6:30 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/ Flying hours: 1 hours & 20 Minutes (estimate)
Morning Flight to Bagan . Today we will visit colorful local Market, then feel the ancient time 11 century visit the famous ancient Temples with amazing architecture of Bagan Era , and also visit the Bagan Lacquerware work shop to learn 18 to 21 steps of tradition method then Observe local process of making Pea Paste(Poneyeygyi) and homemade Plum Jam. Horse cart ride around the temples, amazing sunset at one of the famous monuments where is perfect to watch sunset over of 3000 temples of wonderful Bagan. Overnight at hotel.

4

Start time: 8:30 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/Driving Hours to Popa : 1 hours 15 Minutes
After breakfast drive to Mt. Popa (Extinct Volcano)as well as Oasis of the dry zone. On the way to Mt.Popa, stop at palm sugar hut (maple syrup-like liquidcollected by climbing and cooked in big woks tomake palm sugar). They also grind the sesame andpeanut to obtain oil from crop they grow on farms which are demarcated by palm trees in neat rows. Will visit local villages near Popa area from a different perspective as you explore the area for local lifestyle and children school as well. Back to Bagan direct transfer to Jetty a private boat tour on the river during sunset time will hopefully show you a spectacular sunset. Relax and enjoy the scenery.Overnight at hotel.

5

Start time: 7:00 AM – End Time: 6:00 PM/ Flying hours: 35 Minutes (estimate)
Flight to Mandalay.Morning excursion to Mingun by Boat, visit Pa HtoDawGyi (Unfinished Magnificent Temple); Mingun Bell (World Biggest Ringing Bell about 90 ton); World Biggest Lions Ancient Ruined); MyaThein Tan Pagoda and then, back to Mandalay. Visit Mahamuni Buddha Image (Exalted Saint Buddha Image heavily gilded with gold leaf brought over from Arakan State in 1784). Visit Gold leaf making workshop, World UNESCO site Kuthodaw(the world biggest book), ShweKyaung (Golden Monastery), and sunset at Mandalay Hill. Overnight at hotel.

6

Start time: 8:30 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/Driving Hours to Amarapura: 30 Minutes
Breakfast at hotel. Then, drive to Amarapura (Ancient town of Mandalay),visit
Mahaghandayon monastery which is the biggest Monastery in Myanmar over 1000 monks.Proceed to Sagaing Hill the Buddhist spiritual center of this part of Myanmar. It has hundreds of temples, beautiful vistas, monasteries, colleges and schools. Then, visit Inwa a former royal capital of Myanmar Kingdom located on the confluence of the Irrawaddy River and Myitnge River. After a 3 minute boat ride by crossing a small river you will ride a horse cart for the visit. Then U Bein Bridge which has1.2-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 6pm, you will be taken back to your hotel in Mandalay. Overnight at hotel.

7

Start time: 7:30 AM – End Time: 5:00 PM/ Flying hours: 35 Minutes (estimate)
Driving Hours to Pindaya: 1 hour (estimate)
Today, we will fly to Heho. Then, drive to Pindaya. On the way, you will see fields of potatoes, onions, cabbages, sunflowers, paddy and jute, furthermore the plantation of tangerine orange groves, avocado, prickled tea leaf and different vegetables and fruits grown in this prolific area.
Shortstop at local village and drink coffee with snacks by chitchating with villagers.Proceed to Pindaya cave and also have a taste to Shan’s traditional prickled green tea salad and dried bean paste, Shan Paper and Traditional Umbrella Marking home factory. Continue driving to NyaungShwe. Transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

8

Start time: 9:00 AM – End Time: 4:00 PM

Today, we will explore 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: PhaungDawOo Pagoda (Holly 5 Buddha Images),then proceed to Inphawkhone to visit Silk Weaving, and you can learn how to make cigar in different flavor together with local girls, say hello to Padaung family house (Long Neck tribes), small cannel to the Floating Gardens, Floating villages & Plantation, Overnight at hotel.

9

Start time: 7:00 AM – End Time: 12:00 PM/ Flying hours: 1 hours & 20 Minutes (estimate)
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to airport and flight to Yangon and connect to the International Departure.

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    9 Days

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