Myanmar Iconic Journey

Overview

Don’t miss a chance to visit Myanmar with so much to see where you start! We will show you Myanmar in a way that broadens your own horizons while enriching the knowledge & livelihoods of Burmese people. This tour is for the one who love nature, hill tribes, simply living, cultural, ancient architecture, local activities, history, heritage & so on. Mysterious Golden Rock is the must wonderful place to visit. If you follow this program, all the main highlights can be covered for the 1st time travellers to Myanmar.

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Tour Highlights

  • Be enchanted by glittering Shwedagon
  • Immerse yourself in the colorful morning market with local activities
  • Circular train experience in real Yangon Life
  • Delicious Myanmar Rice noodle fish soup(Mot HinKhar)
  • Be impressed with a pilgrimage to Golden Rock
  • Explore Bagan’s endless temples with amazing sunset watching in Irrawady River
  • Seize an opportunity to participate with local people in their daily life activities
  • Witness Mandalay’s royal vestiges and old dynasty of Myanmar
  • Communicate with friendly local people
  • Enjoy the serenity of Inle lake and famous leg rowers and long neck Padaung Tribes
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Itinerary

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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 on arrival at Yangon International Airport. 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 HinKhar .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 at BogyokeMarket for your souvenir shopping. Then, visit World Famous Dazzling Shwedagon(2600 Years old). Overnight at hotel.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/ Driving hours (Yangon-Bago): 2 hours(estimate)/ Driving hours (Bago-base camp of Golden Rock): 2 hours & 30 minutes (estimate)
After breakfast, drive to Kyaikhtiyo(the mystical pagoda stands on a gold gilded boulder), (over 3615 feetabove sea level ) for 184 km. On the way passing through the World War II War Cemetery, dedicated to the 2700 Commonwealth forces who died in Myanmar.On the way visit to Bago. Visit Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Kyaik Pun Pagoda, ShwethaHlyaung(Reclining Buddha Image), KanbawzathadiPalace. Afternoon arrive Kimpun Base Camp and the truck will take you to the top of the hill (Golden Rock Pagoda). Sunset at Kyaikhtiyo(Golden Rock Pagoda), enjoy the panoramic view from top of the mountain. Overnight at hotel.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/Flying hours: 1 hours & 20 Minutes (estimate)
Breakfast at hotel.Sunrise at Kyaikhtoyo Pagoda. Drive back to Yangon. Arrive Yangon and transfer to airport for flight to Bagan. Arrive Bagan, free and easy at the hotel. Overnight at hotel.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM
Today we will visit colorful local Market, then feel the ancient time 11 century visit to 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(45 Minutes) 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.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/Driving hour (Bagan – Popa): 1 hour & 15 minutes (estimate)
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 farmswhich are demarcated by palm trees in neat rows. Will visit local villages near Popa area from adifferent 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 timewill hopefully show you a spectacular sunset. Relax and enjoy the scenery. Overnight at hotel.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 3:00 PM
Optional activities : Balloon Over Bagan, it is the combination of flying and seeing the temples early morning is amazing and unforgotten experience.
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to jetty which is situated on the bank of the Ayeyarwady River & where you will start your boat trip throughout this day. After 30 minutes boat ride, arrive the other side of the river. And, we will visit nearby villages & at there, you will see how rural people live, how they work for their food & shelter, showers outside, cooking on wood fire, sleeping on straw mat, playing kids, weaving home workshops , Making Baskets , etc…as well as the majestic sceneries around. Life in the village is so simple. And the sunlight has this certain color and strength to it. Then, back to Bagan. Arrive Back. Transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

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Start time: 7:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/Flying hours: 35 Minutes (estimate)
Breakfast at hotel. 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 to Mahamuni Buddha Image (Exalted Saint Buddha Image heavily gilded with gold leaf brought over from Arakan State in 1784). Visit Gold leaf making workshop and learn more about the city’s cottage industries, wood covering, tapestry, and then visit World UNESCO site Kuthodaw(the world biggest book), ShweKyaung (Golden Monastery), and sunset at Mandalay Hill. Overnight at hotel.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM
Breakfast at hotel. Then,30 minutes’ 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 to 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.

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Start time: 7:30 AM – End time: 3:00 PM/ Flying hours: 35 Minutes (estimate)/ Driving hour (Heho – Kalaw): 1 hour (estimate)
Breakfast at hotel. Today, we will fly to Heho airport. Arrive Heho, drive to Kalaw. Arrive Kalaw, explore colorful local market and some of the old colonial buildings. Visit HneePaya (Bamboo Buddha Image) and ShweOo Min Natural Cave. After that, transfer to MyinDyike railway station and ride to Kalaw station. At railway station, you will have a chance to meet friendly local people and small vendors selling local products, seasonal fruits and vegetables. On the train, you can chat with local people happily and friendly and learn about their ways of life and livelihood. When you arrive Kalaw station, this place will be your photo zone and you can freely feel the sense of nature there. Then, visit sightseeing to some beautiful Kalaw view point. Overnight at hotel.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/ Driving hour (Kalaw – Pindaya): 1 hour & 30 minutes (estimate)
After breakfast at hotel, 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, prickle tea leaf and different vegetables and fruits grown in this prolific area. Shortstop at local village and drink coffee with snacks by chitchat with villagers.Proceed to Pindaya cave and also have a taste to Shan’s traditional prickle green tea salad and dried bean paste, Shan Paper and Traditional Umbrella Marking home factory. Continue driving to Red Mountain Wine Yard located on the side of the famous Inle Lake, in the southern Shan state. Red Mountain Estate produces the best wines of the country. Since the binging, the wines are produced with locally grown grapes, all of the 400,000 plants have been imported from France and Spain, and the variety chosen after experimentations. You will have chance to get wine test if you wish(own expense).Then, drive to NyaungShwe. Transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/ / Flying hours: 1 hours& 20 Minutes (estimate)
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, After sightseeing, transfer to airport and fly back to Yangon. Arrive Yangon, overnight at hotel.

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Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport for International Departure.

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