Seeking The Local Experience By Yourself Pro-2

Overview

A thousand words could not fully represent what Myanmar really is. Take an eye-opening trip to Myanmar’s highlights. This tour is for the one who love nature, hill tribes, simply living, cultural, ancient architecture, local activities, trekking, history, heritage & so on. Travelling through the amazing Myanmar and magnificent destinations can date back to ancient times. It is certain that the experiences and memories you make will never fade away. So, Don’t miss a chance to meet the hospitable character of local people and to get unique experience which can stay remained in your hearts.

  • community-based-tour-program

Tour Highlights

  • Be blessed by glittering Shwedagon
  • Discover the colorful morning market
  • Circular train experience real Yangon Life
  • Taste Myanmar Traditional Cuisine at the local Yangon Tea House
  • Explore Bagan’s endless temples with amazing sunset watching
  • Observe daily rural life of local people in Bagan Villages
  • Lunch at Farmer’s Hut created for you a different foodie difference and give something back to the local communities of the lake
  • Achieve fresh air, beautiful surrounding, & meet with cute local people throughout your trekking
  • Entering to the leg rower world with boat ride in Inle Lake among the mountain
  • Try on traditional costumes, traditional dance and music performance

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 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
Breakfast at Hotel and then transfer to Kyee Myin Daing 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 & we will bring you City Hall, Independent Monument at the MaharBandoola 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. Afternoon, lunch at Yangon Tea House(a huge favorite for its authentic Burmese food with a modern twist). After lunch, visit to the Chauk Htat Gyi Reclining Pagoda, enjoy shopping at Bogyoke market(major bazaar which is a major tourist destination, dominated by antique, Burmese handicraft and jewellery shops, art galleries, and clothing stores) and finally visit to the World Famous Shwedagon pagoda. Then, transfer to the hotel & overnight at hotel peacefully.

Lunch at Rangon Tea House (local style).

3

Start time: 6:30 AM – End time: 6:00 PM/ Flying hours: 1 hours & 20 Minutes (estimate)

Breakfast at hotel and 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; Shwezigon Pagoda, Htilominlo Temple, Gubyaukgyi Temple (Wetkyiinn), Ananda temple which is almost a thousand years old and done in an entirely different style. Then, lunch at a local house where you can communicate with warmly and hospitalized local people, see sweet smiles on their face. After lunch, visit the Bagan Lacquerware work shop to learn 18 to 21 steps of tradition method, then Horse cart ride (45 Minutes) around the temples, amazing sunset at one of the hills where is perfect to watch sunset over 3000 temples of wonderful Bagan. Overnight at hotel.

Lunch at local house.

4

Start time: 9:00 AM – End time: 7:00 PM
Breakfast at hotel and then, 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. In one of the villages, have snacks by chitchat with villagers. Then, back to Bagan. Arrive Back. Transfer to hotel. Free & leisure. In the evening, dinner at local restaurant by enjoying puppet show. Overnight at hotel.

Dinner at local restaurant with Myanmar Traditional puppet show.

5

Start time: 7:30 AM – End Time: 5:00 PM/ Flying hours: 35 Minutes (estimate)
Breakfast at hotel and transfer to the airport for the flight to Heho. Arrive Heho and drive to 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. On the way, we will visit umbrella industry, market Shwe Nyaung, Shwe Yan Pyay monastery ( it is just between Heho Airport and Inle Lake and charming red painted teak monastery, built in the early 19th Century). Then, we will have lunch at the Farmer’s Hut where create an authentic “slow food” experience for visitors to his beloved Inle Lake. After lunch, continuously explore to Inle Lake & Boat trip to witness the iconic scenery of Inle Lake including: PhaungDawOo Pagoda (Holly 5 Buddha Images), cheroot making where you can learn how to make cigar in different flavor together with local girls, Silk Weaving, small cannel to the Floating Gardens & Plantation, Nga Phe Chaung monastery. Overnight at hotel.

Lunch at Farmer’s Hut.

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Start time: 8:00 AM – End Time: 5:00 PM

Breakfast at hotel and our trekking guide will pick up you at the hotel in Inle. Transfer to the trekking starting point near Kanne reservoir. Then walk up through several plantations such as grape, turmeric, corn, cheroot leave and avocado to Lwekhaw. On the way, take a rest at the top of mountain to enjoy the panoramic view overlooking Inle Lake and its en‐ vironment. A traditional style lunch will be served at Lwekhaw community house by the villagers. After lunch, go sightseeing around Lwekhaw (CBT project village) and walk up Lwekhaw Mountain, culminating at an altitude of 1520m above sea level. The mountain is being conserved as community forest and you can discover various kinds of birds. The sunset view can be enjoyed when you reach to the top of the mountain. After dinner, the villagers will entertain you by playing their traditional musical instruments and showing you their ways of dancing. Then, take a night stop in a private room at the mail building.

Distance = 10 km, Walking Hour = 4hrs (approximate)
Trek condition = 60% up & 40% flat

Lunch & Dinner at Local Houses

7

Start time: 7:30 AM – End Time: 7:00 PM

After breakfast at local home, we will leave from the community house to Pongtel village. You can stroll around that village and have a chat with local families to experience their way of life. Continue to Lwelem village for lunch. Tea, orange, avocado, and turmeric plantations can be seen on along the trek. Thereafter, walk down a rocky trail from Lwelem to Maingthauk Bridge and return to your hotel by boat. Check out from your hotel & transfer to the airport for the flight to Yangon. Arrive Yangon & transfer to the hotel & overnight at hotel.

Distance = 10 km, Walking Hour = 4hrs (approximate)
Trek condition = 60% down, 10% up & 30% flat

Lunch at Local house.

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Breakfast at hotel and transfer to the airport for your international departure.

  • Durations

    8 Days / 7 Nights

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