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The Best of Myanmar 8 Days
Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay
– Heho – Inle Lake
– Yangon
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Trip
Grade: Easy
The Best of Myanmar 8 Days / 7 Nights
TOUR CODE EAI-MY05
Itinerary:
Day 1: Yangon
Arrive at Yangon Int’l
Airport and transfer to
hotel with afternoon at leisure. Evening
visit to the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda. Overnight in Yangon.
Day 2:
Yangon –
Bagan
Transfer to Yangon Airport
for early morning flight to Bagan (80 minutes). On arrival at Nyaung Oo Airport, you will be
transferred to hotel for refreshment. The
day is spent exploring the town including colourful Nyaung Oo Local Market,
Shwezigon Pagoda, Wetkyi-in Gubyaukkyi (a cave temple with exquisite jatakas
murals paintings) and the elegant Htilominlo Temple (noted for its plaster
carvings) and Tharaba Gate.In the afternoon, visit Ananda (an architectural
masterpiece of the early-style temple), Ananda Okkyaung (one of the few
surviving brick monasteries from the early Bagan period), Thatbyinnyu (the
highest in Bagan, rising to 61m) and Dhammayangyi Temple (noted for its
remarkable brickwork). Enjoy sunset at
one of the most famous temples in Bagan. Overnight in Bagan.
Day 3: Bagan
After breakfast at the hotel, proceed
to Myinkaba village and observe the process of traditional lacquer-ware, one of
the best-known Myanmar
handricrafts and a speciality of Bagan. Visit
Myinkaba Gubyaukkyi (an early period Pyu-style temple of Hindu
influence). Nextstop at Manuha and
Nanpaya temples. In the afternoon, enjoy
an excursion to the village
of Minnanthu. A visit to
some of the most interesting temples such as Payathonzu, Lemyethnar, Sinbyushin,
Nandaminnya and Minnanthu monastery. Enjoy
sunset over the Ayeyarwaddy
River at Bupaya.Overnight
in Bagan.
Day 4: Bagan – Mandalay
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Nyaung Oo
Airport for the flight to Mandalay.
On arrival, transfer to hotel. Then, enjoy city tour of Mandalay including
Mahamuni Pagoda, famous for its venerable statue of Buddha covered with gold
leaf, Local artisan’s workshops of woodcarving, marble masonry, tapestry and
gold leaf making, Shwe Inn Bin monastery (a special specimen of Myanmar Wooden
architecture) and local market of Zegyo.
Overnight in Mandalay.
Day 5: Mandalay
After Breakfast, morning excursion to Amarapura. Visit
Mahagandayone Monastery where more than one thousand of monks live and study. Then, visit U Bein Bridge across the Taungthaman
Lake (the world’s
longest teakwood bridge). Afternoon
visit Golden Shwenandaw Monastery (noted for its exquisite woodcarving),
Atumashi Monastery (the incomparable Monastery) and the Kuthodaw Pagoda with
its 729 marble stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures (known as the world’s biggest
book). Enjoy the sunset from Mandalay
Hill. Overnight in Mandalay.
Day 6: Mandalay – Heho – Inle Lake
This morning,
transfer to airport for domestic flight to Heho in Shan State.
On arrival at Heho airport, continue by
car and enjoy scenic drive to Nyaung Shwe jetty. A full day tour of Inle Lake
by private boat includes a chance to see the leg-rowing fishermen and the
floating gardens, built up from the strips of water hyacinth and mud and
anchored to the bottom with bamboo poles. Visit a floating village at Ywama
(the lake’s downtown) where a floating market is held every 5 days. The tour also
includes a visit to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the weaving village of Inpawkhon
and the jumping cat monastery, with beautiful antique Buddha statues. Overnight in Inle Lake.
Day 7: Inle Lake – Heho – Yangon
In the morning transfer to Nyaung Shwe jetty by
private boat and then scenic drive to Heho
Airport for the flight to Yangon. On
arrival, transfer hotel. Afternoon
shopping at Bogyok Aung San (Scott) Market, it the city busiest & liveliest
bazaar. More explorations of Yangon
including Sule Pagoda, Botataung Pagoda, China
town and the fruit market. Overnight in Yangon.
Day 8: Yangon
Morning visit to
Chaukhtatkyi Reclining Buddha and Karaweik Royal Barge (a royal floating barge
on the Kandawgyi Royal Lake,
for photo stop). Transfer to Yangon Airport
for departure.
The Best of
Myanmar
8 Days / 7 Nights
TOUR CODE EAI-MY05
Prices are in US Dollars per person
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Duration
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Hotel
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1
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2
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3-5
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Single
Supp.
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8 DAYS/
7
NIGHTS
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A
B
C
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2,153
1,544
1,354
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1,292
997
892
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1,218
923
818
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486
172
83
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HOTEL CATEGORY
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CITY
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CATEGORY
A
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CATEGORY
B
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CATEGORY
C
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YANGON
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Governor’s
Residence (Dlx)
Savoy Hotel
(Dlx)
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Traders Hotel
(Dlx)
Kandawgyi
Palace Hotel (Sup)
Hotel Nikko
Royal Lake (Sup)
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Panorama Hotel
(Sup)
Asia Plaza
Hotel (Dlx)
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BAGAN
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Thiripyitsayar
Sakura Hotel (Dlx)
Hotel @
Tharabar Gate (Dlx)
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Thande Hotel in
Old Bagan (Sup)
Thazin Garden
Hotel (Sup)
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Kaytumadi
Dynasty Hotel (Sup)
Kumudra Hotel
(Sup)
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MANDALAY
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Mandalay Hill
Resort (Dlx)
Sedona Hotel
(Dlx)
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Mandalay Swan
Hotel (Std)
Mandalay City
Hotel (Sup)
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Nadi Myanmar
Hotel (Sup)
Myit Phyar Ayer
Hotel (Sup)
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INLE
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Inle Princess
Resort (ROH)
Lakeview Resort
(ROH)
Inle Resort
(Villa)
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Paramount Inle
Resort (Sup)
Golden Island Cottages (Sup)
Shwe Inn Tha
Resort (Sup)
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Paradise Hotel
(Nyaung Shwe) (Sup)
November Hotel
(Sup)
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