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“With unique
destination for Buddhist pilgrims, Kyaikhtiyo located
on the mountains top, by truck and trek, a discovery of
nature and culture combined in this most exiting journey of
Myanmar marks your holidays unforgettable”
Itinerary
Yangon Arrival
Day 1: Arrival in Yangon international airport,
welcomed by tour guide and transfer to the hotel. Full day
city tour in Yangon starts with drive through the
colonial style buildings downtown, the Chinatown area
and the Indian quarter. Visit center's useful landmark,
Sule Zedi with its golden octagonal pagoda. Continue to
Temple of Chaukhtatgyi reclining Buddha. Stop
alongside Kandawgyi (Royal) Lake to take photographs
over the lake towards Shwedagon. Enjoy the sunset at
Shwedagon -
“Its stupa with gilded gold leaves is the
« heart » of Buddhist Myanmar. The pagoda is believed to be
2,500 years old and the central is surrounded by dozens of
intricately decorated buildings and statues. There are
always many Myanmar people praying and making offerings at
Shwedagon, and it's a fascinating place to spend time
watching the world go by”
Return to your hotel. Overnight stay at hotel in Yangon.
Yangon- Golden Rock Pagoda
Day 2: Breakfast at hotel. Morning drive for 4
hours, through seemingly endless paddy fields to the small
town of Kyaikto and on to the "base camp" of
Kinpun, where take a truck up a bumpy track about half
way up the mountain. Check into hotel. From here, walk up
the path which climbs to the legendary "Golden Rock". (The
climb takes around 1 hour and those unwilling, or not fit
enough, to walk can hire four porters to carry them in a
sedan chair). The climb offers magnificent views over the
surrounding countryside and the opportunity to make friends
with many local people who make the pilgrimage to Kyaikhtiyo.
The incredible "Golden Rock" sits precariously on top
of the mountain, and is said to balance thanks to a
precisely placed hair relics of Buddha. Weather permitting,
sunset views from Mount Kyaikhtiyo are amazing. Return to
hotel. Overnight stay at hotel. (B)
* Guests are expected, in case, to foresee
additional own charges for porters when sedan chair taken.
(Approximately US$ 15 per person).
Golden Rock Pagoda- Bago-
Yangon
Day 3: Breakfast at hotel. Walk down the mountain
and return by truck to your car. Drive back to Yangon via
Bago, bustling commercial town located nearest from
Yangon (80 km) where visit Shwemawdaw pagoda which
has a stupa inlaid with diamonds and is Bago's golden
landmark. See Shwetharlyaung Buddha, which dates from
994 and is revered throughout Myanmar as the most beautiful
Reclining Buddha. An optional tour is included on the way
back to Yangon at the British War Cemetery near Htauk Kyan.
Check into hotel. Overnight stay at hotel. (B)
Yangon- Bagan
Day 4: Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to
airport for flight to Bagan. Upon arrival, transfer to the
hotel. Full day Bagan sightseeing tour includes-
“Golden stupa of Shwezigon pagoda,
which is Pagan's most important reliquary shrine – look out
for images of 37 "Nats" housed in a small hall. See
12th century frescoes adorning the corridors of Kyansitta
"Cave" temple. Continue to Gubyaukgyi, another
"cave" temple with fine frescoes of "jataka tales". Next
stoop is Htilominlo, the last Bamar style temple
built in Bagan, with old murals and friezes. Pass through
Tharabar Gateway into Old Bagan. In the
afternoon, visit Ananda temple, a whitewashed
masterpiece of Mon architecture with four standing Buddhas,
and the adjacent brick monastery from the early Bagan era
with well-preserved murals. Make a photo stop at the tallest
temple measuring 61 meters – Thatbuinnyu known as ":
temple of omniscience" and dating from 1091. Next, visit
Dhamayangyi, a massive-looking temple dating from end of
12th century which is famous for its interlocking mortar
less brickwork. Continue to Mingalarzedi, the last of
the large pagodas built in the 13th century, representing
the pinnacle of Bamar pagoda architecture”
Then, visit local lacquer workshop to watch craftsmen
skillfully making this most famous of Bagan handicrafts.
Short ride by horse carts at the sunset time, and climb to
the top of Shwesandaw stupa to enjoy, magnificent
views over Pagan's temples and the Ayeyarwady River. Return
to hotel after sunset. Overnight stay at hotel in Bagan. (B)
Bagan
Day 5: Breakfast at hotel. Second day visit
comprises –
“Early morning visit to Nyaung-U
local market, and then continue to Sulamani, one of
Pagan's great two-storied Bamar style temples which have 4
seated Buddha images. And visit Lemethna temple,
topped by an Indian-style spire similar to Ananda. Then, the
three shrines of Payathonzu which are connected by
passages adorned with Mahayanist or Tantric mural paintings.
Visit Nandamanya temple with fine frescoes and an
unexpectedly erotic mural. Take a break from temples and
wander through the village of Minnanthu to see how
the local people live. In the afternoon, visit
Abeyardanar, temple with frescoes representing
Bodhisattvas and the gods of Indian mythology. Continue to
Nanpaya temple, built in the Mon style with intricate
stone carvings, and said once to have been Manuha's
residence. See the four Buddha images in Manuha's pagoda and
then, stop at Myazedi stupa to see Myanmar's "Rosetta
Stone", bearing inscriptions written in four languages”
Return to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel. (B)
Bagan- Mandalay
Day 6: Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to
Bagan airport for flight to Mandalay. Upon arrival, Mandalay
city tour includes Kuthodaw pagoda of Buddhist
sculptures on marble slabs, Shwenandaw,
wooden-monastery which dates back to last centaury,
Mahamuni pagoda with its sacred Buddha image covered by
thick layer of gold leaves. Check-in at “Hotel”. In
the afternoon, boat excursion towards Mingun, with immense
unfinished stupa of Bowdawpaya & world’s biggest
ringing bell (90 tons) and unique architectural splendid of
Myatheindan Pagoda. Return back to Mandalay on the
moment of beautiful sunset on the River. Overnight stay at
hotel. (B)
Mandalay
Day 7: Breakfast at hotel. Full day excursion to
the environs of Mandalay- the former capital of Amarapura
and Mandalay's famous places for handicrafts such as
gold-leaf making, tapestries and marionette making. In the
afternoon, cross the small river by ferry boat to make
joyful excursion by horse cart at Ava (Innwa); it was
one of ancient Myanmar capitals before British annexation in
1885. Remarkable old brick monument of Menue &
uniquely located wooden monastery of Bagaya and more
than 600 monastic complexes on the hills at Sagaing
are tour highlights. Return back for sunset over U Bein
Bridge. Overnight stay at hotel. (B)
Mandalay- Heho- Pindaya- Inle
Day 8: Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to
Mandalay airport for flight to Heho. Upon arrival, drive
journey towards Pindaya, visit Shwe Umin Cave pagoda
and Shan umbrella making cottage. And then journey towards
Inle Lake through hilly landscape. Arrival at hotel in the
late afternoon. Overnight stay at hotel on the lake. (B)
Inle Lake
Day 9: Breakfast at hotel. Enjoy the boat
excursion on Inle Lake –
“Photographer’s dream, its calm waters are
dotted with floating vegetation and fishing canoes, to which
scenic high hills provide the perfect backdrop”
See the lake's unique "leg rowers" –Intha people
row standing up with one leg wrapped around an oar. Visit
Phaung Daw Oo pagoda, the holiest religious site in Shan
State. See traditional handicrafts-silk weaving on wooden
handlooms and a blacksmith shop. Pass endless floating
gardens, where fruits and vegetations are grown. Stop at
Ngaphe Kyaung monastery which is famous for its "jumping
cats". Return to hotel on the moment of beautiful sunset.
Overnight stay at hotel on the lake. (B)
Inle Lake
Day 10: Breakfast at hotel. Enjoy second day’s boat
excursion on Inle Lake –
“Visit for colorful local market of
tribes, viewing the floating gardens and flower beds as well
as handicraft workshops. In the afternoon, visit to rarely-
known site of Indein where certain hundreds of
ancient brick stupas and pagodas dated back to 17 centaury.
At the end of day sunset over the lake from hotel's terrace”
Return to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel. (B)
Inle lake- Heho- Yangon
Day 11: Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to
Heho for fly back to Yangon. Check-in at hotel. Visit to
Kaba Aye (World Peace) Pagoda and Mahapasana Guha
Cave, where the Sixth Buddhist Council took place, and
unique Glass Factory with skilled craftsmen hand-blowing
glass and creating original glassware. Proceed to National
Museum with an 8-meter-high Golden Lion Throne and Mandalay
Royal Regalia. Continue to Yangon's oldest Chinese temple
and the riverside Botataung Pagoda. Return to hotel.
Overnight stay at hotel. (B)
Yangon Departure
Day 12: Breakfast at hotel. Visit Bogyoke
(Scott) market to see Myanmar's wide range of
handicrafts. Leisure time in the afternoon till transfer to
the international airport. (B)
* B – Breakfast only throughout the tour
Temples of Dynasty wish you an excellent journey through the
Golden Land of Myanmar
Inclusive services
Accommodations stay at the hotel with daily breakfast as
twin sharing basic.
All transfer, sight-seeing, and excursion with private
air-conditioned coach including driver service and fuel, and
boat excursion as per itineraries.
All round domestic flights.
Detailed itineraries as per program.
All entrance fees payable in US$ for the sites and monuments
as per program.
English-speaking local guide throughout the journey from
Yangon to Yangon.
Exclusive services
Myanmar visa fees.
Airport tax for international departure.
Meals except breakfast.
Personal expenses.
Insurances.
* Surcharge can be applied for foreign
language-speaking guide, and for full board or half board
meal plans.
* Above tour can be customized according to your own travel
nature.
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