10 Day Exotic Myanmar
Yangon - Bago - Kyaikhtiyo - Mandalay - Bagan - Mt.Popa - Kalaw - Inle lake - Yangon
(10 Days / 9 Nights)
All year round and can be tailored in accord with your travel plan
Day 01: Yangon arrival & sightseeing (by car)
- Arrive Yangon International Airport, welcomed by
Beyond Myanmar representative and tour guide - Check into hotel
- Afternoon tour of Yangon –
- Karaweik Hall
- Royal barge ride on the Royal Lake
- Chaukhtatgyi (Reclining Buddha) Pagoda
- Gilded 2,500 year old Sule Pagoda
- Colonial style buildings surrounding Mahabandula Park
- Stroll through China Town
- Short visit to Tao Temple
- Sunset viewing of golden stupa of Shwedagon Pagoda
- Overnight at hotel in Yangon
Day 02: Yangon - Bago - Kyaikhtiyo (by car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Drive to Kyaikhtiyo and on the way, stop by Bago for sightseeing
- Visit Kyat Khet Wine Monastery, where a thousand monks take their last meal of the day at 10am in total silence
- Kanbawza Thardi Palace built by King Bayinnaung
- Then continue to Kyaikthiyo (Golden Rock), one of Myanmar’s landmark - famous for its position and religious importance. Kyaikhtiyo the “Golden Rock” a huge boulder completely covered by gold leaf and delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff. To reach the pagoda from Kin Pun, a steep 11km road leads to the upper staging point by an open trunk. Take a light trekking on the summit through bamboo forest
- Enjoy the sunset on the hill top
- Overnight at the hotel in Kyaikhtiyo
Day 03 : Kyaikhtiyo - Yangon (by car)
- Breakfast at your hotel then take a half hour walk to small cave and stop at the roadside shops for rare product of jungle.
- Midmorning, drive down to the base camp and return to Yangon.
- On the way visit most important sights of this old capital of the Mon People.
- Bago sightseeing includes Shwemawdaw Pagoda and Shwethalyaung Pagoda (the world’s most beautiful reclining Buddha)
- Visit Handicraft Centre, Hinthargone Pagoda, Cheroot Workshop, Chinese Temple and Pottery Sheds
- Drive back to Yangon and overnight at hotel in Yangon
Day 04: Yangon - Mandalay (by flight and car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Transfer to airport, flight to Mandalay
- Arrive Mandalay, check into hotel
- Mandalay full day sightseeing –
- Mahamuni Image
- Tapestry making home cottage
- Marble carving workshop
- Gold-leaf beating workshop
- Silk weaving home cottage
- Kyauktawgyi Pagoda with large Buddha carved single block of marble
- Shwenandaw Monastery (Golden Palace) with exquisite wood carvings
- Kuthodaw Pagoda with stone tablets of Buddhist scriptures
- Sulamani Pagoda
- Mandalay Palace in the evening
- Enjoy the sunset from Mandalay Hill
- Overnight at hotel in Mandalay
Day 05: Mandalay - Mingun - Sagaing sightseeing (by car & boat excursion)
- After breakfast at your hotel
- Depart Mandalay on a private boat along the Ayeyarwaddy River to visit Mingun, a village on the west bank of the river
- Visit Mingun Pahtotawgyi, the world renowned ringing Mingun Bell, Myatheintan Pagoda and surrounding villages
- Then proceed to Sagaing Hill, known as the center of Meditation. Hill sides are dotted with numerous pagodas and Monasteries
- Visit to Khaungmudaw Pagoda, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Pottery Making village and Silver-smith workshop
- In the evening enjoy the sunset from Sagaing Hill
- Return to Mandalay
- Overnight at hotel in Mandalay
Day 06: Mandalay - Bagan sightseeing (by flight & car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Transfer to airport, fly to Bagan
- Bagan sightseeing –
- Visit colourful Nyaung U Maket
- Magnificent golden stupa of Shwezigon Pagoda
- Decorative Htilominlo Temple
- Superb mural paintings of Gubyaukgyi Temple
- Myinkabar village to observe lacquer ware process
- Architecturally impressive Ananda Temple
- Thabinnyu Temple, the highest temple in Bagan
- Dhammayangyi Temple, noted for its remarkable brickwork
- Enjoy sunset over the site from the supper terrace of Shwesandaw Pagoda
- Overnight at hotel in Bagan
Day 07: Bagan - Mt.Popa (by car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Drive to Mt. Popa
- Climb up Mt. Popa and view the surrounding area
- Drive back to Bagan
- Overnight at hotel in Bagan
Day 08: Bagan- Heho - Kalaw - Pindaya (by flight & car)
- After breakfast at your hotel
- Transfer to airport, fly to Heho
- Arrive Heho and drive to Kalaw
- Pindaya sightseeing –
- Pindaya Cave, a 15 meter high Shwe U Min Cave
- Pindaya lake
- Home base paper making and umbrella making industry
- Overnight at hotel in Pindaya
Day 09: Pindaya - Inle lake - Yangon (by car, boat and flight )
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Drive to Inle Lake, check in to hotel
- Sightseeing on Inle Lake –
- Blacksmith and silversmith workshop
- Floating islands
- Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda
- Unique Leg-rowers
- Traditional Fishing method
- Silk weaving
- Nga Phe Chaung Monastery, so called ‘Jumping cat’s monastery’
- Transfer to airport, fly to Yangon
- Overnight at hotel in Yangon
Day 10: Shopping & departure (by car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Morning shopping at gems mart and handicraft shops
- Visit to Bogyoke (Scott) Market for souvenirs
- Transfer to airport for departure
Included in the price are –
- Daily breakfast
- All entrance fees
- English speaking local Tour guide
- Accommodation
- Domestic air tickets + boat in accord with itinerary
- All transfers and sightseeing by car and boat as per your itinerary
Not include in the price are –
- Meals (lunch and dinner)
- Tips to guide and drivers
- Visa and Travel Insurance
Above services shall be tailored in accord with your travel plan.
