14 Day Myanmar Discovery
Yangon – Bago – Golden Rock – Mandalay – Innwa (Ava) – Bagan – Mt Popa – Heho – Kalaw – Pindaya Trekking – Inle lake / Yangon
(14 Days / 13 Nights)
All year round and can be tailored in accord with your travel plan
Day 1 – Yangon arrival and 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 2 – Yangon / Bago / Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock) (by car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Drive to Kyaikhtiyo
- Bago sightseeing on the way –
- Kyat Khet Wine Monastery
- Kanbawza Thardi Palace built by King Bayinnaung
- Continue to Kyaikthiyo –
- Open truck ride along Kin Pun unmade road to …
- Buddhist pilgrimage site Kyaiktiyo Pagoda …
- Built on top of legendary ‘Golden Rock‘
- Light trek through bamboo forest
- Overnight at the hotel in Kyaikhtiyo
Day 3 – Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock) / Bago / Yangon (by car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Morning activity –
- Walk to small cave
- Roadside shops, rare jungle items
- Return to Yangon, on the way –
- Old capital of the Mon people
- Historical Shwemawdaw Pagoda
- Shwethalyaung (reclining Buddha) Pagoda
- Hilltop view of Bago from Hinthargone Pagoda
- Handicrafts including Cheroot workshop, weaving factory in Mon village and Pottery sheds
- Chinese Temple
- Overnight at hotel in Yangon
Day 4 – Yangon / Mandalay / Amarapura (by flight and car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Transfer to airport, flight to Mandalay
- Arrive Mandalay, check into hotel
- Excursion to Amarapura
- Mahagandayon Monastery of Buddhist studies
- U Bein teakwood footbridge across Taungthaman Lake
- Sightseeing in Mandalay –
- Mahamuni Image
- Handicrafts including tapestry making home cottage, marble carving workshop, gold-leaf beating workshop, silk weaving home cottage
- Kyauktawgyi Pagoda with Buddha image carved from a single marble block
- Shwenandaw Monastery (Golden Palace) with exquisite wood carvings
- Kuthodaw Pagodastone tablets of Buddhist scriptures
- Sulamani Pagoda
- The royal Mandalay Palace
- Sunset and panoramic views from Mandalay Hill
- Overnight at hotel in Mandalay
Day 5 – Mandalay / Mingun / Sagaing / Innwa (Ava) (by car, boat and horse cart)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Mingun by boat, along the Ayeyarwaddy River
- The ruins of Mingun Pahtotawgyi
- World renowned ringing Mingun Bell
- Myatheintan Pagoda and surrounding village
- Sagaing Hill, the centre for meditation
- Hill sides dotted with pagodas and monasteries
- The large, round Khaungmudaw Pagoda
- Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, the central pagoda
- Pottery village and silversmith workshop
- Sunset from Sagaing Hill
- Overnight at hotel in Mandalay
Day 6 – Mandalay and Bagan (by express boat and car)
- Early morning breakfast at your hotel
- Transfer to jetty, all day boat trip to Bagan on the Ayeyarwaddy River
- Arrive Bagan late afternoon
- Check in and overnight at hotel in agan.
Day 7 – Bagan full day sightseeing (by car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Bagan sightseeing –
- Shwezigon Pagoda and magnificent golden stupa
- Htilominlo Temple with fine plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decoration
- Gubyaukgyi Temple with superb mural paintings
- Myinkaba Village to observe process of traditional lacquer ware
- Architecturally impressive Ananda Temple
- Thabinnyu Temple, tallest temple in Bagan
- Dhammayangyi Temple noted for its remarkable brickwork
- Sunset at the upper terrace of Shwesandaw Pagoda
- Overnight at hotel in Bagan
Day 8 – Bagan / Mt.Popa / Kalaw (by car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Drive to mountain resort of Kalaw including –
- Mystical world of the ‘nats’ at Mt Popa
- Climb Mt.Popa to view the surrounding area
- Overnight at hotel in Kalaw
Day 9 – Kalaw and Pindaya (by car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Drive to Pindaya including –
- Pilgrimage site of the Pindaya Caves
- Picturesque Pindaya lakes;
- home based paper making and umbrella making
- Overnight at hotel in Pindaya
Day 10 – Pindaya trekking (Overnight Trek)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Overnight trek –
- From Pindaya –
- To hill tribe villages of Htut NiD, Si Kya Inn and Yasakyi.
- Overnight at Yasaky Monastery
Day 11 – Pindaya Trekking and Inle Lake (by car and boat)
- Breakfast at Yasaky Monastery
- Trek down from Yasakyi –
- Through villages of Pinsein Pin, Htin Shu Kone and Taung Baw Gyi
- Return to Pindaya
- Drive to Inle Lake
- Overnight at hotel in Inle Lake
Day 12 – Inle Lake sightseeing (by car and boat)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Drive to Inle Lake, check in to hotel
- Sightseeing on Inle Lake –
- Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda (also called Jumping Cat’s Monastery)
- Floating gardens
- Unique Leg-rowers
- Traditional Fishing method
- Silk weaving
- Stilt house villages on the lake
- Blacksmith and silversmith workshop
- Overnight at hotel in Inle Lake
Day 13 – Inle Lake / Heho / Yangon (by flight and car)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Transfer to Heho airport, flight to Yangon
- Arrive Yangon, check in to hotel
- Overnight at hotel in Yangon
Day 14: Yangon 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
- Airport pick up and drop off
- All entrance fees
- English speaking local Tour guide
- Accommodation
- Domestic air tickets 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.
