Authentic Myanmar Heritages APT*EM 1 : 20 Days

THEME VISITS: history & cultural heritage | adventure & wildlife | religious beliefs | local scenery | amazing leg rowers | white sandy natural beach, exploring by domestic flights/ boats/ car trips along with local tour guide assistance (language choice upon availability).

Yangon/ Kyaikhtiyo/ Mawlamyine/ Bagan/ Mount Popa/ Mandalay/ Sagaing/ Monywa/ Maymyo/ Inle Lake/ Ngapali Beach/ Mrauk-U

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Yangon Mingalardon International Airport

DEPARTURE TIME

Please arrive at least 2 hours before the flight.

INCLUDED

Hotel	Car
English speaking guide	Sightseeing boat, horse/ox cart/elephant rides(if any)
Entrance fees	Meal as specified
Domestic flight tickets	Tax

NOT INCLUDED

Visa fee	Beverages
Soft drink	Personal expenses
Int’l airport taxes	Tips
Those not stated in program

Idea rate for year round : High Season – OCT to APR, Low Season – MAY to SEP

TOUR PRICE EM 12	HIGH	LOW	Single supplement	Remarks
Minimum 02 Person	3065	2912	559	Per pax rate in USD
Group 15 person + 1 FOC	2304	2189	559	Per pax rate in USD

Tour Price inclusive full board package service such as hotel, car, English speaking guide, sightseeing boat, cruise, horse/ox cart/elephant rides(if any), entrance fees, meal as specified, domestic flight tickets, tax ( Price not included for visa fee/soft drink/beverages/personal expenses/Int’l airport taxes/tips/those not stated in program ).

Day 1: Arrival (Yangon) L+D

Welcome from Yangon Int’l airport. Yangon city tour include Kaba Aye Pagoda & Mahapathana cave, National Museum (see the Lion’s Throne) if open , Shwedagon Pagoda-famous world wide-its golden stupa is the heart of Buddhist Myanmar, Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda to see a huge reclining Buddha image and visit to Botataung Pagoda walk along Yangon river to see the busy harbour area, from where ferries leave to upcountry towns along the Ayarwaddy river.Lunch and Dinner at restaurant with traditional show. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 2 (Yangon - Bago - Kyaikhtiyo) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel,trip to the ancient capital of Bago about 2hours drive northeast of Yangon.Visit Shwemawdaw pagoda which has a stupa inlaid with diamonds and is Bago’s golden landmark, Shwethalyaung pagoda which dates from 994 and is revered throughout Myanmar as the most beautiful Reclining Buddha, Hin Thar Kone Pagoda to see the Spirit house . From Bago,drive to small town of Kyaikhto where Golden Rock Pagoda exit . The climb to Hilltop offers magnificent view over surrounding countryside & sunset views from Kyaikhtio hill are amazing.Lunch at rest.Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 3: (Kyaikhtiyo - Mawlamyine) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel, drive down to the base . Then continue south towards Mawlamyaine city through seemingly endless rice fields. On the way stop in Thaton which was once the center of Mon Kingdom that may have stretch as far east as Cambodia. You will visit Shwezayan Pagoda, home to a famous standing Buddha stele in the classic Mon style, with interesting stone carvings dating back to the 10th Century. The main road ends at a town called Mottama from where take a short ferry ride across the Thanlwin River to Mawlamyine city , the third largest city in Myanmar. Check in hotel and lunch at hotel then start exploring Mawlamyine.Dinner & overnight at Hotel .

Day 4: (Mawlamyine) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel ,drive south to Win Sein Toya near Mudon, where the largest reclining Buddha in the world is under construction . Continue to KyeikMaYaw to see a big sitting Buddha housed in pagoda,visit Mawlamyine’s small museum(if open),local market&old colonial style houses.Late afternoon,drive up into the nearby hills which are home to many pagoda and monasteries and visit view point to enjoy beautiful sunset views over the harbour and out across the River.Lunch and dinner at restaurant. Overnight at hotel .

Day 5: (Mawlamyine - Yangon) B+L+D

Early breakfast at hotel and transfer to jetty to get ferry from Mawlamyine across to Mottama . Then continue return to Yangon on a long drive.Lunch and dinner at restaurant .Overnight at hotel.

Day 6: (Yangon - Bagan) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel , transfer to airport for domestic flight to Bagan , Ancient city. Tour including famous temples and Archeological sites ,visit Htilo-Minlo Temple(famous for its plaster carving), Kyansittha-U-Min(a tunnel with interesting mural painting),Mingala Zedi (the last of the large pagodas built in the 13thCentury, representing the pinnacle of Myanmar Pagoda architecture) , Dhamma-Yangyi Temple ( the highest and the massive one) , Ananda Temple ( An architectural masterpiece), Nyaung Oo Market and lacquer ware house.Lunch&dinner at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.

Day 7: (Bagan - Mount Popa) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel,drive to Popa Mountain resort not far from Bagan and sightseeing Mt.Popa ,is a forest clad landmark arising 5000ft above sea level & is a place of special importance both the country’s history & culture. Visit the Nat shrine at the foot of the mountain, to get to know the Nats-Mythical spiritual beings with sad, interesting legends .Lunch at the Popa mountain resort . Then return to Bagan and continue visit old temples such as Gubyaukgyi Temple with its fine stucco work,Nanpaya temple,built in the Mon style with intricate stone carving then in the evening watching Sunset with panoramic view along Ayarwaddy river on boat. Dinner at restaurant and Overnight at hotel .

Day 8: (Bagan - Mandalay) B+L+D

Day 9: (Mandalay - Sagaing - Monywa) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel,drive to Sagaing city across Ava Bridge which was built by British engineers,visit Sagaing hill & hillsides are dotted with numerous pagodas and monasteries.Visit Kaunghmudaw Pagoda which is painted white and has a huge egg-shaped dome in Ceylonese style. Lunch at restaurant.From Sagaing ,continue by road and visit Thanboddhay Pagoda, the richly decorated central stupa has no less than 845 smaller stupas around it. Inside the pahto, you will see thousands of Buddha images(reportedly over 500,000)decorating every wall , archway and niche. Then continue to Monywa city. Overnight at hotel.

Day 10: (Monywa - Mandalay) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel,early morning visit to the local market.Then take a local ferry across the Chindwin River and drive to visit a sandstone cave system in the Po Win Hills,named after a famous “Zawgyi”(alchemist) who once lived here.The Caves of Po Win Taung ,numbering more than one hundred are full of Buddhist statues and murals .Then drive back to Mandalay .Lunch & Dinner at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.

Day 11: (Mandalay - Maymyo) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel, drive up to the hill from Mandalay for a full day visit of Pyin Oo Lwin (Maymyo),a for- mer British Hill Station.The weather is cool there &visit Paik-Chin-Myaung cavewhere inside Buddha images exit.Visit Pwekauk waterfall, Botanical garden & enjoy the country side. Lunch at rest. Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Day 12: (Maymyo - Mandalay) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel , drive through Maymyo on a horse drawn “stage coach”,sightseeing on oldBritish style buildings & city tour. Visit Maymyo City Bazaar & lunch at restaurant. Return to Mandalay and continue visit U-Bein Bridge,a kilometer long made entirely by teak woods across a big lake and enjoy panoramic sunset view from the bridge . Dinner at local restaurant and overnight at hotel.

Day 13: (Mandalay - Heho) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel, transfer to airport for flight to Heho to visit Inle lake-famous for its unique leg rowers.Tour along the lake by boat, visit Floating farm,Floating Market,lacquer-ware shops, Phaungdaw-Oo pagoda,the holiest religious site in southern Shan State,NgaPheKyaung Monastery famous for its “jumping cats”.Lunch at rest. Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Day 14: (Heho - Thandwe - Ngapali Beach) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel,transfer to airport for flight to Thandwe city to enjoy silver sand beach,Ngapali.Lunch at local restaurant and dinner at hotel.

Day 15: (Ngapali Beach) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel & free at leisure.Dinner at hotel.

Day 16: (Ngapali - Sittwe - Mrauk U) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel,transfer to Airport for flight to Sittwe.Then continue trip by boat to Mrauk U city, Rakhine’s capital in the 15th Century,when it enjoyed great wealth and was an important commercial port.The journey on the Kaladan River takes from 4 to 7 hours (depending on the river conditions) upriver towards the hills surroundingMrauk-U . Lunch on the boat in picnic style . Arrive Mrauk U in the late evening Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 17: (Mrauk U) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel,transfer to Airport for flight to Sittwe.Then continue trip by boat to Mrauk U city, Rakhine’s capital in the 15th Century,when it enjoyed great wealth and was an important commercial port. The journey on the Kaladan River takes from 4 to 7 hours (depending on the river conditions) upriver towards the hills surroundingMrauk-U . Lunch on the boat in picnic style . Arrive Mrauk U in the late evening . Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 18: (Mrauk U - Sittwe) B+L+D

Breakfast, visit Myo village see the style & traditions of the people . Then back to Sittwe by boat.Lunch on boat in a picnic style. Arrive Sittwe in the afternoon and enjoy wondering through the town. Visit Buddhist Museum, visit more of the Mosques : evidence of the large Muslim community in Sittwe . At the sunset, visit the View Point , at the mouth of the Kaladan river&enjoy the fabulous views over a black sand beach stretching for miles towards Bangladesh along the edge of the Bay of Bengal .Dinner at seafood restaurant.

Day 19: (Sittwe - Yangon) B+L+D

Breakfast at hotel , visit the local market where all kinds of fish and seafook are on sale.Lunch at restaurant Transfer to Sittwe Airport for flight to Yangon,Dinner at Hotel and overnight.

Day 20: (Yangon - Your Destination) B+L

Breakfast at Hotel.,trip to visit Sule Pagoda with its golden chedi which makes a useful landmark in downtown Yangon, shopping at Bogyoke Market & FMI Jewelry Centre ,then visit down town around China Town, Town Hall. Lunch at restaurant .Then transfer to Yangon Int’l Airport for departure flight to your destination.