Arrive Mandalay early in the morning and transfer to hotel. You will be on your own to explore Mandalay. Ideal to visit Mayan Chan jetty and Mingun across the Ayeyarwady river, Mahamuni Image and Amapura "meaning city of immortality" with a visit of unique 200 years old U Bin wooden bridge...
Day 01 Arrival
- Arrive at Yangon airport, meet and greet by Journeys representative and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Yangon.
Day 02 Yangon - Kyaikhtyo
- Breakfast at hotel and depart for Kyaikhtiyo . Arrive at Kin pun base camp and board on an open truck for 11 km steep and dirt road leads to the upper staging point of Yathetaung camp. Continue walk up to the renowned Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda site. Overnight at Kyaikhtiyo.
Day 03 Kyaikhtyo
- Breakfast at hotel and explore this important Buddhist pilgrim sites on your own. Overnight at Kyaikhtiyo.
Day 04 Kyaikhtyo - Bago - Mandalay
- Breakfast at hotel and return back to the base camp. Meet your driver and continue drive to Bago, ancient capital of Mon, known as Hansavati. Visit Shwethalyaung the world largest reclining Buddha Image and other major monument in Bago. Board on night train for Mandalay. Overnight on train.
Day 05 / 06 Mandalay
- Arrive Mandalay early in the morning and transfer to hotel. You will be on your own to explore Mandalay. Ideal to visit Mayan Chan jetty and Mingun across the Ayeyarwady river, Mahamuni Image and Amapura "meaning city of immortality" with a visit of unique 200 years old U Bin wooden bridge, Mahagandayon Monastery with lunch process of hundreds of Buddhist monks, ancient capital of Ava for it's unique monasteries and monuments include Bargaya teak monastery which is famous for its teak pillars amounting to 267 in total. You may also visit Sagaing, covered with 600 white-painted pagodas and monasteries, widely regarded as the religious centre of Myanmar and is home of 6000 monks and nuns, 100 meditation centers, Kuthodaw Pagoda where entire Buddhist canon recorded on stone tablets totaling 729 in number and Shwenandaw Monastery. Overnight in Mandalay.
Day 07 Mandalay - Bagan
- Early morning transfer to jetty for a leisurely day cruise to Bagan along Myanma lifespan Ayeyarwady river. . Bagan is the richest archaeological site in Asia founded in 11th century AD. Overnight in Bagan.
Day 08 / 09 Bagan
- You will be on your own to explore next two days in Bagan. You will wander its dusty tracks visiting magnificent temples and towering pagodas with ancient and beautifully painted murals dating back over a millennium. One can easily imagine in the morning’s mist a parade of gilded elephants passing between the white pagodas, laden ox-carts raising a cloud of dust as they slowly plod towards the horizon, or a line of saffron robed monks collecting their daily food in black lacquered alms bowls. The elephants were gone, but the rest remains.
- The most impressive and inspiring monuments are Thabyinnyu, Anandar, Gawdawpalin, Dhammyangyi temples and the Shwezigon Pagoda. The temple interiors are often filled with rows of Buddha, images of guardian Nats or spirit gods and intricate murals depicting the life of Buddha and scenes of royalty. In the evening a climb up of one of the ruins for a breathtaking view of the sun setting over the mighty river and the surrounding plain filled with countless temples and pagodas. You will also visit a lacquer-ware workshop and the long and arduous process of making bowls and trays that often take months to complete. Overnight in Bagan.
Day 10 Bagan - Mt. Popa - Kalaw
- Breakfast at hotel and depart for Kalaw through the mainland and twisting and turning hilly drive through Shan plateau. En-route visit Mt. Popa, said to be the core of an extinct volcano. Mt. Popa considered the abode of most powerful Nats and important Nat worship center as well as major pilgrimage destinations. After a long day drive you will feel cool comfortable to arrive this hill station town. Overnight in Kalaw.
Day 11 Kalaw
- Breakfast at hotel and leisure rest of the day. Ideal to visit near by ethnic villages to observe their daily life. Overnight in Kalaw.
Day 12 Kalaw - Pindaya - Inle Lake
- Breakfast at hotel and depart for Pindaya cave <48 km, 1½ hour>. Explore around wonder of the mystery cave and near by Po O traditional paper umbrella making process. Proceed to Inle Lake <91km, approx 2 hour>. Overnight in Nyaungshwe.
Day 13 Inle Lake
- Breakfast at hotel. You will be on your own to explore the unique lake. Traveling on the lake is an exhilarating experience for nature lovers and a chance to observe the unique tradition of the Intha people. Wonder unique leg rowing fishermen, floating firms, houses and monasteries on stilt. Phaungdaw Oo pagoda, Ngaphechaung monastery and some of cottage industries are worth visiting. Overnight in Nyaungshwe.
Day 14 Inle - Heho - Yangon
- Breakfast at hotel and transfer to Heho airport for your onwards flight to Yangon. Upon arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight in Yangon.
Day 15 Departure
- Breakfast at hotel and transfer to airport for your onwards departure to complete this unique experience.
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