Yangon – Bago – Golden Rock- Nay Pyi Taw- Bagan – Kalaw – Inle – Mandalay (12 Days/ 11 Nights)
Day 1: Yangon (Arrival)
Day 2: Yangon – Bago – Kyaikhteeyo (Golden Rock)
Day 3: Golden Rock – Nay Pyi Taw
Day 4: Nay Pyi Taw – Mt.Popa - Bagan
Day 5: Bagan
Day 6: Bagan - Kalaw
Day 7: Kalaw – Pindaya - Inle
Day 8: Inle
Day 9: Inle - Mandalay
Day 10: Amarapura – Sagaing - Mingun
Day 11: Mandalay – Monywa – Mandalay
Day 12: Mandalay Departure
Day 1: Yangon (Arrival) – Yangon Sightseeing
Upon arrival at Yangon International Airport, you will be greeted by your guide and driver. Transfer to the hotel for check-in and take a rest. In the evening, visit to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar’s most sacred pagoda. Shwedagon was built more than 2500 years ago to enshrine 8 hair relics of the lord Buddha. The stupa is more than 99 metres in height and is covered with 60 tons of gold plate and is topped by a collection of precious stones such as diamonds, rubies and sapphires.
Overnight in Yangon
Day 2: Yangon – Bago – Kyaikhteeyo (Golden Rock)
After breakfast at hotel, drive to Bago which was a capital of Second Myanmar Empire founded by King Bayintnaung. Visit to the Shwemawdaw Pagoda which is the highest one (114m) in Myanmar and it was built since over 2600 years ago like Shwedagon Pagoda. Next visit will be second largest reclining Buddha Image called Shwetharhlaung Pagoda (60m) which is relaxing style of Buddha heading to the south
Then, drive to Mon State to visit to the country’s famous religious site known as Kyaikhteeyo Golden Rock Pagoda. Driving hours will be about 3 hours to get there. On the way, you will see beautiful landscape and villages and towns. When you arrive at Kimpum Base Camp, you will hire local truck to climb up to get to the Golden Rock. You will see the gold-gilding Kyaikhteeyo Pagoda which is amazingly perched on the edge of the hill. You will experience with Buddhism activities and pleasant atmosphere. Watching sunset on the pagoda make you feel amazing, tranquil and unforgettable moment.
Overnight at Kyaikhteeyo
Day 3: Golden Rock – Nay Pyi Taw
After breakfast at hotel, drive to Naypyitaw which is union territory of Myanmar. Today driving will long about 6 hours. On the way, you will see vast flat land on which mostly agricultural farms and different flora. Local people’s living style and daily struggle along the road is interesting to see. When you arrive at Naypyitaw, drive to hotel for check-in and take a rest. Then, in the evening, you will visit to the famous Upattasandi Pagoda which is copy of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. After sightseeing, drive to hotel for check-in.
Overnight in Nay Pyi Taw
Day 4: Nay Pyi Taw – Mt.Popa – Bagan
After breakfast at hotel, leave from Naypyitaw to Mout Popa, home of spirits and also is marvelous natural park filling with rare orchids, butterflies, birds and trees. On the way, visit toddy-palm climber’s house to observe traditional ways of making palm-sugar and daily life. To reach at the top of Taungkalat, walk along the stairways for 30 minutes, in there you can study interesting activities of nat-believers and see the amazing views over surroundings and Bagan dotted numerous pagodas. Then, proceed driving to Bagan which is ancient archaeological site in Asia. When you arrive at Bagan and visit to the Shwezigon Pagoda, the prototype of late Myanmar stupas and best architectural style in upper Myanmar. Enjoy your sunset and drive to hotel for check-in.
Overnight in Bagan
Day 5: Bagan
After breakfast at hotel, start temple exploration to Manuha Temple in which ancient Reclining Buddha Image and Big Alm Bowl donated by King Manuha while he was dethroned and brought to Bagan. Next visit to Myingabar Gubyaukgyi Pagoda in there you have chance to see the mural paintings of early Bagan period. Next to it, there are famous Myazedi Stupa (Emrald Pagoda) and Myazedi Stone Inscription which has been recognized as Memory of the World and it has been an important evidence of history of Myanmar literature writing. It was inscribed in four languages in each site by Burmese, Pali, Pyu, Mon.
Proceed to the Ananda Temple which remains as one of the finest and most beautiful of all Bagan’s architectural buildings, Htilominlo Temple is a big three story red brick temple in there exquisite finely detailed plaster still remaining, Dhammayangyi Pahto is Bagan’s most massive and famous for its brick-working. Visit to the lacquered ware shop to see colorful lacquered boxes, containers, kitchen wares and items. Continue visit to Thatbinnyu Temple is the tallest building in Bagan high 61 meters and it is four storyed buildings. Watch the beautiful sunset on the sunset hill overviewing the ancient capital filling with thousands of pagodas.
Overnight in Bagan
Day 6: Bagan – Kalaw
After breakfast at hotel, leave from Bagan to Kalaw which was a former hill station town during the colonial period. Today about 4 hours driving will be mostly up hills and the scenic view are very beautiful. When you arrive at Kalaw, drive to hotel for check-in. Visit to the Bamboo Buddha Image which was built over 500 years ago and famous among the local pilgrims. Drive back to hotel.
Overnight in Kalaw
Day 7: Kalaw – Pindaya – Inle
After breakfast at hotel, check out from hotel. Visit to the Kalaw Market, colorful place of hill tribes are coming to buy and sell local products, foods and traditional dresses. Drive to Pindaya, visit to the famous Shwe U Min Cave. Get there by taking either the lift or access by the hundreds of steps. Once on the top, it gives a fantastic panoramic view on the opposite hills, statues of giant spider and Archer prince who was throwing at spider with arrow, the town, big banyan trees. From the Shwe U Min Pagoda, starts a network of passages and caves with over 8000 statues of the Buddha from different sizes and material. Most of the statues were brought by the pilgrims during the 18th century.Make a stop at parasols (umbrella) making centre to see how to make them with traditional methods near the cave. Drive to Inle and on the way, visit to the Khaung Taing Village to see the local life and works like sunflower roasting, crushing beas, making crackers and steeping rice and so forth. And then, we will drive to Inle to chek-in at hotel for night stay.
Ovenight at Inle
Day 8: Inle
After breakfast at hotel, explore in the Inle lake by boat to see floating islands of vegetation, one-leg rowing fishermen’s fishing business, lovely stilt houses in the water-village, silk-weaving workshop and Padaung people at Ywama, daily activities and lives of Innthas in the lake. Continue exploring to the ancient “Ngaphekyaung” Monastery to study monks’ daily life, monastic education. Boat ride to Inn-dain village on the west bank of lake is very typical to observe local people’s walk of lives. Stroll inside the historic shwe-inn-dain ruined-pagodas complex with Shan Style. You will see the Lotus weaving and traditional cheroot-making process in the lake. Phaung-Daw-Oo is the most revered and holiest pagoda houses small five gold-gilded images.
Overnight in Inle
Day 9: Inle – Mandalay
After breakfast at hotel, drive down to Mandalay. Upon arrival at Mandalay, start afternoon city tour sightseeing with a visit to Kuthodaw pagoda consisting of 729 marble slabs of Tri-pitaka and it has been recognized as the world biggest book. It is also included in the list of Memory of the world of UNESCO sites. Next to it, there is Sandamuni Pagoda which is iron made Buddha Image cast by king Bowdawphaya and Kyauktawgyi Marble Buddha Image which is the second largest one in Myanmar. Climb up to the top of Mandalay Hill to watch the beautiful sunset and panoramic view over the city.
Overnight in Mandalay
Day 10: Amarapura - Sagaing- Mingun
After breakfast at hotel, drive to handicraft workshop to see wood carvings, puppets, tapestry, lacquered wares, and souvenirs. Continue visit to the Silk Weaving shop selling beautiful silk wares and longyis. Proceed visit to the Maharganaryone Monastery where you will see over 1400 monks celebrating alms donation occasion and having lunch silently. In this very peaceful place, you can learn about Buddhism, monks’ life and activities, monastic education. Walk on the U Bein Bridge, the world’s longest teak bridge for long walk to see local life and beautiful surroundings.
Then, drive to Sagaing (City of victory: religious land). When you arrive at the top of Saging Hill, you will see confluence of two rivers, panoramic of surroundings. Visit Soon-Oo-Pone-Nyar -Shin Pagoda and U Min-Thone-Sel pagoda (thirty-caved temples in which 45 seated Buddha images are placed). After that, drive to Mingun which is river-bank historical site. Start sightseeing with the “Pahtotawgyi” massive unfinished pagoda, Mingun Bell which is the largest functioning bronze-cast bell in the world, and Hsinbyume Pagoda, very beautiful and sublime white-washed pagoda with circular-round shaped square.
Overnight in Mandalay
Day 11: Mandalay – Monywa – Mandalay
After breakfast at hotel, drive to Monywa (about 8:00 am in the morning) is a provincial city in central Myanmar, 136 km north-west of Mandalay. It serves as a major trading center for India and Burma.Visit to Thanboddhay Pagoda, its modern architecture is unique and the most revered pagoda among Buddhists. There are many different Buddha images, row upon row in ascending tiers in niches along the walls with an amazing total number of 582. 257! Most of the pagodas in Myanmar guarded by lions’ statues, unlikely this pagoda is guarded by statues of a pair of magnificent white elephants which are sacred and auspicious in Buddhist symbolism.
Continue your visit to the nearby Bodhi Tataung (1000 Bodhi trees temple), the most impressive Standing Buddha Image (130 meters) which has been recognized as the world tallest one. Continue driving to the famous caves of Po Win Daung, sandstone caves which contain many carved Buddha images and well preserved mural paintings of Nyaungyan period in 17-18 centuries. Finish your tour with the 46 caves of Shwe Ba Taung cut vertically down into the sandstone are believed to have been cut out at the same time of Po Win Daung images. After sightseeing, drive back to Mandalay.
Overnight in Mandalay
Day 12: Mandalay Departure
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to airport to take international flight for departure. Say farewell to your driver.
Services Included;
• Sightseeing tour and transfer services with private air conditioned car
• Boat trip in Inle
• Wet towels & bottles of water
Services Excluded:
• International airfares & departure airport tax, Personal expenditure such as tips, drinks, souvenirs, laundry, etc.,
• Travel Insurance
(to cover against all cancellation costs, medical expenses, repatriation in the event of accident or serious illness)
• Accommodation
• Zone Fees (Entrance Fees)
• Meals
• Services not specified in the itinerary
No. of Pax Per pax rate
1pax 1100
2pax 550
3pax 500
4pax 450
5pax 400
6pax 350
7pax 350
8pax 350