Day 1
Arrive Yangon by a.m. flight. Upon your arrival you will be met by a tour guide and transferred to the hotel where you will have a chance to clean up before beginning your exploration of the city with its tree-lined avenues, fine Victorian architecture, bustling markets and picturesque waterfront. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, start a tour through Yangon's colonial-style city center where SULE PAGODA is situated. After a photo stop at KARAWEIK HALL, a "hamsa bird-shaped floating barge" on KANDAW GYI (ROYAL) LAKE, visit a huge reclining Buddha Image - CHAUK HTAT GYI PAGODA. At sunset you'll visit the SHWEDAGON PAGODA, the glistening golden stupa that towers over the capital and never fails to enchant visitors. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at KANDAWGYI PALACE HOTEL or INYA LAKE HOTEL.

Note * If arriving on evening flight, transfer to hotel. Dinner (to own account).

Day 2 
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for a.m. flight to fly to Bagan. Upon arrival, check in the hotel and prowl the colorful local NYAUNG OO MARKET. And you'll depart on a full day tour of the most significant pagodas of Bagan including SHWEZI GON PAGODA, GUBYAUK GYI TEMPLE, HTILO MINLO TEMPLE and ANANDA TEMPLE. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, visit one of Myanmar's treasured handicrafts, a LACQUERWARE WORKSHOP. At sunset time, you will climb to the summit of a tall, serene structure and watch panoramic scene of glorious Bagan and the sun drop into the distant hills. Magical moments! Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at THANDE HOTEL (Riverside).

Day 3
After breakfast, check out from the hotel to transfer to the airport for a.m. flight to Mandalay, the country's second city and cultural center. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel. The sightseeing will begin with a visit to the most revered religious monument in Mandalay, the MAHA MUNI TEMPLE. Continue to MANDALAY PALACE, GOLD LEAF INDUSTRY and HANDICRAFTS SHOPS those sell wood carvings, Burmese marionettes and richly embroidered tapestries. Visits are also made to SHWE NANDAW MONASTERY, KUTHODAW PAGODA and view over the city from MANDALAY HILL when the sun goes down. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants. Overnight at SEDONA HOTEL or MANDALAY HILL RESORT.

Day 4
Breakfast at the hotel. This morning it's off to the lovely countryside around Mandalay to explore two old cities. AMARAPURA has fine pagodas, ruins of the old palace and shops specializing in cotton and silk longyis as well as wood and marble carvings. The U BEIN BRIDGE, a long and meandering structure built of teak, spans TAUNG THAMAN LAKE. A stroll here is an absolute delight. You will also have the opportunity to observe the monks having their last meal of the day in total silence. The SAGAING HILLS sit above the Ayerwaddy and are the site of crumbling pagodas and many active shrines. Nearby is the one mile-long Ava Bridge which was built during British times and was the first bridge across the country's major waterway. Drive to KAUNG HMU DAW PAGODA and SILVER SMITH WORKSHOP. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, boat trip on the Ayerwaddy River to MINGUN, about 7 miles (1 hour) upriver from Mandalay, with visits to the MINGUN BELL, weighing 90 tons and claimed as the largest uncracked bell in the world; the unfinished MINGUN PAGODA, built as one of the world's largest chedis by King Bodaw Paya and HSIN PHYUME PAGODA. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at SEDONA HOTEL or MANDALAY HILL RESORT. 

Note * If arriving on evening flight on Day 1, today, a morning of sightseeing will include city highlights as shown in the itinerary of Day 1. Transfer to airport to catch the p.m. flight.