MFT 4 Brief Itinerary For 9Days/8Nights
Tour Code (MFT # 4)
Travel Itinerary for 9Days/8Nights
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Day 1
Upon arrival at Yangon Int'l Airport by p.m. flight, you
will be welcomed by a tour guide and transferred to the hotel.
Dinner (to own account). Overnight at KANDAW GYI PALACE HOTEL or
INYA LAKE HOTEL.
Note * If arriving on morning flight, a morning of sightseeing
will include city highlights as shown in the itinerary of Day 9. |
Day 2
After breakfast, drive to KYAIK HTO where you will take a
local pick-up truck to the half way station. From there you will
walk about 45 minutes to proceed to the GOLDEN ROCK. On the
sides of the path, you will pass the herbal medicine shops,
local snack stands, some people sitting on the chair set like a
palanquin carried by four people and some kids in the bamboo
baskets. Lunch at a local restaurant. Relax and watch the
sun-drop into the blue and hazy mountains from the Golden Rock,
a complete gold plated bolder. Dinner and overnight at GOLDEN
ROCK HOTEL or KYAIK HTO HOTEL. |
Day 3
After breakfast, drive back to Yangon. En route, visit BAGO,
a former Mon capital which flourished in the 17th century.
SHWEMAWDAW, SHWE THA LYAUNG and KYAIK PUN PAGODAS are famous
ones. Lunch at a local restaurant. Return to Yangon and explore
the city with its tree-lined avenues, fine Victorian
architecture, bustling markets and picturesque waterfront. Make
a tour through Yangon's colonial-style city center where SULE
PAGODA is situated. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at
KANDAWGYI PALACE HOTEL or INYA LAKE HOTEL. |
Day 4
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 5
Breakfast at the hotel. 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 6
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 THA MAN 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. |
Day 7
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for a.m. flight to
Heho. Upon arrival in Heho, drive through the countryside of the
Shan Hills, past many colorfully dressed tribal people to Nyaung
Shwe, the gateway to Inle Lake. Lunch at a local restaurant. An
excursion by boat on LAKE INLE will include sights of the famous
leg rowers, typical floating gardens, local methods of fishing,
village life and magnificent scenery. Dinner and overnight at
GOLDEN ISLAND COTTAGES. |
Day 8
Half-day visits are made to PHAUNG DAW OO PAGODA, the
weaving village of INNPAW KHON, a LOCAL MARKET in the lake
region (on market days only) and NGAPHE CHAUNG MONASTERY
(jumping cats). Lunch at a local restaurant. Return to Nyaung
Shwe and drive to Heho airport to catch p.m. flight. Arrive
Yangon and transfer to hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight at KANDAWGYI PALACE HOTEL or INYA LAKE HOTEL. |
Day 9
Breakfast at the hotel. Complete your last day in Myanmar
with visit to one of the world's most spectacular monuments, the
SHWEDAGON PAGODA that towers over the capital and never fails to
enchant visitors. 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.
Lunch at a local restaurant. Also visit the NATIONAL MUSEUM and
stroll through the BOGYOKE (SCOTT) MARKET with hundreds of food,
clothes, handicrafts and gem stores. Car and guide will be on
your disposal for further visits in Yangon until airport
transfer for p.m. flight.
Note * If arriving on morning flight on Day 1, transfer to
airport for departure.
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** The above program is subject to change without prior notice. **
This is sample itinerary and we can adjust it according to your arrival date & flight and request. You can also change the hotel(s) and delete the meal programs.
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