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Tour Code (MFT # 7)

Travel Itinerary for 12Days/11Nights

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 12.

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. Lunch at a local restaurant. 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. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at SEDONA HOTEL or MANDALAY HILL RESORT.

Day 7
After breakfast, boat trip on the Ayerwaddy River to MINGUN, about 7 miles (1 hour) upriver from Mandalay. Visit 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. Return to Mandalay. After lunch at a local restaurant, drive (42 miles - 2 hours) on scenic route to the cool hill station of PYIN OO LWIN (MAYMYO) with its lovely colonial era buildings. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at ROYAL PARK VIEW HOTEL or CANDACRAIG HOTEL.

Day 8
After breakfast, proceed to explore the local market by traditional horse-drawn carriage (if available). Continue to visit PEIK CHIN MYAUNG CAVES with Buddha Images and waterfall inside. Lunch at a local restaurant. Make a visit to the BOTANICAL GARDEN with its lovely lake and return to Mandalay.
Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at SEDONA HOTEL or MANDALAY HILL RESORT.

Day 9
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for a.m. flight to Heho. Upon arrival in Heho, you'll take a scenic two-hour drive to PINDAYA. The famous caves are situated in a limestone ridge overlooking a small lake; their endless chambers are filled with thousands of Buddha images, some of them hundreds of years old. Stroll out to the pond at Pindaya's center and watch the bustle and mirth of the townspeople. A smile is all that is needed to overcome any language or cultural barriers. Visit also a Shan Paper Umbrella Workshop. Shan people have had a tradition of making papers from mulberry barks. Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight at CONQUEROR HOTEL or INLE INN (PINDAYA).

Day 10
After breakfast, depart Pindaya on the 3hr drive through the countryside of the Shan Hills, past many colorfully dressed tribal people to Nyaung Shwe, the gateway to Inle Lake. 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. Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight at GOLDEN ISLAND COTTAGES.

Day 11
After breakfast, 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 (to own account). Overnight at KANDAWGYI PALACE HOTEL or INYA LAKE HOTEL.

Day 12
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.

** 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.