GENERAL TOUR PROGRAMS

S.Y.M-24
Yangon - Kyaikhtiyo - Mawlamyine - Bago - Bagan - Mandalay - Heho - Inlay - Yangon
(14 Days / 13 Nights)

On your arrival to Yangon Airport, welcomed by guide and transferred to your hotel. Your tour begins after your lunch as an afternoon tour around Yangon start from the city center where Sule Pagoda located to see the bustling life of Yangon. A visit worthwhile to walk through the well-known Bogyoke (Scott) Market where varieties of items and jewelries gems shops are one of the attractions of Yangon.After that, visit one of the largest Buddha image in reclining position with remarkable eyes full of kindness and sympathy known as Chauk Htat Gyi enhanced by its foot print with 108 symbols which represent the previous life of Buddha.
 To call it a day of your visit in Yangon, we are going to the most magnificent and spectacular religious edifice, Shwedagon Pagoda before the sunset and enjoy the beauty stupa while it changes the shining of gold in different tones according to the radiant of the setting sun.
Overnight at hotel in Yangon.

After breakfast at hotel, overland drive from Yangon to Bago about 50 miles for an hour drive. On the way, Bago city sightseeing, the ancient capital of Mon, known as Hansawaddy. Sightseeing; Shwemawdaw Pagoda- the highest Pagoda in Myanmar. Shwethalyang Pagoda- the oldest reclining Buddha image in Myanmar- 54 meter long and build in 994 A.D, the Mon village and Kyaikpon Pagoda- 4 gigantic seated Buddha Image. Proceed to Golden Rock 62 mile (100 km) through the never ended Paddy fields. Arrive Kim-pun base camp at the foot of the mountain ridge. Drive up by special mountain truck to get to Yathae (Hermit) mountain and from there, hiking for an hour to Kyaikhto hotel near Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda (Golden Rock).

DAY 3 Golden Rock � Mawlamying (B/L/D)
After breakfast at hotel,  strolling around the hill sites and return to Base camp form the hill. Drive to Mawlamying about 5 hours drive from Golden Rock. On the way, stop for a visit to Ba-yain-nyi cave where is a hotspa. It has a belief among native people to take a bath in that particular hot spa is curable skin disease. Proceed to the town of Pha-an, the capital of Kayin State. And then drive back to Mawlamying. Overnight at Hotel in Mawlamying.

DAY 4 Mawlamying (B/L/D)
 

After breakfast at hotel, morning visit to a main market of Mawlamying, very colourful and busy. Strolling at downtown area, there are several houses as an old British style. Evening sightseeing include; Mahamyat Muni Buddha Image, Kyaikthanlan Pagoda, Sein Taung Queen monastery and watch sunset from U khan Ti pagoda Hill. Overnight in Mawlamying.

DAY 5 KyaikMaYaw - Kyaik - Kami excursions (B/L/D)

After breakfast at hotel, drive to a town of KyaikMaYaw; visit the biggest reclining Buddha Image. Proceed to the town of Thanphyuzayat, there is WWII cemetery of Allied forces and most of them were from death railway between Myanmar and Thailand. Continue to Kyaik-Kami pagoda by the sea and Set-Se beach. Return to Mawlamying. Overnight at Hotel in Mawlamying.

DAY 6 Mawlamying � Yangon (B/L/D)
Visit Gaung-Say-Kyun Island and drive back to Yangon. Overnight at Hotel in Yangon.

DAY 7 Yangon - Bagan by flight (B/L/D)
After breakfast, transfer to airport for domestic flight to Bagan. Arrive Bagan, transfer to hotel and check in to hotel. Bagan sightseeing, starting with the busy local market and continuing with visits to a diverse selection of the most important Pagodas and temples, such as Shwezigon Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century, Kubyanuk Gyi, a temple with exquisite murals of Jataka scenes, and Ananda Temple with four huge standing Buddha images and numerous seated figures in niches around the galleried interior. Continue sightseeing to Manuha Temple, built in Mon Style in 1095, Nanbaya Temple, a unique sandstone monument, said to have been the palace of King Manuha and Myingaba Gu Byaukgyi Temple,noted for its ancient mural paintings under the protection of UNESCO. Enjoy panoramic sunset at Shwe San Daw Pagoda. Overnight at Hotel in Bagan.


DAY 8 Bagan (B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit the major temple and monuments of the ancient archaeological zone like Ananda, Htilominlo, Dhammanyangyi, Sularmani, Pyathatgyi, Phayathonezu, Tayokepyay, Dhammarazaka, Lawkananda, etc… Overnight at Hotel in Bagan.

DAY 9 Bagan - Mandalay by flight & Amarapura � Mandalay sightseeing (B/L/D)
After breakfast,transfer to airport for domestic flight to Mandalay.Arrive Mandalay,visit Amarapura where the most famous Mahagandayone Monastery is there to see more than a thousand of monks can be seen at the same time while they are having their 2nd or the last meal for the day, the monastery is reputed according to the Buddha teaching after that proceed to a bridge called U Bein which was recuperated from the waste of abandoned palace totally in teak wood across the lake of Taung tha man. Amarapura is a village well known for its silk products most of the Longyi for men and women are madder there from simple pure cotton to high quality silk on the way back to Mandalay there is a chance to visit wood carving and stone marble carving. In the afternoon,visit Mahamuni Buddha Image with its spectacular Buddha image covered with thick layers of gold leaves, Gold-leaf beating, Shwe Nandaw Kyaung or Golden Palace Monastery - a superb example of a traditional wooden building and Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the world' s biggest book, consisting of 729 marble slabs engraved with Buddhist scriptures. Among the historical buildings craftsmen�s workshop like Bronze casting, Marble stone carving, Kalaga tapestries, should be seen. Sunset and panoramic view from Mandalay Hill.

DAY 10 Mingun �Mandalay Sightseeing (B/L/D)
After breakfast, transfer to jetty  for boat trip on the Ayeyarwaddy River to Mingun about 11km (1 hour) upriver from Mandalay with visits to the unfinished Pahtoedawgyi Pagoda built as one of the world’s largest pagoda by King Bodaw Paya, the Mingun Bell - weighing 90 tons and being the largest uncracked bell in the world, and Myatheindan Pagoda. Back to Mandalay. Proceed to ShweInBin teak wood monastery which is only one complete set of traditional monastery and built in 1890. Then visit the Zegyo market which is the biggest market of upper Myanmar. And walk around the city center. Watch sunset at nearby the river. Overnight at Hotel in Mandalay.

DAY 11 Mandalay - Heho by flight (B/L/D)
After breakfast, transfer to airport and fly to Heho. Arrive Heho airport, drive to Pindaya. Upon arrival visit the Pindaya caves - unique for the thousands of Buddha images placed there by pilgrims over many centuries and Shan traditional bamboo umbrella making. The journey continues on a narrow, winding and bumpy road through the Shan Hills to Inlay Lake. Overnight  at Hotel in Inlay.

DAY 12 Inle Lake sightseeing (B/L/D)
After breakfast, take an excursion by boat in Inlay Lake.The picturesque scenery blending with the sky and floating gardens rising from the clear water of the lake is nothing short of spectacular. We board our boat for a leisurely trip on the lake which also gives us a chance to visit some gardens and catch a glimpse of the local Intha fishmen famous for their rowing technique. These people power their narrow boats by twisting their legs around their oars, a remarkable feat of agility and control. Along the way, we anchor to visit the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the Nga Phe Kyaung Monastery with a beautiful collection of antique Buddha statues and the rotating rural market. This colourful congregation is held in different villages every five days, and attracts numerous ethnic minorities who converge from the surrounding villages to trade their goods. Overnight at hotel in Inle.

Day 13 Heho - Yangon by fight (B/L/D)
After breakfast,transfer to airport and fly back to Yangon.Arrive Yangon,transfer to hotel and Yangon City sightseeing short visit to Botataung Pagoda, Nan Thida Jetty and city center. In the evening,visit the bustling China town to see the lifestyles of local people. Overnight at Hotel in Yangon.

DAY 14 Departure (B/-/-)
After breakfast at hotel, time at leisure to pursue individual interests until your transfer to the airport. Your guide will pick you up the hotel and accompany you to the airport. Departure from Yangon.

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