Treasures of Myanmar

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Assemble at the Netaji Subhash International Airport 3 hours prior to departure. Our experienced and courteous team leader, who will accompany you, will receive you at the airport. After completing all the formalities with assistance from our team leader then board your flight for Yangon. Your luggage will be tagged to Yangon.

Upon arriving in Yangon, complete all the immigration formalities then our representative will meet and greet you and transfer you safely to the hotel and then check–in. After freshening up spend the rest of the day in leisure. Later, have dinner and overnight stay in hotel.

After breakfast enjoys a full-day tour to discover this charming city.

Starting from your hotel, visit the colonial-style buildings. Walk along the streets to enjoy the beauty of these historic buildings, built last century and following British architecture. Then, visit the famous landmarks in the city such as Sule Pagoda, built in the 3rd century and located right in the city center.

The next landmark is Botahtaung pagoda by the grand Yangon River. According to the locals, the pagoda was built over 2000 years ago and enshrined by the sacred relics of the Buddha.

Enjoy your own lunch at a recommended local restaurant.

After lunch, explore the Chaukhtatgyi Buddha temple which houses one of the most revered reclining Buddha images in the country. It is the most well-known Buddhist temple in the Bahan township of Yangon and is also one of the biggest Buddha’s in Myanmar. The reclining Buddha image is 66 meters long and was built during the 1900’s.

In the late afternoon, visit Scott market or Bogyoke market (closed on Monday) selling medicines, foodstuffs, garments, electrics, souvenirs, jewelry, and art to witness the local way of life.

Follow this with a visit to the 2500-year-old magnificent Shwedagon pagoda, the most famous and sacred place in Myanmar. In the middle is a huge bell-shaped stupa, plated with tons of gold and thousands of diamonds and rubies decorating the top of the stupa. The pagoda is surrounded by other shrines, temples and many other religious structures inside it. The sunset from the Pagoda should not be missed.

Later, have dinner and overnight stay in Yangon.

After breakfast transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Bagan the ancient capital and birthplace of Myanmar culture. With more than 2,000 pagodas & temples dating back to thousand years ago, Bagan is one of the most charming places for traffic when traveling to Myanmar. This is also an ideal place for stunning local Art, along with Lacquerware, bamboo works & exceptional locally made cloth.
Start of the day, we go to Shwezigon Pagoda and its mind-blowing golden stupa where you can understand Buddhist teaching. Gaze out at the elegant Htilominlo Temple which surviving after many earthquakes mentioned for its first-class plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decoration. Next, we go to Myinkaba Village to examine the manner of the Traditional Lacquer ware Industry one of all Myanmar’s best-recognized handicrafts.
In the afternoon, we continue to visit the famous Ananda Temple, an architectural masterpiece of the early-style temple with four spectacular status Buddha images. Enjoy the view through the highest temples in Bagan – Thabinnyu Temple and Dhammayangyi Temple, one of the biggest temples with its dramatic pyramid-shaped. Also visit the Shwesandaw Temple. End of the day, capture the sunset moment at the sunset hill and immerse in the majestic sundown over extraordinary temples inside the region.

Later, have dinner and overnight stay in Bagan

Take a morning flight to Mandalay.

Upon arrival in Mandalay in the morning, meet our tour guide at the airport and enjoy a full-day tour of the city before check in at your hotel.

On the way from the airport, we will turn left over a bridge and head to Sagaing hill where a lot of Buddhist monasteries are situated. Sagaing is a hill terrace, so from this site, you can view the great Ayeyarwaddy River and Mandalay city with its numerous temples and monasteries. The major attraction on Sagaing hill is U Min Thoze pagoda.

The next stop will be Inwa, separated by a small river. It is necessary to take a ferry across the river and then on arrival, take a horse-drawn cart to enjoy the beautiful rural scenery. The horse-drawn cart will take you to Bagaya wooden monastery, Nanmyint watch tower (a leaning tower) and the brick Aungmyaybonza monastery.

Transfer back to Amarapura to visit the silk weaving village and enjoy a gentle walk along Ubein Bridge, the longest teakwood bridge in the world, to capture the awesome sunset.

Transfer to your hotel in the late afternoon have dinner and stay overnight in Mandalay.

Have breakfast at your hotel and meet our tour guide for a transfer to Mandalay jetty and take a boat trip along the Ayeyarwaddy River up to Mingun in the North. After a 1 hour journey, arrive in Mingun and enjoy a short walk to visit the must-see highlights of the region:

First, Pahtodawgyi temple, a gigantic, uncompleted monument. You can climb up one hundred steps to the top of the temple and get a great view of the Ayeyarwaddy River and the surrounding area.

The next destination, Mingun bell, is just a couple of minutes walk away. This is a huge bell weighing 90 tons and is currently the second biggest ringing bell in the world.

Next, a short walk will lead us to Hsinbyume Pagoda, built in 1816 by King Bagyidaw, and dedicated to his wife. He named the pagoda following his wife’s name.

Return to the boat and head back to the city for lunch and explore some of the most outstanding cultural and historical sites. Visit Mahamuni Pagoda, a marble sculpture, to see how local people make Buddha statues from marble, the gold leaf-making center, and the Shwenandaw monastery, or Golden Monastery, well known for its great wood carvings. Also, visit Kuthodaw pagoda, known as the biggest book in the world, with 729 marble slabs inscribed with the Buddha’s doctrine. Take in the beautiful sunset from the top of Mandalay hill. Later, return back to hotel have dinner and stay overnight in Mandalay.

Transfer to Mandalay airport for a flight to Heho in the morning.

Upon arrival at Heho airport, meet our tour guide and driver for 1-hour transfer to Nyaungshwe town. This drive will offer you delightful scenery of the hill station region, passing by the picturesque landscapes along the way.

Check-in at your hotel in the town by the lake and embark on a boat trip to the huge lake to enjoy the beautiful landscapes and see the local Intha people working on the lake. They skillfully stand and row the boat with 1 leg, a truly unique way to row a boat.

Pass the floating gardens on the lake and listen as the guide tells you about the lifestyle, culture and how they cultivate their vegetation as well as the way they catch fish in the lake with their traditional traps.

Explore the Nampan villages at the end of Inle Lake and visit their traditional handicraft villages such as silk weaving lotus, cigarette and boat making as well as the blacksmith village.

Return to Nyaungshwe town have dinner and stay overnight.

After breakfast at the hotel get picked up from your hotel and visit a 5-day rotational local market. This is the most fascinating way to explore the daily life of ethnic minority groups. Continue the boat trip to Indein Pagoda.

The boat will leave the lake and enter a small canal. After 30 minutes, arrive in Pa O tribe village. From the village, take a walk through the old covered path to hundreds of pagoda ruins. The main stupa on top of the hill offers gorgeous views over the surrounding mountain ranges and the lake in distance.

Walk back to the jetty and embark on the boat to the Lake. On the way, make a stop at the long neck women’s village and their silk shop, Phaung Daw OO pagoda (Jumping Cat pagoda) before returning to your hotel in Nyangshwe town and transferring to the airport for a flight to Yangon.

On arrival, get a pick up to the hotel.

Later, have dinner and stay overnight in Yangon.

After breakfast check – out of the hotel and proceed to the Yangon airport. Arrive at the Yangon airport and visit the Kabaraye Pagoda, Kyauktawgyi Pagoda for a photo stop. Then enter the airport to board your flight for Kolkata. Your luggage will be tagged till Kolkata. Meal on the board.

Upon reaching Kolkata International Airport complete all the immigration formalities with assistance from our team leader then the tour ends with sweet and happy memories.