Treasure of Myanmar - A
 Day 01 :
Yangon Arrival
Arrival Yangon airport. Meet and greet
at the airport by local guide. Check in
hotel and free & leisure. Lunch at local
restaurant. In the afternoon, Yangon
oriental tour ; Chaukhatkyi Reclining
Buddha, Sule Pagoda - the heart of the
Yangon City surrounded by memorable
scene of various colonial style
buildings. Early evening visit to
Shwedagon Pagoda - 2500 years old the
world famous stupa before dinner.
Overnight at hotel in Yangon.
Day 02 :
Yangon -
Mandalay (B)
After breakfast, fly to Mandalay - the
center of Arts & Crafts. Meet and
transfer to hotel. Mandalay City tour
including visit to Mahamuni Image,
Tapestry making home cottage, Marble
carving workshop, Gold-leaf Beating
workshop and Silk weaving home cottage.
After lunch, visit Shwenandaw Monastery,
Kuthodaw Pagoda and Mandalay Hill.
Dinner at a restaurant. Overnight in
Mandalay.
Day 03 :
Mandalay -
Amarapura -
Sagaing -
Mingun (B)
 After breakfast at the hotel departure
for a full day trip to the former
capitals of Amarapura, Ava and Sagaing.
The day begins with a visit to the 18th
century capital, Amarapura where the
country’s largest monastery, Mahaganda
Yon Monastery, is located. Continue to
the 200 year-old U Bein Bridge,
constructed entirely from teak and a
silk weaving workshop. Proceed to Ava,
the capital from 14th to 18th centuries
and visit by horse and carriage the old
wooden Bagaya Monastery and the remains
of the Royal Palace and fort. Lunch on
the way. In the afternoon cross the
bridge over the Irrawaddy River and
continue to Sagaing. Covered with 600
white-painted pagodas and monasteries,
Sagaing Hill is widely regarded as the
religious centre of Myanmar and is home
to 3,000 monks and 100 meditation
centers. Overnight in Mandalay.
Day 4:
Mandalay -
Bagan by boat.
(B)
 After breakfast at the hotel, transfer
to the jetty for a boat trip to Bagan.
As it sails southwards, the riverboat
passes many villages offering a glimpse
into the way of life along the Irrawaddy
River. Arrive in Bagan late in the
afternoon. On the dry plain of central
Myanmar by the banks of the Irrawaddy
River stands Bagan, one of the most
remarkable archaeological sites in Asia.
The 230 years, from 11th to 13th
centuries, when Bagan was the capital of
Myanmar, were marked by a religious
fervour and building frenzy resulting in
the thousands of stupas and temples many
of which are still standing today.
Overnight in Bagan.
Day 5:
Bagan Sightseeing. (B)
 After breakfast, morning sightseeing of
Bagan features the colourful Nyaung Oo
Market, the Shwezigon Pagoda and its
magnificent golden stupa, Kyansittha U
Min, Wetkyi-In Gubyaukgyi, a cave temple
with exquisite jatakas murals paintings
and the elegant Htilominlo Temple noted
for its fine plaster carvings and glazed
sandstone decorations. In the afternoon
observe the process of traditional
lacquerware, one of Myanmar’s best-known
handicrafts and a speciality of Bagan.
Visit Ananda, an architectural
masterpiece of the early-style temple
with four impressive standing Buddha
images, Ananda Okkyaung, one of the few
surviving brick monasteries from the
early Bagan period and Thatbyinnyu the
highest temple in Bagan rising to 61m.
End the day with a horse and carriage
tour among the temples passing by the
traditional village of Taungbi, Sulamani
Temple and the massive Dhammayangyi
Temple noted for its remarkable
brickwork. Enjoy sunset over the site
from the upper terrace of Tayokepyay
Temple. Overnight in Bagan.
Day 06 :
Bagan -
Popa -
Kalaw by
car. (B)
 After breakfast at hotel, drive to Kalaw.
En route visit Mt. Popa. Tower like
volcanic plug that houses a pituresque
complex of monasteries and Pagodas which
can be reached by a winding 777 steps.
Myanmar people adore Mt. Popa as a Nat
Taung (spirits of mountaions), that
means all spirits and angles gather and
have a meating on that mountain peak in
August. Record shows that there are 118
kinds of herbal plants, different
species of birds and animals. Lunch at
Popa Mountain Resort Hotel where one
could see the panoramic view of the
surrounding. Then, proceed to Kalaw.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Kalaw.
Day 07 :
Kalaw -
Pindaya -
Inle
(B)
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to
Pindaya. Sightseeing Pindaya Cave,
Traditional Shan papers and Umbrella
making villages. After lunch drive to
Lake Inle. Dinner and overnight in
Nyaungshwe or Lake Inle.
 Day 08 :
Inle Css (B)
After breakfast, boat trip to Inle Lake
- the second biggest lake in Myanmar
famous for its unique leg rollers. to
Kabaaye Tour highlights include visit
to: floating market (available to see on
the market days only which is hold on
every five days); Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda;
Inpawkhone Village - famous for its silk
weaving handlooms; Ngaphechaung
Monastery - well known because of
jumping cats; traditional ways of
fishing; and floating gardens. Lunch at
a floating restaurant. Dinner at hotel
and overnight in Nyaungshwe or Lake Inle.
 Day 09 :
Inle Lake -
In Dein -
Heho -
Yangon by afternoon flight. (B)
After breakfast, visit In Dein in the
south of the lake by motor boat. From
the middle of the lake, continue down a
small canal leading to the village of In
Dein, a recently opened area in Shan
State. After a walk around the village,
passing a local school, take the covered
stairway to the beautiful Alaung Sitthou
area where ancient stupas are partly
covered by vegetation. From here there
is a magnificent view over the lake.
Continue visits of the lake by boat and
in the afternoon transfer to Heho
Airport for the flight back to Yangon.
On arrival, transfer to hotel. Overnight
in Yangon.
Day 10 :
Yangon Departure (B)
After breakfast finish the tour with
a visit to Myanmar’s holiest monument,
the Shwedagon Pagoda with its golden
stupa covered with 60 tons of pure gold
leaf. In the afternoon there is free
time for shopping at Bogyoke Market,
formerly Scott’s Market, before
transferring to Airport for onward
flight.
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