Classic Tour - C
Day 1: Arrive
Yangon (D)
 Arrive in Yangon and transfer to hotel.
Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, is
still a relatively quiet and charming
city. Its impressive colonial and
spiritual heritage makes Yangon one of
the most fascinating and authentic
capitals of South-East Asia. After
lunch, a city tour includes the National
Museum, Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda’s 70m long
reclining Buddha, downtown Yangon with
its faded colonial atmosphere, Sule
Pagoda, Mahabandoola Park, India town
and bustling China town. Overnight in
Yangon.
Day 2 :
Yangon -
Heho -
Inle Lake by
morning flight (BLD)
 In the morning transfer to the airport
for the flight to Heho. From Heho, enjoy
a scenic drive to Inle Lake, one of
Myanmar best-known sights. The Intha
people, a tribe of Mon descent, mostly
inhabit the lakeshores and floating
villages. On arrival at Nyaung Shwe
village, transfer by boat to start a
sightseeing tour of Inle Lake including
a chance to see the leg-rowing
fishermen. Continue to see the floating
gardens, built up from strips of water
hyacinth and mud and anchored to the
bottom with bamboo poles. There are also
floating villages like Ywama, the lake’s
downtown, where a floating market is
held every five days. In the afternoon
continue to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the
weaving village of Inpawkhon and the
jumping cat monastery. Check into hotel
in the afternoon. Overnight at Inle
Lake.
Day 3 :
Inle Lake -
In Dein -
Inle
Lake /
Heho -
Mandalay by evening
flight. (BLD)
 After breakfast, transfer by motorboat
to In Dein, an off-the-beaten-track site
in the south of the lake. From Ywama,
the boat leaves the lake and enters a
narrow canal leading to a small Pa O
tribe village. From the market place of
the village, follow an old covered path
to a 13th century monastery and the very
impressive ruins of hundreds of ancient
pagodas, some hidden in the vegetation.
The main stupa-area on the top of the
hill offers breathtaking views over the
surrounding mountains and down to the
valley and the lake in the far distance.
Then transfer to Heho Airport for the
short flight to Mandalay. Transfer to
hotel on arrival. Overnight in Mandalay.
Day 4:
Mandalay -
Amarapura -
Ava -
Sagaing -
Mandalay
by car. (BLD)
 After breakfast at the hotel depart for
full day trip to the former capitals of
Amarapua, Ava and Sagaing. The day
begins with a visit to the 18th century
capital, Amarapura. Attend the daily
meal of over a thousand monks at the
country’s largest monastery,
Mahagandayon. Visit a silk weaving
workshop, the craft speciality of
Amarapura. 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. 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
centres. Finish the day with a walk at
sunset over the 200 year-old U Bein
Bridge, constructed entirely from teak.
Overnight in Mandalay.
Day 5:
Mandalay -
Mingun -
Mandalay by
boat. (BLD)
 After breakfast, transfer to the jetty
and board a private chartered boat for
an excursion over the Irrawaddy River
towards the former capital of Mingun.
After a 45 minute cruise, arrive in
Mingun famous for its huge unfinished
pagoda also home to the Mingun Bell,
considered as the world’s largest
uncracked ringing bell. Also visit the
beautiful white Hsinbyume Pagoda. Return
by boat to Mandalay. In the afternoon
visit the Kuthodaw Pagoda with its 729
marble stone slabs of Buddhist
scriptures (known as the world’s biggest
book), Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for
its exquisite woodcarving and the
impressive Kyauktawgyi Pagoda with its
huge sitting Buddha. Enjoy the sunset
from Mandalay Hill for panoramic view of
city. Overnight in Mandalay.
Day 6:
Mandalay -
Bagan by boat.
(0700/1500) (BLD)
 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 7:
Bagan Css. (BLD)
 After breakfast at the hotel morning
sightseeing of Bagan features the
colourful Nyaung Oo Market, the
Shwezigon Pagoda and its magnificent
golden stupa, 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, visit
Ananda, an architectural masterpiece of
the early-style temple with two original
standing Buddha images whose facial
expressions change depending on the
distance the statue is viewed from. The
Ananda Okkyaung is one of the few
surviving brick monasteries from the
early Bagan period and the next temple
to be visited, Thatbyinnyu, is the
highest 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 the
sunset over the site from the upper
terrace of Myauk Guni Temple. Overnight
in Bagan.
Day 8:
Bagan -
Thandwe/
Ngapali by
6T 562 (1025/1120) (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, morning
enjoy sun-rise from Mangalarzedi Pagoda
where you can see panoramic view of city
before transfer to Nyaung U Airport for
the flight to Ngapali Beach/Thandwe. On
arrival, transfer to hotel. Overnight at
Hotel in beach.
 Day 9 : Enjoy at
Ngapali Beach.
(B)
After breakfast at hotel, enjoy at
beach. Overnight in Ngapali Beach.
Day 10:
Ngapali Beach/
Thandwe -
Yangon by 6T 608 (1420/1510). (B/-/D)
After breakfast at hotel, enjoy at
beach. Transfer to airport and fly back
to Yangon. Check in Hotel and dinner at
local restaurant. Overnight at Yangon.
Day 11: Depart
Yangon by evening
flight. (BL)
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.
Lunch at Green Elephant Restaurant with
Myanmar food. 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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