NORTHERN MYANMAR
 Day 1 : Arrive
Yangon.
Arrive in Yangon. Welcome by our
friendly local guide with signboard.
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. Transfer to
hotel and welcome drink while checking
in. Lunch at Hotel. After lunch, a city
tour includes the National Museum,
Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda’s 70m long reclining
Buddha and China Town & Indian Bustling.
Poolside or garden dinner at hotel.
Overnight in Yangon.
 Day 2 :
Yangon -
Mandalay by
morning flight. (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer
to Yangon’s Mingaladon Airport for the
flight to Mandalay. On arrival, a
sightseeing tour of Mandalay, Myanmar’s
cultural capital, features Mahamuni
Pagoda, famous for its venerable statue
of Buddha covered with gold leaf.
Mandalay has long been known as a centre
of skilled craftsmanship and in former
times supplied the royal courts. A tour
of traditional workshops includes crafts
such as woodcarving, marble masonry,
Kalaga tapestry and gold-leaf making.
After lunch visit to Mandalay Palace,
Kuthodaw Pagoda with its 729 marble
stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures
(known as the world’s biggest book) and
Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for its
exquisite woodcarving. Enjoy the sunset
from Mandalay Hill. Overnight in
Mandalay.
Day 3 :
Mandalay -
Amarapura -
Ava
-
Sagaing -
Mandalay by car. (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. Lunch at hotel.
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 -
Maymyo (Pyin Oo
Lwin) by car. (B)
After breakfast at hotel, proceed to
Pyin Oo Lwin. Check in hotel by welcome
drink. Lunch at hotel. Visit to National
Kandaw Garden, the viewing deck on 10th
floor from Nan Myint tower and continue
sightseeing in Pyin Oo Lwin such as
Water fall, taking photo of Colonial
Building. Overnight in Pyin Oo Lwin.
Day 5 :
Pyin Oo Lwin -
Hsipaw /
Gokhteik Viaduct -
Pyin Oo Lwin. (B)
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to
Train Station with guide. Pyin Oo Lwin
to Hsipaw Station (via Gokhteik Viaduct)
by train. Upon arrival, sightseeing
around in Hsipaw. Lunch at local
restaurant. From Hsipaw to Pyin Oo Lwin
via Goak Twin Valley Road by car.
Overnight in Pyin Oo Lwin.
Day 6 :
Pyin Oo Lwin -
Mandalay by
car. (B)
After breakfast at hotel, drive back to
Mandalay by car. Check in at hotel.
Lunch at Hotel. After lunch, free at
leisure. In the early evening visit to
Zeycho night Market for free shopping
and bustling around in Mandalay.
Overnight in Mandalay.
 Day 7 :
Mandalay -
Kyaing Tong by
morning flight. (B)
Depart from Yangon with flight to Kyaing
Tong. Transfer to hotel and proceed with
visits to lacquer ware workshop, and
then to Lone Tree Hill, the viewpoint.
Before sunset, stroll around Naung Tong
Lake and watch the locals’ way of life.
Stay overnight at Kyaing Tong.
Day 8 :
Kyaing Tong (B)
Drive to the Hokyin Mountain and then
hike to a remote Akha (Iquor) village.
Visit to another isolated Palaung
village, then to a former Italian
missionary station and to the Roman
Catholic Church. Watch the producing of
rice wine in a very traditional
technique in some villages. Along the
way from village to village, visitors
will enjoy the trekking along the scenic
path. Stay overnight at Kyaing Tong.
Day 9 :
Kyaing Tong -
Heho/
Inle
(B)
In the morning take a walk around
colourful Kyaing Tong market, where
tribes from near by villages gather for
trade of local products. In the
afternoon transfer to airport for flight
to Heho/Inle. Upon arrival at Heho
Airport, from Heho, enjoy a scenic drive
to Inle Lake, one of Myanmar’s
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 trip to hotel for check in with
a beautiful scene of sun-set with hazy
blue mountain. Overnight in the Inle
Lake.
 Day 10 :
Inle Sightseeing. (B)
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.
Day 11 :
Inle Lake -
In Dein. (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.
Back to hotel with a beautiful scene of
Sun-set into to hazy blue mountain.
Overnight in Inle Lake.
 Day 12 :
Inle -
Taunggyi -
Kakku.
(B)
Taunggyi /
Heho -
Bagan by evening
flight.
After breakfast at hotel, transfer by
motor boat to Nyaung Shwe jetty. Then
proceed to Kakku by car (1½ hours
drive). Sightseeing at Kakku which is
ancient Pagoda. Drive back to Taunggyi.
Transfer to airport for Bagan in the
evening. Upon arrival at Nyaung U
Airport, transfer to hotel. Overnight in
Bagan.
Day 13 :
Bagan Sightseeing. (B)
 After breakfast, 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 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. Overnight at hotel
in Bagan.
Day 14 :
Bagan -
Salay -
Mt. Popa
by car. (B)
After breakfast at hotel, drive to Salay.
Sightseeing in Salay; Yoe Soe Anceient
Teak Monastery and museum. Proceed to
Mystical Mt. Popa, a one hour drive from
Bagan on the road to Mandalay, rises
1520 metres into the sky. Climbing to
the summit takes about 45 minutes and
you can visit the Mahagiri Shrine
dedicated to the "Nats" (spirits) at the
top. There is a wonderful panoramic
view. This is an easy day's journey from
Bagan stopping along the way at local
villages and a sugar cane plantation.
Overnight in Bagan.
 Day 15 :
Bagan -
Yangon by morning
flight. (B)
Departure from
Yangon.
Transfer to Nyaung Oo Airport for the
flight back to Yangon. On arrival end
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. After lunch,
free time for shopping at Bogyoke Market
(formerly known as Scott’s Market),
before transferring to Airport for late
afternoon departure flight.
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