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GBS Tour 14: Amazing Myanmar Tour

Yangon - Heho - Inle - Pindaya - Kalaw - Mandalay – Pyin Oo Lwin - Hsibaw - Mandalay - Bagan - Popa - Yangon ( 16 Days / 15 Nights )

The program collects the most beautiful sites of Myanmar where you can enjoy scenic beauties.
It is the fascinating journey with twisting and turning hilly trek by train from Mandalay to Hsibaw through Pyin Oo Lwin. On the way you have to cross over the famous Gote Hteik viaduct and enjoy the most spectaculars scenic views of the Shan plateau traveling one way by winding road with elbow crossing hilly drive. You will find the local peoples and landscape beyond your imagination. And you can do trekking to the hill tribe, Palaung and on the way you can see tea plantation, orange plantation and ways of life.

Day – 1: Arrival Yangon

Arrive at Yangon International Airport. Our guide will welcome you. Transfer to hotel. Check in at hotel. Afternoon Sightseeing begins from Sule Pagoda, Chaukhtat Kyi (six storey) Pagoda, reclining Buddha Image, Kandawgyi (Royal Lake) now Nature park, Karaweik Hall (garuda) and watch the sunset at Glorious Shwedagon Pagoda. Overnight at one of the hotel in Yangon.


 

Day - 2 : Yangon – Heho – Inle by morning flight.

After breakfast or breakfast box, transfer to airport to fly to Heho, Nyaung Shwe Inle Lake. Arrive Nyaung Shwe check in to hotel. Walk around in the village and to the jetty for photo. Pay a visit to Shan palace Museum. Dinner at the hotel or at some local restaurant. Overnight at one of the hotel in Nyaung Shwe.

 

Day – 3: Inle

After breakfast, Inle lake excursion. High lights include-floating Market, Gold & silver smith work, silk weaving industry, black smith, cheroot making, Lunch break. After Lunch a visit to Paung Daw Oo Pagoda. The next object of interest will be to the famous jumping cat Monastery. From there to the floating plantation. Then back to Nyaung Shwe and overnight at Nyaung Shwe hotel.

Day – 4: Inle - Kalaw

After breakfast, drive to Kalaw. On the way to Kalaw we will visit Pindaya, which is situated at (3,880ft) above sea level. The main hill tribes in the area are the Danu. Tourist essentially visit Pindaya for its celebrated caves. The caves themselves are stocked full of Buddha images (apparently 8,094 in total). Carved by the locals at the end of the 17th Century in a variety of styles. From Pindaya proceeds to Kalaw. Overnight at one of the hotel in Kalaw.

 

Day – 5: Kalaw – Mandalay by coach

After breakfast, drive to Mandalay. Before leaving Kalaw we will visit the Main Market where we might have a chance to see some ethnic groups such as Palaung, Taungyo, Pa-o and Danu. The journey from Kalaw to Mandalay will take us at least (8) hours. Arrive Mandalay and check-in at hotel. Overnight at Mandalay hotel.


 

Day – 6: Mandalay – Amarapura – Ava – Mandalay

After breakfast, full days sightseeing in Mandalay. Highlights include Gold beating, stone carving, wood carving and tapestry, a visit to Maha Gandayone monastery; where there are about 800 monks residing there, learning the Buddhist Philosophy (the teaching of Dhama). Cross Ava Bridge and pay a visit to silver smith at Ywa Taung village, and to the rattan workshop. After lunch proceed to Ava. From Ava back to Amarapura where U Bein Bridge is and watch Sunset from there. Overnight at one of the hotel in Mandalay.

Day – 7: Mandalay – Mingun – Mandalay by boat

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the jetty to take a boat trip about 45minute up from Mandalay to Mingun. Visit Mingun unfinished pagoda, Mingun Bell weighing ( 90.52 ) tons, Mya Thein Dan Pagoda and the home for the aged. Return back to Mandalay. Afternoon visit stone carving and wood carving, Kuthodaw Pagoda and Shwenandaw Monastery (Golden palace). Then watch lovely sunset from Mandalay Hill with Ayeyarwaddy background view. Overnight at hotel in Mandalay.

Day –8: Mandalay – Pyin Oo Lwin by coach – Hsibaw by train

After having breakfast at the hotel, drive to the hills from Mandalay for a visit of Pyin Oo Lwin (Maymyo) (~ 67 km, 2 hour drive) a former British Hill Station. The road winds steeply through flower, fruit and vegetable gardens. Arrive at Pyin Oo Lwin and transfer to the railway station to take local train to Hsibaw by first class. On the way, you can see the beautiful scenery and Gote Hteik Via-duct. Arrive Hsibaw, transfer to the Guest House. Hsipaw (called Thibaw in Myanmar) was once the centre of a small Shan state of its own. Overnight at hotel.
 

Day - 9: Hsibaw Trekking

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the jetty and take a boat trip along Doatdhawaddy River for 1 ½ hours and continue trekking to Palaung Hill Tribal Villages. You can observe Orange plantation, Tea plantation and Pineapple Plantation on the way. Enjoy picnic lunch at a village. Return to Hsibaw. Overnight at hotel.



 

Day - 10: Hsibaw - Pyin Oo Lwin by coach

Breakfast at hotel. Drive back to Pyin Oo Lwin. On the way visit Bawgyo Paya and Haw Nan (Old Palace of Shan Prince). Check in at the hotel. Visit the National Kandawgyi Gardens, which were laid out by Sir Harcourt Butler, the former governor of Burma - flowerbeds are similar to those you would find in an English country garden! The garden is recently renovated and the name has changed to "Kandawgyi National Botanical Garden". Overnight stay at the hotel in Pyin Oo Lwin.

Day – 11: Pyin Oo Lwin – Mandalay by coach

Breakfast at hotel. Then drive through Maymyo on a “pony coach", giving you the chance to admire the brick and timber houses, complete with English style gables, turrets and chimneys. Then drive back to Mandalay. Overnight at hotel in Mandalay.



 

Day – 12: Mandalay- Bagan by boat

Early rise. Boat trip to Bagan by Shwe Keinery. It is going to be the whole day voyage, but a pleasant trip with many dotted pagoda, stupa on both side of Ayeyarwaddy river. Rice fields, Bamboo rafts, fisher men and many more interesting things can be seen. Arrive Bagan and overnight at hotel.

 

Day – 13: Bagan

After breakfast, start whole day sightseeing of Bagan’s most important temples and pagodas ranging from the temples with the earliest wall paintings to the prototype pagoda the influenced the designs of later Buddhist monuments. Starting Bagan full day sightseeing with Nyaung Oo Local market where you can observe ways of life among the colourful fresh vegetables. Then pay a visit to the golden Shwezigon Pagoda - built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine. And visit Thatbyinnyu Temple – the highest building on the Bagan plain. The next object of interest will be Kyansittha Umin ''Cave Temple''. Then we will proceed to Htilo Minlo Pagoda - the largest temple of Bagan – noted for its fine plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decorations. From there to Lacquer ware cottage to see how the local craft men skillfully working stage by stage. After lunch we will pay a visit to the most famous Ananda Temple - King Kyansittha’s masterpiece and the crowning achievement of the early style temple of architecture. Just before sunset we will visit Shwesandaw Pagoda to enjoy the most magnificent views over the plain with hundreds of Bagan's temple. Overnight at hotel in Bagan.
 

Day – 14: Bagan – Mt. Popa – Bagan by coach

After breakfast, drive to Mt. Popa (Popa is Sanskrit for flower) 737m from the flat. It was created from a violent volcanic eruption, way back in (442) Bc to become the dwelling place of the Gods. Drive back to Bagan. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at hotel.

 

Day – 15: Bagan – Yangon by flight

Transfer to the airportfor the flight back to Yangon. Arrive at Yangon Airport. Then check in to the hotel. The afternoon is devoted exclusively to shopping in the vast and sprawling Scott Market, today known as Bogyoke Aung San Market. The market is fill with Myanmar Souvenirs, from lacquer ware to gems and jewelry (which are available at extremely discounted prices ). Stroll along the China Town area and experience first hand its rustic market. Overnight at hotel in Yangon

 

Day – 16: departure Yangon

After breakfast, transfer to Yangon international airport depending on your flight.