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Bagan sightseeing starts with Nyaung Oo local market, Shwezigon Pagoda, a prototype of real Myanmar
Upon arrival at Yangon International Airport, welcome by our tour guide and starts with sightseeing of Yangon: Sule pagoda, dating back over 2000years, the Mahabandoola Park with its Independence Monument and walk around the downtown area. Wide streets, orderly town planning and neglected public buildings revive visions of British rule; while busy streets scenes and shimmering pagodas, bursting through a leafy canopy, hint at the rich local culture. Skyscrapers and glaring neon billboards have yet to overtake the capital. In the afternoon, transfer to airport for the flight to Heho in Shan State. Upon arrival, drive to Nyaung Shwe: a gateway town to the northern bank of Inle Lake (the blue sea in Shan State). Take a long-tailed motorboat and enjoy the sunset form the middle of the Lake with floating boat and transfer to your hotel for check in and overnight.Kawthaung town to places like;
Pyi Taw Aye Pagoda, Su TaungPyae Pagoda,
Bayintnaung Hill (the landmark of Kawthaung),
555 Hill view point; here you will be amazed with astounding bird eye view of Kawthaung& Andaman Sea,
Bayintnaung Point, also known as Victoria Cape (1824-1948), the southern most land of Myanmar. Dinner will be served at Victoria Cliff Hotel & Resort (Kawthaung) and you can rest peacefully after, spending some blissful time with breathtaking panoramic sunset view of Andaman Sea.
After breakfast, transfer to airport for Mandalay domestic flight., transfer to Mandalay jetty for a boat ride to Mingun village. Explore by bullock cart the Pha Hto Daw – The huge unfinished brick monument of 18 century, Mingun bell – largest Bronze bell that weighs 90 tons in Myanmar. Lunch break. Return to visit the Mandalay Royal Palace, Shwe Nan Daw monastery – noted for its exquisite Wood carvings, gold leaf process workshop, Kuthodaw Pagoda – known as the world largest scripture book and Mandalay Hill sunset panoramic view of the city daybreak. Overnight in Mandalay.
After Breakfast start Amarapura highlight sightseeing of Maha Gan Da Yone monastery -Where you can see nearly hundreds of monks while they are having their 2nd or last meal of the day and observing the Buddha scripture teaching. Proceed to 1.2 Km long U Bein teak bridge – which was recuperated from the waste of abandoned Ava palace, Wood carving, Marble carving and Bronze casting. Lunch break. Continue to visit Sagaing, Umin Thon Ze (crescent), Soon Oo Ponnya Shin pagoda, then cross the river by sampan to Inwa (Ava), Maha Aung Myay Bonzan Kyaung, and Nan Myint tower. Return to Mandalay for daybreak. Overnight in Mandalay.
Early morning at 5:00 am, transfer to Gaw Wein jetty to take the express boat to Bagan. After a day river cruise on the mighty river of Ayeyarwaddy, you reach Bagan. Thousands of decaying pagodas rises majestically from the plain to create a timeless scene, saluting a glorious past. On arrival at Bagan jetty transfers to hotel for check in and overnight.
After breakfast, Bagan sightseeing starts with Nyaung Oo local market, Shwezigon Pagoda, a prototype of real Myanmar stupa, built in 1087.Wetgyiin Gyubyaukgyi for its famous Jatakas mural painting, Htilominlo temple for its plaster carvings and famous Ananda temple with four standing Buddha Images. In the afternoon, visit the lacquer ware factory in New Bagan,Nan Phaya temple, Manuha temple, Myingaba Gyubyaukgyi temple, Shwegyugyi temple and Thabinnyu temple. And enjoy the sunset of Bagan from Shwesandaw Pagoda. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast, drive to Mt. Popa(appr.1 ½ hour). On the way visit some villages and watch the collection of juice from the toddy-palm trees, and its fermentation onto palm sugar, and producing of peanut oil for cooking from the ox mill going round.
Upon arrival, visit Mt.Popa plug: Near the great extinct volcano, the solitary volanic crag of Mt.Popa is home to Myanmar’s most powerful “Nats”. At the bottom visit the Nat Museum with its life-sized statues of the 37 Nats. Walk up 777 steps to the top with shady stairway, seeing many pilgrams along the way. In the afternoon, drive back to Bagan airport and fly back to Yangon. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and check in and overnight.
Yangon sightseeing continues with the famous world renowned pagoda; the highlight of Yangon. The Shwedagon pagoda described by Somerset Maugham: “The Shwedagon rose superb, glistening with its gold, like a sudden hope in the dark night of the soul of which the mystics write, glistening against the fog and smoke of the thriving city”. This massive bell-shaped stupa rises nearly 100 meters above its hill-top surroundings. Wander through this magnificent structure and its courtyards, stupa, bells, temples and Buddha images and see religious and secular visitors from all parts of the globe. Shwedagon has become the symbol of Myanmar. And visit Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda (72m long Buddha image), Karawaik Hall (designed as a Royal Floating Barge on Royal Lake) for Kodak moment and finally visit the famous shopping centre in Yangon; the Scott Market and come back to hotel.
In the afternoon, you have time to repack all of your belonging and you are ready to leave from Myanmar and we feel so sad to say “Goodbye!” And app. (17:00) transfer to Yangon International Airport for your departure.
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