Heritage and Handicraft Tour

Created with Sketch. Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)
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Culture & Heritage

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Duration

8 Days - 7 Nights

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Overview

Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Arrive at Yangon, welcome by our representative and transfer to hotel. After fresh up and visit National museum in Yangon is an interesting place where Myanmar’s ancient heritage and culture are on display. Continue to Bogyoke market, a famous shopping center to enjoy display of Myanmar superlative handicraft. After that, visit historic Strand hotel and other colonial styled red-bricked buildings and proceed to Sule Pagoda.
  • This 48 meter high golden dome was used by the British as the nucleus of their grid pattern for the city when it was rebuilt int he 1880s. In the evening, Shwedagon Pagoda, which is claimed to be the world richest golden stupa of two thousand five hundred years old. The golden dome rises 98 meters above its base and is covered with 60 tons of pure gold. Enjoy fantastic sunset view from the hilltop. Overnight in Yangon.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival Yangon

Arrive at Yangon, welcome by our representative and transfer to hotel. After fresh up and visit National museum in Yangon is an interesting place where Myanmar’s ancient heritage and culture are on display. Continue to Bogyoke market, a famous shopping center to enjoy display of Myanmar superlative handicraft. After that, visit historic Strand hotel and other colonial styled red-bricked buildings and proceed to Sule Pagoda: This 48 meter high golden dome was used by the British as the nucleus of their grid pattern for the city when it was rebuilt int he 1880s. In the evening, Shwedagon Pagoda, which is claimed to be the world richest golden stupa of two thousand five hundred years old. The golden dome rises 98 meters above its base and is covered with 60 tons of pure gold. Enjoy fantastic sunset view from the hilltop. Overnight in Yangon.

Day 2 - Yangon – Bagan

Breakfast at hotel transfer to airport bound to Bagan, Upon arrival Bagan and transfer to hotel. After a brief fresh up commence archaeological tour. Tour highlight: Thabyinnyu, built by King Alaungsithu in the middle of the 12th century, this white stucco building overtops all other monuments as the highest pagoda on the Bagan plain. Ananda temple, built in 1105AD by King Kyanzittha, the name of this most majestic of temples means endless wisdom and symbolizes the wisdom the Buddha. Continue to Gubyaukkyi, an early period Pyu style temple with Hindu influence old mural paintings, Manuha temple where captive king Manuha was imprisonment. After that, Shwezigon pagoda commenced by Anawrahta but completed by King Kyansittha, it is a prototype for later Myanmar pagodas. It is Bagan’s biggest and one of the most important pagoda. Shwesandaw temple has become a popular sunset-viewing spot. Overnight in Bagan.

Day 3 - Bagan – Popa

Breakfast at hotel and depart for Mt. Popa (45 km, approx 1½ hour), the core of an extinct volcano considered the abode of most powerful nats (spirit) and important nat worship center as well as one of the major pilgrimage destinations for local. Mt. Popa an extinct volcano, the highest landmark in the central dry zone, rises 1518 meter (4981 feet) above sea. . Established as National Parks, the Popa Mountain Park is now verdant and green with a rich flora especially of medicinal plants. It is the center for Nat worship in the shrine of the Mahagiri Nats. For the energetic, time to climb the 777 steps to the shrine at the top of the hill. Less energetic may blend you with local pilgrimage with their festivities at the bottom. Return back to Bagan, on your return stop over at local farms to observe local daily life activities such as toddy palm juice extracting, sweet ball making process and hand drill edible oil production etc. In the late afternoon explore part of ruins by local horse drawn cart. Overnight in Bagan.

Day 4 - Bagan – Pokkaku – Monywa

Breakfast at hotel and transfer to jetty, local private charter boat from Bagan to Pokkoku. Upon arrival Pokkoku jetty, drive to Monywa. Monywa is a typical town located on the bank of the Chindwin River. After fresh up, visit to Thanboddhay Pagoda which is unique in all of Myanmar, beautifully decorated with the most beautiful stuccowork in the country. Continue to Bodhitataung Pagoda with a grove of bodhi trees each with a Buddha at its foot and Hpo Win Daung caves with over 400000 status of Buddha. Overnight in Monywa.

Day 5 - Monywa – Mandalay

Breakfast at hotel and drive to Mandalay, Enroute stop at Myinmu town at the regional purchasing center for rice, bean, peanut and corn and visit the small noodle making factory. Proceed to Sagaing, covered with 600 white-painted pagodas and monasteries, widely regarded as the religious centre of Myanmar and is home of 3,000 monks and 100 meditation centers. Observe fantastic sunset from unique 200 years old U Bein wooden bridge. Continue to Mandalay. After fresh up, visit Phayagyi to observe the most revered Mahamuni Image brought by Kind Bodawpaya in 1784 from Rakhine. Overnight in Mandalay.

Day 6 - Mandalay – Mingun

Breakfast at hotel and proceed to Kyawzun jetty, Board on privately chartered boat for Mingun across Ayeyarwady River. Visit the home for the poor aged at Mingun. Observe Mingun bell, the world’s largest ringing bell weighing 90 tons. Other tour highlights are Settawya Pagoda with a marble foot print of Buddha and Pahtodawgyi, an enormous pile of bricks is all that remains of King Bodawpaya’s grandiose scheme Mingun Village and Hsinbume Pagoda, most attractive pagoda built in 19 century by King Bodawpaya’s grandson in memory of one of his wives. Return to Mandalay and continue to foot of Mandalay hill to observe “the largest book” at Kuthodaw Pagoda where entire Buddhist canon (Tripitaka) has been recorded on stone tablets totaling 729 in number. Atumashi Kyaung (meaning the Incomparable Monastery) is also one of the worth-seeing places, built by King Mindon in 1878. Continue to Mandalay Hill, the hill has for long been a holy mount and legend has it that the Buddha on His visit had made a prophecy that a great city would be founded at its foot and command a magnificent view of the city and surrounding countryside. Overnight in Mandalay.

Day 7 - Mandalay – Yangon

Breakfast at hotel and transfer to airport for your bond flight to Yangon, Upon arrival Yangon airport and transfer to hotel. After fresh up, visit to Karaweik hall known as a royal barge on the royal lake for the fantastic photo view. Continue to Botataung Pagoda which was named after the 1,000 military leaders who escorted the sacred hair relics of Buddha, brought from India over two thousand ago. In the evening stroll around hustle and bustle China town. Overnight in Yangon.

Day 8 - Departure

Breakfast at hotel and transfer to international airport for your departure flight.

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Air fares
  • 3 Nights Hotel Accommodation
  • Tour Guide
  • Entrance Fees
  • All transportation in destination location
  • Guide Service Fee
  • Driver Service Fee
  • Any Private Expenses
  • Room Service Fees

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Myat Hsu

14/08/2020

It's great activity

It was perfect and amazing. I got the happy holidays.
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