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2-Day Culture And History Tour In Myanmar From Mandalay
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Religious, Culture, History

  • Duration

    2 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    Burmese, English

Description

Pay your respects at the Golden Palace Monastery and Kuthodaw Pagoda Complex and learn about the past of the Burmese Kingdom at the Royal Palace in Mandalay. Marvel at the Mingun Bell, the largest functioning bronze-cast bell in the world, reach Inwa by a ferry boat, visit the only remaining structure from Inwa royal palace buildings and enjoy a magical sunset on the world's longest teak-made bridge, U Bein. 

Highlights
  • Attend Stone Carving, and gold-leaf craft workshops
  • Pay your respects at the Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Monastery and Sagaing
  • Witness the 24-carat gold plated revered Buddha image at Mahamuni Pagoda
  • Visit U Min-Thone-Sel, caves that contain 45 same-size seated Buddha images
  • Day 1: Mandalay - Amarapura expand_more
    • Meet your tour guide at the hotel.
    • Sightsee the gold leaf hammering craft shop; learn how to make gold foils at the gold-leaves centre.
    • Visit the Mahamuni Pagoda with your Myanmar tour guide. It is a spectacular and revered Buddha image, covered with 24-carat gold plates.
    • Stop by to see the masterpiece of craftsmen at the Stone Carving workshop and proceed to the wood carving & tapestry workshop.
    • In the afternoon, visit the Royal Palace, which was the last residence of the Burmese Kingdom.
    • Proceed to the Kuthodaw Pagoda Complex, which houses the world's largest book on which Buddhist scriptures are inscribed.
    • Explore Golden Palace Monastery, an attractive complex popular for its typical 19th-century wood carvings and the apartment of King Mindon.
    • Head to the finest architectural brick monastery known as Mahaatulawaiyan Monastery.
    • Climb to the top of Mandalay Hill to enjoy beautiful sunset views.

    Overnight stay at the hotel

  • Day 2: Mingun-Sagaing-Ava-U Bein expand_more
    • After breakfast at the hotel, the tour begins with a 2-hour drive to Mingun (a river-side historical site).
    • Start sightseeing at Settawyar Pagoda, which was built and moved from Amarapura to the present site by King Bodawpaya.
    • Visit Pahtotawgyi, a massive unfinished pagoda.
    • Explore Mingun Bell, the largest functioning bronze-cast bell in the world.
    • Proceed to Memorial Hall of Mingun Sayadaw and Hsin Byu Me Pagoda.
    • Set sail downstream to the jetty.
    • Drive to Sagaing, the largest religious site in the country.
    • See the Soonooponyashin Pagoda on top of Sagaing Hill.
    • Step into U Min-Thone-Sel, thirty caves that contain 45 same-size seated Buddha images.
    • Continue crossing to Inwa by ferry boat with your local tour guide.
    • Enjoy horse-cart riding in Inwa (the ancient capital of Myanmar Kings), and later visit Bagayar Monastery, built with large teak woods and carvings.
    • Continue visit to the olden pagodas complex and visit the "Yadanarsimi" Pagoda.
    • Head to the Nanmyint watchtower, the only remaining structure from Inwa royal palace buildings.
    • On the last leg of the tour, visit Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Monastery, the finest architectural marvel and a famous religious monument of the Inwa era.
    • Finish the tour with the sunset watching on the world's longest teak-made bridge known as U Bein.
    • Drive back to Mandalay and then transfer to your hotel.

    End of the tour.

What's Included
  • English-speaking Burmese guide
  • Well-experienced driver and well air-conditioned car
  • Bottles of water
  • Snow-towels
  • Road taxes
What's Excluded
  • Food and drinks
  • Personal expenses
  • Entrance fees
  • Camera fees
  • Inwa (Ava) ferry boat
  • Inwa (Ava) horse cart
Know before you go
  • Travellers should wear formal dresses and take off footwear while visiting religious sites.
  • Visit Mandalay and ancient capitals of the Burmese Kingdoms, nearby; an extremely well-rounded tour of historical buildings, religious monuments from different periods, finest architecture, ways of life, arts, different cultural aspects and more.
Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 2USD 167 Per Group
3 To 4USD 186 Per Group
5 To 6USD 205 Per Group
7 To 8USD 253 Per Group

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USD 167 / group