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2-Day Sightseeing Tour Of Myanmar Highlights From Mandalay
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Religious, Architecture, History

  • Duration

    2 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

See the best of Myanmar on this 2-day excursion starting from Mandalay, visit its historical buildings & famous pagodas, including Kuthodaw Pagoda, Golden Palace Monastery, & the Royal Palace. Next, explore the famous monuments & landmarks in Mingun& Sagaing, such as Mingun Bell, Settawyar Pagoda & Hsin Byu Me Pagoda. Also, cross Inwa on a ferry, enjoy horse-cart riding & admire Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Monastery.

Highlights
  • Head to Mahamuni Pagoda & Kuthodaw Pagoda
  • Visit Golden Palace Monastery & the Royal Palace 
  • Check out Mahaatulawaiyan Monastery & Settawyar Pagoda
  • See Mingun Bell, the largest functioning bronze-cast bell in the world
  • Explore the Soonooponyashin Pagoda on top of Sagaing Hill
  • Proceed to Nanmyint watch-tower & Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Monastery  
  • Day 1: Sightseeing in Mandalay expand_more
    • Upon arrival at Mandalay International Airport, your Burmese guide will be ready to greet you or meet the guide directly at the hotel.

    • Start sightseeing tour with a visit to Mahamuni Pagoda. It is a spectacular and revered Buddha image, covered with 24-carat gold plates. 

    • Stop by to see the masterpiece of artisans at the Stone Carving workshop; learn how to make gold-foils at the gold-leaves centre.

    • 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.

    • Visit Golden Palace Monastery, an attractive complex popular for its typical 19th-century wood carvings and the apartment of King Mindon.

    • Next, visit the finest architectural brick monastery known as Mahaatulawaiyan Monastery. 

    • Climb to the top of Mandalay Hill for enjoying beautiful sunset views.

  • Day 2: Mingun - Sagaing - Innwa 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.

    • Stop by Memorial Hall of Mingun Sayadaw and Hsin Byu Me Pagoda.

    • Next, set sail downstream to the jetty.

    • Drive to Sagaing, the largest religious site in the country.

    • See Soonooponyashin Pagoda on top of Sagaing Hill.

    • Next, you will visit U Min-Thone-Sel, thirty caves that contain 45 same-size seated Buddha images.

    • Then, continue crossing to Inwa by ferry-boat.

    • Enjoy horse-cart riding in Inwa (the ancient capital of Myanmar Kings), and later visit Bagayar Monastery, built with large teak woods and carvings. Also, visit “Yadanarsimi” Pagoda.

    • Head to the Nanmyint watch-tower, the only remaining structure from Inwa royal palace buildings.

    • In 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.

    • After sightseeing, 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. 

  • Tours are customizable and adjustable.

  • If you start sightseeing at the hotel or need a pick-up from the jetty or bus station, some charges can be reduced, and more sightseeing can be added to your city tour.

  • The airport is a one-hour drive from Mandalay.

Meeting Point

Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

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 185 Per Group
3 To 4USD 215 Per Group
5 To 6USD 230 Per Group
7 To 8USD 280 Per Group

This is a group tour

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USD 185 / group