
8-Day Tour To Myanmar Highlights From Yangon To Mandalay
Description
Pay a visit to the famous Shwe Zigon Pagoda and Ananda Temple in Bagan. Trek to the top of Mount Popa and witness splendid vistas, explore Meiktila, and ride your bike to the Kalaw hill station and Pindaya caves. Experience a ride on the Inle Lake before visiting Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung Monastery) and Kan Gyi Kyaung Monastery, Kakku Pagoda and Pa-O village.
Highlights
Pay a visit to the most essential architectural pagoda - Shwe Zigon Pagoda
Visit Ananda Temple, a beautiful masterpiece
Climb 777 steps to reach Mount Popa
Drop by the ancient Thit Hla Ingyin Forest
Experience the lifestyle of people in Pyin Si village
Ride your bike to the hill station of Kalaw and Pindaya
Enjoy a boat trip on Inle Lake
Visit the five-day market and floating gardens
Explore Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung and Kan Gyi Kyaung Monastery
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Day 1: Yangon expand_more
Arrive at the Yangon International Airport, where you will meet your Yangon tour guide, who will ride you to your hotel in the city.
Check in to the hotel and relax for the rest of the day.
Overnight in Yangon.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Day 2: Bagan expand_more
Board your flight to Bagan from Yangon airport.
Upon arrival, your Bagan tour guide will pick you up and drive you to your hotel.
Start early morning and visit the prominent monuments such as Shwe Zigon Pagoda, the first and most crucial architectural pagoda. Visit Ananda Temple, the most beautiful and the first architectural temple of Myanmar and a masterpiece of 11th-century architecture. Most of the artifacts are still original and preserved in the temple.
Make your way to the Myinkabar Gubyauk Gyi, the best mural painting temple in Bagan. After that visit, more monuments and then enjoy the sunset at one of the monuments.
Overnight stay in the hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Day 3: Trek up Mount Popa expand_more
You will be picked up by your Myanmar tour guide from your hotel to visit Mount Popa, which is a 48 kilometres drive. See plum juice and oil factories on your way and peanut oil factories.
After reaching there, get ready to climb up 777 steps to the top of Mount Popa, which is home to Myanmar's intriguing nats (spirits).
After enjoying some spectacular views from the top, on your way down, drop by Zee O Village, famed for the ancient Thit Hla Ingyin Forest and the hospitality of the villagers.
Head to your hotel for an overnight stay.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Day 4: Meiktila expand_more
You start your day by visiting Pyin Si village and experiencing the local life of the people.
Then your Maiktila tour guide will drive you to the city for a quick tour.
Overnight stay at your hotel in Meiktila.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Day 5: Kalaw expand_more
Get ready for the longest and most challenging ride of this tour to take you to Kalaw.
Enter Shan state and cycle into the mountains, and ride through Tazi and several small towns before you reach the steep winding 25 kilometres climb to the hill station of Kalaw.
Overnight stay in a hotel in Kalaw.
Cycling distance: 85 -95 Km
Meals included: Breakfast
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Day 6: Pindaya expand_more
Start the day by riding down a hill to reach Anugban before riding up the hills.
Head north to Pindaya and ride along the Shan plateau and feel the fresh air of villages.
Check in to your hotel and visit the famous Pindaya caves.
Return back to your hotel in Kalaw.
Cycling distance: 55 -65 Km
Meals included: Breakfast
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Day 7: Nyaung Shwe to Inle Lake expand_more
Ride to Aungban, and the last section has two sweeping downhills leading to Inle Lake.
Cycle inland to Nyaung Shwe, located north of the lake and enjoy a full day boat trip on Inle Lake.
Visit the five-day market, Indein temples, floating gardens, monasteries, and the Intha fishermen.
Have lunch in a secluded bamboo forest by the lake and visit the Intha cottage industries later.
Then, visit Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung (monastery) and Kan Gyi Kyaung Monastery in Myaung Shwe. From there, you drive up through pine-clad hills to Taunggyi (about 1 hour, 31 km), the capital of southern Shan State and a former British hill station.
After cycling for 2 hours from Taunggyi in the countryside inhabited by the Pa-O people lies the ‘lost’ ruins of Kakku, a pagoda encircled by dozens of small stupas. Little is known about the origins of this unusual place – the Pa-Os believe that the original pagoda dates back some 2,000 years. Wander through the stupas, decorated with fine stucco work and Buddha images.
Visit a Pa-O village and a large monastery on the way back to Taunggyi. You can continue from here to Nyaung Shwe, where you board your boat and return to Taunggyi and from here to Nyaung Shwe, where you board your boat and return to your hotel.
Cycling distance: 85 -95 Km;25 -35 K
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Day 8: Mandalay expand_more
Transfer from Inle to Heho and board your flight to Mandalay International Airport.
What's Included
8 nights hotel accommodation with daily breakfast (Twin sharing basis)
1-way domestic flight ticket (Inle - Ygn)
Transportation with a fully air-conditioned vehicle according to the itinerary
Hill Truck, highway bus ticket & boat according to the itinerary
Meals & accommodation as per your chosen category
Entrance/ Zone Fees according to the itinerary
Purified drinking water & cool towel on touring day
English-speaking station guide
Complimentary present local handmade souvenir
What's Excluded
International air ticket to/from Yangon
Airport departure tax at Yangon International Airport at 10$ per person
Visa Fees + Travel Insurance
Tipping and personal expenses
Fare for camera and video, etc
Bank handling fees
Early check-ins and late checkouts - pay 50 % of the room rate
Any other services not mentioned in the program
Room surcharge will be added on Christmas, New Year & festival days
Meeting Point
Yangon International Airport
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
Standard | |
1 To 4 | USD 2536 Per Person |
This is a private tour |