4-Day Yangon and Bagan Temple Tour with Ayeyarwaddy River Cruise

• Arrive at the airport and receive a warm welcome from your Burmese guide and driver before transferring to your hotel.

• After checking in at your hotel, receive a brief introduction before beginning your city tour.

• Head to Yangon's colonial quarter and admire the uniqueness of the city. With a population of more than five million, Yangon holds the title of Myanmar's commercial capital.

• Take a walk through the picturesque lakes and verdant parks, and interact with the charming local people.

• See Yangon's highlighted destinations, starting with Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple, which houses the biggest reclining Buddha statue in Southeast Asia.

• Wander around Sule Pagoda, Myanmar's oldest pagoda, believed to be 2,500 years old.

• Experience the wonder of the spectacular Shwedagon Pagoda after sunset. Marvel at this inspiring pagoda with its vivid colours and sacred atmosphere.

Overnight stay at your hotel in Yangon.

• Transfer to the airport and take a domestic flight to Nyaung U.

• Arrive at the airport in Bagan and drive to your hotel.

• Discover the beauty of Bagan, the land of thousands of antiquated pagodas rising one after another among green bushes.

• Start your trip by visiting Shwezigon Pagoda, the first gold pagoda built in Burma, which enshrines Gautama Buddha's relics.

• Continue to Ananda Temple, home to four huge standing Buddha statues, each facing one of the four cardinal directions.

• Enjoy visits to Gubyaukgyi Temple at Myinkaba, an Indian-style pagoda built in 1113; Htilominlo Temple, whose name means "blessings of the three worlds" and contains four Buddha images facing four directions on its first floor; and Sulamani Temple, a Buddhist edifice rebuilt in 1994, after which Htilominlo Temple was built.

Overnight stay in Bagan.

• Head to Nyaung U Market in the morning, where local products are boisterously bought and sold. Enjoy some real bargains while shopping for souvenirs.

• Visit a lacquerware workshop to observe how the souvenirs are made.

• See Dhammayazika, a five-sided pagoda complex where a small temple housing a Buddha statue stands on each side.

• Sail down the Ayeyarwaddy River to reach Kyaukgu Umin, a cave temple with excellent sandstone carvings and giant Buddha images. Its splendid natural setting blends perfectly with antique human construction, making it an ideal place to enjoy dusk.

• Transfer to the airport for your flight to Yangon.

• Upon arrival in Yangon, transfer to your hotel in the city.

Overnight in Yangon.

• Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

• If time permits, explore Bogyoke (Scotts) Market, with its hundreds of stores selling food, clothes, handicrafts, and gems.