4-Day Pagodas and Temples Tour in Yangon and Bagan
Highlights
Yangon, Bagan
cultural, historical, sightseeing
Private Tour
4 Days
Easy
English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Languages
English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Description
Go to Myanmar and visit the famous British colonial city of Yangon, also known as Rangoon and the ancient town of Pagan. Get a real sense of the land as you explore sites like the Shwedagon Pagoda, Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple, Shwezigon Pagoda, Kyaukgu Umin Temple, and many more.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival at Yangon & Yangon City Tour
Arrive at the airport and receive a warm welcome from your Burmese guide and driver and then transfer to your hotel.
Receive a brief before beginning your city tour after checking in at your hotel.
Head to Yangon's colonial part 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, verdant parks and interact with the local charming people.
See all the highlighted destinations of Yangon. Start from Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple which holds the biggest reclining Buddha statue in Southeast Asia.
Wander around Sule Pagoda, which is Myanmar's oldest pagoda of 2,500 years old.
Experience the wonder of the spectacular image of Shwedagon Pagoda after sunset. Marvel at this inspiring pagoda with its vivid colours and sacred atmosphere.
Overnight stay at your hotel in Yangon.
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Dat 2: Yangon to Bagan
Transfer to the airport and take a domestic flight to Nyaung U.
Arrive at the airport in Bagan and drive up to the hotel.
Discover the beauty of Bagan, the land of thousands of antiquated pagodas, one after another among green bushes.
Start your trip by visiting Shwezigon Pagoda, the first gold pagoda built in Burma, enshrining Gautama Buddha's relics.
Make your way to Ananda Temple, the home of four huge Buddha standing statues where each faces one of the four cardinal directions.
Enjoy temple visitations to Gubyaukgyi Temple, at Myinkaba, which is an Indian style pagoda built-in 1113, Htilominlo Temple whose name means "blessings of the three worlds" containing four Buddha images facing four directions on its first floor, and Sulamani Temple, a Buddhist edifice rebuilt in 1994 from which Htilominlo Temple was built after.
Overnight stay at Bagan.
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Day 3: Bagan Tour & back to Yangon
Head to Nyaung U Market in the morning, where local products are boisterously bought and sold. Enjoy some real bargains while shopping for souvenirs.
Come to the Lacquerware workshop to observe how the souvenirs are made.
Visit Dhammayazika, a five-sided pagoda complex wherein there is a small temple housing a Buddha statue on each side.
Sail down the Ayeyarwaddy River to reach Kyaukgu Umin, a cave temple with excellent sandstone carvings and giant Buddha images. Splendid natural settings blend perfectly with antique humans' construction, surely an ideal place to enjoy dusk.
Transfer to the airport for the flight to Yangon.
Upon arrival in Yangon, transfer to a hotel in the city.
Overnight in Yangon.
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Day 4: Departure
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
If time permits, explore the local market of Bogyoke (Scotts) with hundreds of food, clothes, handicrafts and gems stores.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.