7-Day Myanmar Ancient Sites Tour from Yangon with Bagan and Inle Lake

Meet your English-speaking Myanmar tour guide at Yangon Airport.

Transfer to your hotel.

Visit Yangon city centre, where Sule Pagoda is located.

Explore Bogyoke Aung San Market, which was built during the British colonial period and has a colonial design.

Continue to Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda, home to the fourth-largest colossal reclining Buddha image in Myanmar, measuring 67 m long.

Visit Shwedagon Pagoda, the most magnificent and spectacular religious edifice, before sunset, and enjoy the beauty of the stupa as its bright shine changes in the sun's rays.

Stay overnight in Yangon.

Transfer to the airport for a domestic flight to Bagan.

Upon arrival, visit Shwezigon Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century.

See Kubyanuk Gyi, a temple with exquisite murals of Jataka scenes.

Go to Ananda Temple to see four huge standing Buddha images and numerous seated figures in niches around the galleried interior.

Continue sightseeing at Manuha Temple, which was built in Mon style in 1095.

Visit Nanbaya Temple, a unique sandstone monument said to have been the palace of King Manuha.

See Myingaba Gu Byaukgyi Temple, noted for its ancient mural paintings under the protection of UNESCO.

Proceed to Bupaya Pagoda to watch the sunset over the Ayeyarwaddy River.

Stay overnight in Bagan.

Take a domestic flight to Mandalay.

Drive to Amarapura upon arrival at Mandalay Airport.

Visit U Bein Bridge for a spectacular view and experience.

Proceed to Mahagandayone, a highly reputed monastery with more than a thousand monks, many of whom can be seen together at the same time.

Visit a beautiful silk workshop and explore a tapestry workshop.

Go to Mahamuni Pagoda, which houses a spectacular Buddha image.

See Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung, a wooden teak monastery built in traditional Myanmar style.

Visit Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the world's biggest book, consisting of 729 marble slabs engraved with Buddhist scriptures.

Enjoy the scenic sunset view from Mandalay Hill.

Stay overnight in Mandalay.

Transfer to the airport for a domestic flight to Heho.

Drive to Pindaya upon arrival at Heho Airport.

Visit Pindaya Cave, which is set in a limestone ridge overlooking the lake and contains more than 8,000 Buddha images made from alabaster, teak, marble, brick, lacquer, and cement.

Proceed to Shwe U Min Paya, a cluster of low stupas just below the ridge near the Pindaya Caves.

Transfer to Inle Lake, a drive of about 2.5 hours.

Stay overnight at Inle Lake.

Begin the excursion by boat on Inle Lake to see the Intha fishermen rowing with their legs, pagodas on artificial islands in the lake, floating gardens, and the floating market.

Continue to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, one of the principal shrines in Myanmar, dating back to the 18th century.

Visit Nga Phe Kyaung Monastery, famous for its jumping cats trained by monks, and the weaving village of Inpawkhon.

Proceed to Indeinn at the western end of the lake, where you can watch farmers cultivate their products.

Visit the 16th-century pagoda complex of Indeinn.

Watch the fishermen skillfully fishing in the shallow lake.

Stay overnight at Inle Lake.

Transfer by boat to Nyung Shwe and continue by car to Heho Airport.

Fly to Yangon.

Transfer to Yangon International Airport for departure.

Transfer to the airport to depart from Yangon.