Full-Day Boat Trip to Mandalay Countryside

1 Day Round trip from Mandalay Easy pace

The journey

Get a fantastic experience of the rural Burmese community in the countryside of Mandalay as you visit remote villages by boat and car. Observe traditional activities, sight-see 14th century architecture and visit bamboo and sandalwood farms along the way. Learn about the Buddhist temples and visit pagodas like Nagayone Pagoda and Shwe Yin M Syaw Pagoda before heading back to your accommodation. 

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Mandalay
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Mandalay Rural Experience

  • Meet your tour representative at the hotel and drive to the south-east of Mandalay.

  • Stop at a local flowers market where you can enjoy the beauty and fragrance of fresh flowers. You will find seasonal flowers there like Aster, Eugenia, Cobra-saffron, Jasmine, Gladiolus and Chrysanthemum.

  • Continue driving to see the different cultivation landscapes along the roadside.

  • Make a stop at the Slaked lime production workplace, where our team will donate 1 USD on behalf of each traveller for the education of children working there.

  • Drive to the embarkation port to board your private boat. Pay attention to the beautiful landscape as the river sweeps and dribbles through vast mountain ranges.

  • Reach a bamboo and sandalwood farm where you can have Burmese food for lunch and learn about the Burmese bamboo plantation, sandal-wood trees, banana, Thanakha trees and other vegetation fields.

  • Reach the Nagayone Pagoda, north of Dothawaddy river, famous for its beautiful shrine that contains a huge standing Buddha bounded by two shorter Buddhas.

  • Visit Shwe Yin M Syaw Pagoda or Sunset Pagoda and the bell-shaped Shwe Zi Gone Pagoda.

  • Explore some more villages and then head back to Mandalay.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Mandalay 1 city · 1 Day

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • English-speaking Myanmar (Burmese) tour guide

  • Driver

  • Air-conditioned transport

  • Water bottles & wet towels

  • Cold drinks

  • Contribution fee for children’s education fund

  • Private boat

  • Lunch

  • Life jacket

What's Not Included

  • Personal expenses

  • Insurance

  • Gratuities

Know before you go

  • Pregnant women are not eligible for this tour.

  • Booking is to be done at least two days prior to the day of the tour.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
Tour start
Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 1 day finishes where it began, in Mandalay.

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