9-Day Myanmar Landmarks Tour with Bagan, Inle Lake and Kakku

• Your Myanmar tour guide will transfer you to your hotel upon arrival at Yangon airport.

• Catch the morning flight to Bagan.

• Upon arrival at Nyaung Oo Airport, transfer to the ancient pagodas in Nyaung Oo and Old Bagan, such as Shwezigon, Kyaukku Umin, Htilominlo, Ananda, Thatbyinnyu, and Kadawpalin.

• After lunch, head to your hotel for check-in and take some rest to avoid the hot weather.

• In the afternoon, continue to the ancient temples around Old Bagan, such as Dhamayangyi, Alodawpyae, and Bu Pagoda, then transfer to one of the ancient temples for sunset views.

• After breakfast at your hotel, visit the bustling local market in Nyaung Oo to discover local ways of life, then continue to the ancient temples in the Myinkaba area.

• Proceed to Pwasaw village and a lacquerware workshop, then drive to a restaurant with your Myanmar tour guide.

• After lunch, visit a black bean paste workshop, known in Myanmar language as Pone Yay Gyi, and a palm sugar workshop.

• In the afternoon, go to photogenic places where you can take the best photos and spend time at one of the best pagodas to watch the sunset.

• Board your flight from Nyaung Oo to Mandalay in the morning.

• When you arrive in Mandalay, visit Mahamuni Pagoda, known as Phaya Gyi, and the Mandalay Palace.

• Have lunch at a local restaurant, then head to Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the world's most important book, Shwenandaw Monastery, and Atumashi Monastery. Later, enjoy a magnificent view over the city from Mandalay Hill.

• In the evening, proceed to U Bein wooden bridge, built across Taungthaman Lake by U Bein.

• Go for a walk along U Bein Bridge during sunset.

• Meet with locals in one of the most picturesque places in Mandalay.

• Go to a local restaurant for dinner.

Overnight at a hotel in Mandalay.

• Your guide will meet you at the hotel and drive you to the jetty in the morning.

• Take a boat to Ava, one of the ancient capitals of Myanmar, and visit:

  • Bagaya Monastery, a masterpiece made from teakwood.

  • Maha Aung Mye Bon Zan Monastery, well known as Menu Oak Kyaun, which was built in 1822 by Nanmadaw Menu.

  • Nan Myint Watch Tower, which was built in 1822.

• Continue by car to Sagaing Hill to see Soon U Ponya Shin, a picturesque place overlooking the town.

• Board the flight from Mandalay to Heho.

• From Heho Airport, move to Kakku Pagoda.

• On the way, visit the Ayetharyar wine garden at the entrance of Taunggyi and continue to Kakku, where you can see more than 1,000 pagodas in the same place.

• After exploring Kakku Pagoda, continue to Nyaung Shwe and make a stop at Maing Thouk village on the bank of Inle Lake, where you can find colourful houses, floating plantations, and a long wooden bridge among the mountain ranges.

• Transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay.

• At 7:30 am, your guide will take you to the jetty to visit shops that sell traditional clothes.

• Examine Phaungdawoo Pagoda, a silverware workshop, Jumping Cat Monastery, and Alodawpauk Pagoda.

• On the way, see the floating plantations on a boat ride.

• Continue by boat to Indein village, located along a small creek, in about one hour. See many ruined ancient pagodas.

• Return to Nyaung Shwe by boat and transfer to your hotel in Nyaung Shwe.

• Transfer to Heho Airport in a coach. From Heho, take the flight to Yangon. Upon arrival, head to the central region of Yangon to observe City Hall, the High Court, and Mahabandula Garden.

• After lunch at a restaurant, drive to the post office and continue to the Ministers Office, where General Aung San, the leader of Myanmar independence, was assassinated.

• From there, head to the reclining Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda and proceed to Shwedagon Pagoda in the afternoon.

• After exploring Shwedagon Pagoda, transfer to your hotel in Yangon.

• Transfer to Yangon airport for your international departure flight.