You will meet with your guide at the Arrival Hall of Yangon International airport. Transfer to your hotel check in. (Check in at 14;00 noon and early check in depends on room availability).
Take a time at a hidden little gem Café and try tasty local snacks for afternoon chill. Begin your visit to Myanmar puppet show in home theatre, one of the important cultural heritages of our country.
Spend your afternoon with a short walk on the wooden bridge to line up along the Kandawgyi Lake, giving you a stunning view on the Shwedagon pagoda, but also on the royal barge, standing at the side of the lake, Karaweik. End the tour at The Shwedagon pagoda for a unique experience to discover the most venerated religious place of Myanmar. In the evening, enjoy your welcome dinner.
Have early breakfast and leave hotel to start the Myanmar cooking class experience. Morning activities start with a fresh market tour. Walk around the market and buy meat and various types of vegetables and ingredients. Return to the class and begins Myanmar cooking experiences. This three hour cooking course a great way to learn about Myanmar cuisine, but also to learn Myanmar culture too. Enjoy what your own prepared lunch. (Note: Kindly note this class is available for 4 Pax and above only.)
Take a close-up look at colonial buildings and study about the history inclusively High Court, City Hall, Mahabandoola Park and its obelisk to celebrate the independence of the country in 1948. Sule Pagoda is at the heart of the city.
In the early morning transfer to airport and fly to Mandalay. Upon your arrival at Mandalay airport, you will be transferred to your hotel and check in (please note check in time at 14:00 pm and early check in depends on room availability).
Your sightseeing starts with the visit to the great marble Buddha image Kyauktawgyi and Shwednandaw Monastery, the only original building remaining from the Royal Palace, Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as ‘The World’s Biggest Book’ thanks to its 729 inscribed marble slabs. Stop for tasty lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, visit the Mahamuni Pagoda image and continuing to the former royal capital of Amarapura. First, visit a silk weaving workshop which produces exquisite handmade products. After touring this tranquil site, continue to U Bein Bridge for a walk along this 200-year-old the world’s longest teak bridge enjoy a stroll along the bridge and the fabulous views of the surrounding farms and streams.
After breakfast, transfer to airport and fly to Bagan. Upon your arrival at Nyaung U airport, you will be transferred to your hotel and check in (please note check in time at 14:00 pm and early check in depends on room availability).
Ananda Temples is one of the four main temples remaining in Bagan, considered to be one of the most surviving masterpieces of the Mon architecture. Famous for the finest, largest, best preserved and most revered of the Bagan temples. Continue to the highest Thatbyinnyu Temple, Gadawtpalin Temple.
Bagan’s most famous products the lacquer ware and wood crafts workshop are worth to visit and learn more about the local culture. Watch as the skilled craftsmen use techniques passed down through generations to create beautiful items. Enjoys a sunset cocktail cruise in the Ayeyarwady. End your day with a delicious dinner.
Balloon Experience Over Bagan – Start your morning with an incredible hot-air balloon flight over Bagan’s temple-studded plains. Start your morning snack on pastries and croissants, and sipping coffee and tea as the balloon is inflated. Climb aboard before gently rising above thousands of gilded stupas and earthen temples all back-dropped by the impressive Ayeyarwady River. A truly unforgettable and unique experience. (Note: available only from 15th October to 31st March; all flights weather permitting).
After breakfast, visit to bustling and vibrant Nyaung U market. The colorful market is busy with locals buying daily groceries and fare. Walk around and take photo of Myanmar crafts, foods and household goods. Continue sightseeing of Myinkaba Village and Gubyaukgyi Temple which is noted for its beautiful mural paintings on its inner walls and well-preserved plaster carvings on its exterior. Count a visit to nearby the Manuha Temple and Nanpaya Temple.
In the late afternoon, explore some of the temples and get the chance to view Bagan sunset. Enjoy the dinner and finish your day perfectly.
This morning transfer to airport and fly to Heho. Upon your arrival at Heho airport, you will be transferred to Nyaung Shwe the gateway of Inle Lake about 2.5 hours.
After arrival Nyaung Shwe tour in the lake by boat. The boat travels along the canal and unique floating gardens. Enjoy a traditional meal in an authentic Intha house at an island village on the lake. After your lunch, walk through a luxuriant bamboo forest next to the small stream and return to the waiting boat. Continue to famous Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda with its five Buddha images and then to the Innpawkhone village to see silk weaving and lotus industries. Get local experience as a one leg rower. Return to the hotel in the evening.
OPTION: Balloon Experience Over Inle Lake – flying over the lake in a balloon is one of the most beautiful ways to see this wonder. The skilled pilots carefully use their knowledge of the winds to steer the balloon over the floating villages and water gardens. You will see the morning, fishermen looking for the first catch of the day, and boats laden full of produce on their way to the market by the immense labyrinth of canals. At higher altitude, you will be amazed to see thousands of village houses seemingly floating on the lake. (Note: available only from 15th November to 15th March; all flights weather permitting).
After leisurely breakfast, visit the floating market for a glimpse of daily life. Then proceed to the Pa-Oh village of Indein for 45 minutes by boat. Indein is one of the small villages of Inle Lake on the western bank. You’ll see hundreds of ancient stupas most are ruins overgrown with bushes. The pagoda hill is quiet, calm and mesmerizing view from the hill release the fatigue and refresh everybody who ascend to the peak. Enjoy Shan picnic lunch and relax in a bamboo forest glade.
Travel back along the narrow creek, there are twists and turns. Since both the sides are paddy fields you can see the farmers ploughing and harrowing by water buffaloes. It is compulsory to see Novice monks; buffalo boys and village girls wash and swim in the creek.
In the morning, leave to Nyaung Shwe by boat, transfer to airport and fly to Yangon. If time permits, visit the famous Bogyoke Market or Scott market (closed on Mondays and Public Holidays). The complex houses hundreds of small stalls where local people use to buy jewelry, tailor made clothes is a good place to buy numerous souvenir items to be memorials of the visit Myanmar. Have lunch and relax at a beautiful oasis in town. After lunch, transfer to airport and depart from Myanmar.
(OR)
In the morning, leave to Nyaung Shwe by boat, transfer to airport and fly to Thandwe (Ngapali Beach).
Book This Journey?
For further information, program details and price please contact us at
sales@berachahtravel.com