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).
Begin your visit to see the Myanmar puppet show in home theatre, one of the important cultural heritages of Myanmar.
In the afternoon, visit craft & design an ethical shop. The shop sells crafts with a contemporary twist produced by disadvantaged groups, small producers and artisans. Their empowering approach allows customers and producers to enjoy and benefit from unique Myanmar handicrafts. In the evening, come discover the spectacular sceneries of Yangon’s waterways and the rich historical and cultural landscapes that lie along the banks of the Yangon River on the Sunset Cruise. Experience the beauty of Yangon in the final hours of its sunset while savoring the fresh evening breeze that comes through the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea. Observe the little-known Lighthouse of the Twante Canal. Witness the Shwedagon Pagoda from a different perspective. And enjoy the amazing glow of lights along the river banks as the sun gently sinks below the horizon (1-hour cruise). In the evening, enjoy your welcome dinner.
In the morning, visit to the Kandawgyi Lake you will enjoy a short walk on the wooden bridge to line up along the lake, giving you a stunning view on the Shwedagon pagoda, but also on the royal barge, standing at the side of the lake, Karaweik. Continue your visit to KyaukHtaGyi Pagoda, famous for its impressive reclining Buddha. End AM tour at The Shwedagon pagoda for a unique experience to discover the most venerated religious place of Myanmar.
Take a time at a hidden little gem Café and try tasty local snacks for afternoon chill.
A visit to 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.
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 Temple 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, lacquer ware and wood crafts workshop is 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. End of the day enjoy a sunset horse cart drawn (1-hour riding).
OPTION: 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 Irrawaddy River. A truly unforgettable and unique experience. (Note: available only from 15th October to 31st March; all flights weather permitting).
Take your bicycle and tour to 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. Visit nearby the Manuha Temple and Nanpaya Temple. Have fun with and enjoy your half day bike tour through the scattered temples.
In the late afternoon, explore some of the temples and get the chance to view Bagan sunset.
This morning transfer to airport and fly to Heho. Upon your arrival at Heho airport, you will be transferred to NyaungShwe the gate way of Inle Lake about 2.5 hours.
After arrival NyaungShwe tour, in the lake by boat. The boat travels along the canal and unique floating gardens.
Continue to famous PhaungDaw Oo Pagoda with its five Buddha images and then to the Innpawkhone village to see silk weaving and lotus industries. 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 a leisurely breakfast, visit the floating market for a glimpse of daily life. 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.
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. Return to hotel.
In the morning, leave to NyaungShwe by boat, transfer to airport and fly to Yangon and depart from Myanmar.
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