A Touch of Myanmar

Upon arrival at Yangon airport. Check in your hotel. Your journey begins with an afternoon tour through Yangon's colonial–style city. Visit Sule Pagoda,Not a very significant pagoda but it is the at the centre of the town with Mahabandoola Garden on one side & the surrounding interesting historical buildings of government, law courts. Continue to visit the Botataung Pagoda with the sacred hair of Lord Buddha enshrined. Evening take awalk to China Town where can see the many vendors on the platform & can buy the variety of Myanmar products. Overnight stay at hotel in Yangon.

After breakfast at the hotel, leave Yangon for Bagan by domestic flight. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Visit through the colorful Nyaung U market and continue the day with visits to the most significant pagodas and temples of Bagan including: Shwezigon Pagoda - the prototype for later Myanmar pagodas built by King Anawrahta; Kyansitha Umin, Thatbyinnyu Temple - the highest building on the Bagan plain; and Htilominlo Temple - the largest temples of Bagan. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, visit one of Myanmar most treasured handicrafts, a lacquer-ware workshop. You will continue to Manuha Temple; built in the Mon style in 1059 and follow on to Nanpaya temple; a unique sandstone monument. Next you will explore the Myingaba Gu ByaukgyiTemple; a temple noteworthy for its mural paintings under the protection of UNESCO and go to watch the sunset over the Shwesandaw Pagoda. Overnight stay at Bagan Hotel.

After Breakfast, driving excursion to Mount Popa, an extinct volcano with its shrines dedicated to animist spirits known as "Nats ". For the energetic, time to climb up the 777 steps to the shrine at the top of the volcanic plug. Then back to Bagan and continue to sightseeing to the rest of highlight Pagoda. Overnight at Hotel in Bagan.

After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Nyaun U airport for flight to Mandalay. Check in your hotel. The last capital of royal Myanmar, Mandalay is still one of the largest cities in Myanmar, and a cultural and spiritual center. In the morning, head to Mahamuni Pagoda, the image enshrined here is perhaps the most venerated image in Myanmar, covered in over 15 cm of gold leaf. Worshippers flock daily to the shrine at four in the morning to observe the unique face-washing ceremony. En-route to the pagoda, stop to observe the laborious process of Gold-Leaf Beating, where gold is painstakingly hammered into tissue-thin squares. The afternoon's tour includes some of the city's most interesting temples and palaces. Begin with Shwenandaw Kyaung, or the Golden Teak Monastery. Built entirely of golden teak, this intricately carved wooden monastery was once part of the Mandalay Palace, used as private apartments by King Mindon and his chief queen.Then Kuthodaw Pagoda, known also as the world s biggest book. Around the central stupa are miniature pavilions, each housing a slab of marble. Numbering altogether 729, these slabs are inscribed with the entire Tripitkata, or Buddhist scriptures. Continue to Kyaukawgyi Pagoda, famous for its monumental seated Buddha, carved from a single block of marble. Finally, enjoy the spectacular sunset at Mandalay Hill, 230 metres in elevation, commands a magnificent view of the city and surrounding countryside. Overnight stay at Hotel in Mandalay.

After breakfast, excursion to Amarapura;11km from Mandalay to visit Mahagandayon Monastery where more than a thousand monks live and study the Buddha scripture. If time permit you will have the opportunity to observe the monks having their last meal of the day in total silence. Continue to have a work on 200years old U BEIN teak bridge, built in 1782 at the time when Amarapura was Royal capital. Then excursion to Inwa (Ava); a historical capital in 1364. After crossing over the Myit Nge river, visit by horse-curt carriage to Nanmyint Watch Tower, Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery; built of brick and stucco, Bagayar Monastery; famous for its impressive woodcarvings and teak poles. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon, continue to Saggaing Hill; a retreat for Buddhist devotees. Drive back to Mandalay for overnight.

After breakfast excursion to Mingun, about 11 km up river from Mandalay by crossing the Ayeyarwaddy River nearly (1 hour). Vsit around Mingun to well-known 90 tons Mingun Bell, the largest ringing bell in the world, unfinished Mingun Pagoda, Settawya Pagoda and Hsinbyume Pagoda. In the afternoon, return to Mandalay and visit to the Craft Workshops specializing in one of the arts for which the city is famous: bronze-casting, marble-carving, wood-carving, or puppetry.

Overland Drive to Pyinoolwin (Maymyo), the British hill station with Victoria style houses. Visit Local market and walk around the town to watch the old British style of Houses that can not be seen even in Britain. Visit to Pyin Oo Lwin market, then continue to National Botanical Garden to learn the different species of trees, plants and flowers. Drive to near by area of Pyin Oo Lwin to Pwekauk waterfall and Peikchinmyaung natural cave. Driving back to Mandalay and overnight.

Transfer to airport for flight to Heho. Upon arrival to Heho airport continue to Pindaya by car about 1 ½ hours drive. Visit to Pindaya cave and traditional umbrella workshop then drive to Kalaw for over night.

After breakfast make a day return trekking trip to Taryaw Palaung tribe village. It will be about 16 or 17 km and about 6 hours on a walk by climbing up and down along the mountain range. On the way we will pass through the pine land and tea leaf farming. lunch at viewpoint with local foods. Overnight at Kalaw.

After breakfast visit to Kalaw market and drive to Nyaung Shwe, the entrance of Inle lake by car about 2 hours. Check in to hotel and continue to visit in Inle lake by boat. Overnight.

After breakfast, the whole day sightseeing to Inle lake, including Indaing village, the western end of the Lake. The boat takes you through a long channel where you watch the farmers cultivate their produce. This ride is one of the most scenic boat tours on Lake Inle. After lunch, visit to the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, one of the famous principal shrines in Myanmar, this pagoda houses five small Buddha images. Once a year, in end September or early October, there is a pagoda festival during which the four Buddha images are rowed around the Lake in a colourful barge. Then visit to the old Nga Phe Chaung Monastery, known as the jumping cats' monastery. If time allows, stop to see silk weaving on wooden handlooms. And also visit local blacksmiths workshops. Dinner and overnight.

After breakfast make a trekking trip to Pa-O tribe villages. It will take about 4 hours on a walk along the eastern bank of Inle lake. Lunch would be at the village with packed lunch. Overnight.

After breakfast, transfer to the Heho airport and flight to Yangon. Transfer to hotel., Afternoon shopping to the the Bogyoke Market (Scotts market ) with hundreds of food, clothes, handicrafts and gems store. Then visit to the 2,500 years old magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda. At sunset, the Shwedagon offers visitors a spectacular show of lights and shadows. Overnight.

Leisure time till transfer to Yangon international airport for departure flight.