A Glimpse Of Myanmar (7 days)

• DAY 1 Yangon Met on arrival at Yangon International Airport and transferred to hotel. Time allowing, we take an orientation tour and a chance to acclimatize ourselves. Welcome dinner at a decent restaurant.
• DAY 2 Yangon oday we tour the former capitol of Myanmar. Start from the Sule pagoda, the Mahabandoola Park, the colonial courthouse and the city hall in the very centre. Hop on a rickshaw and drive around the colonial area with a stop to enjoy Burmese tea. Continue along the famous Strand Road and visit the bustling Yangon harbor. In the afternoon, we’ll visit the huge reclining Buddha image at Chauk Htat Gyi, and especially the Shwedagon Pagoda with its glistening stupas covered with 60 tons of pure gold. The pagoda is regarded as holiest monument of Myanmar and a wonder of the world.
• DAY 3 Bagan Transfer to Yangon airport for a morning flight to the ancient city of Bagan in upper Myanmar. We’ll tour a the city’s most important pagodas and temples such as Shwezigon, Ku Byauk Gyi, Khay Min Ga, Ananda, the Mon-styled Manuha, Nanbaya, Gu Byaukgyi, the city’s central market and a lacquer ware village in Myinkaba. Conclude the day at a vantage tower, watching the sun set into the land of gods.
• DAY 4 Mandalay Transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Mandalay. Proceed overland to Amarapura to visit the 200-year-old U Bein teak bridge; Mahagandayon monastery - home to over one thousand monks; Bagaya Monastery with a superb collection of Buddha statues. Afternoon we contemplate the spectacular Buddha image covered in thick layers of gold leaves at the Mahamuni pagoda, Shwe Inbin monastery, the Golden Palace Monastery of Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung – an example of a traditional wooden building, Kuthodaw pagoda -known for the huge book of 729 marble slabs engraved with Buddhist scriptures.
• DAY 5 Heho This morning, we take a flight to Heho and then proceed 25 km by road to Inle Lake to take a boat to the hotel on the water. Inle Lake is home to Intha people, a tribe of Mon descent. The Intha mostly inhabit the lakeshores and floating villages. We’ll take an excursion by boat on Inle Lake to experience local life in this secluded corner of the world, seeing leg-rowers, floating gardens, stilt houses. We also visit Phaungdawoo pagoda, the Jumping Cat Monastery of Nga Phe Kyaung, and the weaving village of Inpawkhon.
• DAY 6 Inle Lake This morning we enjoy boat tour to Indaing, at the western end of the Lake. The boat takes us through a long channel where we can watch the farmers cultivate their produce. This ride is one of the most scenic boat tours on Lake Inle. Early afternoon we transfer to Heho Airport for a flight to Yangon. We’ll have ample time to further explore the former capital city of Myanmar and browse the rich and colorful markets of Theingyi and Bogyoke Aung San (formerly Scott’s) for souvenirs.<br/><br/>NOTE: We have a chance to visit a colorful local market in the Inle Lake region.
• DAY 7 Departure Free till transfer to Yangon International Airport for departure.