18 DAYS ADVENTURE TOURS (PHT-018A)

YANGON - KYAIKHTIYO (GOLDEN ROCK) - YANGON MANDALAY - BAGAN - POPA - KALAW - PINDAYA -
 INLE LAKE - YANGON

Hotel Prices | Inclusive | Itineraries

Transfer to jetty at 06.00 hrs or 06.30 hrs, depending on available ferry and its schedule of the day. Board the ferry. This down river journey takes approx. 7 hrs or 12 hrs depending on the ferry, water level & weather condition. Lunch on board (or) packed lunch (depending on the available ferry).

This boat journey allows visitors to experience life & dazzling scenery along Myanmar's most dominant river; a different phase to enjoy one's visit of Myanmar. Upon arrival in Bagan, transfer from jetty directly to your hotel. Dinner and accommodation at hotel, Bagan.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel. This morning, start your full day BAGAN sightseeing tour with a visit to see the golden stupa of SHWEZIGON PAGODA, where the 37 pre-Buddhist 'nets' were first officially endorsed by the Barmar monarchy. The 12^th Century originals were spirited away by a collector and are now reportedly somewhere in Italy. Then visit KYANSITTHA UMIN 'Cave' Temple. Although officially credited to Kyansittha, this cave temple may actualy date back to Anawrahta. Next stop is HTILOMINLO situated close to the road between Nyaung U and Bagan, built by king Nantaungmya in 1218 and traces of old murals are also still visible. Continue to ANANDA TEMPLE, a whitewashed masterpiece of Mon architecture with four standing Buddhas, and the adjacent brick monastery with beautiful, well-preserved 18^th century murals.   Make a photo stop at THATBYINNYU 'Omniscient' TEMPLE, one of the highest in Bagan, rises to 61m and was built by Alaungsithu around the mid-12^th Century. Then check into your hotel. Lunch at hotel.

In the afternoon, visit the ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (if open).  Continue to DHAMMAYANGYI, a massive-looking  temple dating from 1170, which is famous for its interlocking mortarless brickwork. Then visit, MINGALAZEDI built in 1277 by Narathihapati and it was the very last or the large late period, thus representing the final flowering of Bagan's architectural skills. Stop at MOE MOE LACQUER WARE FACTORY to watch craftsmen skilfully making this most famous of Bagan handicrafts. Enjoy magnificent sunset over Bagan's temples and the Ayeyarwaddy River from one of the Bagan monument. Dinner and puppet Show at Nanda Restaurant. Accommodation at hotel, Bagan.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast.  Full day Bagan sightseeing tour starts with a visit SULAMANI, more sophisticate temple styles, with better internal lighting. Constructed circa 1181 by Narapatisithu and the temple features two storeys standing on broad terraces assembled to create a pyramid effect. Then visit LEMYETHNA TEMPLE built in 1222, topped by and Indian-style spire like that on Ananda. Continue to PAYATHONZU (the name literally means Three Stupas) design is remarkably similar to Khmer Buddhist ruins in Thailand and two of the shrines contain vaguely Chinese or Tibetan-looking mural paintings that contain Bodhisattva figures. Visit NANDAMANNYA TEMPLE, dating from the mid-13^th Century with fine frescoes and an unexpectedly erotic mural. Take a break from temples and wander through the village of MINNANTHU to see how the local people live.  Enjoy lunch at Sunset Garden Restaurant. 

In the afternoon, visit ABEYADANA TEMPLE with frescoes representing Bodhisattvas and the gods of Indian mythology.  Visit NANPAYA Temple, built in the Mon style with intricate stone carvings, and said once to have been Manuha's residence. See the four Buddha images in MANUHA PAGODA.  Then stop at MYAZEDI STUPA to see Myanmar's "Rosetta Stone", bearing inscriptions written in four languages.  Lastly, admire the fine stuccowork at GUBYAUKGYI Temple (Myinkaba village). Dinner at The Beach Restaurant. Accommodation at hotel, Bagan.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel. Drive out of Bagan through Chauk, where you will see old Burma Oil installations ('nodding donkeys'), and along the banks of the Ayeyarwady River. Continue to PAYATHONZU, a complex of three brick shrines with mural paintings from the Bagan period, and see MAN PAYA - a large lacquer Buddha image, said to date from the 13^th century. Arrival in Salay and visit of YOKESONE MONASTERY, which is the oldest surviving wooden monastery hall built on 154 teak posts with beautiful wood carvings decorating the outer walls. From Salay continue your drive to Mount Popa. Lunch at hotel.

In the afternoon, visit MOUNT POPA, home to Myanmar's intriguing 'nats' (spirits). The steps and path climb steeply up Mount Popa - an energetic climb rewarded by fabulous views from the top. If you like climbing, a trip to the Summit of Mt. Popa can be done. Mt. Popa is famous for a small mountain with nat-shrines at the foot of the distinct volcano of Mt. Popa. This tour takes you to the very top of the volcano. The volcano is a national park and all around the base of the mountain are plantations with different types of trees. The path is steep, un-even and leads through different kinds of forests, up to the summit of the volcano. One can return the same way or by a path in the volcano crater.  Dinner and accommodation at hotel, Popa.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast. This morning, drive to Pindaya and check-into your hotel. Lunch at Memento Restaurant. 

In the afternoon, visit PINDAYA CAVES, ensconced in limestone ridge overlooking the lake. Inside the cavern there are more than 8008 Buddha images - made from alabaster, teak, marble, brick, lacquer and cement. Then visit some LOCAL HOUSES where families produce SHAN PAPER and PARASOLS. Dinner and accommodation at hotel, Pindaya.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel. This morning, drive from Pindaya down into the valley to Nyaungshwe on the edge of Inle Lake and board your own local boat to take you to your hotel. Lunch at hotel.

In the afternoon, enjoy your INLE LAKE Boat Trip and you will see the lake's unique "LEG ROWERS" - the Intha people row standing up with one leg wrapped around an oar. Visit to PHAUNG DAW OO PAGODA, the holiest religious site in the southern Sahan State. Five images, for of which are ferried around the lake during Phaung Daw U Festival (late September/early October - please check with us for exact festival date). Then stalls on the ground floor of the shrine and nearby sell brightly coloured cotton Shan shoulder bags, other local crafts and 'antiques'. Silk and cotton fabrics are a local speciality, there are over 200 handloom. Continue visit to NGA PHE KYAUNG (Jumping Cat Monastery), wooden monastery on stilts over the lake. Dinner and accommodation at hotel, Inle Lake.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel. This morning visit to village of MAING THAUK on the edge of Inle Lake by boat.  Walk up a dirt track through the village and continue up the hill to a stupa. The walk takes around 2 hours round trip and the route is not steep. Lunch at Namphan Restaurant, located in the middle of the lake.

In the afternoon, we enjoy another boat tour to INDEIN, at the western end of the Lake. The boat takes you through a long and this ride is one of the most scenic boat tours on Lake Inle. Dinner and accommodation at hotel, Inle Lake.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel. Today, enjoy a full day boat trip to the southern part of Lake Inle. Visit one of the 5 DAYS ROTATING MARKET on the way (check for market day). While driving through KYAUKTAING you may stop to visit a small pottery production centre. The village of KYAINKHAM near Kyauktaing is famous for the production of fibers made out of Lotus trunks. These fibers are mainly used to weave Robes for the monks. You will leave the lake and continue through a narrow channel to the southern part of the lake. Arrive at Thakong and enjoy your lunch at the Pa-O restaurant.

In the afternoon, visit THAKONG PAGODA. Continue to SANGHA village, which was once a  Shan Prince village. Walk through this quiet village, talk to the villagers and visit the remains of some old pagodas. You may also stop a local rice wine distillery. Return by boat back to Nampan, then to your hotel. Dinner and accommodation at hotel, at Inle Lake.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel. This morning, leave your hotel by boat and then drive to Heho Airport. Domestic flight from Heho to Yangon. Arrive at Yangon Airport and transfer to your hotel. Lunch at hotel.

In the afternoon, visit to BOGYOKE (SCOTT) MARKET (closed on Public Holidays) and it has the largest selection of Burmese handicrafts. Visit to the reclining Buddha at CHAUK HTAT GYI PAGODA, is almost as large at he enormous figure in Bago Shwethalyaung. Then visit to BOTATHAUNG PAGODA close to the Yangon Wharves. Then transfer back to your for refreshment before dinner. In the evening transfer to White Rice Restaurant, in Bogyoke Park for Dinner. Accommodation at hotel, Yangon. 

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel. This morning, transfer to Yangon Airport for your departure flight...

Meals included: Breakfast