8 days/ 7 nights
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Burma Wonder
Wonder Burma offers a legendary touch to the UNESCO Heritage of Bagan, experience the beauty of Myanmar with Buddhist Pagodas, the craftsmanship of the locals and the great Inle Lake. Begin with the peaceful former capital Yangon where the awesome pagodas are locating. For the second half of the tour, discovering the Inle Lake and its surrounding...
Mingalar Bar, you will be welcomed by our Guide at Airport and transferred to hotel.
Start your Sightseeing of Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon. City Tour including the massive reclining Buddha at Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda; the peaceful Kandawgyi Park with its glittering royal barge, Yangon Tea House and Bogyoke(Scott) Market, before visiting Sacred Shwedagon Pagoda.
Stay overnight in Yangon. (D)
Today we will fly to Bagan for a comprehensive tour of this beautiful city, one of Myanmar’s premier historical and cultural centres, home to more than 2,000 temples and pagodas..! Our tour includes shrines such as Ananda, Htilominlo, Thatbyinnyu, Dhammayangyi, Sulamani, and Shwezigon Pagoda, plus secular sights such as Nyaung U market and traditional workshops. Take part in an oil lamp lighting ceremony at Lawkananda pagoda.
Stay overnight in Bagan. (B,L)
Take a relaxing horse cart ride(or) bike through the less visited temples area, winding your way along the roads past dozens of monuments. Stop at some temples to explore. Then we will visit the rural village where you can see cotton weaving and harvesting of the crops.
Late afternoon boat tour on the Irrawaddy River, finishing as the sun sets on riverside villages and temples.
Stay overnight in Bagan. (B,L)
Today leave Bagan and drive (approx 4 hrs) to Mandalay,the last royal city of Myanmar Kingdom. On arrival in Mandalay, we will visit the holy Sagaing Hill, the hub of Buddhism in Myanmar. Take time to visit Swan Oo Pon Nya Shin and U Min Thone Sae Pagodas as well as clay pot making and nunnery to learn the daily life of Buddhist nuns. Enjoy sunset at U Bein, the world’s longest teak bridge stretching close to 1200 meters across Taungthaman Lake.
Stay overnight in Mandalay. (B,L)
Embark on a morning boat trip up the famous Irrawaddy River to Mingun (approx 1 hr). Explore the ruins of the vast Mingun Pagoda, the beautiful Hsinbyume Paya and the famous Mingun Bell. Sail back to Mandalay.
In the afternoon, continue the tour of Mandalay with a visit to the Shwenandaw Monastery– noted for its exquisite woodcarvings, Gold Leaf Pounding Workshop and Kuthodaw Pagoda – known for containing the world’s largest book. Then, head to the top of Mandalay Hill as the sun begins to set to enjoy magnificent views of the city.
Stay overnight in Mandalay. (B,L)
Transfer to the airport and short flight to Heho. Upon arrival at Heho, proceed by road to Pindaya. The road to Pindaya cuts across one of the most densely farmed areas in Myanmar – at first glance, the patchwork of fields and hedges could almost be a landscape from central Europe or middle America. Visit Pindaya Limestone cave, unique for the about nine thousand Buddha images placed there by pilgrims over many centuries. We will visit a small family-run umbrella making workshop and then continue to Nyaung Shwe, the gateway of Inle Lake.
Stay overnight on the Lake. (B,L)
Full-day tour of beautiful Inle Lake which is referred as the Venice of Asia, featuring stilt houses and villages, floating gardens, fishermen using ancient techniques such as leg-rowing, and, on the shores, workshops of traditional artisans, e.g. weavers and cigar-makers. We will visit Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, Nga Phe Chaung Monastery and the local family workshops which feature silversmiths, cheroot making, and weaving by the ‘Ring-neck ladies’.
After lunch, continue your exploration to the western banks of the lake and travel down a small canal to Indein – a Pa-Oh village which is known for its stupa-covered hill with 1,054 stupas constructed between the 17th and the 18th centuries. Spend time exploring Indein on foot, strolling around the village, visiting a local school and making your way to the top of the hill where you can wander amid the weather-beaten stupas and enjoy magnificent views of the lake below.
Stay overnight on Inle Lake. (B,L)
Transfer to airport and fly back to Yangon and connect your departure flight. (B)
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Yangon Hotel Grand United https://www.hotelgrandunited.com/about_hgu_al.php
Bagan Bagan Star Hotel http://www.baganstarhotel.com/
Mandalay The Home Hotel http://thehomemandalayhotel.com/index.php
Nyaung Shwe Amazing Nyaung Shwe http://www.hotelamazingnyaungshwe.com