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ENCANTOS DE MYANMAR PRECIO FINAL DESDE 2.530 € 11 Días / 8 Noches Yangoon, Bagan, Lago Inle Y Mandalay new 63 ASIA Myanmar Mandalay Bagan Heho Lago Inle MYANMAR Yangoon ENCANTOS DE MYANMAR PRECIO FINAL DESDE 2.530 € 11 días / 8 noches Yangoon, Bagan, Lago Inle y Mandalay Día 1 España / Yangoon Día 4 Yangoon / Bagan talleres de laca y de madera. Aloja- Disfrutaremos del almuerzo en el to con láminas de oro. Salida hacia Salida en avión a Yangoon, vía ciu- (Media pensión) miento. bosque de bambú. Traslado al aero- Amarapura, antigua capital del reino dad de conexión. Noche a bordo. Traslado al aeropuerto para salir en puerto para salir en vuelo con des- birmano. Continuación a Sagaing, vuelo con destino a Bagan. Llegada Día 6 Bagan / Heho / Lago Inle tino Mandalay. Llegada y traslado al donde podremos encontrar más de Día 2 Yangoon y traslado a la pagoda Lawkananda, (Media pensión) hotel. Alojamiento. 700 monasterios. Sagaing alberga Llegada y traslado al hotel. Resto del los templos Payathonezu, Nagayon y Traslado al aeropuerto para salir en las residencias de unos 3.000 mon- día libre para disfrutar de la ciudad. Apyeyardana. Traslado al hotel y al- vuelo a Heho. Salida por carretera Día 8 Mandalay / Mingun / jes, así como conventos de monjas. Alojamiento. muerzo en un restaurante local. Por hacia el Lago Inle. Almuerzo en res- Mandalay (Media pensión) Visitaremos uno de estos conventos, la tarde, paseo en coche de caballos taurante local. Visita de la pagoda Salida en barca por el río Irrawadyi en el que haremos una donación de Día 3 Yangoon (Pensión completa) para disfrutar de la puesta de sol. Phaung Daw Oo, el santuario más hasta Mingun, donde se encuentra frutas o verduras y disfrutaremos Disfrutaremos de un recorrido a Alojamiento. importante del lago; y el monasterio la majestuosa pagoda inacabada de de una sencilla comida vegetariana bordo del tren circular de Yangoon Ngaphechaung (conocido como el Pahtodawgyi. Regreso a Mandalay y preparada por las monjas. Regreso a que nos dará otra perspectiva de la Día 5 Bagan (Media pensión) monasterio de los gatos saltarines). almuerzo en restaurante local. Visita Amarapura para dar un paseo por el ciudad. A continuación, daremos un Salida hacia el mercado de Nyaun- Alojamiento. de la pagoda Kuthodaw, en la que puente de teka de U-Bein, con más corto paseo en ciclo carro y visita- goo, realizando un paseo en tuk tuk se encuentra el libro más grande del de 200 años de antigüedad. Regreso remos el mercado de banana en el para ver la ciudad antigua. Veremos Día 7 Lago Inle / Heho / Mandalay mundo tallado en mármol. Para fi - a Mandalay. Alojamiento. embarcadero de la ciudad. Nos diri- la pagoda de Shwezigon, con más (Media pensión) nalizar, disfrutaremos de la increíble giremos a una famosa tienda de té. de 900 años de antigüedad, y lle- Visita de uno de los mercados del puesta de sol desde las colinas de Día 10 Mandalay / España Almuerzo en restaurante local. Visita garemos a los templos de la zona: lago, donde la gente de diversas tri- Mandalay. Alojamiento. Desayuno. Traslado al aeropuerto del Buda Reclinado Chaukhtatgyi y Thatbynnyu, Dhammayangyi y el bus se reúne para intercambiar sus para salir en vuelo a España, vía ciu- la pagoda Shwedagon, uno de los templo Sulamani. Conoceremos la productos. Paseo en barca hasta las Día 9 Mandalay / Amarapura / dades de conexión. Noche a bordo. más espectaculares templos budis- cocina tradicional birmana en una ruinas de In Thein, un lugar mágico Sagaing / Mandalay (Media pensión) tas del mundo. Cena en restaurante casa local, donde almorzaremos. repleto de pagodas y estupas que Visita del a pagoda Mahamuni que Día 11 España local. Alojamiento. Finalizaremos con una visita a los han sido invadidas por la vegetación. alberga una imagen de Buda cubier- Llegada. SALIDAS 2019 HOTELES PREVISTOS O NUESTRO PRECIO INCLUYE OBSERVACIONES SIMILARES Tour Regular · Billete línea regular, clase turista “N” Consultar suplementos de cenas Base QATAR AIRWAYS CATEGORÍA A con la compañía Qatar Airways. obligatorias de Navidad y Fin de Año y Mínimo 2 personas Yangoon Yangon City Lodge (Primera) · 8 noches en los hoteles previstos o estancia mínima requerida. Desde Madrid y Barcelona. (2 noches) similares, en régimen de alojamiento Bagan Bawga Theiddhi / Bagan y desayuno, incluye 7 almuerzos y 1 Todos los sábados entre el 4 de mayo y (2 noches) Star (Primera) cena. el 14 de diciembre. Lago Inle Amazing Nyaungshwe / · Guías de habla hispana. (1 noche) Paramount Inle Resort / · Transporte en vehículos con aire Nyaungshwe City (Primera) Salidas especiales: Mandalay Amazing Mandalay / Marvel acondicionado. 6 de julio; 3 y 31 de agosto. (3 noches) (Primera) · Tasas aéreas y carburante. CATEGORÍA B Alternativas aéreas: Yangoon Best Western Green Hill EMIRATES, ETIHAD AIRWAYS, (2 noches) (Primera Sup.) TURKISH AIRLINES. Bagan Amazing Bagan (Primera Sup.) (2 noches) Consultar otras ciudades de salida y Lago Inle Amazing Inle Resort (Primera) suplementos aéreos. (1 noche) Mandalay Eastern Palace Hotel (3 noches) (Primera Sup.) CATEGORÍA C PRECIO FINAL POR PERSONA Yangoon Melia / Chatrium Royal Lake Tasas aéreas y carburante (incluidos): 350 € (Sujeto a cambios según fecha de emisión de billetes) (2 noches) (Primera Sup.) Bagan Ananta Bagan / Amazing Categoría A Categoría B Categoría C (2 noches) Bagan (Primera Sup.) Temporada Doble Sup. Indiv Doble Sup. Indiv Doble Sup. Indiv. Lago Inle Paramount Inle / Myanmar 04 May - 14 Sep 2.666 178 2.723 237 2.831 344 (1 noche) Treasure Inle / Ananta Inle 15 Sep - 14 Dic 2.775 233 2.864 323 3.013 470 (Primera Sup.) Mandalay Mercure Mandalay Hill Resort Salidas especiales Doble Sup. Indiv Doble Sup. Indiv Doble Sup. Indiv. (3 noches) (Primera Sup.) 6 Jul; 3 y 31 Ago 2.530 181 2.592 240 2.701 349 Más información, presupuestos y reservas en: www.tui.com/es.
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