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EMH, Enjoy Holiday, Tours & Travel Group Website: www.emhtours.com

15 Day Wonders of Myanmar and Cambodia

(Tour Code: MC-15D14N-1)

Ø Itinerary Overview Ø Includes & Excludes Ø Hotel Option Ø Detailed Itinerary

I. Itinerary Overview

Day Destination Meals

Day 1 Yangon Arrival -

Day 2 Yangon City Tour B

Day 3 Yangon – Bagan – Temples Tour B

Day 4 Mount Popa – Local Product & Village Sightseeing – Sunset Boat Tour B

Day 5 Bagan – – Sunset Tour at U Bein Bridge B

Day 6 Mandalay – Amarapura – Sagaing – (Ava) Tour B

Day 7 – Mandalay Tour B

Day 8 Mandalay – Heho – Pindaya – Inle Lake B

Day 9 Inle Lake and Indein Village Boat Tour B

Day 10 Moving Back to Yangon B

Day 11 Yangon – Phnom Penh B

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Day 12 Phnom Penh City Tour B , L

Day 13 Bus to Siem Reap B

Day 14 Siem Reap Tour B , L , D

Day 15 Siem Reap Free Day - Departure B

II. Includes & Excludes

Ø International Flight

• 1 x International Flight from Myanmar to Cambodia with economy class with 20kg checked baggage

Ø Included Accommodation for an Entire Trip

• 14 nights accommodation based on twin/double shared

Ø What’s Included in Myanmar Tour

• enjoy daily breakfast at hotels • 3 internal flights • professional English speaking tour guides • quality air-conditioned private cars for sightseeing • private boat for a sunset boat tour in Bagan • private car transfer from Bagan to Mandalay • return private boat to Mingun • private horse and cart to explore Inwa (Ava) • private boat to sightsee the InLe Lake • return airport transfers • enjoy exploring Myanmar as per itinerary

Ø What’s NOT included in Myanmar Tour

• Visa fee • Entrance fees approx. $60 AUD per person for entire trip • Meals not specified in the "What’s Included in Myanmar Tour" section • Personal insurance and other personal expense

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Ø What’s Included in Cambodia Tour

• 4 breakfast, 2 lunches and 1 dinner as mentioned • professional English speaking tour guides • transportation and sightseeing with air conditioned vehicles • bus fare for Giant Ibis transportation • all entrance fees for mentioned visits • return airport transfers • enjoy exploring Cambodia as per itinerary

Ø What’s NOT included in Cambodia Tour

• Visa fee • Tips to guides (Optional) • Meals not specified in the "What’s Included in Cambodia Tour" section • Personal insurance and other personal expense

III. Hotel Option

Ø Standard Option – 3 Star Hotels

• standard room at Royal Khattar Hotel in Yangon or similar • deluxe room at Bagan View Hotel in Bagan or similar • superior room at The Hotel Nova in Mandalay or similar • superior room at 81 Hotel Inlay in Inle Lake or similar • deluxe room with window at Vacation Boutique Hotel in Phnom Penh or similar • deluxe room at Cheathata Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap or similar

Ø Standard Option – 4 Star Hotels

• superior room at Jasmine Palace Hotel in Yangon or similar • deluxe room at Amazing Bagan Resort in Bagan or similar • deluxe room at Eastern Palace Hotel in Mandalay • deluxe room at Ananta Inlay Resort in Inle Lake or similar • deluxe room with window at Harmony Hotel in Phnom Penh or similar • studio suite at Cheathata Suites Hotel in Siem Reap or similar

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IV. Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Yangon Arrival

“Mingalabar” – “Welcome to Myanmar” at the airport by your tour guide and your EMH – Enjoy Myanmar Holiday’s transfer team. We then transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is your own leisure.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: There is no meal included on this day.

Day 2 Yangon City Tour

After breakfast at the hotel, start sightseeing by walking around the city center to enjoy the city being busy with the sellers on the street and also the pedestrians and Colonial Style buildings. The whole day is the brief tour to famous Landmarks,

• CHAUKHATKYI PAGODA, the colossal reclining Buddha and

• BOTATHAUNG PAGODA overlooked the pleasant water front of the river

• KARAWEIK HALL & ROYAL LAKE for Photo stop

• Explore BOGYOKE MARKET (SCOTT MARKET) which is the best place for shopping in our country.

• Enjoy sunset at , the soul of Yangon.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

Day 3 Yangon – Bagan – Temples Tour

In the early morning, take the short flight to Bagan. Once at Bagan, your tour guide will take you around its wonderful scenery and architecture.

Bagan is a truly mesmerizing destination, and a favourite of many travellers. Renowned as the city of four million pagodas, this is one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia. Today there are more than 2,000 pagodas, temples and monasteries — most built during the Bagan Dynasty, founded by King in 1044.

Firstly, we’ll go to lively Nyaung U Market where your guide will help you to discover a variety of Burmese traditional breakfasts. For breakfast, you will have your breakfast at a local tea house, which is situated next to the market. This Nyaung U Market provides great photo opportunity, and

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also the chance for tourists to mingle with the local Myanmar people, and watch how they conduct their daily lives.

Next, we will start sightseeing as below:

• Shwe-Zi-Gon Pagoda (considered a prototype of all future such temples)

• Hti-Lo-Min-Lo Temple (a double-storied building with artistic stucco works)

• Ananda Temple (the architectural masterpiece of a millennium)

• That-Byin-Nyu Temple (the tallest in Bagan)

• Dham-Ma-Yan-Gyi Temple (noted for its intricate brickwork)

• Shwe-San-Daw Pagoda (We will spend this evening at the top of this pagoda for a superb sunset view)

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4 Mount Popa – Local Product & Village Sightseeing – Sunset Boat Tour

After breakfast at hotel, drive to Mount Popa. It is the core of an extinct volcano lasted active 25,000 years ago; also known as the ‘Mt Olympus’ of Myanmar, the abode of Myanmar’s most powerful Nats (Spiritual beings) and the most important Nat Worship Centre. It will take 1 hour drive from Bagan passing the palm plantation. On the way to Mount Popa, stop to see skilful toddy-palm climber collecting the wine on top of the tree, toddy palm juice & palm sugar (jaggery) making cottage.

Bagan is not only famous for the profusion of ancient temples, but also for its exquisite handicrafts.

After lunch at local restaurant, we will drive to the place to watch the time consuming and intricate production of quality lacquer ware. Some of the finest are flexible, and made around bamboo and twisted horse hair.

Next, you’ll learn about the making of Bagan’s most famous food, ‘Pone Yay Gyi’ at a local shop. This black paste is made from soy beans and you’ll get to see how it’s made, from the raw soy beans through to the finished product.

Finally, visit Taung Bi Village to look through some private homes and local businesses. While not the home of any great monuments or temples, our walk through this peaceful village really is a nice change of pace from the hectic pace of cities.

And then transfer to the jetty to spend the whole evening by enjoying sunset boat ride along Ayarwaddy River.

Accommodation: Hotel

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Meals: Breakfast

Day 5 Bagan – Mandalay – Sunset Tour at U Bein Bridge

After breakfast at hotel, you will take a private car to go to Mandalay. Along the way, you can witness the true local life of Myanmar. The driving time will be about 4 hours. On your arrival, you will have your own relaxing time at hotel until evening near to the sunset time (about 4PM).

Then, you will be drive to the famous U Bein Bridge for a stunning sunset view. This U Bein Bridge is1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) and built around 1850 and is believed to be the oldest and longest teakwood bridge in the world. Really nice to walk on the bridge under sunset.

You will then be taken to the local restaurant before drive back to your hotel.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

Day 6 Mandalay – Amarapura – Sagaing – Inwa (Ava) Tour

After breakfast at the hotel, we will start sightseeing to the surrounding cities of Mandalay. The most fascinating visit for you is the time watching the monks during worship time and enjoying their daily meal at MaHa-GanDar-Yone Monastery.

Then proceed to Sagaing. On the way, visit Silk Weaving Centre.

The highlights of Sagaing are:

• Kaung-Mhu-Daw Pagoda, an enormous dome shaped pagoda,

• Sagaing Hills, where lots of Buddhist monasteries are situated. From there, the view is spectacular You will see the , numerous pagodas and monasteries. Major tourist attraction in Sagaing Hill is U Min Thonze Pagoda, one of the more distinctive complexes.

• Next stop is Inwa (Ava). There we need to take Horse & Cart to visit

• 27-metre-high Masonry Watch Tower, NanMyint (or) the “Leaning Tower of Inwa”;

• built with 276 teak pillars and observe Myanmar tradition Alms bowls workshop.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

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Day 7 Mingun – Mandalay Tour

After breakfast at the hotel, start sightseeing. Immerse yourselves on a boat tour along Ayerwaddy River to visit Mingun. Then continue walking tour in Mingun . The main highlights are

• PonDaw Paya, a five meters high working model for gigantic structure;

• SetTawYa Paya, the vaulted shrine with a footprint of the Buddha;

• Mingun PaHtoTawGyi Paya, one of the world’s largest chides built by .

• , weighing 90 tons known as the world largest ringing bell;

• HsinByuMe Paya also known as Mya Thein Tan Pagoda, a representation of the SulamaniPaya which stands atop Mt. Meru.

Then come back to Mandalay by boat. After lunch, spend your whole afternoon by visiting major sites in Mandalay. Sightseeing for Mandalay will include most of the city’s outstanding historical and cultural sites

• MaHaMuNi Pagoda, famous for its life like Buddha image

• Marble Sculpture

• Gold Leaf Making Centre;

• , known as the world’s biggest book;

• (Golden Palace Monastery), famous for its wood carving;

• , with a huge image of Buddha carved out of a single marble boulder

• Evening highlights is where you can enjoy 360 – degree view of Mandalay from the top.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

Day 8 Mandalay – Heho – Pindaya – Inle Lake

After breakfast at hotel, transfer to airport for flight to Heho(30minutes). On arrival, proceed to Pindaya by car (about 2 hrs drive). This drive will give you delightful sceneries of hill station by passing through picturesque landscapes. Huge Banyan Trees near are also well known for photo stop. Then visit PINDAYA CAVES where one can enjoy countless number of Buddha images from late 18 centuries. Well known for its beautiful stalactites and stalagmites.

Next stop are Traditional cottage industry of UMBRELLA MAKING and Pone Ta Lote Lake. Then transfer to the hotel in Inle.

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Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

Day 9 Inle Lake and Indein Village Boat Tour

Looking down over the lake from the Taunggyi road, Inle lies in an enormous carpet of greenery. Dotted around the lake are the stilt-house villages and floating gardens of the Intha tribe. The Intha technique of leg rowing – where one leg is wrapped around the paddle to drive the blade through the water in a snake-like motion – is unique.

With our Inle Lake Boat Trip Day tour, you will experience a unique way of life that has lived on through generations, whilst exploring the culturally significant surrounds that form part of this beautiful region of Myanmar. You will be provided with a life jacket and easy seat for each person on the boat.

Inle lake sightseeing will be filled with visit to the:

• PHAUNG-DAW-OO PAGODA, the most important symbol of religion of Shan State

• NGA-PHE-CHAUNG MONASTERY, attractive wooden monastery

• FLOATING VILLAGES (INNPAW KHONE, POUK PAR, YWA MA, KHAR TAW)

A visit to these sights provides deep insight into how the people on the lake make their livings. So you can enjoy Unique One Leg rower fisherman, Loctus and silk weaving, boat making and cheroot making.

After lunch proceed to Indein. And take a short trek to Indein Pagoda. On the way, you can enjoy the serene atmosphere as you wander through artfully scattered 8th century Pagodas in ruins covered by trees and bushes. Then observe Intha tribes Village lives and enjoy the local market along the shore. And then transfer to the hotel by boat.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

Day 10 Moving Back to Yangon

After breakfast at hotel, you will be transferred to the airport to take a short flight back to Yangon. On your arrival, you will be met by your transfer team and you will then be transferred to the hotel. The rest of the day is your own leisure in Yangon.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

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Day 11 Yangon – Phnom Penh

After breakfast at hotel, you will be transferred to the Yangon international to fly to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Upon arrival in Cambodia, “Welcome to Cambodia” at the airport by EMH’s representative and transfer team. We then transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is your own leisure.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

Day 12 Phnom Penh City Tour

After breakfast at hotel, you will start sightseeing the highlights of Phnom Penh:

• Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21); the site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979.

• Royal Palace built in 1866; the Kings of Cambodia have occupied it since it was built in the 1860s, with a period of absence when the country came into turmoil during and after the reign of the Khmer Rouge.

• Silver Pagoda located within the Royal Palace compound.

• Wat Phnom Temple; it was built in 1372, and stands 27 metres (88.5 ft) above the ground. It is the tallest religious structure in the city. We will then drive to a local restaurant for lunch.

After lunch, we will continue visiting other attraction of the city such as Independence Monument, or local market.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 13 Bus to Siem Reap

After breakfast at hotel, you will be transferred to the bus station to take a bus called Giant Ibis public transport for your departure to Siem Reap. The bus will depart at 7:30am and the driving time is around 6 hours. Upon your arrival, you will have your own leisure time in Siem Reap.

Accommodation: Hotel

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Meals: Breakfast

Day 14 Siem Reap Tour

After breakfast at hotel, we will drive to visit:

• Angkor Wat. The temple is the heart and soul of Cambodia and a source of fierce national pride. Built between roughly A.D. 1113 and 1150, and encompassing an area of about 500 acres (200 hectares), Angkor Wat is one of the largest religious monuments ever constructed. Its name means "temple city."

• Continue your visit to the jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm; The so-called 'Tomb Raider Temple', Ta Prohm is cloaked in dappled shadow, its crumbling towers and walls locked in the slow muscular embrace of vast root systems. Undoubtedly the most atmospheric ruin at Angkor, Ta Prohm should be high on the hit list of every visitor. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it has been swallowed by the jungle, and looks very much the way most of the monuments of Angkor appeared when explorers first stumbled upon them.

• We will explore this masterpiece as well as some of the surrounding temples including Banteay Kdei, Sra Srong, Ta Keo, Thommanon and Chau Say Tevado.

• Then, we will visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century); See the South Gate (with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk), Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. You will be transferred back to the hotel after dinner.

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 15 Fly Back Home

Breakfast and free time until time to go to the airport for departure flight. Then, transfer you to the Siem Reap International Airport three hours prior according to your flight departure time.

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