Voorbeeld van 18-daagse reis op maat met soft trekkings(Loikaw en Kyaing Thung) en alle hoogtepunten Yangon--Inle-

Day 01 Arrival Yangon (by morning flight) ( - / - / - )

Arrive Yangon in morning flight. You will be welcome by your tour guide and transfer to the hotel and relax at swimming pool or go for sightseeing first.

Sightseeing in Yangon commences with a visit to city center and , the landmark of downtown Yangon, followed by a short walk to the Strand hotel, a relic of the colonial-era legacy which was opened in 1901 by the famed Sakies. Overnight at Yangon.

Remark: Normal check in time is at 14:00. Early check in is subject to the availability and extra cost applied. NO GUARANTEE for early check-in will be provided. Therefore, we will go sightseeing first in Yangon and transfer to hotel in the afternoon. DAY 02 Yangon Sightseeing ( B / - /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. The full day tour of Yangon commences with a visit to Chaukhtatgyi, the colossal reclining Buddha followed by National Museum, a unique place to learn more about , its culture and people.

Afternoon sightseeing includes Bogyoke Market (formerly called Scott Market), where we can shop varieties of goods ranging from handicrafts to clothing and local food/ snack. We will visit – an awe- inspiring golden stupa and view the sunset from there. If time permits, we will a walk at Chinatown area, the bustle point of Yangon.

Overnight at Yangon. Remark: Museum and Market closes on Monday and Public Holiday.

DAY 03 YANGON – LOIKAW (K7-442 1200 - 1300) / LOIKAW SIGHTSEEING ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel. Take a flight to Loikaw. (If time permits, depending on the flight time) ,welcome guests at the Community Centre. Visit the Kayhtoebo site and Hunting Shrine, to learn about local beliefs and spiritual life. In addition, enjoy an Ox Cart ride, via the Lotus Pond to the scenic 7 Lakes. Here, guests enjoy a delicious Kayah Barbecue with cultural exchange.

Overnight at Loikaw.

DAY 04 Loikaw Trekking: Trail of the Ancestors ( B / - /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. Guests arrive at Pemsong village. On arrival, guests are welcomed in a local home where you will enjoy a hot drink and a simple, local snack. Next, you will set off on a moderately challenging trek, through lush, shady, forest. After a short climb (30-40 minutes), guests enjoy over 3 hours of continual, great views. En route, local guides will show guests various edible plants and herbal medicines, used by community members in their ‘jungle larder.’A highlight of the trip is arriving at the original settlement of Pan Pet, perched on a mountain top, where evidence of past habitation is visible. This is considered one of the first Kayan settlements

1 of Kayah state. Guests also enjoy a pack lunch or jungle picnic.The trek ends in Rang Ku hamlet, where guests can meet the famous Kayan people (also known as Long Neck Karen), who are a symbol of Kayah state. Enjoy learning a few words of Kayan language and interacting with these fun-loving and artistic people. There are opportunities to buy local handicrafts. Difficulty grade: Moderately challenging trek (apr. 4-4.5 hours), with extended steep sections (30-40 minutes).

Overnight Loikaw.

DAY 05 Loikaw – Phekkon (car) – Inle (Boat) ( B / - /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. From Loikaw drive to Phekhone. Board on traditional long tailed boat and head south for Sagar village, 64 kilometers with approximately 3 hours by boat. On the way we may observe ways of life of Shan, Pa O and Intha tribes. We have lunch on the way and proceed to Phekhone through Sagar and Phekhone Lake encompassed by breathtaking and refreshing landscape along the Bilu Creek.

Overnight Inle.

DAY 06 Inle - Indein sightseeing ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel. We explore the southern part of the Lake by boat sailing through small twisting and turning creeks to reach Indein village. This small village located on the southwestern bank of the lake is famous for its ruined clusters of pagodas dated back to 16th century. The tranquil peaceful ambience and the ruins overgrown with bushes will bring you centuries back. In the afternoon we will visit Ywa-Ma village, gold and silver smiths workshop. In the evening, enjoy the sunset while visiting the Inle Lake by boat.

Overnight at Inle Lake.

DAY 07 PINDAYA – KALAW - INLE ( B / - /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive 3 hours to Pindaya is a historic town situated about three hours drive from Inle Lake. The sightseeing highlights include: – natural lime stone caves not only with numerous stalactites and stalagmites but also filled with about 8000 various sizes of Buddha images believed to be there since 11th century; and famous Botoloke Lake. Ethnic groups like Shan, PaO and Danu are living environs of Pindaya. The place nowadays is also famous for traditional Shan paper making and Shan umbrella making.

Before driving back to Nyaung Shwe, visit Kalaw, an old British hill resort stands at the altitude of 1,315 meters, is also known as Pine Land because of its abundant in pine trees. The sightseeing includes: Shweumin natural caves; taking along the up-down meandering roads of Kalaw to have the panoramic view of Kalaw; old colonial style buildings from a hillock opposite of Kalaw.

Overnight at Inle.

DAY 08 HEH- KET(YH-737 1225 - 1500 )/Kyaing Tong Trekking ( B / - /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. Trasfer to Heho airport to take a flight to Kyaing Tong. Upon arrival Kyaing Tong take a rest at the hotel due to long flight from Heho to Kyaing Tong via Mandalay and Tachileik.

Overnight Kyaing Tong. 2

DAY 09 Kyaing Tong Trekking 1 ( B / - / - )

Breakfast at the hotel. After one and half-hours drive to Tachileik direction, we arrive at Pan Kwai village where we will start our trek to Akha tribe villages at Hokyin area climbing the mountains passing through tea plantations. The trek will take over an hour to reach the first village. Visit around the village, meet and chat with villagers to learn their ways of life. Continue our trek to reach other villages in the region. Packed lunch will be served at one of the village houses. We will trek back using another trekking way while we can also see the sunset. Drive back to Kyaing Tong.

Overnight Kyaing Tong.

DAY 10 Kyaing Tong Trekking 2 ( B / L /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. We will visit the “ox and bull” market where different tribes around Kyaing Tong are gathering to trade oxen and bulls. Then we will drive north of Kyaing Tong until the place to start our trek to villages of Akha and Ann tribes in Pin Tauk village-tract. Chat and learn the ways of local life. We will arrive back Kyaing Tong around late afternoon time.

Overnight Kyaing Tong.

DAY 11 Kyaing Tong – Mandalay (W9 - 7224 1515 - 1620) ( B / - /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Dhat Zoam Doi Ancient pagoda (the origin of Yangon Kaba-Aye). Akha’s Wan Sai village (not similar to Akha), Ann’s Ho Lung village beside the road. Naing Ngan Aye pagoda and ancient Buddha images. Preparation of departure to airport to Mandalay.

Overnight at Mandalay.

DAY 12 -Mandalay ( B / - /- )

After breakfast at the hotel visit Sagaing, a former capital of Shan Kingdom and Myanmar Kingdom. Sagaing nowadays is renowned as the religious center of Myanmar because of over 400 monasteries spreading throughout the hillocks. After crossing the bridge (also called Sagaing Bridge), one can visit the Sagaing hill by trucks. The highlights include Soonooponyashin Pagoda, Uminthonese Pagoda, a thirty man made caves pagoda. Other highlights include silver smith and Kaunghmudaw pagoda – the gigantic stupa represent paddy heap.

Afternoon sightseeing includes Mandalay Royal Palace – a well planned palace located at the heart of today’s Mandalay city; Atumashi monastery, originally believed to be the best teak wood monastery in architecture and art works until it was burnt down and nowadays a new building of similar prototype exists there; , still existing masterpiece of last Myanmar kingdom’s architecture in teak and wood carving; , renowned as the world’s largest book; and , regarded a natural watch tower in the plain region of Mandalay, to view the sunset.

Overnight at Mandalay

DAY 13 – Ava - Amaparura ( B / - /- )

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Breakfast at the hotel. From the Mandalay Gawwein jetty, we will take a short boat ride up river to reach Mingun, located at the other side of the Ayeyarwaddy River and north of Mandalay. The boat ride is always pleasant as one can learn the ways of local life along the river. Sightseeing highlights includes Pathodawgyi, believed to be one of the largest brick base in the world and it would be one of the wonders of the world in case if it was completed; , said to be world’s biggest un-cracked ringing bell and Myatheindan pagoda, represents for Buddhist cosmology

Drive to Inwa, formerly known as AVA, a former Royal capital of Myanmar located at the confluence of the Ayeyarwaddy River and Myitnge River. After crossing the Myitnge River by small boat, taking a horse cart along the bumpy road to visit the ruins of the old royal capital includes the watch tower, the 27 meter tall leaning tower of old royal palace; Mahaaungmyebonzan monastery, the impressive brick and stucco monastery; Bargaya monastery, a splendid teak wood monastery with wood curving.

Drive to , former Royal capital of Myanmar but the suburb of Mandalay nowadays. Highlights include Mahargandaryone monastery, a typical monastic school; U Bein bridge, the world’s longest teak wood bridge across the Taungthaman lake, an ideal place to view the sunset also; and silk weaving factory.

Overnight Mandalay.

DAY 14 MDL – NYU (K7-232 0840 - 0910)/ Bagan Sightseeing ( B / - /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. Fly to Bagan, one of the Asia’s most popular archaeological destinations and one out of two most pre-eminent religious old cities in South East Asia. The sightseeing starts with a visit to NyaungOo market – a typical local market; followed by visits to most distinctive pagodas such as – the holiest one believed to be enshrined with Buddha tooth and hair; Gubyaukgyi Temple (Wetkyiinn village) – the 13th century ‘cave temple’ with fine frescoes of scenes from Jakatas; Anada Temple – one of the masterpieces surviving and remaining in Bagan and considered to be in the Mon architecture style.

Afternoon, we will visit a lacquer ware factory followed by a visit to local village. Before the sundown, we would take a boat ride along the Ayeyarwaddy River to view the sunset and relax.

Overnight at Bagan.

DAY 15 Bagan Sightseeing ( B / - /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. The second day sightseeing at Asia’s best kept archaeological destination includes a visit to Dhamayangyi Temple – the most massive and significant monument in Bagan with finest mortar-less brickwork; – close to the Dhamayangyi temple with more sophisticated style of later Bagan temple; another Gubyaukgyi Temple at Myinkaba village – believed to be built for Rajakumar on the death of his father, King Kyansitta, and famous nowadays for its well preserved wall paintings; – built by detained Mon King Manuha; Ngagayon Temple – similar to the plan of Anada Temple and the main attraction is that the twice life size Buddha Image shelters under the hood of the naga or serpent inside the temple. We will view the sunset from the top of one of the temples.

Overnight Bagan.

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DAY 16 BAGAN/ MT. POPA/ BAGAN ( B / - /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Mt. Popa, an extinct volcano locates 65km south east of Bagan. It stands as one of the National parks with preserved forest in the hot, dry and plain region of middle Myanmar. The popularity of Mt. Popa today lies in the interest of religious and mystical beliefs as an abode of spirits, “Nats”. Climb the Taungkalat, believed to be the part of the main volcano blown apart and plugged at the current location, to see the panoramic view of the whole area. On the way back to Bagan we will visit the toddy palm producing home cottage.

Overnight at Bagan.

DAY 17 Free at Leisure Bagan ( B / - /- )

Breakfast at the hotel. You will be totally free at leisure to explore Bagan on your own pace.

Overnight Bagan.

DAY 18 NYU – RGN (PM Flight)/ Yangon Departure ( B / - /- )

Flight Option: K7-207 1635 – 1755 (or) K7-261 10:55 – 12:15

Breakfast at the hotel. You have a flight to Yangon in the afternoon. Free at Leisure until your international departure flight. Overnight Yangon.

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*** Price for Main Program: Prices quoted in € net per person in twin sharing basis Pax Prices 02 Pax € 2,970 Per Pax City Hotels Yangon (2N) Jasmine Palace Hotel, Deluxe room or similar Hotel Bagan (4N) BawgaTheikdi Hotel, Deluxe room or similar Hotel Mandalay (3N) Ayeyarwaddy River View, Deluxe River View room or similar Hotel Inle (3N) Hupin Khaung Daing or similar Hotel, Lake Front Deluxe Cottage Kyaing Tong (3N) Amazing Kyaing Tong Resort or similar Hotel, Superior Room Loikaw (2N) Loikaw Resort or similar Hotel, Deluxe Room Validity: Jan 2017 (Price are subject to change in case of supplier change their prices) FOC Policy: 1 Pax is FOC in single room for 15 paying pax of the same group. (Maximum one FOC per group)

Cost Terms Cost Includes Cost Excludes

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Accommodation with Daily Breakfast as per program Insurance Lunch during trekking as per program Transfers and sightseeing by private air-con vehicle with Meals (Lunches & Dinners) drivers, as mentioned in program Domestic flight fares with taxes included as per program Personal expenses & gratitude, Porter charges

Sightseeing tours with entry fees as per program Drinks/Beverages & other expenses Local Boat Fare as per program International Air Fare & Airport Taxes Provision of 1 Bottle of Water & 1 Wet Towel per day per Myanmar Visa Fees & Myanmar Visa Service Fees pax on Sightseeing days as per program Services English speaking stationed guides as per program Seasonal Supplement & Compulsory Dinner on New Years (Different guides in each destination) Eve and X’mas Eve Trekking fees Any other not mentioned in “Cost includes” section

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