Golden Myanmar & the Alluring Irrawaddy
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Start/End City Irrawaddy River BHAMO Extension KYUN DAW New! GOLDEN MYANMAR Second Defile KYA HNYAT KYAUK MYAUN SAGAING MANDALAY AMARAPURA SHWE PYI THAR & THE ALLURING IRRAWADDY BAGAN MYANMAR INLE LAKE 14 days, from $6,739 per person, land/cruise only also o ered in reverse) (BURMA Extension Roundtrip from Yangon—Northbound: Sep 29, Oct 19, Nov 8, 28 & Dec 18, 2015 YANGON Roundtrip from Yangon—Southbound: Oct 9, 29, Nov 18, Dec 8 & 28, 2015 THAILAND Andaman Additional Port Charges: $94 Sea BANGKOK Extension DAY 1 Arrive Yangon: welcome to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma DAY 2 Yangon: walking tour of the city’s landmarks; visit a local tea shop, Chaukhtatgyi, and Shwedagon Pagoda; welcome dinner in local restaurant DAY 3 Yangon–Bagan (Embarkation): fl y to Bagan; welcome reception with ship’s crew; traditional puppet show DAY 4 Bagan: watch sunrise from temple; sightseeing including a local market, Shwezigon Pagoda, lacquer workshop, Ananda Temple, Dhammayangyi Temple, Upali Thein, Abeyadana Temple; oxcart ride to temple for sunset DAY 5 Shwe Pyi Thar: walking tour through this typical river village to see palm candy being made DAY 6 Sagaing–Amarapura: visit Kaunghmudaw Pagoda and Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda in Sagaing; visit U Bein Bridge and take a sampan ride at sunset in Amarapura DAY 7 Mandalay: sightseeing including Mahamuni, Kuthadaw and Shwenandaw Pagodas; visit tapestry, woodcarving, and gold leaf workshops; traditional dance performance DAY 8 Kyauk Myaung: walking tour through a pottery-making village DAY 9 Kya Hnyat: visit a monastery and present alms to the monks and see their lunch ritual DAY 10 Tigyang: walking tour through village and walk to hilltop pagoda DAY 11 Katha: visit to local market; excursion to elephant camp with elephant ride DAY 12 Kyun Daw–Second Defi le: visit a farmer’s home, local school, and nunnery in Kyun Daw; cruise through the dramatic second defi le DAY 13 Bhamo (Disembarkation)–Yangon: explore Bhamo by trishaw and foot; fl y to Yangon DAY 14 Yangon: end of vacation AF031454 * Featured price is per person, land/cruise only, based on double-occupancy and departure dates as indicated. Flights and travel insurance are additional. Participation in this vacation requires the purchase of intra–vacation air segments from Avalon Waterways, not included in the pricing listed above. For exact pricing for your tour, date of travel and gateway, please contact your travel consultant or Avalon Waterways..