Diethelm Travel Management Limited

6-Day Classic Myanmar

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Tour code: MIN6MC-Testing Tour type

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Tour Level: Relaxed / Easy Tour Comfort: Standard Tour Period: 6 Days

Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay, Inle Lake, Yangon highlights tour details

Visit the Bogyoke Market You'll begin with a drive to Strand Road, the Botathaung Pagoda, Discover traditional Mon-style architecture at the Ananda Temple colonial district, Chinatown and the Sule Pagoda. Next you'll visit the Wander through a lacquerware factory Bogyoke Market, Kandawgyi Lake and the Shwedagon Pagoda. In Enjoy the sunset by the Ayeyarwady River Bagan you'll visit Nyaung Oo, Shwezigon, Gubyaukgyi & Htilominlo. Take a long tail boat to Indaing Next you'll explore the Ananda & Thatbyinnyu Temple, a lacquerware See the world's longest teak bridge factory and the Manuha & Nanpaya Temple. In Mandalay you'll explore Amarapura, the Ayeyarwady River and Mandalay Hill. In Heho you'll see Inle Lake, Indaing & Ywama villages in addition to the ruins of Nyaung Ohak. Other highlights include Shwe Inn Thein Paya, the Intha village of Sema, the 5-day rotating market and the amazing ‘leg rowers’. You'll conclude with visits to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, a blacksmith’s forge & the floating gardens before returning to Yangon.

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tour description

Day 1 : YANGON ARRIVAL (-/L/-)

Meet on arrival at Yangon International Airport and transfer to hotel. (Your room might not be ready for check-in; international check-in time is 14:00 hours). Start your sightseeing with a drive to the famous Strand Road and visit the bustling Yangon harbour, where ferries leave for Pathein in the Delta and upcountry towns along the Ayeyarwady River. Visit Botathaung Pagoda, close to Yangon River and said to contain Buddha relics. You then drive through the colonial-historical district, Chinatown, and the Indian quarter. Make a photo stop at the gilded Sule Pagoda, dating back over 2,000 years, and a landmark in central Yangon. Lunch will be served at House of Memories Restaurant. In the afternoon, visit to Bogyoke (Scott) Market (closed on Mondays and Public Holidays) gives you the opportunity to see Myanmar's wide range of handicrafts and souvenirs. Stop alongside Kandawgyi (Royal) Lake to take photographs over the lake towards Karaweik Hall and the Shwedagon. Enjoy the sunset at Shwedagon Pagoda, famous worldwide - its golden stupa is the 'heart' of Buddhist Myanmar. The Pagoda is believed to be 2,500 years old and the central stupa in surrounded by dozens of intricately decorated buildings and statues. It is always full of people praying and making offerings, and is a fascinating place to spend time watching the world go by. Return to your hotel. Accommodation at IBIS Styles Yangon Stadium Hotel (Superior Room) or similar, Yangon.

Day 2 : YANGON - BAGAN (B/L/-)

Transfer to Yangon Airport for domestic flight to Bagan. Upon arrival in Bagan, proceed on a sightseeing tour, starting with the busy local market at Nyaung Oo. Continue with visits to a selection of the most important pagodas and temples such as Shwezigon, Bagan's most important reliquary shrine - look out for images of the 37 'nats' (spirits) housed in a small hall - and Gubyaukgyi (Wetkyi-Inn village), a 'cave' temple with fine frescoes of the 'Jataka Tales'. Next stop is Htilominlo, the last Bamar-style temple built in Bagan, which boasts old murals and friezes. Your visit continues to Ananda Temple, a masterpiece of Mon-style architecture with four huge standing Buddhas and an adjacent brick monastery with well-preserved 18th century murals. Stop for a photo of Bagan's tallest temple; 61 metre-high Thatbyinnyu, known as the 'temple of omniscience' and dating from 1144. Lunch will be served at Ayeyarwaddy River Terrace Restaurant. Next visit Moe Moe Lacquer ware factory where you'll learn how this delicate art is made. Sightseeing continues with visits to Manuha Temple, built in the Mon style in 1059; Nanpaya Temple, a unique sandstone monument said to have been the palace of King Manuha, and Gubyaukgyi (Myingaba) under the protection of UNESCO and noted for its ancient mural paintings. Enjoy sunset at one of the monuments along Ayeyarwady River. Accommodation at Shwe Yee Pwint Hotel (Bagan Room) or similar, Bagan.

Day 3 : BAGAN - MANDALAY - AMARAPURA - SAGAING - MANDALAY (B/L/-)

Transfer to Nyaung Oo (Bagan) Airport for domestic flight to Mandalay. From the airport drive to Amarapura and take a stroll on U Bein Bridge, which at over a kilometre is believed to be the longest teak bridge in the world. From here, visit picturesque Sagaing, perhaps the living centre of Buddhist faith in Myanmar today. The hills here are dotted with numerous pagodas and monasteries. Lunch will be served at Min Wun Valley Restaurant. In the afternoon, drive along the busy Ayeyarwady River where you see many boats loading goods as well as women washing laundry. The visit Mahamuni Pagoda, home to a spectacular Buddha image covered with thick layers of gold leaves. Stop at local workshops to see Kalaga tapestries being made, gold leaf being beaten into paper-thin pieces. From here, we go to Kuthodaw Pagoda, where the Theravada Buddhist scriptures are inscribed on 729 marble slabs, giving rise to its nickname 'the world's largest book'. Next visit beautiful teak-carved Shwenandaw Monastery, the only Royal Palace building to survive World War II bombing. Atop Mandalay Hill lie

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glittering glass-studded temple walls which reflect the evening glow as you watch the sunset. Accommodation at Shwe Ingyinn Hotel (Superior Room) or similar, Mandalay.

Day 4 : MANDALAY - HEHO - INLE LAKE (B/L/-)

Transfer to Mandalay Airport for domestic flight to Heho. Transfer from Heho airport down into the valley to Nyaungshwe on the edge of Inle Lake and board your own local boat to take you to your hotel (Room might not be ready for check-in). Lunch at Golden Kite Indaing Restaurant. Continue from your hotel and travel by long-tailed boat across the lake to Indaing, at the western end of Inle, for one of the most scenic trips on the Lake. Passing through the busy village of Ywama, the largest on the Lake, with many channels and tall teak houses on stilts; enter a long, often tree-lined canal, either side of which farmers cultivate their land against the backdrop of the Shan Hills. Disembark at the jetty and walk for 15 minutes through Indaing village to reach the 14th - 18th century pagoda ruins of Nyaung Ohak. Many pagodas here remain charmingly unrenovated, with plants and even small trees growing out of them, making the area very atmospheric. A covered walkway popular with souvenir stallholders leads up to Shwe Inn Thein Paya, a complex of weather-beaten 17th - 18th century zedi; some newly reconstructed. Returning to the river you have the possibility of walking along a lovely shady path for 30 minutes to the Intha village of Sema. From here continue by boat downstream past Yethar village, watching local life on the banks and birds in the trees until rejoining the Lake near Phaung Daw Oo Paya. Accommodation at Golden Island Cottage Nampan (Superior Room) or similar, Inle Lake.

Day 5 : INLE LAKE (B/L/-)

Explore a 5-day rotating market (if your visit coincides with the schedule) which offers an insight into the life of the ethnic Pa-O, Danu and Intha people who come to these markets to sell and buy goods. Enjoy a full day boat trip on Inle Lake - a photographer's dream. Its calm waters are dotted with floating vegetation and fishing canoes, to which scenic hills provide the perfect backdrop. See the lake's unique 'leg rowers' - Intha fishermen who row standing up with one leg wrapped around a single oar, leaving their hands free to manipulate the conical fishing net. Stop at Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the holiest religious site in southern Shan State. Lunch will be served at Green Chilli Restaurant Visit a traditional silk-weaving workshop which uses wooden handlooms, and a blacksmith's forge. Pass endless floating gardens, where Intha lake dwellers grow fruit and vegetables. Continue by boat to visit Nga Phe Kyaung Monastery, one of the oldest on the lake, where you can see exquisite Buddha statues which are more than 200 years old. Return to your hotel by boat as the sun lowers and the light softens over the lake. Accommodation at Golden Island Cottage Nampan (Superior Room) or similar, Inle Lake.

Day 6 : INLE LAKE - HEHO - YANGON - DEPARTURE (B/L/-)

Transfer by boat to Nyaung Shwe and then proceed to Heho Airport (25 km - 1 hour). Return domestic flight to Yangon. Balance of the day at leisure to pursue individual interests. Lunch will be served at Taing Yin Thar Restaurant. The tour guide and car remain at the clients' disposal for further sightseeing or shopping until transfer back to Yangon International Airport for departure flight. includes excludes

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All sightseeing tour and transfer services with private air Domestic airfare (Yangon-Bagan-Mandalay-Heho-Yangon) conditioned car/coach as detailed in our itinerary Myanmar visa fee Meals as specified in the itinerary (B=Breakfast and L=Lunch) Surcharges for throughout guides (English and other languages) All entrance fees for the places as mentioned in the programme Personal expenditure, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, Transfers and tours with English-speaking locally-stationed camera fees, communications, postage, gratuities etc. guides Meals and services other than mentioned in the programme Boat trips as specified Drinks with meals Service charges, room tax and baggage handling Compulsory gala dinners during festive seasons and peak Accommodation at hotels as above mentioned or similar season surcharges which will be advised at the time of booking Filtered drinking water and wet towels during the tour (Peak season in general is between 15 December to 15 January and 13-17 April Early check-in and late check-out at hotels, if not mentioned in the programme Travel insurance (cover against all cancellation costs, medical expenses, including repatriation, in the event of accident or illness) notes

Notes:

Hotel prices for packages are quoted bases on hotels as mentioned or similar. Higher or lower categories can be requested and the price will be adjusted. The hotels featured in the package tour are subject to availabilities at the time of booking. Meals at respective hotels are also included in the hotel prices if the itineraries mention lunch or dinner at hotel. Additional charges during Festive Season: Christmas, New Year and the Water festival period may apply. Supplements for compulsory Gala Dinners will be advised at the time of booking. All hotels have special booking and deposit conditions and will be indicated at the time of booking. Nonrefundable deposits may be required. Domestic airfares are quoted separately and subject to change in case of increases imposed by the airlines (ie. taxes, fuel costs, etc.). There are 8 different airlines operating on the domestic route in Myanmar. Each company has slight different airfares and this pricelist is based on average airfare. Diethelm Travel will book the most convenient and direct routing. The final price can be confirmed once the tickets are booked and issued depending on available booking class and seat availability.

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