Anawrahta Cruise Promotion Exotic Chindwin An Authentic Journey through Cambo- dia and Thailand ITINERARY OVERVIEW Travel Dates: 20th August to 31st August, 2019 03rd September to 14th September, 2019 Destinations: Myanmar Number of guest: 2 Adults Room type: 01 Twin/ Double Room Room reference: Non-smoking, nice view (where possible) Date Destinations Accommodation Day 1 – Day 3 Yangon Belmond Governor’s Residence Day 3 – Day 4 Mandalay Hilton Mandalay Hotel Day 4 – Day 11 Mandalay – Homalin – Bagan Anawrahta Cruise Day 11 Departure DISCLAIMER: • Tour quotation is based on the suggested hotel/room categories. Price is subject to change due to availability. • We will only proceed with making a booking upon receiving your written confirmation. We recommend your early confirmation to avoid disappointment of unavailability and varying prices. ANAWRAHTA CRUISE PROMOTION - EXOTIC CHINDWIN 2 MAP ANAWRAHTA CRUISE PROMOTION - EXOTIC CHINDWIN 3 ITINERARY OVERVIEW | DAY 1 Yangon Arrival (Flight information to be advised, Own tickets) with Airport Arrival Assistance Service Upon arrival Yangon International Airport, you will be met by our representative as you approach the immigration queue, holding a signboard with your name(s) near the Visa-on-arrival counter. Accompany our representative to the immigration counter and be assisted with your immigration documentation. After clearing immigration, our representative will escort you to the baggage claim to collect your luggage. Finally, our representative will lead you through the arrival hall to meet your guide/driver. Notes: • Availability: Not available on Thingyan Water Festival (normally from 13 April to 16 April) • This service does not include any required visa or associated visa fees • There is not a designated waiting area so will you need to queue with the representative in the immigration line • There will be an additional charge for this service requested between 18:00 to 06:00 local time • It is required to book at least 5 working days prior to the service date.There will be a 20% additional charge for the service requested one day ahead.There will be a 50% additional charge for the service requested 05 hours ahead Your guide will come to meet you up and transfer you to hotel The regular check-in time is at 14:00; early check-in is NOT included and subject to availability Meals: None Accommodation: Belmond Governor’s Residence/ Deluxe Room Address: 35 Taw Win Road, Dagon Township Tel: 95 1 229 860. Fax: 95 1 228 260 www.belmond.com/governors-residence-yangon ANAWRAHTA CRUISE PROMOTION - EXOTIC CHINDWIN 4 ITINERARY OVERVIEW | DAY 2 Yangon – Free at leisure Spend the day at your leisure on your own, or join the optional tour below: Optional: Healthy, Home-Cooked Meal With Care Spend the day at Three Good Spoons, a social enterprise that works with unemployed Burmese women and teaches them cooking skills in order for them to find employment within the community. Join in a cooking class to have a fun and relaxing experience learning how to make some simple, but very tasty, traditional Myanmar dishes. With a wide array of healthy ingredients, Three Good Spoons teaches ambitious chefs, how to highlight each taste with a focus on food handling, hygiene, nutrition and supermarket shopping. Notes: • Availability: All seasons • Suggested time: 08:00 • Duration: 05 hours • Market tour is upon request and booking is required in advance • Meal included: Lunch Optional: Dr. Kaung Htet and Antiques Shopping This tour is focused on the discovery of Burmese-Colonial items and the hidden shops in Yangon. Firstly we start at AVA Vintage Furniture and Collectibles, the AVA offers genuine vintage furniture made from Burmese teak. Dr. Kaung Htet, an antique collector and the founder of AVA Antiques and Collectibles, will explain hidden gems from various periods of Myanmar’s history. Dr. Htet is also the photo director of Myanmar Times Magazine and Vice Chairman of Myanmar Photo Reporters Association. Afterwards, your guide will lead you to the hidden shops of antique collectors in Yangon including Augustine’s Antique and Souvenir, Mangosteen Antique Collection, Anna’s House and Bogyoke Market. Notes: • Availability: Year round except Mondays and public holidays (Antiques shops in Bogyoke Market are not opened); subject to the expert’s availability • Suggested time: 09:00 • Duration: 08 hours ANAWRAHTA CRUISE PROMOTION - EXOTIC CHINDWIN 5 ITINERARY OVERVIEW | DAY 2 (CONT.) Optional: Kalaywa Tawya Monastery Visit In the morning, you wil be picked up from your hotel and driven to Kalaywa Tawya Monastery (Naga Cave), a residence for the approximately 1,200 over monks. This special monastery offers a glimpse into the daily life of young Burmese monks. Here, children and young adults are training to become monks and study both Buddhist scripture and modern academics. Most of them are orphans and their food, housing and studies are provided by the monastery. Partake in a visit and watch as they have lunch (their last meal of the day). Notes: • Availability: Morning • Suggested time: 08:30 • Duration: 04 hours Meal: Breakfast @ Hotel Accommodation: Belmond Governor’s Residence/ Deluxe Room ANAWRAHTA CRUISE PROMOTION - EXOTIC CHINDWIN 6 ITINERARY OVERVIEW | DAY 3 Yangon – Mandalay via Air KBZ #K7226 @12:30 – 13:55 (Economy Class, TOI books) Have the breakfast at your hotel, at 10:00, our guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby and transfer you to the airport for your fligh to Mandalay. Upon arrival at Mandalay International Airport, after you have picked up your luggage, please proceed exit and look for “Meeting Point” which is situated in front of arrival exit (inside the terminal), our guide will wait for you with a signboard with your name on it. If you cannot find them when you exit, please go to information counter is beside of arrival exit and ask them to call the emergency numbers (+95)9976 535660. Transfer from the airport to your hotel with our guide. The remainder of the day is free at your leisure with no guide or car provided. Coversely, you can join in the optional tour below: Optional: Backstage Mandalay Meet the people behind Arts Mandalay Foundation. This non-profit foundation was founded by Dr. Daniel Ehrlich, the author of Backstage Mandalay. It started with a small group of people fascinated with Myanmar arts in the 1980s. Then the group became Arts Mandalay Foundation in 2013. The founders and teachers were working hard to connect and train the youth about the arts and traditional dances of Myanmar. Visit their project, Inwa Art School and Mintha Theater in Mandalay. The teachers there will share their experiences and the history of Myanmar arts too. Observe the daily class at the school where you can try a fun and quick lesson of local dance together with students. Later transfer back to your hotel. Notes: • Availability: Only operated from September to March; Inwa Art School and Mintha Theater are closed on Mondays and public holidays • Suggested time: 15:00 – 18:00 • Duration: 03 hours ANAWRAHTA CRUISE PROMOTION - EXOTIC CHINDWIN 7 ITINERARY OVERVIEW | DAY 3 (CONT.) Optional: Evening Praying at Shwe Kyin Monastery Shwe Kyin Monastery is one of the oldest and the most significant of Mandalay’s historic buildings. It is well preserved with beautiful wood carving and 164 massive pillars. Every evening around 18:00 (just before sunset), you will see a truly spiritual experience of young novice monks praying in the ancient Pali language in the Dhamma hall. After praying, the Abbot will invite everyone to gather and join the young monks for a blessing. Then, they will sit for meditation. Foreign meditators are also able to join them, making visitors feel peaceful and warm. There are many photo opportunities to remember your experience while the monks are chanting. Afterwards, transfer back to your hotel. Notes: • Availability: All seasons but evening time before sunset only • Suggested time: 18:00 • Duration: 02 – 03 hours Meals: Breakfast @ Hotel Accommodation: Hilton Mandalay Hotel/ Deluxe Room Address: No. 1 Junction of 26th and 66th St., Chanayetharzan Township Tel: +95 236 488 www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/myanmar/hilton-mandalay-MDLAYHI/ ANAWRAHTA CRUISE PROMOTION - EXOTIC CHINDWIN 8 ITINERARY OVERVIEW | DAY 4 Mandalay – Sailing Have the breakfast at your hotel. Board the majestic Anawrahta, berthed at the quay of Mandalay’s riverside and enjoy a warm welcome by our staff with some refreshments and a short safety briefing as you move into your “home” for the next few days. Leisurely unwind on a relaxing sailing day. Take a swim in the 360-degree view pool on the sundeck or try out the fine treatments of our Thazin Spa while sailing towards Sagaing. Our lecture today will be on “Myanmar’s ways of life” followed by a cultural demonstration on “Traditional Longyi and Thanakha”, Myanmar’s traditional costumes and a natural paste applied on the face and body. Kindly join afternoon tea served in the Kipling’s Bar while gazzing at the vast river view of the Ayeyarwady river. Tonight a longyi cocktail party will “break the ice” with you and your fellow guests. Meals: Breakfast @ Hotel, Lunch and Dinner on board Accommodation: Anawrahta Cruise (Shared Cruise)/ Private Deluxe Cabin 12 Days 11 Nights “Exotic Chindwin” http://heritage-line.com/cruise/anawrahta/ ANAWRAHTA CRUISE PROMOTION - EXOTIC CHINDWIN 9 ITINERARY OVERVIEW | DAY 5 Ah Myint Village and Monywa An early morning yoga session will be held on the sundeck to strengthen your muscles and ease your mind before Anawrahta enters the Chindwin river. Our morning excursion will take us to the historical village of A Myint, which endured almost all of Myanmar’s dynasties. Explore the village life and their ancient pagodas built in 11 – 13 AD. Back on board, we will sail a short distance to Monywa while lunch is served on board.