Authentic Myanmar Tour 18 Days

Day 01: Yangon Arrival

Our tour guide will meet with a very warm welcome when you arrive at Yangon International Airport. Transfer to hotel for check in and leisure. In the evening, visit for today is world famous Shwedagon Pagoda. Witness the golden dome light up sunshine before sunset. Overnight in Yangon.

Meal: None

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 02: Yangon Sightseeing

Today, morning visit the old colonial-style city center with city hall, Mahabandoola Park with Independence Monument, National Museum (close on every Monday & Public holiday), which splendid five-storey building. You can look forward to the reality of Myanmar. The culture of eight nationality, races, priceless ancient artifacts, the evolution of Myanmar script and alphabet, the evolution of paintings, royal regalia, the original lion throne from Yatanabon Period, prehistoric and historic memorabilia are display in 14 halls.

In the afternoon, the tour continue to visit Bogyoke Aung San (Scott) Market, (close on every Monday & Public holiday) and famous of its shops of souvenir, handicrafts, luxury item, foot wares, clothing, jewelary, food stuff and paintings. We will then visit Chaukhtatgyi (Reclining Buddha) Pagoda a colossal reclining Buddha.

Enjoy an evening Int’l buffet dinner with an amazing culture show at Karaweik Royal Floating Brage. Overnight in Yangon.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 03: Yangon – Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock) by car about 4hrs

After breakfast at hotel, our tour guide will pick you up at hotel for trip to Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda known as “Golden Rock”. Direct drive to basecamp and then take an open public truck up to the top of mountain around one hour. You can feel the truck is driving within monsoon forest with mountain ranges. Then, walk around 20 minutes to our destination, along the road, both side have many shops and restaurants. When arrive the main pilgrimage site, can see the scared boulder covered by gold leaves is balance precariously on the very edge of cliff, 3000 ft above sea level and enjoy sunset from this unforgettable site. The 9000 candle lighting festival held twice a year of the Golden Rock Pagoda are popular among the events in Myanmar. Overnight at hotel in Kyaikhtiyo.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 04: Kyaikhtiyo – Hpa-An by car about 2hrs

After breakfast at hotel, drive down the mountain and continue trip to Hpa-an, capital of Kayin state. Hpa an is located on the bank of Thanlwin river. It is surrounded by beautiful scenery of limestone cliffs, cave with hot spring, scared mountains, cloud-scraping islands. Hpa an is absolutely stunning in its environs. First, we will visit Bayintnyi Cave with hot spring, and Kawkon Cave – natural lime stone cave that the rock surface is profusely decorated with different kinds of clay Buddha images and votive tablets, and it can be datable to 15th century A.D. Hanthawaddy period.

In the afternoon, tour continue to visit Saddan Cave, one of the big natural cave, can be crossed during a 20 minutes walk through a long dark tunnel (with electric light) till you find an exit of natural paradise. From the exit, take a small canoe ride passing under the stone cave and through endless rice paddy fields and rocks surrounded by natural landscape make unforgettable moment for you. Then, going back to Hpa an, enjoy sunset and leisure at scenic riverside Shwe Yin Myaw Pagoda. Overnight in Hpa an.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 05: Free Day in Hpa – An

Today, you will have free day for leisure. Overnight at hotel in Hpa an.

Meal: Breakfast

Tour guide: None

Day 06: Biking In Hpa An – Mawlamyine by car about 2hrs

After breakfast at hotel, enjoy morning breathtaking scenery sunrise and bike in fresh vegetables from the countryside and sit at local tea shop for a while. Then, back to hotel and continue drive to Mawlamyine. On the way, visit to Kyauk Kalap Pagoda was built on top of a tall and thin limestone rock formation in the middle of a small, artificial lake with its background of Mt.Zwekabin, national landmark of Kayin state. Then, continue to visit U Nar Auk Monastery, which fantastic reliefs displaying the history of Buddha life.

In the afternoon, arrive Mawlamyine, capital of Mon State and famous of port to export teak and muttabin Jar in colonial period. Check in hotel.

After relax a few minutes, visit to the famous market, mosque and church for to take photos. Then, continue visit

Win Sein Tawya, biggest reclining Buddha and overnight at hotel in Mawlamyine.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 07: Bilu Island – Shampoo Island – Mawlamyine by boat

After breakfast at hotel, take a boat trip to Bilu Island, which is comprises 78 villages that are home to more than 200,000 people live. Walk through the village where we can observe the way of life, rice paddies, rubber plantations and maintains a remarkable range of traditional cottage industries.

And then, proceed to visit Shamppo Island (Gaung Se Kyun), one of the religious places like hair washing ceremonies were performed on the tiny rock outcrop. Return to Mawlamyine. Make a stop at U Zina Pagoda, for the panoramic sunset view. Overnight at hotel in Mawlamyine.

Meal: Breakfast

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 08: Mawlamyine – Bago – Yangon by car about 6hrs

After breakfast at hotel, driving around 3 ½ hrs to Bago, 16^th century capital for visit Kyaikpun Pagoda, four faces sitting Buddha images and Kanbawzathardi Golden Palace of King Bayinnaung, can see the replica palace with original teak posts. We will then proceed to Yangon around 2 hrs and overnight at hotel in Yangon.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 09: Yangon – Bagan by flight

Early in the morning, take domestic flight to Bagan, one of Asia’s most popular archeological destinations.  After arrive Bagan airport, start to visit colorful Nyaung U market, and some of Bagan most famous pagodas and temples, including Shwezigon Pagoda, even King Anawyahta built first pagoda in Bagan in the 11^th century but the most beautiful pagoda among 2200 pagodas in Bagan. Then, visit Htilominlo Temple and Gubaukgyi (Wet Kyi Inn) Temple, it is a 13^th century cave temple with interesting fine frescoes of sconces from the Jataka.

In the afternoon, continue to visit Lacquer ware home cottage, to study how to create the traditional method of generation by generation. After that, explore more pagodas around Bagan, Ananda Temple, the most finest one in Bagan and famous of masterpiece of wooden standing Buddha images of 12^th century.  And continue to see the highest Thetbyinnyu Temple, the most massive Dhamayangyi Temple, famous of its interlocking mortar thickest brickwork. Late afternoon, relax and enjoy sunset in Bagan with beautiful scenery. Overnight in Bagan.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 10: Sunrise Balloon Tour

Early in the morning, the tour start for surprise discover day to see the ancient city of Bagan form above. Clients enjoy a magnificent bird’s eye view of thousand year-old pagodas, temples and the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River with “BALLOONS fly over Bagan”. It is a very exiting experience and clients will never forget. The Balloon is guided by gentle wind and chance to see slowly the sun rising. Balloon operates only for period from October 1 until March 31 each year due to weather condition. We will then transfer to hotel for leisure.

In the afternoon, we have chance to take the traditional horse-drawn carriage, visit within many ruined spotted temples and beautiful acacia and neem trees. Overnight at Bagan.

Meal: Breakfast

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 11: Bagan – Cruising to Mandalay ( Stop in a River Village) ( Dep, every Tue & Fri)

Cruise Check-in Time
The embarkation is 11.30 hrs at Bagan Aye Yar jetty. Welcome Cocktail in the Saloon.
Upstream to Mandalay
The Cast-off time is at 12 noon. Lunch will be served at 13.00.

In the late afternoon stop in a typical river village. Overnight on Cruise.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Tour guide: English Speaking guide on board

Day 12: Cruising to Mandalay ( Visit River Village)

Upstream to Mandalay

Cruise all day with stop enroute in the morning to visit Yandabo, a typical river village specialize in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war was signed on Feb. 24, 1826. Moor overnight nearby a village (Ywar Thit Gyi or Pauk Myaing Pauk Taw) few miles away from Ava Bridge. Overnight on Cruise.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Tour guide: English Speaking guide on board

Day 13: Mandalay ( Sagaing or Gawein) – Amarapura – Mandalay

Check-Out Time

Enjoy the sunrise. After an early breakfast, the passengers will disembark at Sagaing Jetty (Thursday only) or Gawein jetty (Sunday Only) at around 09.30 hrs.

Pickup from Cruise, continue visit to Amarapura. Hightlights include Mahagandayon Monastery which is a school for young monks and observe the lunch process in morning, U Bein Bridge which is more than two centuries old and at 1.2 km longest teakwood span in the world. On the way, visit to the tradition hand-weaving silk workshop.

At afternoon, sightseeing tour of Mandalay includes Mahamuni Pagoda, gold of hammering, Mandalay Palace, Kuthodaw Pagoda by surrounding 729 inscribed marble slabs, known as “the world’s largest book”, Shwenandaw “Golden Palace Monastery” to observe finest Myanmar wooden architecture and Atumashi Monastery and sunset from Mandalay Hill. Overnight at hotel in Mandalay.

Meal: Breakfast

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 14: Mandalay – Pyin Oo Lwin

After breakfast at hotel, drive to Pyin Oo Lwin and sightseeing start with a piece of big marble Buddhist pagoda named Maha Ant Htoo Kan Thar Pagoda. Then continue to the Pwe Kauk Water Falls, very pleasant picnic spot and stroll in the beautiful and wonderful Botanical Garden at Kandawgyi Lake. If time permit, visit Peik Chin Myaung, a limestone stalactite cave before back to hotel and overnight in Pyin Oo Lwin.

Meal: Breakfast

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 15: Soft Trek to Dattaw Gyaint Waterfall

Today activity is 45 mins soft trek to Dat Taw Gyaint Waterfall, a magical waterfall with a bluest and most beautiful natural pool in Myanmar. And, the lush greenery around the waterfall makes the area shady and cooling. Then, back to hotel for leisure offering cool weather.

Meal: Breakfast

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 16: Pyin Oo Lwin – Heho – Pindaya – Inle Lake

After breakfast at hotel, drive to Bagan airport for fly to Heho. Arrive at Heho, drive to the hills and across the Shan Plateau to visit Pindaya Cave, natural limestone cave. On the way, you can see and feel the fabulous picturesque of colorful plantation. When we arrived Pindaya, we will visit Pindaya cave and Shwe U Min Pagoda, which is full of Buddha images over 8000. Then, visit local handicraft workshop where they produce Shan paper and making traditional umbrella. You have a chance to study how local people stand with nature. Late afternoon, take a fresh breath and photo stop for beautiful big banyan trees at the base of the Pindaya Hill. Then, continue to hotel and overnight.

Meal: Breakfast

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 17: Inle Lake Sightseeing

After breakfast at hotel, we will feel the magical atmosphere by boat. Inle Lake is located 1328 meters above sea level and 22km long and 11km wide. Inle was well-known by the floating island and fisherman on the lake. Sightseeing is including 5 Days rotation market (only on market day), famous Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda, Silk weaving and Lotus cotton weaving village, Cheroot making and other cottage industries, Silversmith workshop, etc.

Then, before return back to hotel, we can see the Nga Phe Chaung Monastery of its beautiful Buddha alters of native artisan and abundance of teak posts. Return back to hotel among floating gardens and overnight at hotel.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Tour guide: English Speaking guide

Day 18: Inle – Yangon – Departure

Morning fly back to Yangon. Arrive at Yangon, connect to Yangon international airport for departure.

Meal: Breakfast

Tour guide: None