Best of Myanmar 14 days

Welcome to Myanmar. When you arrive at Yangon International Airport, our drive and tour guide welcome you at airport then take you to hotel in Yangon to take your luggage and take a short rest (please kindly note that the hotel rooms will be ready at 14:00 hrs. Early check-in will be guaranteed with a surcharge).

This evening, you will enjoy welcome dinner at local restaurant to taste freshly Myanmar cuisine.

After dinner, you will come back to hotel to relax.

• Independence Monument

Have breakfast at your hotel. Then, driver picks up at lobby then drive to Kyaikhtiyo (around 185 km from Yangon). Along the way we will visit Kyaipun Buddha which is 4 Buddha sitting in back to back position and Shwethalyaung - a huge reclining Buddha image with 55m long & 16m high. Enjoy your lunch at local restaurant.

After lunch, we continue drive to Golden Rock which located near the tops of Mt. Kyaikhtiyo (around 1 hours up hill). Also here is the best place for you to take photo and enjoy sun set. Overnight at Kyaikhtiyo.

This morning, we wake early to enjoy the charming sunrise at Golden Rock.

After breakfast, we drive back to Yangon.

In the afternoon, we take the flight to Heho. Upon arrival, we transfer to Inle Lake.

Free time on your onwn in the evening.

After breakfast, we start the trip with visiting morning local market. The market locations rotate every 5 days with vendors gathering from the villages around the lake to buy and sell their wares. After that, we take the boat trip along small canal to visit Pa-oh Village. Get on the village and stroll around to see local school and beautiful Alaung Sitthou area. Then, we come back to hotel to relax.

This morning, we wake up early and depart by boat to explore the unspoiled culture and traditional life-style of the ethnic groups of Pao and Inthas around Sangha and Hmawbi area. We visit Kyauktaing, a Shan village noted for its earthenware pottery works; Kyainkhan village, to see the production of monk robes from fabrics of thousands of lotos stems and the production of high degree alcohol (CS-country spirit). Then, we have lunch at Thakong Pagoda.

After lunch time, we proceed to the silk weaving village of In Phaw Khon and visit Nga Phe Chaung (the biggest and oldest monastery around Inle Lake). Overnight in Inle Lake.

After breakfast, we come to airport to take the flight to Mandalay. Upon arrival, we do sightseeing tour. It takes 1 hour to the city and drives to ancient capital of Amarapura. We visit U Bein Bridge, 160 years old and the longest teak wood bridge in the world, Mahagandayon Buddhist Monastery to see the daily life of the monks. Then, we continue our tour to Mahamuni (a great Buddha Image).

In the afternoon, we visit gold leaf making work-place to see how to gold leaf by hand in traditional way, Shwenandaw Kyaung (the Golden Teak Monastery completely built of teak), Kuthodaw Paya (the world’s largest book for its 729 marble slabs inscribed with the teachings of the Buddha. We enjoy the panoramic view and sunset from Mandalay Hill. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast, we drive to the jetty to visit Mingun by boat (around 1 hour). The highlights tour today include Pahtodawgyi Pagoda which is unfinished huge pagoda that was supposed to have 150 m high, Mingun Bell which has about 90 tons in weight and the world’s biggest bell among the ringing ones, Myatheindan Pagoda – the most beautiful archaeological style. We continue our tour to Inwa which lies at the confluence of the Ayeyarwaddy and the Dohtawati rivers just a few miles south of Mandalay. We will get there by boat. We visit around Inwa by horse-cart. In Inwa, we visit Maha Aung Myae Bonsan, Mai Nu Oak Kyaung (Brick Monastery), the 30m high masonry watchtower (Nan Myint), learning tower of Inwa and Bagaya Monastery made of 267 teak pillars. Then, we come to Sagaing hill, a religious center for Buddhist devotees. Our final stop is Umin Thonesae and the 97ft high Soon Oo Ponya Shin Paya built in 1312. You can also watch the sunset there. After tour, we come back to hotel to relax.

This morning, we take the flight to Bagan - the ancient city with over 4400 temples. Upon arrival, we will visit colorful and the bustling NyaungOo local market that gives you a glimpse of the local life as well as the numerous tourist-oriented wares on offer, ranging from t-shirts and woodcarvings to lacquer ware and paintings. We continue the trip with visit Shwezigon pagoda, one of the four most significant buildings in Bagan; Htilominlo pagoda, famed for its original fine plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decorations which are remarkably well preserved before the visit to the Ananda Pagoda, one of the finest, largest and best persevered in Old Bagan. We end the day with exiting sunset view from one of the most scenic spots in town.

After breakfast at hotel, we drive to the south, parallel to the Irrawaddy River, en route to Salay. After one hour driving, we'll make a stop in Chauk which has a colorful morning market to explore. Then, we continue driving to Salay (30 minutes) an important center of Buddhism in Myanmar with many active monasteries. Salay, While visiting Salay you will learn more about monastic life, several sights including Salay is Yoke Sone Kyaung monastery, one of the oldest wooden halls in the area. Mount Popa has played an important role in Myanmar culture, religion and history since earliest times. The view over the Myingyan Plain from the top of the volcanic peak is impressive (and the climb is optional!). After that, we return to Bagan and stay overnight in Bagan.

After breakfast, we will come to airport to catch flight to Ngapali Beach.

Upon arrival, we transfer to the beach by shuttle bus. Free time on our own at beach.

Have breakfast at hotel. Today is free day for you to explore Ngapali beach on your own.

Suggestion: You can visit the nearby fishing villages, where you can find the fishermen begin setting and drawing drift nets before dawn and continue into the late morning, when they load their catches in baskets. Women carry the baskets of fish on foot, and then return with lunch for the men.

Free day to enjoy the beauty of Ngapali Beach.

After breakfast, we transfer to the airport by shuttle bus and take the flight back to Yangon. On the way to the hotel, we visit Kabar Aye (the World Peace pagoda) and Maha Pasana (the great cave for Buddhist synod) and then check in at the hotel.

After lunch time, we go shopping at Bogyoke Market (Scott’s Market) of hundreds of shops where you can find local products such as Gems & Jewelry , slippers, cloth, and so on.

In the evening, we stroll along the China Town and study the ways of living of Yangon citizens (which can observe the tradition and modern costume). Overnight stay at hotel in Yangon.

After morning breakfast, you will have free time to explore Yangon on your own before driver picks up you at lobby and take you to airport for your next flight. Please note that the check out time at hotel is 12:00 noon. The late check-out is guaranteed with a surcharge.

Thanks for joining us and hope to see you again in the future.