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« Tour Program
F.T.T/ S.T.T 01
(14 Days/13
Nights)
Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay – Mingun - Heho – Pindaya – Inle - Kyaing Tong
- Yangon
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Day 01 -
Arrive at Yangon International airport.
Transfer to hotel & sightseeing. |
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Arrive at Yangon
International Airport.
Welcome by our tour guide.
Transfer to Hotel. Yangon
sightseeing tour includes
the old colonial style city
center with the gilded Sule
Pagoda, dating back over
2,000 years. Continue to
Chaukhtatgyi - a huge
reclining Buddha image,
proceed to Shwedagon Pagoda
- one of the world’s most
spectacular religious
monuments and the golden
dome of the Pagoda rises 98
meter above its base and is
covered with 60 tons of pure
gold., will conclude the
tour of this picturesque
garden city. Overnight in
Yangon. |
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Day 02 -
Yangon – Bagan by flight |
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After breakfast, fly to
Bagan. Upon arrival,
transfer to hotel and
sightseeing starting with
the busy local market and
continuing with visits to a
diverse selection of the
most important Pagodas and
temples, such as Shwezigon
Pagoda, built by King
Anawrahta in the early 11th
century, Kubyanuk Gyi, a
temple with exquisite murals
of Jataka scenes, Khay Min
Ga Temple, noted for its
spectacular of the area’s
many monuments and Ananda
Temple with four huge
standing Buddha images and
numerous seated figures in
niches around the galleried
interior. In the afternoon
have a short break due to
intense heat of the region.
Visit to a lacquer
craftsmen’s workshop in near
by Myinkaba village.
Continue to Manuha Temple,
built in Mon Style in 1095,
Nanbaya Temple, a unique
sandstone monument, said to
have been the palace of King
Manuha and Myingaba Gu
Byaukgyi Temple, noted for
its ancient mural paintings
under the protection of
UNESCO. Proceed to
Shwesandaw Stupa to watch
sunset. Overnight in Bagan. |
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Day 03 -
Bagan |
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After breakfast, visit the
major temple and monuments
of the ancient
archaeological zone like
Ananda, Htilominlo,
Dhammanyangyi, Sularmani,
Pyathatgyi, Phayathonezu,
Tayokepyay, Dhammarazaka,
Lawkananda, etc… Overnight
in Bagan. (After lunch
should have a short break
due to the intense heat of
the region) |
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Day 04 -
Bagan – Mandalay by flight |
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After breakfast, fly to
Mandalay. Upon arrival,
drive to ancient capital of
Amarapura, 15 kilometers
south of Mandalay, visit to
1.2 Km long about 200 years
old U Bein Bridge - built of
huge teak logs salvaged form
Ava Royal Palace. Continue
to Mahagandayon Monastery -
a famous Buddhist monastery,
where more than a thousand
monks live and study. After
that, proceed to Mandalay on
the way study the bronze
casting, Kalaga or
embroidery, and marble stone
carving. Then continue to
Mahamuni with its
spectacular Buddha image
covered with thick layers of
gold leaves, then visit the
Gold-leave beating,
Shwenandaw or Golden Palace
Monastery, a superb example
of a traditional wooden
building and Kuthodaw Pagoda
- known as the world’s
biggest book, consisting of
729 marble slabs engraved
with Buddhist scriptures.
Sunset from Mandalay Hill.
Overnight in Mandalay. |
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Day 05 -
Mandalay - Mingun – Mandalay |
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After breakfast, Boat trip
on the Ayeyarwaddy River to
Mingun about 11km (1 hour)
upriver from Mandalay with
visits to the unfinished
Pahtoedawgyi Pagoda built as
one of the world’s largest
pagoda by King Bodaw Paya,
the Mingun Bell - weighing
90 tons and being the
largest uncracked bell in
the world, and Myatheindan
Pagoda. Back to Mandalay.
Proceed to ShweInBin teak
wood monastery which is only
one complete set of
traditional monastery and
built in 1890. Then visit
the Zegyo market which is
the biggest market of upper
Myanmar. And walk around the
city center. Sunset at
nearby the river. Overnight
in Mandalay. |
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Day 06 -
Mandalay – Heho by flight |
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After breakfast, transfer to
airport and fly to Heho.
Drive to Pindaya. Upon
arrival visit the Pindaya
caves - unique for the
thousands of Buddha images
placed there by pilgrims
over many centuries and Shan
traditional bamboo umbrella
making. Then walk around
small and quite village.
Overnight in Pindaya. |
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Day 07 -
Pindaya Trekking (On foot) |
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After breakfast, start the
trekking from Pindaya to
Htut Ni (45 min), Htut Ni to
Si Kya Inn (30 min), Si Kya
Inn to South Ya Sa Kyi (1:30
hrs). Overnight at Monastery
in Village. |
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Day 08 -
Trekking back to Pindaya – Inle Lake (On
foot, Car) |
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After breakfast, South Ya Sa
Kyi to North Ya Sa Kyi (30
min), North Ya Sa Kyi to Lin
Lay Inn (30 min), Lin Lay
Inn to Taung Paw Kyi (2
hrs), Taung Paw Kyi to
Pindaya (1 hrs). Then
proceed to Inle. Overnight
in Inle. |
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Day 09 -
Inle |
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After breakfast, an
excursion by boat on Inle
Lake, to see the Intha -
fishermen rowing with their
legs, Pagoda on artificial
islands in the lake,
floating gardens and
floating market [ on market
day only ], continue to
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, one of
the main principle shrines
of Myanmar and dating back
to the 18th century; the
NgaPheChaung Monastery,
famous for its jumping cats
trained by monks and the
weaving village of Inpawkhon.
Overnight in Inle. |
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Day 10 -
Heho – Kyaing Tong by flight |
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After breakfast, fly to
Kyaing Tong. On arrival
welcome by our local English
speaking tour guide and
transfer to Hotel. Sight
seeing in Kyainge Tong
starts with Maha Myat Muni
Pagoda, housing Mandalay
Style Buddha image. Proceed
to Shan Lacquerware.
Tourists who are fond of
lacquerware can purchase
desirable lacquerwave of
high quality. Then visit
Standing Buddha image, (the
place where Kyainge Tong was
founded about one thousand
years ago), Hot spa, Akha
centre village and R.C.M
church. Sunset on the One
tree Hill where a lone, 245
years old Kanyin-byu (Diptero
carpus Spp) tree stands. The
tree was planted by
Alaungmintaya, the founder
of Third Myanmar Enpire. And
then come back to the
pottery village "Yan Gone"
to observe the handicraft
earthern pots of shan tribe.
Overnight in Kyaing Tong. |
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Day 11 -
Kyaing Tong |
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After breakfast, morning
visit to Water Buffalo
Market where buyers and
sellers stand around
seemingly doing nothing but
sales are transacted
quietly. The market is
situated of the left hand
side of the road leaving
Kyainge Tong for Taunggyi on
the southern side of the
down. Because water buffalos
are not found in many
countries, the twice weekly
market excites considerable
interest. Then take the car
about 50 minutes and trek
about - 1½ hours to arrive
"Ho Kyin" villages, typical
Akha tribe villages. From
here continue for another 30
minutes to Na Phi Phank
village, where Lahu and Akha
tribes living together. From
there walk to Phata Akha
village and to "Pang Ma Phai"
Akha tribe village to learn
more about their daily life.
Come back to the car to go
Mong Zine (Khun Village) to
see traditional Lahu Knives
made by Lahu black smith. On
the way back to hotel visit
Joe Phyu "Wa village".
Overnight in Kyaing Tong. |
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Day 12 -
Kyaing Tong |
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Breakfast at the hotel, take
the car about 45 minutes for
a hiking tour into the Pin
Tauk area. Lush mixed
monsoon forest with a view
to the plain rice fields
looking like a huge, green
patchwork blanket. Visit the
villages of Akha and Enn
tribes. Some are haptized,
some tribes still animists.
The Enn are an ethnic group
which tourists have found
particularly interesting
labelling them the "Black
Teeth". The walk is not
difficult and can be done
slowly. They live on the
higher slopes. They have
distinctively different
costumes and beliefs from
the other tribes. It will
take about 4-hours to visit
the villages. Take lunch at
Pin Tauk water-fall. Late
afternoon, come back to
Hotel. Overnight in Kyaing
Tong. |
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Day 13 -
Kyaing Tong – Yangon by flight |
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Breakfast at the Hotel.
Morning visit to central
market which bustles daily
from 6 to 11:00 in the
morning. The market offers
products from China &
Thailand, and also it has
local traditional clothing,
antique coins and other
implements for sale making
good souvenirs. Then proceed
to Naung Tong lake and the
Wat Jom Kham Pagoda, where
sacred hair relic of Lord
Buddha is enshrined in it.
Legend says Wat Jom Kham
dates to a visit by Gautama
Buddha. If features a tall
gilded stupa topped by a
gold umbrella inlaid with
silver, rubies, diamonds,
sapphires and jade and hung
with gold tinny bells. Then
transfer to kyainge Tong
Airport and fly back to
Yangon. Overnight in Yangon. |
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Day 14 -
Departure |
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Time at leisure to pursue
individual interests until
your transfer to the
airport. Your guide will
pick you up the hotel and
accompany you to the
airport. Departure from
Yangon. |
Rate
Valid 1st October 2008 to 30th April 2009
(US$ Per Person)
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Itinerary |
Category |
1 |
2 |
3-5 |
6-9 |
10-14 |
15-19 |
20 & Up |
Single
Supplement |
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F.T.T / S.T.T 01 |
3 star |
2025 |
1230 |
1090 |
900 |
860 |
840 |
815 |
150 |
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4 star |
2220 |
1330 |
1185 |
1000 |
955 |
935 |
915 |
250 |
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5 star |
2365 |
1400 |
1255 |
1070 |
1025 |
1010 |
985 |
325 |
Packages include;
» 13
night hotel accommodation with daily
breakfast
» English speaking guide service
» All sightseeing admission fee
» Domestic air ticket
» Transfer & transportation during tour
»
Welcome drink at hotel
Packages exclude;
»
Visa fees
» Meal
» International air fare
» Beverages
» International air port tax (US$ 10 per
person)
» Personal expense such as camera fee, tips
etc…
» Non specific expenditure
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