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F.T.T/ S.T.T 01  (14 Days/13 Nights)
Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay – Mingun - Heho – Pindaya – Inle - Kyaing Tong - Yangon

Day 01 - Arrive at Yangon International airport. Transfer to hotel & sightseeing. { - / - / - }

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.

Day 02 - Yangon – Bagan by flight { B / - / - }

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.

Day 03 - Bagan { B / - / - }

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)

Day 04 - Bagan – Mandalay by flight { B / - / - }

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.

Day 05 - Mandalay - Mingun – Mandalay { B / - / - }

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.

Day 06 - Mandalay – Heho by flight { B / - / - }

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.

Day 07 - Pindaya Trekking (On foot) { B / L / D }

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.

Day 08 - Trekking back to Pindaya – Inle Lake (On foot, Car) { B / - / - }

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.

Day 09 - Inle { B / - / - }

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.

Day 10 - Heho – Kyaing Tong by flight { B / - / - }

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.

Day 11 - Kyaing Tong { B / - / - }

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.

Day 12 - Kyaing Tong { B / - / - }

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.

Day 13 - Kyaing Tong – Yangon by flight { B / - / - }

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.

Day 14 - Departure { B / - / - }

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)
Itinerary Category 1 2 3-5 6-9 10-14 15-19 20 & Up Single
Supplement
F.T.T / S.T.T 01 3 star 2025 1230 1090 900 860 840 815 150
4 star  2220 1330 1185 1000 955 935 915 250
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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