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« Tour Program
F.T.T-11
(12Days 11Nights)
(Yangon – Kyaikhtiyo – Bago
– Mandalay – Mingun – Bagan – Heho –
Pindaya – Taunggyi – Kakku - Inle -
Yangon)
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Day 1 -
Arrive Yangon |
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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 2 -
Yangon - Kyaikhtiyo |
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After breakfast, drive to Kin Pun “base
camp” ( 194km- 5hours ). Continue to
Kyaikhtiyo, the Golden Rock, a huge
boulder completely covered by gold leave
sand delicately balanced on the edge of
a cliff. From Kin Pun, a steep and rough
11 km dirt road leads to the upper
staging point, a journey made in open
trucks, which are very crowded. From the
“ upper area ”, travelers must at
present walk the final stage,
approximately 4 km up steep paths, which
ascend some 500m to the Golden Rock. As
an easier alternative to walking,
visitors can be carried in sedan chairs
by four porters at an extra cost of
approximately US$ 10 p.p. On arrival,
Lunch at local restaurant en route or at
base camp and watch the beauty of sunset
or dawn at this important pilgrimage
site. Overnight in Kyaikhtiyo.
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Day 3 -
Kyaikhtiyo – Bago – Yangon |
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After breakfast, descending from
Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda. Proceed to Bago.
Lunch at a local restaurant in Bago and
continue with sightseeing including the
55 m long reclining Shwe Tha Lyaung
Buddha Image, one of the country’s most
revered. Kyaikpun (Four facing) pagoda
and Mon village. Visit Maha Klyani Sima
ordination hall and Mahazedi “ Great
Stupa ” offering panoramic views. Upon
arrival in Yangon, transfer to your
hotel. Overnight in Yangon.
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Day 4 -
Yangon – 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
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Day 5 -
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 6 -
Mandalay – Bagan by boat |
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Early in the morning, after breakfast,
transfer to boat jetty, to take the
Shwekyeinnayee express boat (but slow
boat on every Sunday and Wednesday) to
Bagan. Transfer to hotel and overnight
in Bagan. |
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Day 7 -
Bagan |
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After breakfast, Bagan 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 8 -
Bagan – Heho by flight |
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After breakfast, 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 9 -
Pindaya – Inle |
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After breakfast, drive to Inle and 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 -
Inle – Taunggyi – Kakku – Inle |
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After breakfast, a two hours drive from
Taunggyi through a landscape dotted with
clusters of villages and fields of red
soil, brings you to Kakku. Center of
worship for the Pa- O living region for
centuries. On a small plot of elevated
land and overlooking the Hopong valley,
ancient pagodas, many in ruins, stand.
Some are choked by the roots of banyan
trees and others by creeper vines but
one thing in common is that the stucco
sculptures remain in relatively good
condition under the ravages of time and
weather. Annually in March, on the full
Moon day of Tabaung which is the last
month of the Myanmar lunar calendar, the
Pagoda festival take place. After
sightseeing, drive back to Inle.
Overnight in Inle.
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Day 11 -
Yangon by flight |
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After breakfast, fly back to Yangon.
Transfer to hotel and Yangon City
sightseeing short visit to Botataung
Pagoda, Nan Thida Jetty. Then shopping
at Bogyoke (Scotts) Market with hundreds
of stores and of a gems shops. Overnight
in Yangon.
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Day 12 -
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 May 2010 to
30th September 2010
(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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FTT 11 |
3 star |
2046 |
1215 |
1075 |
859 |
815 |
788 |
750 |
148 |
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4 star |
2293 |
1326 |
1180 |
964 |
920 |
893 |
855 |
290 |
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5 star |
2525 |
1442 |
1297 |
1081 |
1037 |
1010 |
972 |
407 |
Packages include;
»
(11) night hotel accommodation with
daily breakfast
» English speaking guide service
» All sightseeing admission fee
» Domestic air ticket
» Boat cruise as per itinerary
» Transfer & transportation during tour
» Welcome drink at hotel
Packages exclude;
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Visa fees
» International air fare
» Beverages
» Meal
» International air port tax (US$ 10 per
person)
» Personal expense such as camera fee, tips
etc…
» Non specific expenditure
Hotel Use
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City |
3
star |
4
star |
5
star |
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Yangon |
Panorama Hotel |
Park Royal Hotel |
Sedona Hotel |
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Bagan |
Bagan Thande Hotel |
Bagan Hotel |
Aureum Resort |
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Mandalay |
Silver Swan |
Mandalay City Hotel |
Mandalay Sedona Hotel |
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Kyaikhtiyo |
Kyaikhto Hotel |
Mountain Top Hotel |
Mountain Top Hotel |
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Pindaya |
Conqueror Hotel |
Conqueror Hotel |
Conqueror Hotel |
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Inle |
Paramount Inle Resort |
Myanmar Treasure Resort |
Inle Resort |
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Reservations
Reservations can be made in person, through e-mail or phone.
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