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« Tour Program
F.T.T-12
(18Days 17Nights)
(Yangon – Pyay - Bagan – Mt.
Popa – Sale - Mandalay – Mingun –
Sagaing – Ava – Monywa -
Pyin Oo Lwin –
Kalaw – Pindaya - Inle – Taungoo –
Kyaikhtiyo – Bago - 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 - Pyay by car |
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After breakfast, drive to Pyay, the
famous Pyu capital before Bagan. Stop at
villages to learn the daily life of the
people more closely. Visit to the Local
market to watch the populace of the
environ, and stop at Innma Village to
learn the hand-loom weaving. Visit
Shwesandaw Pagoda, and Saehtutgyi
Gygantic Seated Buddha Image. Overnight
in Pyay (Prome).
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Day 3 -
Pyay – Bagan by car |
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After breakfast, drive to Bagan [350km -
9hours], arrive Bagan and check in to
hotel. Enjoy the sunset and panoramic
view the surroundings. Overnight at
hotel in Bagan.
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Day 4 -
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 5 -
Sale - Mt. Popa |
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After breakfast, driving excursion to
Salay, a town which developed during the
late Bagan era. Worth a visit is the
YokeSone Monastery with its exceptional
wood carvings on the outside of the
building. After lunch at a local
restaurant, continue to Mount Popa, an
extinct volcano with its shrines
dedicated to animist spirits known as“
Nats ”. For the energetic, time to climb
up the 777 steps to the shrine at the
top of the volcanic plug. Overnight in
Bagan.
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Day 6 -
Bagan – Mandalay by car |
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After breakfast, drive to Mandalay.
Overnight in Mandalay. |
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Day 7 -
Mandalay |
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After breakfast, 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 8 -
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 9 -
Mandalay – Pyin Oo Lwin |
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After breakfast, drive to PyinOoLwin –
the former British Hill Station and
where there are many Colonial Buildings.
Visit around the most beautiful town
including Botanical Garden. Overnight in
Mandalay. |
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Day 10 -
Mandalay – Sagaing – Ava – Monywa |
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After breakfast, drive to Ava boat jetty
to across the small river. Then take a
horse cart to visit the left over
building of the Ava period includes
Bagayar huge teak wood monastery, Maha
Aungmye Bonzan Menu brick Monastery,
ruins of ancient Ava, Watch Tower. Then
continue to Sagaing over 1 kilometer
long bridge built in 1934 across the
Ayeyarwaddy River. Visit to Sagaing
Hills, with numerous Pagodas and
monasteries and a retreat for Buddhist
devotees. After that, drive to Monywa by
car (about 2/12 hr). Overnight in
Monywa.
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Day 11 -
Monywa |
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After breakfast, visit to the
Thanboddhay Pagoda; 8465 small stupas
are rising up to richly decorated
central stupa, which is reminding a bit
of Borobudur in Java. Take a walk
through the nearby banyan tree grove
Boddhi-Tathaung with the thousand Buddha
images sitting at the foot of each tree
and enjoy the view from Aung Setkaya
Pagoda, standing 130 meter high on the
Po Khaung hills. After lunch at simple
local restaurant, cross the Chindwin
River by ferry boat and proceed by
pickup or jeep [ 40 km - 1 hours ] to
Hpo Win Taung, a system of impressive
sandstone caves containing Buddha
statues, wood carvings and fine mural
paintings mainly in Innwa -style, some
dating back to 15th century. Dozens of
large and small caves with about 450,000
images are hidden in the area of the Hpo
Win Hills. Overnight in Monywa.
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Day 12 -
Monywa – Kalaw |
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After breakfast, drive to Kalaw. When
you get Kalaw, a fresh and delightful
hill station, on the rim of the Shan
Plateau, which is a market center for
ethnic minorities from surrounding
regions. Overnight in Kalaw. |
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Day 13 -
Kalaw – Pindaya – Inle |
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After breakfast 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. The journey continues
on a narrow, winding and bumpy road
through the Shan Hills to Inle Lake.
Overnight in Inle.
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Day 14 -
Inle & Indein |
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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. Then proceed to Inndein
where there are more than thousand of
ruing pagodas by visiting some floating
villages. Overnight in Inle.
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Day 15 -
Inle – Taungoo |
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After breakfast, drive to Taungoo
(approx. 9 hour), capital of 15th
century. Taungoo located 255 miles south
of Mandalay on Yangon-Mandalay main
road. Overnightin Taungoo. |
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Day 16 -
Taungoo – Kyaikhtiyo |
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After an early 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 at Hotel in Kyaikhtiyo.
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Day 17 -
Kyaikhtiyo – Bago - Yangon |
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Kyaikhtiyo to Bago by coach. Visit
Shwetharlyaung pagoda, Mon village,
Kyaikpon (four facing) pagoda and
pottery. Lunch on the way. Visit Bogyoke
market and china town transfer to hotel.
Overnight in Yangon. |
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Day 18 -
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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FTT 12 |
3 star |
4612 |
2399 |
1926 |
1307 |
1265 |
1068 |
964 |
196 |
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4 star |
4904 |
2533 |
2059 |
1441 |
1399 |
1202 |
1098 |
355 |
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5 star |
5308 |
2731 |
2259 |
1640 |
1598 |
1400 |
1297 |
560 |
Packages include;
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(17) 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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Pyay |
Mingalar Garden Resort |
Mingalar Garden Resort |
Mingalar Garden Resort |
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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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Monywa |
Monywa Hotel |
Win Unity Resort |
Win Unity Resort |
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Kalaw |
Dream Villa |
Hill Top Villa |
Hill Top Villa |
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Inle |
Paramount Inle Resort |
Myanmar Treasure Resort |
Inle Resort |
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Taungoo |
Amazing Katu Hotel |
Amazing Katu Hotel |
Amazing Katu Hotel |
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Kyaikhtiyo |
Kyaikhto Hotel |
Mountain Top Hotel |
Mountain Top Hotel |
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Reservations
Reservations can be made in person, through e-mail or phone.
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