GKT 09- 9 Days / 8 Nights

Tour Code : GKT – 09
Tour Name : Yangon – Bagan – Mt. Popa – Mandalay – Heho – Pindaya – Inle – Yangon
Tour Duration : 9 Days / 8 Nights

Day1-Welcome at Yangon International Airport and Yangon Sightseeing by car

Day2-Yangon – Nyaung U by flight, Bagan Sightseeing by car

Day3-Bagan – Popa – Bagan Sightseeing by car

Day4-Bagan-Mandalay by flight, Mingun Sightseeing by boat and Mandalay Sightseeing by car

Day5-Mandalay-Sagaing-Ava (Inwa)-Amarapura-Mandalay Sightseeing by car

Day6-Mandalay-Heho by flight-Pindaya Sightseeing by car-Nyaung Shwe by car

Day7-Inle & Indein Sightseeing by traditional long boat

Day8-Nyaung Shwe-Heho by car-Yangon by flight and Yangon Sightseeing by car

Day9-Departure

Trip Highlights

• Yangon: The world famous Shwedagon Pagoda, Downtown Area to see the land mark of city centre (Sule Pagoda), colonial area, colonial courthouse, city hall and Mahabandoola Park, Bogyoke Aung San market (close on every Monday), Botataung Pagoda, 2000 years old, said to have enshrinement of Buddha hair relic carried by 8 Indian monks, Chaukhtatkyi Reclining Buddha Image and Karaweik Royal Barge on the Kandawgyi Royal Lake
• Bagan: Nyaung Oo Local Market, Shwezigon Pagoda, The elegant Htilominlo Temple (noted for its plaster carvings), Ananda (an architectural masterpiece of the early-style temple), Wetkyi-in Gubyaukkyi (a cave temple with exquisite jatakas murals paintings), Thatbyinnyu (the highest in Bagan, rising to 61 m), Dhammayangyi Temple (noted for its finest brickwork), Shwesandaw Pagoda (the second highest temple in Bagan), Myinkaba village and observe the process of traditional lacquer-ware, one of the best-known Myanmar handicrafts and a specialty of Bagan, the countryside village of Minnanthu,
• Mount Popa – an extinct volcano shrines dedicated to home of the spirits known as living being spirits
• Mingun: Mingun pagoda – unfinished pagoda & the biggest ringing bell of 90 tons, the unusual Myatheindan pagoda
• Mandalay: Mahamuni Buddha Image (one of the most venerable statue of Buddha covered with gold leaf), local artisan’s workshops of gold leaf making, woodcarving and marble carving, Shwenandaw Monastery (Golden Palace Monastery, noted for its exquisite woodcarving), Atumashi Monastery (the incomparable Monastery) and Kuthodaw Pagoda with its 729 marble stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures (known as the world’s biggest book) and Mandalay Hill
• Sagaing: Sagaing Hill, the place of over 700 monasteries, Kaungmudaw Pagoda-the magnificent dome remarkably seen from far away, silverware workshop
• Ava (Inwa): Maenu Okkyaung Monastery-built by the chief queen in 1818 for the venerable chief monk is the unique brick type building of 19th century, Nan Myint Tower-27 meters masonry high is declined due to the earthquake in 1811, Bargayar Monastery-well known for its wood carving with 267 teak pillars
• Amarapura: Maha Gandayone monastery where we can observe the life of more than 1000 monks, a traditional Silk and Cotton Weaving workshops, U Bein Bridge (the world’s longest Teakwood Bridge,1208 meters long)
• Pindaya: Pindaya Cave – houses 8094 Buddha Images, traditional paper & umbrella making home base cottage industry
• Nyaung Shwe: Shweyanpye Monastery – typical Shan Monastery
• Inle & Indein: Lotus thread & silk weaving looms at Inn Paw Khone village, Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda; the most venerable pagoda on the lake which houses 5 images of Buddha completely gilded, Silversmith Workshops at Ywa Ma village, local 5 days Market (if open on your traveling date), floating gardens and floating villages, Inn Dein pagoda complex, a small Pa O village