Coverage :
Yangon /
Bagan /
Mandalay / Inle
Lake / Ngapali / Yangon
Duration:
14-Day / 13-Night
Operational Period: October to
Mid May.
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Brief
Itinerary Day 1. Yangon arrival Day 2. Yangon / Bagan (by flight) Day 3. Bagan Day 4. Bagan / Mandalay (by flight) Day 5. Mandalay / Mingun / Mandalay Day 6. Mandalay / Heho / Pindaya (by flight) Day 7. Pindaya / Inle Lake Day 8. Inle Lake Day 9. Inle Lake – Heho – Thandwe - Ngapali Day 10. Ngapali beach Day 11. Ngapali Beach Day 12. Ngapali beach Day 13. Ngapali Beach – Yangon Day 14. Yangon departure |
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This morning, we will be watching sunrise over Bagan (optional) and back to hotel for breakfast. After breakfast at hotel, we head to Mt. Popa about 48 km south east of Bagan. Mt. Popa, known as the abode of Nats (spirits) - a collection of 37 magical spirits both feared and honoured by some Myanmar people and the nat museum, which houses 37 life-size nat statues sculpted from teak. It's time to climb for 777 steps to the summit. Proceed to Popa Mountain Resort ( 1hr drive ) for our lunch. The restaurant offer a great view to the Popa summit that stands straight from the central plain.
After lunch, return drive back to Bagan. On the way back, enroute stop at village cottage industry to learn the regional product as well as to watch the collection of juice from the palm trees, and its conversion to brown sugar. Overnight at the hotel in Bagan.
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Nyaun U airport for flight to Mandalay. When you arrive at Mandalay airport, drive to ancient capital of Amarapura, the city of Immortality for a visit to Bagaya Monastery with a famous collection of Buddha images; weaving industries, two-century old U-Bein teak bridge on the Taungtaman Lake and observe the lunch process of thousand of monks who take their last meal of the day at 10:00 am in total silence. Proceed to Mandalay and check in at the hotel.
After refreshment, you will take a sightseeing tour of Mandalay which includes Mahanumi, a life like Buddha image. Mandalay is the last capital of Myanmar and that make her to be the best place to see all the traditional arts and crafts. Start visiting gold leaf making work-place and see how the gold leaf is being made by hand in a traditional way. Continue visit the Old Palace grounds; Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the world's largest book for its 729 marble slabs inscribed with the Buddha's Doctrine; Golden Palace Monastery, noted for its exquisite wood carvings and enjoy the panoramic view of the city from Mandalay Hill. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, you will be transferred for Jetty for a private boat across the river Ayeywarwaddy to visit Mingun. The dedications of King Bodawpaya such as the unfinished Pathodawgyi Pagoda a brick counterpart of pyramid in Egypt and the Mingun Bell, the second largest bell in the world are the most prominent religious heritages. Then visiting the Myatheintan Pagoda, the best representation of the Universe, will refresh your tiredness and fatigue. Return to Mandalay
After lunch, drive to Ava, 30-minute to the south of Mandalay, was known in the west as the Kingdom of Ava. Stop by a tributary and cross it with a ferry. Travel by pony-cart around Ava to Nanmyint leaning tower which gives a birds' eye view of the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River; Bagaya wooden monastery; Aungmyaybonza Monastery made of brick and stucco. Though the Royal Palace has gone, the Pagodas, Temples and Monasteries still remain. Return drive to Mandalay and see the silversmith work place on our way back to hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Mandalay.
After breakfast, depart the hotel for flight to Heho on the Shan plateau. Upon arrival, transfer by road to Pindaya (60km) about 90 minutes drive. After check in at hotel, make an excursion to the caves which houses over 8,000 Buddha Images of various sizes, made from teak, lacquer, marble, alabaster and cement. In the afternoon, explore the district for it's famous traditional paper & umbrella making home base cottage industry. Overnight at the hotel in Pindaya. 
After breakfast at hotel, we are transferring by road to Inle Lake. We have a leisurely morning to make our way down into the Inle basin and by “long-tail” boat out across the lake to our Hotel right on the Inle Lake. In the afternoon, we plan to spend the day visiting villages and sampling the spectacular array of traditional handicrafts. You will see the unique method locals use to row their boats, fishermen with their own style of fishing, floating farms and gardens and a handloom weaving cottage with its own showroom. You will visit Phaungdawoo Pagoda which houses the five most revered Buddha Images in the southern Shan State. Overnight at the hotel on Inle Lake. 
After
breakfast at the hotel, visit floating
market which is a 5day rotation market
most fascinating to watch the daily life
of the minorities and their activities.
Continue our excursion by motorized boat
to Indein pagoda complex, in the
south-west of the lake. The boat leaves
the lake and enters a narrow canal with
a beautiful natural environment to
continue to a small Pa O tribe village.
From the village, follow an old covered
path to a 13th century monastery and the
very impressive ruins of hundreds of
ancient pagodas, some hidden in the
vegetation. The main stupa-area on the
top of the hill offers breathtaking
views over the surrounding mountains and
down to the valley and the lake in the
far distance. Return to your hotel and
overnight at the hotel.
We are
heading back down country today to
return to the airport at Heho for our
flight to Thandwe. Our route takes us
back to Heho and down the escarpment to
Nyaung-Shwe for a busy local market.
Check in at airport and fly to Thandwe.
Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel at
Ngapali Beach. Enjoy and day at leisure.
Overnight at your hotel at Ngapali
Beach. 
