Myanmar Adventure Tour 2 Weeks

Meal: None
Upon your arrival at airport, you will be welcomed by escort tour guide (with sign name) and driver then transfer directly to hotel for check in. Simply enjoy free time at hotel or make your own highlight tour around central area.
Overnight in Mandalay

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. We embark on a journey to the Ancient Kingdoms of Myanmar near Mandalay. We transfer 15km to AVA (INWA), the ancient capital of Shan and Burmese Kingdoms for over four centuries. Crossing the Myint Nge River, the small roads of Ava are explored by horse cart. We visit the Bagaya Teak Monastery, over three hundred years old yet well preserved and still in use by local monks; the Nanmyin Watch Tower, the last standing structure of the Ava dynasty palace compound also known as the “Leaning Tower of Ava”; and the Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery, a 300-year old architectural wonder with graceful archways. We continue to the Ancient Kingdom of Sagaing, located across the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River. From the Sagaing Hills, we enjoy views of the hillside dotted with countless pagodas and pay a special visit to a monastery to learn about the life of Buddhist devotees. And visit the Mingun Bell, which at 87 tons is the world’s largest intact bronze bell. Continue to the beautiful Hsinbyume (Ma Thein Tan) Paya and the unfinished, mighty Mingun Pagoda (built to be the world’s biggest). We continue to another beautiful ancient capital, Amarapura, famous for its textile industries. There, we visit a cottage industry workshop to learn how Myanmar longyis and traditional fabrics are woven. Next, resume our journey to the world’s longest wooden bridge (U Bein) built across Taungthaman Lake in Myanmar, it’s where we also watch amazing sunset at horizon.
Overnight in Mandalay

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. We will start our tour to the major highlights of the city: the sacred Mahamuni Pagoda, housing one of the most significant Buddha images covered in several tons of gold leaf and the crown prize in wars between competing kingdoms; the Golden Palace Monastery, the sole surviving Royal Palace building in Mandalay, offering a glimpse of the original style and architecture of the Myanmar royals; and lastly, the Kuthodaw Pagoda, a compound housing Buddha’s teachings carved in the sacred Pali script on stone tablets and regarded the world’s largest book in terms of surface area. We end morning tour with panoramic views over city skyline on Mandalay Hill, the highest point of the city.

Afternoon, we process with 5 hours by road to Bagan and check in at the hotel.
Overnight in Bagan

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. Start your tour at 8.30am to visits a diverse selection of the most important pagodas and temples in Bagan. These include the Shwezigon Pagoda, a huge gilded temple built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century and Gubyaukgyi (Wetkyi-Inn), a 13th century temple with exquisite murals of the ‘Jataka Tales’ (scenes from the life of the Buddha).

Next, we learn how Bagan’s famous lacquerware crafts are produced in Myingaba Village, and then visit Htilominlo Temple to learn how Burmese sand paintings are created. In the late afternoon, we transfer to the Ayeryarwaddy River for a Private Sunset Cruise where views of the temple silhouettes and bustling shore can be accompanied by cocktails on board.

Note: All touring schedules and activities can be adjusted according to guests’ wishes.
Overnight in Bagan.

Optional: There is no better or more spectacular view of the ancient kingdom of Bagan than from a hot air balloon. This world-famous archaeological site of more than a thousand Buddhist temples scattered over a plain is at its best when seen from a bird’s eye vantage, as the sun comes up gently over the Ayeyarwady River. The extra cost is USD 305 per pax with Standard Service and USD 355 per pax with Premium Service.

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. We head out to visit the eminent Ananda Temple; one of the finest and largest pagodas, with a 51-metre (170-foot) shimmering gold tip plus four huge standing-Buddha images and numerous seated figures arranged around the interior gallery. We then grab a chance for horse Cart Ride around the temples offers unparalleled photo opportunities of one of the richest archeological treasures in Southeast Asia as if the sun is dipping behind the temple ruins.

Check out of the hotel in Bagan, we drive (6 hours) directly to the cool town in Kalaw – a former British colonial hill station where ambassadors would spend the summers enjoying the crisp mountain air and sipping on gin tonics.
Overnight in Kalaw

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. Today we embark on explorations of Inle Lake, populated with floating islands and gardens made from the naturally tangled roots of water hyacinth plants and reeds. Delight in the picturesque sights of fishermen who balance and row with one leg, a technique indigenous to the Inn Thar minority group who do this only on Inle Lake.  Today, we journey out by boat, following the currents of a small river to reach the Inn Thein Pagoda Complex, a site that makes us feel as if we’ve stepped through a forgotten portal in time. Continue to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, home to five gold leaf-covered Buddha figures, and the holiest religious site in southern Shan State. We also visit the boat construction workshop at Nampan village and stop to see some traditional handicrafts – silk weaving on wooden handlooms in Inpawkhon village, a cheroot-maker’s workshop and a blacksmith’s forge. Continue by boat to visit Nga Phe Kyaung Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries on the lake, where you can see exquisite Buddha statues which are more than 200 years old. We end our day with magnificent sunset canoe ride with boatmen who gracefully navigate and row perched on one leg.
Overnight in Inle Lake

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. Enjoy the rest of your time in Inle Lake then our driver (no tour guide) meets you at hotel’s lobby, transfers directly Heho airport for flight departure to Ngapali – The major seaport in Rakhine State and it’s the perfect place for beach destination in Myanmar.

Upon your arrival, our driver will greet and pick you up from the airport to the hotel for check in and have free time.
Overnight in Ngapali

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. Today is reserved as free and easy, enjoy yourselves by the seaside for sunbathing and swimming.
Overnight in Ngapali