[(MAE-M-1401-KyIMB)]
( 15 Days 14
nights) Kyaington-Inle-Mandalay-Bagan-Yangon
Brief
Itinerary
Day1
Arrival, transfer to Hotel
for dinner and overnight -Overnight in Yangon.
Day2
Visit in and around Yangon
and its environs -Overnight in Yangon.
Day3
Fly to Kyaington,
transfer to Hotels and afternoon visit -Overnight in Kyaington.
Day4
Trekking to Ahkhar tribal
village - Overnight in Kyaington.
Day5
Trekking to Ahkhar tribal
villages -Overnight in Kyaington.
Day6
Morning visit in Kyaington
and fly for Inle - Overnight in Inle Lake.
Day7
Explore in and around
Inle Lake by boat - Overnight in Inle Lake.
Day8
Trekking to Pao and Danu
tribal villages - Overnight in Inle Lake.
Day9
Drive to Pindaya with
visit en route and cave - Overnight in Pindaya.
Day10
Drive to Kalaw and trekking
to Palaung tribal village - Overnight in Kalaw.
Day11
Overland drive to Mandalay
with visit en route - Overnight in Mandalay.
Day12
Visit in and around Mandalay
and Amarapura - Overnight in Mandalay.
Day13
Boat trip along Majestic
Ayeyawaddy River - Overnight in Bagan.
Day14
Visit in and around Bagan.
Overnight in Bagan.
Day15
Fly back to Yangon and
Visit before departure
Detail
Itinerary
Day
1 Arrival at Yangon Ariport, transfer
to the hotel. Sightseeing in the heart of the city. Visit Chaukhtutgyi
Pagoda, the
colossal reclining Buddha Image, and stroll up near Karaweik
royal floating barge. By the sun down, drive to
Shwedagon Pagoda. Dinner with traditional
performance. Overnight in Yangon.
Day
2 Visit to National
Museum, to learn Royal Regalias of the last king of Myanmar
which are made of real gold studded
with rubies, emerald, diamond, jade and so on. Visit to Bogyoke (formerly
known as Scott Market) a shopping mall
with hundreds of souvenir shops to bargain. Overnight at yangon.
Day
3 From Yangon to Kyaington
Flight to Kyaington, The capital of Eastern Shan State. Transfer to
Hotel.
Afternoon
sightseeing in the town, learn the Shan lacquer
ware work and sunset from Mt
Naungton.
Dinner and overnight in Kyaington.
Day
4 Morning visit Central
market to see the colorful minorities of Northern Shan State.
Then continue to Buffalo's
market to learn the purchasing of
animals. After this proceed trekking to Ann tribal
village. These people always
colored their teeth by the resin
of medicinal plants, and trees. Then proceed to waterfall, and Lahu
villages to study
the daily life of the tribal people.
Dinner and overnight at Hotel.
Day
5 This morning we are trekking to
village where Akhar tribal
people live. The dressing of Akhar tribal peoples
are very similar to those of people who live in the Northern Thailand
called Ekaw people. On our return stop at
village to study the cottage industry
of Kanbawza Shan People such as sword, knifes,
and betel nut cutters.
Dinner and overnight in Kyaington.
Day
6 From Kyaington to Inle.
Flight
for Heho . Transfer to Nyaungshwe and drive
to hotel by small boat. (If time allowed
watch
the fish catching, and floating garden on which vegetable, fruits,
and flowers are grown). Dinner and
overnight
at Hotel.
Day
7 Explore in and around the lake
by small boat. Learn the life of fishermen, floating gardens on which
fruits, flowers,
and vegetables are grown. Visit Nampan market
or Ywama floating market or another one
(depend on five
days' movement) to watch the colorful minorities of Shan State. Phaungdawoo
Pagoda is right in the center of the
lake and famous for it's five shapeless Buddha Images heavily gilded
with gold . Then continue to floating village to
learn the daily life of Intha people. Visit Silversmith, Handloom
weaving.
Ngahpechaung Monastery is famous for its'
well trained jumping cats. Dinner and overnight
in Inle.
Day
8 Trekking from Nanpan village to
Mine Khut, and Panpyin
village where the PaO Tribal lives.
Again continue to Tak
Gyi, and Donthkhut village to view
the Taungyoe tribal people. Proceed to Htine
village located on the peak of
the mountain from where view the panorama of Lake Inle.
Htine is the village which is the mid way to Katku.
Return to Hotel for dinner and overnight in Inle.
Day
9 Drive to Pindaya,
stop at five days tribal market,
and Taungyoe tribal village
en route. Again visit Pindaya Cave
in which thousands of Buddha Images are adorned at every corner and
niche of the cave. Then continue to
Dinner and overnight in Pindaya.
Day
10 After breakfast visit to the market
and watch the daily life of the Shan tribal people.
Then drive to Kalaw and start
trekking to Tayaw Palaung village. View
the tealeaf plantation, and Thanatphet
of which is used for Burmese
Cheroot. Walk back to Kalaw, and dinner and overnight in Kalaw.
Day
11 From (Kalaw) to Mandalay
Overland drive to Mandalay. Sometime enjoy the unpredictable celebration
such as noviciation ceremony, weeding
ceremony held at the village enroute. Dinner and overnight at hotel
Day
12 Visit Kuthotaw
Pagoda, the world largest book, then learns the Gold leaf beating.
Drive to Mahagandayon
monastery to study the life
of Buddhist monks, and stop at picnic site U Bein
Bridge. After that visit Mahamuni
Pagoda and learn the Silk weaving
in Amarapura. The quick discovery of
Sagging includes
Nunnery, Ywahtaung village for silver ware
making, and earthen pot making.
View the
panorama and sunset
from the top of Sagaing hill. Dinner at
local restaurant. Overnight in Mandalay.
Day
13 From Mandalay to Bagan
Early morning Boat trip along Majestic Ayeyawaddy with the ferryboat
Bagan. This river is the longest River in
Myanmar and still useful for Island Water Transportation, and sometimes
cut-teak wood logs are floating down along
the River until it reach the Saw Mill or Export
Center. The boat stops at every village and town to load and
unload
the goods and cargoes. Transfer to Hotel and if time allowed watch
the sunset from the top of one Temple.
Day
14 The culture tour begins with Shwezigon
Pagoda, the prototype of later Myanmar Stupa then visit Nyaung
Oo local
market to watch the people of surrounding, proceed to Gawdawpalin
Temple and Htilominlo Temple, well noted
for its pilaster work, proceed to Dhamanyangyi
Temple, famous for its fine brick work, continue to Ananda
Temple,
an architectural crowing achievement of Bagan. Thatbyinnyu
Temple is the most tallest temple Bagan and built in
the middle of 12th century. Visit Sulamani Temple
to study the finest brickwork. Visit Minnanthu Village to learn the
village life. Stop at Phayathonesu Temple
to study the early frescos of Bagan period. overnight in Bagan.
Day
15 Last minute shopping and departure
to the airport. |