DAY 01

BANGKOK OR OTHER DESTINATION

YANGON

Welcomed by our guide and transfer to hotel and leisure. Green city marked out lakes with the carefully landscaped banks, Yangon dissimulates under its peaceful airs a vibrating animation. Visit Chaukhtetgyi pagoda and of its great Buddha laying whose colossal stature is fortunately softened by the good-naturalness of its expression!

After lunch, an extended visit to the Shwedagon pagoda, one of the world’s most spectacular religious monuments, will conclude the tour of this pictures garden city. The golden dome of the Shwedagon Pagoda rises 98 meters.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Dinner and overnight at hotel.

DAY 02

YANGON

MANDALAY- SAGAING- AVA-AMARAPURA-MANDALAY

Breakfast. Transfer to Yangon airport for domestic flight to Mandalay. Upon arrival, proceed to Sagaing, a retreat for Buddhist devotees, to enjoy a magnificent view over the surrounding area. Then stop with the Pagoda Soon U Ponnya Shin to benefit from the panorama.

After lunch, continue a visit to the former royal capital of Ava, reached by a short boat trip. Visits by horse-drawn carriage to the Nanmyint Watch Tower, the remains of the palace building nicknamed “leaning tower of Ava”, MahaAungmye beautiful monastery built of brick and stucco and Bagayar Monastery, famous for its impressive ornate woodcarvings and teak posts. Return to Mandalay. Departure for Amarapura and continue to the 200- years –old U Bein Bridge, built-in 1782 at the time of Amarapura was the royal capital, entirely constructed of teak wood.

Lunch at aLunch at a local restaurant. local restaurant.

Dinner and overnight at hotel.

DAY 03

MANDALAY

MINGUN

MANDALAY

Breakfast at the hotel. Weather permitting, visit the small market near the train station. The last train from the suburbs of Mandalay arrives around 10:30. You can enjoy the scenes of daily life with the vegetable merchants and locals who shop. It is a fascinating and accessible place.

An excursion by boat on the Ayeyarwaddy River will take you toMingun (45min approximately). Visit one of the world largest bells, weighing 90 tons Mingun Bell, Hsinbyume Paya and the unfinished MingunPaya, built as one of the largest Saudis by King Bodawpaya. Return by boat to Mandalay.

In the afternoon, visits with the Shwenandaw monastery (or Golden Palace monastery) a superb example of a traditional work, and KuthodawPagoda, the world’s largest book, consisting of 729 marble slabs engraved with Buddhist scriptures.

Overnight at the hotel.

Lunch on the boat during the visit.

Dinner at a local restaurant.

DAY 04

MANDALAY

BAGAN

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Mandalay airport for domestic flight to Bagan.

Bagan is, without doubt, most astonishing site of Myanmar if it is all South East Asia. At edges of Irrawaddy river, renamed from now on Ayeryarwaddy, and in the area of 40 km2 straighten up some hundreds of temples (2219 exactly). All of these remnants have been constructed of 11century to 13 century by the sovereigns' successive, which made the size of Bagan (Anawratha, Kyanzittha, Alaungsitthu and Narapatissithu,). This unbelievable concentration made of Bagan intense moment of your stay in Myanmar and the sunset of the site reminds an unforgettable moment. Upon arrival in Bagan, starting a sightseeing tour with a diverse selection of the most important pagodas and temples such as ShwezigonPagoda, built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century, and discovered temples Shwegugyi, Gawdawpalin and coloured market located at Old Bagan. Afterwards, lunch is taken a local restaurant with a puppet show.

We will meet the religious tradition of donating food and materials for the monks of the surrounding monasteries. Near the Law Ka Nanda pagoda, we will witness the great procession of monks coming out of the monastery to accept the offering of the local population. The locals meet together in a gesture of prayer to receive a blessing from the monks. You can join the local community to offer our material donations to the monks. Visit Temple, with its four substantial standing-Buddha images and numerous seated figures that arrange around the interior gallery and GuByaukGyi Temple (under the protection of UNESCO), noted for its ancient mural paintings. Observe a sunset in the vicinity of Bagan’s ancient monuments.

Lunch is taken a local restaurant

Dinner and overnight at hotel.

DAY 05

BAGAN

MONT POPA

BAGAN

Breakfast at the hotel. Continue the visit in Bagan with the discovery of the ruins of the Royal Palace; Tharaba's Gate, TayokPye Temple. Visit a lacquer craftsmen’s workshop in the nearby Myinkaba village

(Note: The restaurant of the Mount Popa offers a magnificent view over the whole site Mount Popa and for clients who cannot climb on Mount Popa will allow them to enjoy the unique landscape from the terrace of the restaurant).

Then, a 45 km drive (1 ½ hour) will take you to MountPopa. An extinct volcano with spectacular views. Its shrine dedicated to animist spirits knows as "Nats", and you will have time to climb nearly 800 steps to the shrine at the top of the peak. Return to Bagan.

Overnight at the hotel.

Lunch takes at the Popa Mountain Resort Hotel.

Dinner at a local restaurant.

DAY 06

BAGAN

HEHO

TAUNGGYI-KAKKU-INLE LAKE

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Bagan airport for domestic flight to Heho. Departure by road for Taunggyi city. Capital of the Shan state, a former British hill station. Visit the local market, where minority people sell their products. Continue by road (1h 30) for Kakku. KakKu pagoda is very unusual and little-known about its origins. Dozens of small stupas surround the main pagoda in a huge circle. Stops in a way to visit some small villages Pao, a major ethnic group of the area.

Departure by road (2h 30), for NyaungShwe, at the edge of the lake Inlé. Visit monastery out of wooden of Shwe Yan Pyay and visit NyaungShwe.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Dinner and overnight at hotel.

DAY 07

INLE LAKE

HEHO

YANGON

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit monastery NgaPhe, also called "monastery of the jumping cats" since its monks drew up cats to jump inside the rings. This monastery out of wood, built on piles, and contains an astonishing collection of statues of Buddha.

Visit Pagoda PhaungDawOo, one of the most sacred shrines in Myanmar, dating back to the 18th century, and visits some of its many artisan factories of weaving of silk, cigars, etc. Enjoy the canoe-kayak ride to admire the beautiful surrounding landscape surrounding Inle Lake and the culture of the local people of this region. This small boat trip will offer you a quieter sailing experience, rowed and guided by the ladies of the "Inthar" ethnic group. Transfer by the road to Heho airport and fly back to Yangon.

Overnight at the hotel.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Dinner at a local restaurant.

DAY 08

YANGON

BANGKOK OR OTHER DESTINATION

Breakfast. Leisure time until the transfer to the airport. Transfer to the international airport, take-off bound for Bangkok.