Cultural & Adventure ,Leisure Tour to Nothern Part of Myanmar

Yangon - Myitkyina - Bhamo - Mandalay - Monywa - Bagan - Mt.Popa - Heho - Pindaya - Inle Lake - Yangon - Bago - Kyaikhtiyo ( Golden Rock ) - Yangon
( 24 days / 23 nights )

Day 1. Arrival Yangon.
Arrival at Yangon International airport by flight. Meet with your guide at the airport and transfer to hotel. Visit Yangon and it’s tourist attraction sites in the afternoon. Sunset at Shwedagon pagoda ( a world wounder ).

Day 2. Yangon to Myitkyina by air.
Transfer from your hotel to Yangon airport in the morning and fly to Myitkyina. Transfer from Myitkyina airport to hotel. Sightseeing Myitkyina and it’s vicinity by car. Overnight at Myitkyina.

Day 3. Sightseeing Myitkyina and visit Confluerence.
After breakfast at the hotel, about 2 hours drive to Myitsone ( Confluerence, the starting point of Ayeyarwaddy River ). Excursion by small charter boat trip up to Mighty Maykha river to observe the gold washing area along the river. Visit Kachin villages and Enjoy the Grilled river fish in the small restaurant near the Confluerence. Drive back to Myitkyina and visit Myitkyina. Overnight at Myitkyina.

Day 4. Myitkyina to Bhamo by car.
Myitkyina to Bhamo by car. Overnight at Bhamo.

Day 5. Sightseeing Bhamo and it’s vicinity.
Sightseeing Bhamo and it‘s vicinity. Overnight at Bhamo.

Day 6. Bhamo to Mandalay by Government boat.
Bhamo to Mandalay by Government boat. Overnight at Government boat.

Day 7. Arrival Mandalay.
Leisure on boat and arrival at Mandalay at about 4 pm in the evening ( schedule arrival time ). Transfer from Mandalay boat jetty to your hotel. Leisure and overnight at Mandalay.

Day 8. Sightseeing Mandalay.
Sightseeing Mandalay. Overnight at Mandalay.

Day 9. Excursion Mingun by boat.
Drive to the jetty situated at the western site of Mandalay in order to take a boat trip on the mighty Ayeyarwady River to Mingun, the site of the monumental and unfinished Mingun Pagoda and the world biggest bell ( about 90 tons ), and the white colored Shinphyumai Pagoda. Return to Mandalay Palace, Golden teak wood palace monastery, Mandalay hill for sunset. Overnight at Mandalay.

Day10. Sightseeing Mandalay.
Visit Mandalay and it’s vicinity by car. Overnight at Mandalay.

Day11. Mandalay to Monywa by car.
Drive to Monywa ( 90 miles away from Mandalay ) and sightseeing Monywa. Overnight at Monywa.

Day12. Sightseeing of Monywa and it’s vicinity.
Cross Chindwin river by small charter boat and about one hour drive to Phoe Win Taung natural lime stone caves by jeep. Sightseeing Phoe Win Taung and Monywa Environment by car. Overnight at Monywa.

Day13. Mandalay to Bagan by Rv. Shwe Keinnery Express boat.
From Monywa by car to Myinmu village and from Myinmu village by Rv. Shwe Keinnery Express Boat to Bagan (about 8 hours leisure on the boat ). Overnight at Bagan.

Day14. Sightseeing Bagan.
Sightseeing Bagan by car. Sunset and overnight at Bagan.

Day15. Sightseeing Bagan.
Full day visit ancient city Bagan by car, including the sightseeing of Nyaung Oo colorful local market, Old Bagan Archaeological site and it’s significance Old Buddhist temples .Shopping at famous lacquer ware work shop in the late afternoon and sunset at one of the famous Shwesandaw Pagoda. Overnight at Bagan.

Day16. Excursion trip by car to Mt. Popa and Salay ancient city.
Excursion trip by car to Mt. Popa in the morning and visit Mt.Popa and it’s country site (40 miles away form Bagan ). After visit Mt. Popa and it’s environment, drive to Salay and visit Salay. Drive back to Bagan and overnight at Bagan.

Day17. Bagan to Heho by flight and drive to Pindaya.
Bagan to Heho ( Inle Lake ) by plane and drive to Pindaya , it will take approximately 3 hours by car. Visit Pwe Hla San village and study about one of the remaining Shan chief’s house near Pindaya. After visit Shan village, proceed your journey to Pindaya. Check in to hotel and Overnight at Pindaya.

Day18. Pindaya to Inle Lake by car.
In the morning, visit Pindaya Natural lime stone caves where you can see 8000 of Buddha images which were made of different materials since several hundreds years ago and visit Oldest Singaung teak wood monastery in the region. After visit Pindaya and it’s environment, drive to Nyaung shwe village for Inle Lake which will take approximately 3 hours. About one hour boat journey from Nyaung Shwe village to your Golden Island Cottages Hotel at Inle Lake. The sun will be setting before your boat reach to your hotel. Overnight at Inle Lake.

Day19. Sightseeing Inle Lake by boat.
In the morning, visit one of the market day around Inle lake and Excursion by boat to Shwe Indein ancient pagoda where you can see thousands of ruined stupa ( Pagoda ). Indein ancient pagoda is located on the west site of Inle Lake and the way to Indein pagoda is a pleasant experience by following the narrow small Belu creek by boat. Overnight at Inle Lake.

Day20. Excursion trip to Sankar ancient pagoda.
Excursion to Sankar and Tharkong ancient pagoda by boat. Visit a Shan people village live on earthenware pottery works or any other market prevailing during the day in Inle region. Kyainkhan village for a famous family making monk Robes produced from fabrics of thousands of Lotus steams. Overnight at Inle Lake.

Day21. Inle Lake to Yangon by flight.
Leisure morning at Inle Lake and Transfer from your hotel to Heho airport for flight to Yangon. Overnight at Yangon.

Day22. Yangon to Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda ( Golden Rock ) via Bago by car.
Mroning drive to Kyaikhtiyo via visit Bago. Sightseeing Bago which includes., Bago Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Kanbawzathardi Palace site when remained from 15 century, Shwetharlyaung ( reclining Buddha ). After sightseeing Bago, proceed driving to Kyaikhtiyo. Overnight at Kyaikhtiyo.

Day23. Golden Rock to Yangon by car.
After breakfast at the hotel, walk down to Yathe Taung camp and proceed your journey to the Kinpun Base camp by Truck. Leave for Yangon by car and stop over some villages to observe the people’ way of life on the way driving to Yangon. Overnight at Yangon.

Day24. Departure.
Transfer from your hotel to Yangon International Airport for Departure.