Are you looking for an unforgetable trip to Myanmar? If yes, our Best Of Myanmar 14 days tour is an ideal option for you. During the trip, you will have a great opportunity to broaden knowledge about history, culture, tradition of the Golden Land. What could be more fasinating than visiting ancient pagodas, tasting unique cuisine, learning about special culture and intereacting with friendly people. Moreover, we also combine with beach relax in one of the most beautiful beach in Myanmar – Ngapali Beach in the end of tour. Let’s join us now to build up your lifetime memories!
Best of Myanmar 14 days
Overview
Highlights
- Explore Yangon - a mix of old, crumbling British colonial buildings and much newer, modern buildings with the most attractions of city: Sule Pagoda, Botataung Pagoda, Shwedagon Pagoda.
- Discover Bagan an ancient city of Myanmar, see daily life of local people in Nyaung Oo Market, visit Shwezigon Pagoda - one of the oldest and most impressive monuments of Bagan.
- Enjoy the exciting boat trip to visit Mingun, see Mingun Bell - one of the world largest hanging bronze bells and Myatheindan Pagoda.
- Overnight on local house or monastery with local people in Indein
- Relax on Ngapali beach, free to explore the nearby fishing villages
What’s Included
- 13 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 1 Dinner
- Airplane, Car, Cruise
- Hotel (12 nights), Overnight in Mandalay (1 night), NA (1 night)
- Accommodation in TWN/ DBL sharing accommodation at hotel, except overnight on train and homestay (if any)
- All transport with air conditioner as per itinerary
- Domestic flights
- Meals as indicated in the program
- All in-tour stationed local English speaking guide.
- Entrance fees for attractions as per itinerary
Policy
- PROGRAMS & SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
Notes:
- *All prices are based on per adult, in Double/Twin sharing
- Surcharge will be applied for single traveler or single room request
Itinerary
Are you looking for an unforgetable trip to Myanmar? If yes, our Best Of Myanmar 14 days tour is an ideal option for you. During the trip, you will have a great opportunity to broaden knowledge about history, culture, tradition of the Golden Land. What could be more fasinating than visiting ancient pagodas, tasting unique cuisine, learning about special culture and intereacting with friendly people. Moreover, we also combine with beach relax in one of the most beautiful beach in Myanmar - Ngapali Beach in the end of tour. Let’s join us now to build up your lifetime memories!
Tour Plan
Welcome to Myanmar. When you arrive at Yangon International Airport, our drive and tour guide welcome you at airport then take you to hotel in Yangon to take your luggage and take a short rest (please kindly note that the hotel rooms will be ready at 14:00 hrs. Early check-in will be guaranteed with a surcharge).
This evening, you will enjoy welcome dinner at local restaurant to taste freshly Myanmar cuisine.
After dinner, you will come back to hotel to relax.
Have breakfast at your hotel. Then, transfer to Yangon airport for fly to Heho. Arrive at Heho airport and drive to the hills and across the Shan Plateau to visit Pindaya Cave, is the natural limestone cave and Shwe U Min Paya which is full of Buddha images of about 8000. Continue the picturesque Boutaloke Lake and visit local handicraft workshop in which making traditional Shan Paper and Umbrella. Late afternoon, take a fresh breath and photo stop for beautiful big banyan trees at the base of the Pindaya Hill. Transfer to Nyaung Shwe jetty to take boat transfer to hotel and overnight in Inle Lake.
After breakfast, we start the trip with visiting morning local market. The market locations rotate every 5 days with vendors gathering from the villages around the lake to buy and sell their wares. After that, we take the boat trip along small canal to visit Pa-oh Village. Get on the village and stroll around to see local school and beautiful Alaung Sitthou area. Then, we come back to hotel to relax.
Enjoy breakfast at hotel before being picked up for an approximately 5-hour drive from Ywangan Expressway. Arrive in Mandalay in the late afternoon, transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Mandalay
Breakfast at hotel, we do sightsee tour. It takes 1 hour to the city and drives to ancient capital of Amarapura. We visit U Bein Bridge, 160 years old and the longest teak wood bridge in the world, Mahagandayon Buddhist Monastery to see the daily life of the monks. Then, we continue our tour to Mahamuni (a great Buddha Image).
In the afternoon, we visit gold leaf making work-place to see how to gold leaf by hand in traditional way, Shwenandaw Kyaung (the Golden Teak Monastery completely built of teak), Kuthodaw Paya (the world’s largest book for its 729 marble slabs inscribed with the teachings of the Buddha. We enjoy the panoramic view and sunset from Mandalay Hill. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, we drive to the jetty to visit Mingun by boat (around 1 hour). The highlights tour today include Pahtodawgyi Pagoda which is unfinished huge pagoda that was supposed to have 150 m high, Mingun Bell which has about 90 tons in weight and the world’s biggest bell among the ringing ones, Myatheindan Pagoda – the most beautiful archaeological style. We continue our tour to Inwa which lies at the confluence of the Ayeyarwaddy and the Dohtawati rivers just a few miles south of Mandalay. We will get there by boat. We visit around Inwa by horse-cart. In Inwa, we visit Maha Aung Myae Bonsan, Mai Nu Oak Kyaung (Brick Monastery), the 30m high masonry watchtower (Nan Myint), learning tower of Inwa and Bagaya Monastery made of 267 teak pillars. After tour, we come back to hotel to relax.
This morning, after breakfast at hotel, pick up from hotel for drive to Bagan. On the way, the tour sightseeing to proceed on a scenic overland journey to Mount.Popa, from there, one can enjoy a panoramic view of the ancient city of Bagan. Moreover, refreshment stopover at local small factory of palm sugar alcohol refinery and observe how to make Jaggery. Late afternoon, arrive to Bagan, check in at hotel and overnight in Bagan.
Breakfast at hotel - the ancient city with over 4400 temples. Upon arrival, we will visit colorful and the bustling NyaungOo local market that gives you a glimpse of the local life as well as the numerous tourist-oriented wares on offer, ranging from t-shirts and woodcarvings to lacquer ware and paintings. We continue the trip with visit Shwezigon pagoda, one of the four most significant buildings in Bagan; Htilominlo pagoda, famed for its original fine plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decorations which are remarkably well preserved before the visit to the Ananda Pagoda, one of the finest, largest and best persevered in Old Bagan. We end the day with exiting sunset view from one of the most scenic spots in town.
After breakfast, we transfer to the airport and take the flight back to Yangon. On the way to the hotel, the tour sightseeing start for visit to the old colonial-style city center with city hall, Mahabandoola Park with Independence Monument, Strand road and Yangon Jetty by Car. Then continue visit to Bogyoke Aung San (Scott) Market, is the most popular market (close on every Monday & Public holiday) and where you can buy luxury item, handicrafts, food stuff, clothing, jewelry, fashion and consumer goods.
At afternoon, the tour visit to Chaukhtatgyi (Reclining Buddha) Pagoda a colossal reclining Buddha and continue visit to Karaweik Hall Royal barge on the Royal lake for photo stop and world famous Shwedagon Pagoda. Witness the golden dome light up sunshine at the sunset. Overnight in Yangon.
After breakfast, we will come to airport to catch flight to Ngapali Beach.
Upon arrival, we transfer to the beach by shuttle bus. Free time on our own at beach.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Ngapali
From 1 Jun to 30 Sep, it is rainy season in Ngapali, so there is no direct flight from Bagan operated. You will stay over 1 night in Yangon and take morning flight to Ngapali by next day. You can also choose alternative places: Monywa, Pyin Oo Lwin and others to replace Ngapali if you are traveling during this period for the best experience in Myanmar.
Have breakfast at hotel. Today is free day for you to explore Ngapali beach on your own.
Suggestion: You can visit the nearby fishing villages, where you can find the fishermen begin setting and drawing drift nets before dawn and continue into the late morning, when they load their catches in baskets. Women carry the baskets of fish on foot, and then return with lunch for the men.
Free day to enjoy the beauty of Ngapali Beach.
After breakfast, we transfer to the airport by shuttle bus and take the flight back to Yangon, transfer to hotel check in and overnight in Yangon.
After morning breakfast, you will have free time to explore Yangon on your own before driver picks up you at lobby and take you to airport for your next flight. Please note that the check out time at hotel is 12:00 noon. The late check-out is guaranteed with a surcharge.
Thanks for joining us and hope to see you again in the future.