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Tour Code : BTT10-9FDM
Tour Name : Floral Design in Myanmar
Duration : 10
Days - 9 Nights
Destination :
Yangon - Bagan – Mandalay – Amarapura – Ava(Innwa) - Heho - Pindaya - Inle - Yangon
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Day 1 Arrival You will be warmly welcome by your guide on the arrival. Then transfer to the hotel for check-in. Sightseeing includes the hundred-year-old colonial buildings, Pansodan Jetty and the Sule Pagoda. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant. Then visit to the Chaukhtatgyi Reclining Buddha Image, the Kaba Aye Pagoda, Maha Pasana Guha/Cave (closed on Sat & Sun. Open Hours: From 10:00 am – 04:00 pm but closed between 12:00 – 01:00 pm), the National Museum and the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda, the most venerated and the world famous massive pagoda. Then enjoy Thai buffet dinner and the Myanmar cultural variety show at Kandawgyi Palace. Stay overnight at the hotel.
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Day 2 Yangon - Bagan By Flight Transfer to the airport for flight to Bagan. On arrival, continue to Nyaung Oo typical market, the Shwezigon Pagoda, this Myanmar’s prototype pagoda was initially built by Anawrahta and finished by Kyansittha; the Gubyaukgyi Temple at Wet Kyi In village, noted for its fine mural paintings of Buddha’s life stories; the Htilominlo Temple, this temple and the Sula Mani resemble each other in shape; and the Tharaba Gate, one of all that remains of the royal city of Bagan. Lunch at a local restaurant. Then transfer to the hotel for check-in. Afternoon sightseeing includes visit to Nat-laung-kyaung, this temple dedicated to Vishnu is the only Hindu temple remaining in Bagan; the Ananda Temple, built by King Kyansittha in 1091, is one of the most impressive and exquisite monuments of Bagan; the Ananda Okkyaung, the whole structure is made of fine red bricks, which is noted for its fine mural paintings depicting the life of ordinary people; the Maha Bawdi Pagoda, this pyramid-shaped temple was a replica of a structure built in India; and enjoy sunset at the Bu Paya, believed to be built by King Pyusawhti, which has been repaired and renovated by successive donors. Dinner at a local restaurant. Stay overnight at the hotel.
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Day 3 Bagan – Salay - Mt. Popa – Bagan By Car After breakfast, make an excursion to Salay, the home town of Salay U Ponya who was a famous writer during the Bagan Era. The major sightseeing in Salay is Yoak Sone Kyaung. You can explore the hundred-year old wooden monastery which is decorated with exquisite wood carvings. Then continue to Mt.Popa, an extinct volcano last active 2500 years ago, which has been described as Mount Olympus of Myanmar. It is also the most important Nat worship centre. Climb 777 steps up to the top of Mt. Popa. On your return trip, you can visit the Paya Thonezu Group, this triplet-pagoda is one of the most significant temples of Bagan; the Sulamani Temple, Buddha images are seated on the ground floor facing each of the cardinal points; the Dhammayangyi Temple, built by the cruel King Narathu, who killed his own father and was finally killed by the Indians; and enjoy sunset at the Shwesandaw Paya, enshrines the hair relic of Buddha, which is famous for sunset-viewing. Enjoy your dinner at a local restaurant. Stay overnight at the hotel.
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Mount Popa |
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Day 4 Bagan Sightseeing By Car
After breakfast, visit to the Dhamma-ya-zaka zedi, built by
Narapatisithu in 1196AD, which is similar to the Shwezigon and
Mingala zedi; the Manuha Temple, King Manuha of Thahton built this
temple in 1059 while in exile and captivity; browse lacquer-ware
workshop and Minkaba Gubyaukgyi, a colourful temple at Minkaba
village, which was built by Razakuma for his ailing father King
Kyansittha. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch visit the Bagan
Archaeological Museum, the Thatbyinnyu Temple, built by King
Alaungsithu in 1144, which is about 201 ft and the tallest one in
Bagan; the Mingala Zedi, noted for its proportionate beauty and the
terracotta tiles which depict Buddha’s earlier life stories; and the
Lawkananda Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta, it is said that a holy
tooth relic presented from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) is enshrined. Dinner
at a local restaurant. Stay overnight at the hotel. |
Seinnyet Nyima Paya |
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Day 5 Bagan - Mandalay – Amarapura – Mandalay By Flight
Transfer to the airport for
flight to Mandalay, the last capital of Konbaung Dynasty and is
still the cultural centre of Myanmar. On arrival, drive to Amarapura
to observe about 1000 monks having their lunch at 10:15 hour at Maha
Gandayon Monastery, U Bein Bridge and silk weaving workshop. Then
transfer to the hotel for check-in. Lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon sightseeing includes visit to the gold-leaf making
workshop, tapestry workshop, the Maha Muni Buddha Image, Mya Nan San
Kyaw Golden Palace, Shwe Nandaw Monastery, the Kuthodaw Pagoda,
dubbed "the World's Biggest Book" and enjoy the superb panorama from
the top of Mandalay Hill. Enjoy dinner and stay overnight at the
hotel. |
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Day 6 Mandalay - Mingun - AVA (Innwa)
- Mandalay By Car/Boat
Transfer to the jetty for a boat trip
to Mingun, situated upstream on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady
River, which is famous for the Mingun Bell. Sightseeing includes the
five-meter high Pondaw Pagoda, a model of the Pahtodawgyi Pagoda
which was left uncompleted, the Settawya Pagoda, where a footprint
of Buddha is enshrined; the Mingun Bell, weighs 90 tons, the largest
hung , ringing bell in the world; and the snow-white Mya Thein Tan
Stupa with seven wavy terraces. Return to Mandalay by boat. Lunch at
a local restaurant. After lunch, continue to Ava, which had been the
capital of a Myanmar kingdom since 1364 AD for nearly 400 years.
Tour highlights include Nan Myint Watch Tower (27 metre high); Maha
Aung Mye Bon Zan Monastery, an imitation of the traditional wooden
style; the Lawkataraphu Pagoda with two figures of a couple of
Europeans on a glazed plaque; and Bagaya Monastery (Ava),
constructed with 267 teak wooden pillars. Return to Mandalay. Enjoy
dinner at a local restaurant. Stay overnight at the hotel. |
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