Baron Travel and Tours, Myanmar (Burma)

Tour Code    : BTT6-5SIM
Tour Name   : Snapshot In Myanmar
Duration       : 6 Days - 5 Nights
Destination   : Yangon - Bagan - Mandalay - Amarapura - Inle Lake - Yangon

Day 1. Arrival

Warmly welcome by your guide on arrival. 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. Afternoon tour highlights include the Chaukhtatgyi Reclining Buddha Image, the Kaba Aye Pagoda, Maha Pasana Guha/Cave (closed on Sat & Sun. Open at: 10:00 am – 04:00 pm but closed between 12:00 & 01:00 pm). Enjoy sunset at the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the wonders of the world. Enjoy Thai buffet and Myanmar Cultural Variety Show at Kandawgyi Palace. Accommodation: Panorama Hotel or similar.

Kandawgyi Park

Day 2. Yangon(Rangoon)–Bagan(Nyaung U) by flight (B)

Early morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Bagan. On arrival at Bagan, transfer to Nyaung Oo Market, the Shwezigon Pagoda, the Gubyaukgyi Temple at Wet Kyi In village, the Htilominlo Temple and the Tharabar Gateway. Lunch at nearby restaurant or Sarabha Restaurant. Then check in at the hotel. Afternoon tour highlights include visit a lacquer-ware workshop, the Dhammayangyi Pahto, Shwesandaw Paya, Thatbyinnyu Temple, Ananda Temple and enjoy sunset at the Bu Paya. Dinner at a local restaurant. Accommodation: Pagoda City Hotel or similar.

Pagodas of Bagan

Day 3. Bagan – Mandalay – Amarapura – Mandalay by flight (B)

Early morning, transfer to the airport for flight to Mandalay, which was the last capital of Konbaung Dynasty and is still the cultural center of Myanmar. Proceed to Amarapura to see about 1000 monks having their meal at 10:15 hour at Maha Gandayon Monastery; also visit a silk-weaving workshop and sightsee U Bein Bridge, built cross the Taungthaman Lake, which is a 1.2 km long wooden bridge. Lunch at a local restaurant. Drive to the hotel for check-in. Afternoon sightseeing includes the Maha Muni Buddha Image, the holiest pilgrimage spot in Mandalay; Mya Nan San Kyaw Golden Palace, measured two kilometer square and is surrounded by a moat; Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for its fine traditional wood carvings; and the Kuthodaw Pagoda, dubbed "the World's Biggest Book", the shrine is surrounded by 729 marble slabs on which are inscribed the entire Buddhist canon / Tripitaka. Enjoy the superb panorama from the top of Mandalay Hill. Dinner at a local restaurant. Accommodation: Hongta Hotel or similar.

Kaung Mu Daw Pagoda

Day 4. Mandalay - Heho – Inle Lake by flight/car/boat (B)

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Heho. On arrival, proceed to Nyaung Shwe. En route visit Shweyanpyay Monastery with oval-shaped windows built by ancient Shan kings. Check in to the hotel. Tour highlights include visit to the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the holiest site in the southern Shan State. Lunch at a local restaurant. Then visit the Shan weaving workshop (experience people there weaving the yarns from lotus stems into the holy robes), visit the silversmith, ironsmith, cheroot making workshop and Ngahpe Chaung Monastery also dubbed “Jumping Cat Monastery”; you can also experience the floating gardens; outstanding method of fishing and unique leg-rowers on the lake. Enjoy dinner and stay overnight at the hotel. Accommodation: Hu Pin Hotel, Nyaung Shwe

Inle Lake View

Day 5. Nyaung Shwe – Heho –Yangon by flight (B)

After breakfast, visit Nyaung Shwe and environs. Check out the hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Yangon. On arrival, enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant. Drive to the hotel for check-in. After a break at the hotel, your guide will transfer you to Bogyoke Market, former Scott Market (closed on Mondays and Public Holidays) and O.K. Jewelry shop for souvenirs. Farewell dinner will be hosted by Baron Travels & Tours. Stay overnight at the hotel. Accommodation: Panorama Hotel or similar

Inle Floating Market

Day 6. Departure (B)

After breakfast, transfer to Yangon International Airport for your departure flight.

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