Day 1: Yangoon
"MINGALAR BA" - "have an auspicious day" - are the first words you will hear from our local tour guide. Among the many interesting places in the Golden City, the magical Shwedagon Pagoda will be on top of your sightseeing list.
Day 2: Yangoon - Bagan
Paradize for early morning birds! 7 am flight to Bagan which will bring you back into the 11th century! 1,000 pagodas in the morning, 1,000 pagodas in the afternoon...Ananda, Shwezigon, Thatbinnyu and, and, and....No time for lacquerware shopping? Of course - shop till you drop!
Day 3: Bagan - Heho - Nyaung Shwe - Inle Lake
Air Mandalay will take you to Shan State - some call it "Switzerland of Myanmar" (?). Don't forget your sun lotion! In a long-tailed Sampa on the Inle Lake, rimmed by blue mountains, you will see that life here still follows ancient, traditional patterns. Floating gardens, one leg-rowers, villages on stilts and, all around, the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, wonderful monasteries, and the reflection of the cotton wool clouds - that's just magic!
Day 4: Inle Lake - Indein - Heho - Yangoon
A 1 hour boat ride on Inle Lake, will bring you to Indine, a real treasure not only for archaeologists. The ruin pagodas, hide in the bushes will give you an impression you were in the 12th - 13th centuries and Yangon Air will bring you back to the 21st century.
Day 5: Yangoon - Departure Day
Enough time for wandering around the Bogyoke Market and find some souvenirs for the unlucky ones who could not join your wonderful trip! |