5D4N YANGON – MANDALAY – YANGON

About this tour

Day 01: YANGON

Arrival with recommended flight TG – 305 or 8M – 340
Meet on arrival at Yangon Airport and transfer to hotel.
Dinner at local restaurant.
Free at leisure and overnight at Hotel. ( D )

Day 02: YANGON – MANDALAY

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transfer to airport for flight to Mandalay. On arrival to Tada-Oo International Airport, you will be proceeding to famous Mahamuni Pagoda, one of the most sacred Buddha Image in Mandalay. Then a short visit to Gold foil making cottage industry. Check-in at hotel and followed by lunch at outside local restaurant.
After lunch you will be enjoying Mandalay afternoon sightseeing that begins with Mandalay Palace, Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for its exquisite wood carvings; Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the World’s Biggest Book for its stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures. Tour continues to Mandalay Hill, a vantage point for a panoramic view of the city and a spectacular sunset view.
It is worthy to have a stroll up the hill enjoying panoramic views from different location. Return can be made by car as there is also a car track by the base of elevator just before the platform. Dinner at outside local restaurant. Overnight at Hotel. ( B,L,D )

Day 03: MANDALAY – AMARAPURA – MINGUN – MANDALAY

After breakfast at hotel, visit to an ancient city of Amarapura, 11 km south of Mandalay highlighting Bagaya Monastery with a famous collection of Buddha images; Maha Gandayon Monastery. Then proceed to 1.2 km long U Bein Wooden Bridge, built since 1782 with over 1700 huge teak pillars, is one of the worth visiting sites. The clients can have leisurely walk on the almost 1 mile long bridge.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Afternoon proceed to jetty for 45 minutes boat trip to Mingun. On arrival to Mingun proceed to worth visit places by an easy stroll Pahtodaw Gyi (unfinished pagoda), and to Statue of Mingun sayadaw who was recorded in the Genus book as the most memorizing person.

Then visit to Mingun bell that was cast by the king to offer to the unfinished pagoda and finally visit to Myatheindan pagoda built by a crown prince to show his affection towards the expired wife. It is built in a form of Mount Meru ( Buddhis cosmological hill that links up to the upper level ). Return back to Jetty by walk about 10minutes or if you don’t want to walk, you can rent bull cart ( at your own account ) to the Jetty for 10minutes. Then return back to Mandalay. Dinner at local restaurant and overnight at Hotel. ( B,L,D )

Day 04: MANDALAY – YANGON 

After breakfast, transfer to airport for fly back to Yangon. Upon arrival Yangon, sightseeing of some major highlights in Yangon : Sule Pagoda, Maha Bandoola Park with Independence Monument, located at the heart of the city, Chaukhtatgyi reclining Buddha image.
Lunch at local restaurant
Afternoon visit to the Bogyoke Market- a shopping market with more than 2000 shops selling all kinds of products but of special mention is the beautiful exotic “Shan Bag” velvet slippers, lacquer ware and all sorts of handicraft.
Evening visit to the 2,500 years old magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda sheathed in 11 tons of pure gold and 4,350 diamonds weighing 1800 carats! At sunset, the Shwedagon offers visitor a spectacular show of lights and shadows. Dinner at outside local restaurant and overnight at Hotel. ( B,L,D )

Day 05: DEPARTURE

with recommended flight TG-304 or 8M-331
After breakfast transfer to Yangon airport for Int’l departure. ( B )