ACIENT BAGAN & CULTURE MANDALAY: A 5-Day Journey from Yangon to Mandalay

ACIENT BAGAN & CULTURE MANDALAY: A 5-Day Journey from Yangon to Mandalay

Day 1                 YANGON ARRIVAL

Upon your arrival (Depends On Your Arrival Flight) at the airport, you will be welcomed by your tour guide who will be holding a placard with your name on it. This is a wonderful way to start your journey! Check-In your hotel, starting at Pansodan Road. Highlights include exploring the city center with its various historical and colonial buildings, either by car or on foot. Proceed to Mahabandoola Park, where the Independent Monument stands tall. Continue your tour, passing by City Hall, the High Court, and the former Burma Railways Company – one of Yangon’s oldest administrative buildings. Explore a little India, a little China town. The journey continues to Bogyoke Market, formerly known as Scott's Market, a hub for Burmese traditional handicrafts such as stone, wood, and bronze carvings (Closed on Mondays and Public Holidays). In the afternoon Sightseeing the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda the biggest and the grandest Pagoda in Myanmar many pictures of the famous landmark that has religious, historical and cultural significance. Overnight in Yangon.

Day 2                 YANGON-BAGAN (By Flight)

After breakfast at Hotel, transfer to Yangon Airport fly to Bagan, (Nyaung-U), Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Bagan Kingdom. We will visit Nyaung U Market where locals gather every day to buy and sell their products and other goods. The Shwezigon Pagoda was built by King Anawrahta during the reign of the Pagan Empire in the 11th century. Construction was finished in 1102 AD. The Ananda Temple, located in Bagan, Myanmar is a Buddhist temple built in 1105 AD. King Kyansittha of the Bagan Dynasty. Dhammayangyi Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. Largest of all the temples in Bagan, the Dhammayan as it is popularly known was built during the reign of King Narathu (1167-1170) Seinnyet Ama Temple & Seinnyet Nyima pagoda, Seinnyet Nyima pagoda is a solid stupa and Seinnyet Ama temple is said to have been built by Queen Seinnyet in the 11th century A.D. Overnight stay at hotel in Bagan.

Day 3                 BAGAN-MANDALAY (By Land)

After having breakfast at hotel , Check out to Bagan ,Starting trip to Mandalay (the journey lasts approximately 4 hours during), And you will visit Mahamuni Image where you will see local people pray and stick gold paper on the Buddha for blessing. You can also try to make your wish and donate money (buy) for gold paper to stick the gold paper on the statue (only man allowed to stick the gold). On the way to the Mahamuni Image, you will visit a gold paper factory to see how people made the gold leaf. In the evening Sunset at U Bein Bridge is a crossing that spans the Taungtaman Lake near Amapura , The 1.2 Km bridge was built around 1850 and is believed to be the oldest and longest teakwood bridge in the world . Overnight stay at hotel in Mandalay.

Day 4                 MANDALAY-SAGAING-AVA (By Land)

Moring breakfast at hotel . Starting visit to Sagaing Mandalay is located just 12 miles from Mandalay and can be reached by crossing the long Sagaing Bridge over the Irrawaddy River , 20 km to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river. Sagaing, with numerous Buddhist monasteries, is an important religious and monastic centre. The pagodas and monasteries crowd the numerous hills along the ridge running parallel to the river. In Sagaing visit U Min Thonze (Hall of thirty Buddhas) the central pagoda, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Kaung Hmu Daw Pagoda After process to Inwa (also known as Ava), a former royal capital of Myanmar Kingdom on the confluence of the Ayeyarwaddy River and Myitnge River. After crossing the Myitnge River by a small ferry boat, we will take a horse cart to explore the ruins of the old royal capital including the watchtower, the 27m tall leaning tower of the old royal palace, Maha Aungmye Bonzan monastery (also known as Me Nu Oak Kyaung) built of brick in traditional style with elaborated stucco ornamentations that looks like carvings and the Bargaya monastery, a splendid teak wood monastery with wood curving. Return back to Mandalay. Overnight in Hotel.

Day 5                 MANDALAY DEPARTURE

After having breakfast at hotel, free time until the indicated time, before hotel check-out time 12:00 hrs., (Depends on your International flight time), transfer to the airport for the flight to the next destination.

Tour Cost / Per person in USD[ENG STATION GUIDE]

HOTEL LISTS

Hotel List (Yangon)

Hotel List (Bagan)

Hotel List (Mandalay)