Culture of Myanmar: A 4-Day Journey from Yangon to Mandalay 04 Days /03 Nights

Culture of Myanmar: A 4-Day Journey from Yangon to Mandalay 04 Days /03 Nights

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 -MANDALAY (By Flight)

After breakfast at Hotel, transfer to Yangon Airport fly to Mandalay, Mandalay is a city and former royal capital in northern Myanmar (formerly Burma) on the Irrawaddy River. Start tour to Amapura, to visit Mahagandayon, which is one of the famous Buddhist monasteries, where more than a thousand monks live and study Buddhism. Visit the central Mandalay, including Mahamuni Pagoda, gold leaf hammering, Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for its exquisite wood carvings; Kuthodaw Pagoda,In the afternoon visit to (Zegyo Market) Located at the heart of Mandalay and built during the reign of King Mindon, Zegyo Market is the oldest and largest shopping market in Mandalay, 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 in Mandalay.

Day 3           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 4            MANDALAY DEPARTURE (By Land)

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 (Mandalay)