Tour Plan
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Day 1: On arrival in Yangon (no meals)
On arrival in Yangon, you will be welcomed by our guide then transferred to your selected hotel in Yangon. The rest of the first day of Myanmar 14 days itinerary is at your leisure to explore this ancient city. Dinner is on your own and overnight in Yangon.
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Day 2: Yangon City Tour (B, L)
Wake up early in the morning, enjoy your breakfast at Yangon city then we spend the whole second day of Myanmar 14 days itinerary exploring the current capital of Myanmar namely Yangon with its historical values. The first destination of your city tour today is the National Museum. You later make visits to such attractive places of the city as the Sule Pagoda with ancient colonial style, located in the city centre and the City Hall for taking some beautiful pictures with your family and friends. You later head to the peaceful Kandawgyi Lake with the Karaweik Hall to join a royal floating barge. Due to its fantastic beauty with its shores surrounded by gardens and trees, Kandawgyi is a perfect place for taking beautiful pictures.
The next site of your Myanmar 14 days itinerary today is Shwedagon Pagoda, considered among the world’s most beautiful religious monuments, making your city tour more interesting. The golden dome of the Shwedagon Pagoda is 98 meters high and contains 60 tons of pure gold. We keep exploring this beautiful city with a stroll around the Mahabandoola Park to admire the colonial courthouse. From here you take a rickshaw tour around the historical buildings and visit the lively Yangon harbor as well as observe the locals’ routine life.
After the lunch in a local restaurant and a short break, we keep exploring Yangon with a visit to Dhala, an enchanting village. To reach it, you will join a cruise trip along the Yangon River. What makes this village differ from the parts of the world is its quiet, little-known ancient world charm. Then we hike towards a pedal-powered trishaw to discover the tranquil streets as well as meet some local people. After tasting their typical tea at a local shop, you come back to Yangon by ferry in the late afternoon. Dinner is on your own and overnight is at the hotel in Yangon.
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Day 3: Yangon – Mandalay - Evening chants of the monks (B, L)
In the early morning, you are transferred to the airport in Yangon for a short flight to Mandalay, a city with lots of historical values. Upon arrival in Madalay city, you can make a climb to the peak of Mandalay Hill for a fantastic view of the city and fresh air. Keep exploring Mandalay with visits to such famous destinations as the giant marble Buddha image at Kyauktawgyi and the ‘World’s Biggest Book’ and Shwenandaw Monastery.
Myanmar 14 days itinerary later offers you to come to a local restaurant for lunch. After the meal, we head to Mahamuni Pagoda where you take the opportunity to see one of the country’s most revered statues – amazing Buddha image covered by gold leaf. The next site of your visit is Yankin Hill lying in the eastern city to see lots of different Buddhist monasteries. From here, you can hike to the submit of the hill to enjoy the beautiful view of the rice fields and mountainous landscapes. Especially, in the early evening, you take a great chance to hear the evening chants of the monks to have a wider understanding of Buddhist culture and spirit. Return to Mandalay in the late evening. Dinner is on your own and overnight in the hotel in Mandalay.
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Day 4: Sagaing by car and Ava to Amarapura by bike (B, L)
Wake up early in the morning then we kick off the forth day of Myanmar 14 days itinerary with a trip to Sagaing, which is home to more than 100 meditation shrines and 600 other religious buildings. Travelling here, you can discover some important places and, if lucky, you have a chance to meet monks or nuns as well as gain more knowledge about their spirit.
In the afternoon, it is time for you to take adventurous Myanmar 14 days itinerary, starting with a cycle through farms and local villages where you may encounter hospitable villagers, cute animals as well as make a stroll around the tranquil path. The next destination of your visit is Ava, known as the former Myanmar capital during the 14th and 19th centuries. Keep cycling with an exploration of Amarapura, then head to U Bein bridge for beautiful sunset view on the river. You return to the hotel in Mandalay for the night. Dinner is on your own and overnight in Mandalay.
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Day 5: Mandalay - Pyin Oo Lwin (B, L)
Leaving the historic Mandalay city, we head to the town of Pyin Oo Lwin. Situated in the Shan Mountains, this enchanting city is famed for horse and cart, colonial buildings, vivid market and tranquil streets. We later make a stroll around the sprawling botanical gardens, an immaculate collection of plants and flowers from around the world. In the late afternoon, you head to your selected hotel in Pyin Oo Lwin town for the night. Dinner is on your own and overnight in Pyin Oo Lwin town.
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Day 6: Pyin Oo Lwin - Gokteik Viaduc – Mandalay (B, L)
Today, Myanmar 14 days itinerary gives our guests the opportunity to join a picturesque 4-hour train on the Mandalay-Lashio railway. While the train runs slowly, you take the opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery of traditional villages, endless rice fields as well as smiling children.
We finally stop in a little town for a short break then or driver comes to pick you up then transfers back to the hotel in Mandalay.
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Day 7: Mandalay to Bagan (8-10 hours) (B, L)
We set off the day with a cruise trip to Bagan along the Irrawaddy River. While the boat sails peacefully on the river, you have a chance to enjoy the scenic views of both sites of the river. En route, we make a stop for a while to see the temple-dotted hills of Sagaing. In addition, with Myanmar 14 days itinerary, our guests can see the fishermen casting their nets, kids splashing in the water and other smiling faces of the locals making their lives on the river.
In the late afternoon, as we approach the Bagan, you can see more and more pagodas come into view, having a close eye at the colinial buildings of the historic Bagan. You reach your hotel in Bagan in the early morning. Dinner is on your own and overnight in the hotel in Bagan.
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Day 8: Bagan by bike (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel then you can spend the whole day exploring the ancient Bagan City by cycling, starting with a visit to the lively Nyaung Oo Market where you can have a close eye on the daily life of the locals as well as shop for some souvenirs. The next places of your visit today are Shwezigon Pagoda, famed for its magnificent golden stupa, and Wetkyi-In Gubyaukgyi, a unique temple with lots of murals paintings. Before coming to the local restaurant for the lunch, we come to the elegant Htilominlo Temple, famed for its fine plaster carvings.
After the break at noon, we keep Myanmar 14 days itinerary by exploring Bagan on a trip to a local village to observe the process of making traditional lacquerware. The next place of your afternoon visit is Ananda, a structural masterpiece reflecting the unique style of Bagan temple and comprising four standing Buddha statues. You conclude the cycling trip around the Bagan with a visit to one of the few surviving brick monasteries from the early Bagan period. After that, we drive back to the hotel in the center of Bagan for relaxing. Dinner is on your own and overnight in the hotel in Bagan.
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Day 9: Bagan Exploration (B, L)
Due to its historical values, you can spend another day exploring Bagan, starting with a tour around the temple plains where you take the chance to admire the unique-style architecture of ancient Myanmar’s people as well as have a wider understanding of mural paintings and carvings. In the afternoon, we take a horse cart to discover the tallest temples of Bagan and well as enjoy the tranquil atmosphere in the rural areas.
Then we conclude the adventurous Myanmar 14 days itinerary with a climb to the upper terrace of a pagoda to see the fantastic sunset view. Return to the hotel in Bagan for the night. Dinner is on your own and overnight in Bagan.
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Day 10: Bagan - Heho – Pindaya (B, L)
In the morning, we head to the airport in Bagan for a short flight to Heho in Shan State. On arrival in Heho, we head to Pindaya (1.5 – hour drive), going by lots of fields growing cabbages, pumpkins and other seasonal crops. Upon arrival in Pindaya, we head towards to the lively market where you have a chance to see how the locals purchase their goods as well as shop for some typical handcraft products. Then our driver will transfer you to your selected hotel in Pindaya for check-in.
After checking in, we make a visit to the tea plantation to admire the green atmosphere as well as learn how to identify fresh leaves ready for harvest. In addition, coming here, you take a great chance to learn to make tea leaf salad, one of Myanmar’s most flavour snacks. You end of the tour with a visit to the Pindaya caves, famed for thousands of Buddha images dating back many years ago. Come back to the hotel in Pindaya in the early evening. Dinner is on your own and enjoy your night of Myanmar 14 days itinerary at the hotel.
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Day 11: Pindaya Discovery (B, L)
Wake up early in the morning, enjoy the energized breakfast then we can spend the whole day of Myanmar 14 days itinerary trekking into the hills of Pindaya, starting with a walk along the dirt path to reach the enchanting villages. The closer you reach the villages, the higher you climb to the hills. Especially, along the road, you take the chance to enjoy the fantastic view of the town and mountainous landscapes. Then you make some stops at the cave with Buddha statues and local villages, which is home to the Danu ethnic group.
We later reach Si Kya Inn at noon where you can enjoy the lunch with locals as well as gain knowledge about the life of the Danu people and their culture. After a short break at noon, keep trekking back to Pindaya on a different road, giving a chance to see the fabulous views of the Shan Hills. We come back to the hotel in the late afternoon. It is time for you to take a rest and enjoy the self-service dinner. Stay overnight in the hotel in Pindaya.
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Day 12: Pindaya - Nyaung Shwe (B, L)
Departing from Pindaya, we head to Nyaung Shwe. On arrival at the hotel in Nyaung Shwe, you can spend the rest of the day discovering the Nyaung Shwe or simply relaxing at your hotel. Dinner is on your own and overnight in the hotel in Nyaung Shwe.
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Day 13: Roundtrip from Inle Lake (B, L)
Wake up early, enjoy the fresh air in the town of Nyaung Shwe, then we ride the bicycle to the Inle Lake for the cruise trip along the picturesque Inle Lake. While admiring the stunning beauty of the lake, you can make some stops at typical floating gardens, fishing villages. The next destination of your morning visit of Myanmar 14 days itinerary is Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda, the weaving village of Inpawkhon and other interesting spots.
In the afternoon, we keep exploring the surroundings of the lake with a discovery of the 80-year-old monastery namely ”jumping cat monastery”. Then you are transferred to the hotel. En route back, you take the opportunity to visit the leg-rowing fishermen and floating gardens. Dinner is on your own and overnight at Inle Lake.
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Day 14: Inle Lake – Yangon (B)
Breakfast at the hotel on Inle Lake then you are transferred to the Heho airport for the domestic flight back to Yangon. On arrival in Yangon, you can spend your last day in Myanmar strolling around the city and shopping for some gifts at Gems Mart and Handicrafts shops. Or you can make a visit to Bogyoke Aung San (Scott) Market to buy souvenirs. After that, our driver will pick you up and transfer to the airport for your international flight going home.
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