Myanmar (Burma) Tours
Highlights of Myanmar 2012
Highlights: 12 day tour
This 12-day Myanmar tour visits the main highlights of this stunning country - such as Mandalay, the royal city surrounded by former ancient capitals, Bagan, with ruins of the once famous Buddhist centre and the serene Inle Lake with its colourful hill tribes.
Price from: £1295 pp
Myanmar is truly the undiscovered gem of South East Asia. Long cut off from the outside world, Myanmar has an unspoilt, spiritual air about it. Stand on the roof of an ancient ruined temple overlooking the Irrawaddy River in Bagan, visit the bustling Nyaugng Oo Market and let the women put tannika on your face to protect you from the sun or enjoy a leisurely boat trip along Inle Lake. Your visit to Myanmar will be one of the most fulfilling holidays you have ever experienced.
This is an individual tour, which includes private sightseeing, all transfers and accommodation in either three-star hotels/guesthouses or four-star hotels.
| Prices 2012 | Three-star hotel | Four-star hotel |
| Price per person twin-share | £1295 | £1520 |
| Single room supplement | £320 | £535 |
Price Includes:
Accommodation in three/four-star hotels with breakfast. All transfers and transportation throughout. Flight tickets in economy class including taxes as specified. Sightseeing with English-speaking guides. Entrance fees on sightseeing tours.
Price Excludes:
International flights – please contact us for the best available prices. International airport tax in Myanmar. Myanmar Visa. Lunch and dinner except where specified.
Notes:
Please note that during May to October the beach stay at Ngapali is not possible due to weather conditions. Therefore, on day 9 the tour goes from Inle Lake to Yangon for an overnight stay and then finishes on day 10. Please contact us for prices during this period.
12 Day Itinerary
YANGON
Arrive Yangon and transfer to hotel for overnight stay. Full day of sightseeing in Yangon including Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda’s 70m long reclining Buddha, a tour of downtown Yangon with its grand colonial buildings before reaching Myanmar’s holiest monument, the Shwedagon Pagoda, for sunset with its golden stupa covered with 60 tons of pure gold leaf.
YANGON TO BAGAN
Fly to Bagan, where thousands of ancient stupas and temples make this one of the most remarkable archaeological sites in Asia. Afternoon tour of Bagan, transfer to hotel for 2 nights.
BAGAN
Continuation of tour of Bagan including the Nyaugng Oo Market, the Shwezigon Pagoda, a cave temple and the elegant Htilominlo Temple. The day ends with a sunset boat cruise on the Irrawaddy River.
BAGAN TO MT. POPA AND MANDALAY
Transfer to Mt. Popa by car and visit the shrine dedicated to the worship of the 37 Nats. Continue to Mandalay and transfer to hotel for 3 nights.
MANDALAY
Full day tour of Myanmar’s cultural capital including a visit to the Mahamuni Pagoda, famous for its venerable statue of Buddha covered with gold leaf. In the afternoon, visit the Kuthodaw Pagoda with its 729 marble stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures (known as the world’s biggest book) and Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for its exquisite woodcarving.
MANDALAY
Full day trip to the former capitals of Amarapura, Ava and Sagaing. Visit the 18th century capital, Amarapura where you can attend the daily meal of over a thousand monks at the country’s largest monastery, Mahagandayon. In the afternoon, continue to Sagaing, covered with 600 white-painted pagodas and monasteries, Sagaing Hill is widely regarded as the religious centre of Myanmar and is home to 3,000 monks and 100 meditation centres.
MANDALAY TO INLE LAKE
Fly to Heho and enjoy a scenic drive to Inle Lake, one of Myanmar’s best-known sights. The Intha people, a tribe of Mon descent, mostly inhabit the lakeshores and floating villages. Arrive Nyaung Shwe village and transfer by boat to start a sightseeing tour of Inle Lake including an opportunity to see the leg-rowing fishermen and the floating gardens. Transfer to hotel for 2 nights.
INLE LAKE
Visit the market at Nampan then transfer to In Dein, an off-the-beaten-track site on the south of the lake. From the market place of a small Pa O tribe village, follow an old covered path to a 13th century monastery and the very impressive ruins of hundreds of ancient pagodas. The main stupa-area on the top of the hill offers breathtaking views over the surrounding mountains and down to the valley and lake in the far distance.
INLE LAKE TO NGAPALI
Continuation of tour of Inle Lake including a visit to floating villages like Ywama. In the afternoon visit Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the weaving village of Inpawkhon and the jumping cat monastery. Fly to Thandwe and transfer to hotel in Ngapali for 3 nights.
NGAPALI
Spend the next 2 days in the Bay of Bengal in the charming fishing village of Ngapali with its beautiful beach and abundant coconut trees. You can either relax on the beach or enjoy different water sports.
NGAPALI
Free day
NGAPALI TO YANGON
Transfer to airport for flight to Yangon.
