BEST OF MYANMAR 7 DAYS

Upon arrival, You are welcome by our guide and driver, then transfer to your hotel for check in.

This afternoon, you will visit the colonial city centre where you will pass old colonial buildings; reminders of the time when Yangon was a British Colonial outpost and was known as Rangoon. We then visit the Shwedagon Pagoda, the most revered site in Myanmar. See the sunset from here, overlooking the city.

Free your time at leisure. Overnight in Yangon.

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This morning, transfer airport for domestic flight to Heho. Proceed by road to Nyaung Shwe (25 km - 1 hour) - a gateway toInle Lake, a freshwater lake in the heart of Shan Highlands. Proceed by boat (approx. 30 mins) to your hotel on the lake. You’ll head to the center of Inle Lake in your private vessel, passing floating garden houses built on stilts, and the famous ‘leg-rowing’ fishermen who make their living from the lake’s plentiful supply of fish.

The boat will take you to your resort situated by the lake side. Stay in a stilt bungalow with a lovely, panoramic view of the lake. Continue to the lake’s main sanctuary at Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda.

Head back to your resort in time to see the spectacular sunset over the lake. In the evening, you will be served a traditional Shwe style dinner on lacquer plates.

Free your time at leisure. Overnight in Inle Lake.

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Breakfast at hotel. This morning, visit a local market (on market day only) and then, proceed to Nampan Village and see the small traditional work places producing hand-made goods for local use and trading.

Have your lunch at Nampan Restaurant. After lunch, enjoy a boat tour to Inndein Village at the western end of the lake. The boat takes you through a long and narrow waterway with both shores covered by reeds and bamboo forest. This is probably one of the most scenic boat rides on the lake. Upon arrival, walk past the village and head to the ruined temple complex following a stair path. Alternatively, bullock carts can transport you from the village to mountain top. Return to jetty through nature path and proceed to your hotel by boat. 

Free your time at leisure. Overnight in Inle Lake.

After breakfast, transfer to the town of Nyaung Shwe. Browse the lively morning market and visit the local nunneries and monasteries to learn about life in these Buddhist institutions.

Hve your lunch at the excellent Viewpoint Restaurant then transfer to Heho Airport and your flight to Bagan. Upon arrival, you are welcome and transfer to your hotel for check in. 

Free your time at leisure. Overnight in Bagan.

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Just before the day totally breaks as a faint light beginning to appear in the far eastern horizon, Bagan stands still and awaits the early riser to reward with its magical vista. Imagine! You are the one watching Bagan plain with its endless temples and the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River in the rising sun, floating over it, as the gentle wind guides you and enjoying the champagne served on board with balloons over Bagan (October through March - The flight takes approximately 30 – 45 minutes).

Return to the hotel for breakfast. Free your time at leisure or enjoy a bicycle tour in Bagan.

This afternoon, we take you with horse carts to Myingaba Gubyaukgyi Temple, noted for its mural paintings (under the protection of UNESCO). Continue to Damayasaka Temple, a complex pentagonal shape zedi, a contemporary structure at the time. Afterwards, visit the temples near Minnanthu Village, including Leimyethna, a temple with well-preserved frescoes, Payathonzu Complex (if open), the three interconnected shrines with Tantric mural paintings and Nandamannya Temple with fine frescoes and an unexpectedly erotic mural. The horse carts will then take you to Bupaya – to enjoy sunset over Ayeyarwaddy River.

Dinner with cultural show. Free your time at leisure. Overnight in Bagan.

Have breakfast at your hotel. Start your day with a morning trip to the busy market of Nyaung Oo and see local life as Bagan residents do their morning shopping.

Transfer to the airport to take a flight to Yangon. You are welcome and then transfer to your hotel.

Free your time at leisure. Your farewell dinner will be at Le Planteur Restaurant, which serves excellent Asian and French cuisine in a tasteful setting. Overnight in Yangon.

Breakfast at hotel. An early start will get you to Bogyoke Market, previously known as ‘Scott Market’. Filled with handmade goods and curios, it’s a perfect place for gift shopping.

Free your time at leisure until our guide and driver pick you up and transfer to the airport for departure flight.