Myanmar Itinerary

8 Days – Tour of Myanmar

Day 1:  Arrive Yangon: Welcome to Myanmar (Burma)

Afternoon enjoy tea and snacks in a local tea shop. Visit a Pagoda, home to a giant reclining Buddha, see the Royal Barge and visit Shwedagon Pagoda the most revered Buddhist temple in Myanmar.  

Day 2: Yangon- Heho Airport – Inle Lake: Morning fly to Heho airport and you will be driven to your resort on Inle Lake. Pass villages built on stilts over the lake, inhabited by local Intha people. Observe the famous leg-rowing fishermen and see their floating gardens.

Day 3: Inle Lake: Today an exciting visit to local village market. Market rotates in a 5 day cycle. People from far away villages come here to buy and sell their wares. Later visit Indein Village- walk around and enjoy a birds eyes view of Inle lake.

Day 4: Inle Lake – Heho – Mandalay: Fly to Mandalay. Rest of the day at leisure.

Day 5: Mandalay: First, cross a bridge over the Irrawaddy River to Sagaing. Covered with 600 white-painted pagodas and monasteries, Sagaing Hill is widely regarded as the religious centre of Myanmar. Visit a local market. A short ferry ride and then horse cart ride to visit old wooden Bagaya Monastery. On the way back visit Amarapura the city of immortality. Enjoy sunset at the iconic U Bein Bridge.

Day 6: Mandalay – Bagan: From the Mandalay jetty board, a private local boat for a 1-hr cruise on the Irrawaddy River to Mingun where see the Mingun Bell which, weighing in at more than 90 tons, is considered the world’s largest uncracked ringing bell. Later fly to Bagan.

Day 7: Bagan: From an elevated viewpoint with spectacular views over the surrounding plains see the grandeur and scope of Bagan’s architecture. Next continue to Ananda Temple, one of the most revered temples in Bagan. 

Day 8: Bagan – Yangon – Home: Morning optional hot air balloon ride over the hundreds of temples. Fly Bagan to Yangon and begin your return journey home.