Essential Myanmar Tour

Welcome to Yangon, the capital city of Myanmar! Your guide will meet you at airport and escort you to check in the hotel, the rest of the day is free at your leisure.

In the morning you will start your sightseeing includes colossal reclining Buddha Chauk Htet Gyi Pagoda, still a popular place for Buddhist worshippers and continue your visit to National Museum, filled with artifact and cultural exhibits of Myanmar. And then you will have a sightseeing visit in downtown to see the colonial buildings before going to the famous Scott Market, a sprawling complex built in 1926 and noted for its variety of handicrafts and other items which provides an excellent opportunity for a shopping spree.

Finish your tour with a visit to the awe-inspiring Shwedagon Pagoda which towers over all of Yangon. It is perhaps the most beautiful pagoda complex in all of Asia and is one sight that no visitor to Myanmar should miss.

Take a morning flight from Yangon to Bagan. Upon arrival you will be met by your guide and you will be showed around the temples of Bagan. Your sightseeing highlights includes Bagan’s distinctive pagodas such as Shwezigon, a prototype of later Myanmar stupas; Wetkyi-in- Gubyaukgyi, a 13th century cave temple with interesting fine frescoes; Ananda Pagoda, one of the finest, largest and best persevered in Old Bagan; and next to it you visit Ananda Ok Kyaung, one of the few surviving brick monastery buildings from the early Bagan period and Htilominlo Temple which is known to be the last Myanmar Style temple built in Bagan.

Afternoon's sightseeing highlights include more of Bagan’s impressive pagodas such as Sulamani Temple built in by King Narapatisithu, Dhammayangyi Temple, a massive later period temple with the finest brickwork in Bagan and Thatbyinnyu Temple which towering above the other monuments of Bagan.

Later you will enjoy Bagan famous sunset at the best place selected by your guide.

Early morning transfer to Ayeyar jetty to take a boat trip to Tantkyi Taung Pagoda which is located on the top of Tantkyi hill on the western side of Ayeyarwaddy River. And then take a truck up to the mountain and enjoy a panoramic view over the hill.

Afternoon return back to Bagan and continue our sightseeing of more Bagan impressive pagodas and temples. Sightseeing highlights includes Manuha Temple built by King Manuha to represent his displeasure of captivity, Nanpaya close behind the Manuha and which is also Bagan's first "gu-style" (cave) shrine and next visit Gubaukgyi Temple, in the old Bagan village of Myinkaba, is an early period temple with well-preserved paintings inside.

After that you will visit a lacquer ware craft shop to see the process of hand-making these beautiful pieces. Then visit Lawkananda Pagoda, a riverside stupa rich in history and where the sunset views are excellent.

Today, you will take a full day cruise along the mighty Ayeyarwady to Mandalay. You will arrive at evening and your guide and driver will escort you to the hotel.  

In the morning you will travel to the ancient royal capital of Amarapura. Here you will visit Mahagandayon monastery, which is a school for young monks, and the nearby U Bein Bridge. It is more than two centuries old and at 1.2 km is the longest teakwood span in the world. 

Afternoon sightseeing includes the highly revered Mahamuni Pagoda; a gold leaf hammering craft shop, Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for its exquisite wood carvings; Kuthodaw Pagoda, renowned as the World's largest book for its 729 stone slabs containing the entire Buddhist scriptures, and if time permits Mandalay Hill for a view over the city and Ayeyarwaddy River.

Take the morning flight to Heho. Upon arrival, you will be met and escorted to Inle Lake and stay over night by the lake. 

After refreshment, you will start your sightseeing by long tailed boat to Inn Paw Khone Village where you can see lotus and silk weaving industries. Next visit Nanpan to see the traditional boat making, cheroot (Burmese cigar) making factory. And then continue our visit to Phaung Daw U Pagoda, which is the most highly revered monastery in the Inle Lake area. It houses five ancient images of the Buddha that are completely covered in gold leaf. And then visit to Nge Phe Chaung monastery and floating gardens. 

Today’s your Inle Lake sightseeing start with a visit to Indein and it enchanting 17th century pagodas. To reach Indein Temple complex and the nearby village you will take a boat ride up a small scenic creek that runs into Inle Lake. Then continue visit floating village of Ywama, the lake's downtown and largest village on the Inlay Lake, where you can see the gold and silversmiths workshop.

Transfer to Heho airport and fly to Ngapali where you will enjoy the sunshine at the stunning and unspoilt beach.

Full day at leisure.

Full day at leisure.

Fly to Yangon for your connecting flight back to your sweet home.