Cultural Tour

Tour Code: GAH - 004

Yangon – Mandalay – Sagaing – Mingun - Yangon (4D / 3 N)

Brief Itinerary

Day 01. Yangon arrival & sightseeing. O/N Yangon. (by car)
Day 02. Fly to Mandalay and sightseeing. p.m. Sagaing sightseeing. O/N Mandalay. (by flight & car)
Day 03. Mandalay – Mingun sightseeing & p.m. fly back to Yangon. O/N Yangon. (by boat, car & flight)
Day 04. Shopping & departure. (by car)

Detail Itinerary

Day – 01:Yangon arrival and sightseeing (by car)
Arrive at Yangon International Airport to be welcomed upon arrival by your gracious tour guide. Transfer and check into your hotel. In the afternoon, take a tour of Yangon including a photo stop at Karaweik Hall (named after a sacred mythological bird) which is a royal barge floating in Kandawgyi ("Royal") Lake and then stop at the Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda (Reclining Buddha) a colossal reclining Buddha (which is only surpassed in size by the one in Bago). Later that afternoon, visit to the city center and see the gilded 2,500 year-old Sule Pagoda (a magnificent octagonal golden pagoda which is said to enshrine a hair of Buddha). Then, you will visit the beautiful colonial-style buildings surrounding Mahabandula Park, take a tour of the Naga (hand blown) Glass Factory and stroll through the quaint and narrow streets of Chinatown including the short visit to Tao Temple. Spend the night at your hotel in Yangon.

Day – 02:Yangon - Mandalay - Sagaing ( by flight and car )
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be driven to the Yangon airport for your flight to Mandalay. Upon arrival in Mandalay, you will be transferred to your hotel where you will check in. Afterwards, you will begin sightseeing with a visit to the Mahamuni Pagoda (Mandalay’s most fabled pagoda built in 1784 by King Bodawpaya to house the Mahamuni Image) and to the Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, which has a large Buddha image carved out of a single block of marble. Next, you will be taken to the Shwenandaw Monastery (Golden Palace) noted for its exquisite woodcarvings and to the Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the World's Biggest Book for its 729 marble stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures. In the afternoon, you will visit Mandalay Hill, which has panoramic view of Mandalay, and to Mandalay Palace, which was built to house King Mindon's family. You will then proceed to Sagaing Hill, which is widely regarded as the religious center of Myanmar and is home to 3,000 monks and 100 meditation centers. The landscape around Sagaing Hill is dotted with numerous white-painted pagodas and monasteries. You will finish your tour with a visit to Kaungmudaw Pagoda, the Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, the Pottery Making Village and the Silversmith Workshop. In the evening you will enjoy the sunset from Sagaing Hill before returning to Mandalay. Spend the night at your hotel in Mandalay.

Day – 03:Mandalay - Mingun - Yangon ( by car, boat and flight )
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be transferred to a jetty to take a private boat along the Ayeyarwaddy River to visit Mingun, a village on the west bank of the river. You will visit to the Mingun Pahtotawgyi (a 162 ft. pagoda built by King Bodawpaya that was never finished, but if it were, it would have reached a height of some 500 ft.), the Mingun Bell (which is the world's biggest ringing bell) and the Myatheintan Pagoda (which is one of the prettiest pagodas in Myanmar built as a representation of the Buddhist plan of the cosmos). Then you will explore the surrounding village. In the evening, you will be driven to the airport for your flight back to Yangon. Spend the night at your hotel in Yangon.

Day – 04:Shopping & Departure ( by car )
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be taken to the Gems Mart and Handicrafts shops for morning shopping. You will also be taken to the Bogyoke Aung San Market (well known for gems & jewelry, arts & crafts, fabrics & fashions and local products) where you can buy you last-minute souvenirs. You will then be transferred to airport for your departure.

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