Pilgrimage Tour

Tour Code: GAH - 010

Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay – Heho – Inle – Kalaw – Pinday - Yangon (7D /6 N)

Brief Itinerary

Day 01. Yangon arrival & sightseeing. O/N Yangon. (by car)
Day 02. Fly to Bagan and sightseeing. O/N Bagan. (by flight & car)
Day 03. Bagan to Mandalay by flight. O/N Mandalay. (by flight & car)
Day 04. Mandalay to Heho and Inle lake S/S. O/N Inle lake. (by flight, car & boat)
Day 05. Inle lake – Kalaw – Pindaya – Inle lake. O/N Inle lake. (by boat & car)
Day 06. Inle lake – Heho. Fly back to Yangon & S/S . O/N Yangon. (by boat, car & flight)
Day 07. 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 - Bagan (by flight and car)
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be driven to the Yangon airport for your flight to Bagan. You will be transferred to your hotel to check in. You will then have a full day of sightseeing including a visit to the colorful Nyaung U Market, to the Shwezigon Pagoda (with its magnificent golden stupa), to the Htilominlo Temple (noted for its fine plaster carvings and glazed stone decoration) and to the Gubyaukgyi Temple (with its superb mural paintings of jataka scenes). Next, you will visit the Myinkaba Village where you will observe the Traditional Lacquer-ware Industry, which is one of Myanmar's best-known handicrafts. Your tour will continue to the Manuha Temple, erected over huge Buddha-images and to the Ananda Temple, an architectural masterpiece and an excellent example of an early-style Myanmar temple with four impressive standing Buddha images. Next, you will be taken to the Thabinnyu Temple, the highest temple in Bagan and, last but not least, to the Dhamayangyi Temple noted for its remarkable brickwork. Cap off a perfect day by enjoying the dramatic sunset from the terrace of Shwesandaw Pagoda. Spend the night at your hotel in Bagan.

Day – 03: Bagan - Mandalay (by flight and car)
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be driven to the Bagan airport for your flight to Mandalay. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel where you will check in. You will begin sightseeing in Mandalay 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. Then, you will visit the tapestry making home cottage, marble carving workshop, gold-leaf pounding workshop and the silk weaving factory. 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. After lunch at a local restaurant, you will visit Mandalay Palace, which was built to house King Mindon's family. In the evening you will enjoy the sunset from Mandalay Hill with the panoramic view of Mandalay below. Spend the night at your hotel in Mandalay.

Day – 04: Mandalay - Heho - Inle lake ( by flight, boat and car )

After breakfast at your hotel, you will be transferred to the Mandalay airport for your flight to Heho. Upon arrival, you will be driven to Inle Lake where you will take a boat excursion on the lake for sightseeing including a tour of a Blacksmith and a Silversmith Workshop, then, you will continue by boat to the floating islands, to the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda (where worshippers apply gold leaf to the Buddha), to the floating gardens, to see the unique one-legged rowers (who row with one leg, while standing on the other as they are fishing), to see the "traditional fishing method" and a silk weaving factory. At the end of the day, you will visit the Nga Phe Chaung Monastery, also called "jumping cats monastery" because trained cats stay there with the monks. Spend the night at your hotel on Inle Lake.

Day – 05: Inle Lake - Kalaw - Pindaya - Inle lake ( by car & boat)
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be driven to Kalaw, a mountain resort town in the Southern Shan State, for sightseeing. Then you will continue to Pindaya which is situated at 1,164 meters above sea level and which is famous for its extensive limestone caves set deep in the hillsides which are full of thousands of Buddha images made from alabaster, teak, marble, brick, lacquer and cement. These Buddha images have been placed there over the centuries and are arranged to form a labyrinth throughout the various cave chambers. You will visit the 15-meter high Shwe U Min Paya cave, which overlooks the picturesque Boutaloke Lake. Pindaya itself is a center for the Myanmar-speaking Taung-yo people. Local handicrafts in Pindaya include Shan paper and parasols made from mulberry bark. At the end of the day, you will be driven back to Inle Lake. Spend the night at your hotel on Inle Lake.

Day – 06: Inle - Heho - Yangon ( by flight, car & boat)
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be transferred to the Heho airport for your flight back to Yangon. You will be driven to your hotel where you will check in. You will begin a half-a-day of sightseeing in Yangon starting at the Botahtaung Pagoda (Botahtaung literally means "1,000 military officers") which is hollow and contains within a sacred hair of Buddha and, then, you will proceed to the Nanthida jetty to watch the traffic on the Yangon River (luxury cruise liners often come to dock at this jetty). Spend the night at your hotel in Yangon.

Day – 07: Shopping and 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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Pilgrimage Tour

Tour Code: GAH - 010

Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay – Heho – Inle – Kalaw – Pinday - Yangon (7D /6 N)

Golden Arrowhead Travels & Tours Co., Ltd.