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Tour Code: GAH - 025

Yangon – Bagan – Pakokku – Mandalay - Yangon (7D /6 N) (by RV Pandaw Cruise)

Brief Itinerary

Day 01. Arrive Yangon and S/S. O/N Yangon. (by car) Day 02. Fly to Bagan and S/S. O/N Bagan. (by flight & car) Day 03. Transfer to jetty for embarkation on RV Pandaw. Late afternoon arrive at Pakokku. O/N on board.(by Pandaw) Day 04. The next stop at Semeikkon and proceed to Mandalay. O/N on board. (by Pandaw ) Day 05. Morning arrive Mandalay. Transfer to Amarapur and Sagaing S/S. O/N Mandalay. (by car) Day 06. Mandalay – Mingun S/S and in the evening fly back to Yanogn. O/N Yangon. (by boat, car & flight) Day 07. Shopping & departure. (by car)

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 fight & 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 - Pakokku (RV Pandaw)
After breakfast at your hotel, you will have some free time on your own for relaxing, doing more sightseeing in Bagan or shopping before you are transferred to the jetty for your boat trip on the RV Pandaw. The exciting river trip will begin when you depart Bagan and pass through the picturesque countryside to Pakokku, an agricultural port and market town at the confluence of the Chindwin River. You will enjoy the laid-back atmosphere onboard, as you observe the rural life of the villages passing by. When you arrive in Pakokku in the late afternoon, you will have time to visit the busy Pakokku Market where you will see the real lives of the local people as well as the traditional production of Pakokku’s famous brightly colored hand-woven blankets. In the evening, you will return to the RV Pandaw where you will spend the night.

Day – 04: Pakokku - Sameikkon ( RV Pandaw )
Your river journey will continue on the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River to your next destination, which will be Sameikkon. You will disembark from the RV Pandaw and take a stroll in Sameikkon, a delightful village that was once a wealthy trading post of colonial era, and which still retains a number of delightful colonial-style houses. Along the way, you will have a chance to interact with with local people. You will see an interesting network of teak footbridges connecting the village with the local monastery. Upon returning to the RV Pandaw, you will continue your cruise north towards Mandalay. Spend the night on the RV Pandaw.

Day – 05: Mandalay - Amarapura – Sagaing (leave RV Pandaw and by car)

The great cultural city of Mandalay was a former capital of Myanmar; however, many outlaying towns could lay claim to the same title at some stage in the past. In the morning, you will leave the RV Pandaw ship and go to one of those ancient cities, Amarapura. Some highlights of your visit to Amarapura are the spectacular U Bein Bridge (a teak bridge, which is the longest wooden bridge in the world) and the famous Mahagandayon Monastery (where you will observe the daily lives of the Buddhist monks who live there). Upon leaving Amarapura, you will cross over the Ayeyarwaddy River via the Inwa Bridge to the picturesque Sagaing Hill. This lush area is covered in 600 white painted pagodas and monasteries and is regarded as the religious center of Myanmar. In the evening, you will end a perfect day by enjoying the sunset from Mandalay Hill with the panoramic view of Mandalay below. Spend the night at your hotel in Mandalay.

Day – 06: Mandalay - Mingun – Yangon (by car, boat & 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). Next, you will explore the surrounding village. You will then be driven back to Mandalay for sightseeing including a visit to the Mahamuni Pagoda (Mandalay’s most fabled pagoda built in 1784 by King Bodawpaya to house the Mahamuni Image) and the Kuthodaw Pagoda known as the World's Biggest Book for its stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures. Late in the day, you will ascend Mandalay Hill for the panoramic view of Mandalay below. In the evening, you will be driven to the Mandalay airport for your flight back to Yangon. Spend the night at your hotel in Yangon.

Day – 07: Yangon 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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