Yangon/Bagan/Mandalay (Sagaing/Mingun)/ Inle/Yangon (7 days)

Day 01 Arrival Yangon

Upon arrival at Yangon Int'l Airport by p.m. flight, you will be welcomed by a tour guide and transferred to hotel. Dinner (to own account). Overnight at HOTEL. Note * If arriving on morning flight, today, a morning of sightseeing will include city highlights as shown in the itineraries of Day 6 and Day 7.

Day 02 Yangon/Bagan by flight

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for a.m. flight to fly to Bagan. Upon arrival, check in the hotel and prowl the colorful local NYAUNG OO MARKET. And you'll depart on a full day tour of the most significant pagodas of Bagan including SHWEZI GON PAGODA, GUBYAUK GYI TEMPLE, HTILO MINLO TEMPLE and ANANDA TEMPLE. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, visit one of Myanmar's treasured handicrafts, a LACQUERWARE WORKSHOP. At sunset time, you will climb to the summit of a tall, serene structure and watch panoramic scene of glorious Bagan and the sun drop into the distant hills. Magical moments! Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at HOTEL (Riverside).

Day 03 Bagan/Mandalay by flight

After breakfast, check out from the hotel to transfer to the airport for a.m. flight to Mandalay, the country's second city and cultural center. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel. The sightseeing will begin with a visit to the most revered religious monument in Mandalay, the MAHA MUNI TEMPLE. Continue to MANDALAY PALACE, GOLD LEAF INDUSTRY and HANDICRAFTS SHOPS those sell wood carvings, Burmese marionettes and richly embroidered tapestries. Visits are also made to SHWE NANDAW MONASTERY, KUTHODAW PAGODA and view over the city from MANDALAY HILL when the sun goes down. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants.

Overnight at HOTEL.

Day 04 Mandalay – Sagaing - Mingun - Mandalay

Breakfast at the hotel. This morning it's off to the lovely countryside around Mandalay to explore two old cities. AMARAPURA has fine pagodas, ruins of the old palace and shops specializing in cotton and silk longyis as well as wood and marble carvings. The U BEIN BRIDGE, a long and meandering structure built of teak, spans TAUNG THA MAN LAKE. A stroll here is an absolute delight. You will also have the opportunity to observe the monks having their last meal of the day in total silence. The SAGAING HILLS sit above the Ayerwaddy and are the site of crumbling pagodas and many active shrines. Nearby is the one mile-long Ava Bridge which was built

during British times and was the first bridge across the country's major waterway. Drive to KAUNG HMU DAW PAGODA and SILVER SMITH WORKSHOP.

Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, boat trip on the Ayerwaddy River to MINGUN, about 7 miles (1 hour) upriver from Mandalay, with visits to the MINGUN BELL, weighing 90 tons and claimed as the largest uncracked bell in the world; the unfinished MINGUN PAGODA, built as one of the world's largest chedis by King Bodaw Paya and HSIN PHYUME PAGODA. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at HOTEL.

Day 05 Mandalay/Heho by flight

After breakfast, transfer to airport for a.m. flight to Heho. Upon arrival, proceed by road to Nyaung Shwe, the gateway to Inle Lake (18 miles - 1hr). An excursion by boat on LAKE INLE will include sights of the famous leg rowers, typical floating gardens, local methods of fishing, village life and magnificent sceneries. Full day visits are made to PHAUNG DAW OO PAGODA, the weaving village of INNPAW KHON, and NGAPHE CHAUNG MONASTERY (jumping cats). Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight at HOTEL ON THE LAKE.

Day 06 Heho/Yangon by flight

After breakfast, take the boat ride (1hr) to return to Nyaung Shwe and drive to Heho Airport to catch a.m. flight. Arrive Yangon and transfer to hotel. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, start a tour through Yangon's colonial-style city center where SULE PAGODA is situated. After a photo stop at KARAWEIK HALL, a "hamsa bird-shaped floating barge" on KANDAW GYI (ROYAL) LAKE, visit a huge reclining Buddha Image - CHAUK HTAT GYI PAGODA. At sunset you'll visit the SHWEDAGON PAGODA, the glistening golden stupa that towers over the capital and never fails to enchant visitors. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at HOTEL.

Day 07 Departure

After breakfast, visit the GLASS BLOWING FACTORY, the NATIONAL MUSEUM and stroll through the BOGYOKE (SCOTT) MARKET with hundreds of food, clothes, handicrafts and gem stores. Lunch at a local restaurant. Car and guide will be on your disposal for further visits in Yangon until airport transfer for p.m. flight. Note * If arriving on morning flight on Day 1, transfer to airport for departure.