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Golden
Myanmar 13 days / 12 nights
Yangon-Inle
Lake-Pindaya-Mandalay-Maymyo-Hispaw-Bagan
-1947 Pandaw
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All the major
destinations and including a cruise on the fabled
Ayeyarwaddy river on board the elegant steamer replica
1947 PANDAW.
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Day
01 Yangon arrival (based on morning flight)
Transfer to the hotel and begin sightseeing including
colorful downtown Yangon, Chaukhtatkyi, a colossal
reclining Buddha; a scenic photo stop on beautiful
Kandawgyi Lake and the Shwedagon Pagoda, arguably
the world's most impressive golden stupa. O/N Yangon
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02 Yangon - Heho (flight) Inle Lake
Transfer to Inle Lake and begin sightseeing of
this magical lake via private boat. Highlights
include the boatmen with their unique 'one-legged'
rowing style, the floating gardens, the 'jumping
cats' monastery and more. O/N Inle Lake
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03 Inle lake
Continue Inle Lake sightseeing today with a memorable
visit to idyllic Indain village with its 16th
century pagodas. Later visit a local silk weaving
'factory' which sits on stilts on the lake. O/N
Inle Lake
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04 Excusion to Pindaya, Heho - Mandalay (flight)
Drive through the rolling hills of the Shan state
to reach Pindaya, site of the fascinating Pindaya
caves which contain more than 8,000 Buddha images.
Sightseeing of the caves and then drive to Heho
airport for afternoon flight to Mandalay. O/N
Mandalay
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Day
05 Mandalay sightseeing and transfer to Maymyo
(car)
In the morning Mandalay sightseeing includes,gold
leaf hammering, Mahamuni pagoda, Shwenandaw Monastery,
noted for its exquisite wood carvings; and Kuthodaw
Pagoda, renowned as the world's largest book for
its stone slabs of the entire Buddhist scriptures.
Afternoon transfer to the former British Hill
station of Maymyo (Pyin Oo Lwin) where we enjoy
the cool and temperate climate. Sightseeing included
some elegant old colonial houses, and the famous
237 acre botanical garden. There are many horse
drawn carriages to enliven the scenery. O/N Maymyo.
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Day
06 Excursion to Hsipaw (train/car)
Take a journey into history today as we travel
to Hsipaw, once the capital of a small Shan state
of its own and where a Shan palace still stands
at the north end of town. This journey will also
carry us across the Goitek viaduct which spans
a deep gorge. This famous piece of engineering
was accomplished over 100 years ago by the Pennsylvania
Steel Co. with a crew of Americans, British, Germans
and Burmese. We take the most scenic part by train
and after our visit in Hsipaw we will return to
Maymyo by car. O/N Maymyo
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07 Maymyo-Mandalay (car) Amarapura and Inwa
Drive back to Mandalay and sightseeing today includes
visits to the former royal capitals of Amarapura
and Inwa. At Amarapura visit U Bein's bridge,
the world's longest teakwood bridge and then at
Inwa we travel by pony cart down tree lined paths
as we visit old palace walls, wooden monasteries
and the 'leaning tower of Ava'. O/N Mandalay
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08 Mandalay-Bagan by Irrawaddy Flotilla Company boat
1947 PANDAW
(scheduled departures on Thursday)
Embark 1947 PANDAW and morning departure for Bagan.
O/N PANDAW
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09 On board the 1947 PANDAW
Stop for early morning village walk
at Sameikkon and evening stop for visit to the
tobacco trading town of Pakkoku. O/N PANDAW
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10 Bagan
Morning arrival in Bagan
and disembark the 1947 PANDAW. After transfer
to the hotel begin sightseeing of one of Asia's
premier archaeological sites. Highlights will
include many of Bagan's distinctive pagodas. At
sunset enjoy a marvelous panoramic view of the
pagodas. O/N Bagan
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11 Bagan
Continue
sightseeing of Bagan's unique pagodas, visit colorful
Bagan market, and also see some of Bagan's famous
lacquerware being handcrafted. O/N Bagan
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12 Bagan - Yangon (flight) Yangon sightseeing
Morning
flight to Yangon and Yangon sightseeing Including
a visit to Chinatown and Scott market, a sprawling
77 year old complex filled with Myanmar handicrafts
and which is an excellent opportunity for a last
shopping spree. O/N Yangon
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Day 13 Yangon departure
At leisure until airport transfer.
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