| Myanmar Travel - Tour Program: GPT (11)
Duration: 5 days / 4 nights
Coverage Areas: Yangon-Bago-Kyaik Hti Yoe-Yangon-Heho-Inle- Yangon
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Day (1) Yangon Arrival by morning flight
Arrive Yangon airport by morning flight. Meet and welcome at the airport by
our Green Palace experienced guide. On way to hotel, visit Mindama Hill where
the world biggest white marble Buddha Image is situated and also to see the (3)
white elephants. Your Journey begins with an afternoon tour through Yangon's
colonial-style city center. Visit SULE PAGODA, dating back over 2,000 years ago;
the magnificent reclining Buddha at CHAUK HTAT GYI; and after a photo stop at
the KARAWEIK HALL, a 'hamsa-bird-shaped' floating barge on Kandawgyi (Royal)
Lake, stroll through the BOGYOKE (SCOTTS) MARKET with hundreds of food, clothes,
handicrafts and gems stores, Complete your first day in Myanmar with an extended
visit to one of the world's most spectacular monuments, the SHWEDAGON PAGODA.
Lunch and dinner to own account.
Overnight stay at Dusit Inya Lake Hotel (5*), Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel (5*),
Traders Hotel (5*) or similar in Yangon.
Day (2) Yangon - Bago - Kyaik Hti Yoe (by car)
After breakfast drive to Bago which is 80 km far from Yangon. Arrive Bago in
the morning. Visit to Kyaik Pun (Four Sisters) Pagoda, Shwe Thar Hlaung, Ma Ha
Zedi Pagoda, Ka Hlyar Ni Ordaining Hall, Kan Baw Za Tha Di Old Palace, now
excavated and Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda. Then proceed to Kim Pun Camp, 106 km from
Bago, the basic foot hill camp of Kyaik Hti Yoe mountain range. On way to base
camp lunch at local restaurant near the town of Kyaik Hto. Then climb up to
Ya-The-Taung, a sub-camp by light truck. Continue climbing from Ya-The-Taung to
hill top by foot which is about 1.5km far from and about one hour walk on the
hill top, transfer to hotel. And then visit to Kyaik Hti Yoe (Golden Rock)
Pagoda within 300 meters walking distance from the hotel, Kyikan Bazat (Crow's
mouth) Cave and take photographs, a market place for shopping and strolling.
Dinner and O/N at the hotel.
Day (3) Kyaik Hti yoe - Yangon (by car)
After breakfast, morning short trekking to the pagoda and its vicinity and
small hills. Then climb down to Ya-The-Taung sub-base camp by foot and from
Ya-The-Taung to Kinpun base camp at the foot hill by light truck. Drive back to
Yangon. Lunch on the way. On way to Yangon, visit Shwe Nyaung Pin Nat (Worship
centre of spiritual being live in banyan tree) and Htauk Kyant War Cemetery.
Arrive Yangon in the late evening. Dinner at local restaurant and O/N at the
hotel.
Day (4) Yangon - (Heho) Inle Lake (by flight)
After breakfast, transfer to airport for flight to Heho. Arrive Heho in the
morning and continue to Inle Lake by car about 1 hour drive. Transfer to hotel.
Sight seeing start by boat to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, where sacred and almost
shapeless Buddha Image are housed, to one village which turn for 5 day rotation
market, floating village of Heya Ywama and weaving village of Inpawkon. Lunch at
a floating village. After lunch visit Nga-phe Chaung Monastery better known as
jumping cat monastery for its wonder of trained cats, other floating gardens and
canals. To see native's method of rowing by leg, method of fishing, Shan
shoulders bag weaving workshop in Nan Pan village on the lake. Dinner and O/N at
the hotel.
Day (5) Inle Lake (Heho) - Yangon (by flight) & Departure by evening flight
After breakfast, morning sightseeing on the lake by boat to floating
villages and gardens. Lunch at a floating village. And then transfer to airport
for flight to Yangon. Arrive Yangon in the afternoon. Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch leisure time till evening departure flight.
