Expeditions Myanmar - Yangon

TRAVEL ITINERARY
Day 01 Arrival in Yangon
Day 02 Yangon–Heho- Inle Lake
Day 03 Inle Lake – Phe Khon- Loikaw
Day 04 Loikaw – Demoso – Panpet – Seven Lakes – Angel Pond
Day 05 Loikaw- Kalaw
Day 06 Kalaw – Pindaya - Mandalay
Day 07 Ava – Sagaing – Amarapura
Day 08 Mandalay – Bagan
Day 09 Bagan
Day 10 Bagan
Day 11 Bagan – Yangon
Day 12 Yangon Departure

Example first day:

Upon arrival to YANGON international airport, you will be welcomed by English speaking guide and we embark a journey to explore Yangon highlights. Starting from colonial-style city center and one of the landmarks SULE PAYA stupa – built over 2,000 years ago, then visit the quaint YANGON OLD QUARTERS, built during the British colonial era. During our stroll through bustling MARKET STREETS full of merchants and food stalls, we visit a local pharmacy and learn about Myanmar traditional medicine, stop for a cupper and snack in the fashion of locals, and enjoy the sights and sounds of Yangon. Then check in at hotel.
We complete the day with a visit to one of the world’s most spectacular monuments, the SWEDAGON PAGODA, a gold covered bell dome structure that dominates the city’s skyline. Legend has it that strands of sacred Buddha’s hair are enshrined here. The Shwedagon is an iconic symbol of the country, a sight not to be missed.

TRAVEL ITINERARY
Day 1 Yangon – arrival
Day 2 Yangon – Bagan
Day 3 Bagan
Day 4 Bagan-Popa
Day 5 Bagan-Mandalay
Day 6 Mandalay-Ava-Saging-Amarapura
Day 7 Mandalay-Heho-Inle
Day 8 Inle Lake-Indein
Day 9 Inle-Heho-Yangon
Day 10 Yangon Departure

Example:
DAY 7 > MANDALAY – HEHO – INLE LAKE [B/-/-]
After breakfast, we transfer to MANDALAY airport for the domestic flight to HEHO, a quiet transit town in the beautiful hills of Shan State, northeast of Yangon. Visit the bustling main HEHO MARKET, a meeting point for different ethnic groups of the surrounding areas to trade handmade goods and locally grown produce, especially on market days. En route to Inle Lake, we stop at a local family workshop to learn how Shan umbrellas and paper are made by traditional methods using fibers of mulberry trees. Next, we take a 1-hour drive to Inle Lake that descends through the valley with views of the Shan mountains and rice paddy fields. After checking into the hotel, visit PHAUNGDAW OO PAGODA, the home of some of the country’s most sacred Buddha statues covered in gold leaf. We also make a visit to the INPAWKHON WEAVING VILLAGE to learn how local silks, linens and lotus fabrics are handmade and crafted.
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight stay: Hotel in Inle Lake

TRAVEL ITINERARY

Day 1 Arrival in Yangon
Day 2 Yangon – Kyaikhtiyo
Day 3 Kyaikhtiyo – Hpaan
Day 4 Hpaan
Day 5 Hpaan– Mawlamyaing
Day 6 Mawlamyaing (Bilu Island)
Day 7 Mawlamyaing – Yangon
Day 8 Yangon Departure

Example:

DAY 2 > YANGON – BAGO – GOLDEN ROCK (KYAIKHTIYO)
After breakfast, we drive 1.5hrs/80km to BAGO, one of richest archeological sites in Myanmar and the ancient capital of Mon Kingdom which is one of the richest archeological sites in Myanmar. Our Bago highlights include the beautiful SHWETHALYAUNG 55m long reclining Buddha and the tallest, 114m high golden spire pagoda in Myanmar, the SHWEMAWDAW PAGODA. And then visit to KANBAWZATHARDI PALACE of King Bayinnaung. We continue 3.3hrs/110km to KIN PUN base camp to change our mode of transport to an open truck.

The ride is shared with local pilgrimage makers for the next 11km to YATHAETAUNG base camp, located 500m below the summit ridge. A further, 1hr hikes up a partly on steep road and paved trail leads us to the summit. The GOLDEN ROCK, or Kyaiktiyo as the Burmese call it, is a fascinating sacred boulder covered in gold leaf and balanced precariously on the edge of a cliff. Crowning the boulder is a small shrine believed to contain Buddha’s hair relics, the source of the gravity defying magic. A continual stream of pilgrims from Myanmar and Asia come to witness the wonder at least once in their life time. Enjoy the tranquil sunset, soak in the unique atmosphere and share in wonder with fellow monk, nun, and lay pilgrims.

Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight stay: Hotel in Kyaikhtiyo