Myanmar Tour - Buddhist Land Exploration 7 Days 6 Nights

Welcome to Yangon City. Myanmar's Capital is a city filled wide tree-lined avenues, tranquil lakes, and shimmering stupas that seem to float above the treetops.

You are welcomed by our tour guide at the arrival and en route to your hotel. Check in and free at leisure

Overnight in Yangoon

Includes: Hotel; transport; English speaking guide

After your breakfast at hotel. 

Should be ready for tour in Myanmar's Capital. Showing respect for Myanmar’s religions and traditions is of utmost importance. Both men and women should dress conservatively; cover your shoulders and wear knee-long skirts or trousers. When entering a pagoda or temple, always take off your shoes.

We will start touring in Yangon by visiting Gaba Aye Pagoda (World Peace Pagoda) with its cave-like design, and the nearby MahaPasana Cave, which traditionally hosts a Buddhist Tipitaka Ceremony (scripture).

Continue to visit The Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda, where is placed one of the biggest colossal reclining Buddha Image. Then, going to Sule Pagoda, with its iconic golden chedi (domed edifice), which stands squarely at the center point of the city. Going to Mahabandoola Park 

Free time for your own lunch in the local restaurant 

In the afternoon, we will take a visit of Botataung Pagoda, named after the 1000 military leaders who escorted relics of the Buddha from India over 2000 years ago, and where sacred hair relic of Lord Buddha is enshrined. Then, drive to Nan Thida jetty to witness busy life along the Yangon River. Next, explore the lively and colorful Bogyoke Market (or Scott’s Market). Wander among the hundreds of local vendors selling everything from of gems and jewelry, to cloth, slippers, and local produce.

This evening enjoy a special visit to the massive Shwedagon Pagoda – Its golden stupa is the ‘ Heart ’ of Buddhism in Myanmar, attracting pilgrims worldwide. The Pagoda is believed to be 2,500 years old and the central stupa in surrounded by dozens of intricately decorated buildings and statues. The pagoda is encrusted with nearly 8,000 diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and topaz, and set with a 76-carat diamond at the tip.

We will have a dinner and cultural show in the restaurant
Overnight in Yangon

Includes: Hotel; transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast & dinner; all entrance fees

This morning fly from Yangon to Bagan, a riverside plain dotted with thousands of 800-year old temples and pagodas, and one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia.

Your tour here begins with a visit to Shwezigon Pagoda. Built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century, this is Myanmar’s most significant religious structure, serving as a prototype for many stupas (temples) that followed.

Check in at your hotel, then your sightseeing tour continues with a visit to Ananda Temple – a whitewashed masterpiece of Mon architecture. This was the first of Bagan’s great temples, and is perhaps most photographed. View the four huge standing Buddha images, well-preserved murals, and numerous seated figures in niches around the galleried interior.

Free time for your own lunch in the local restaurant 

After lunch at a local restaurant, tour Thatbyinnyu Temple. The tallest temple, it measures over 200 feet tall, and dates from 1144. See Htilominlo Temple, the largest temple of Bagan, noted for its fine plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decorations. Admire the fine brickwork at the Dhamannyangyi Temple, then relax as you watch sunset along Ayeyarwaddy River.

This evening, be entertained during dinner with a pleasing puppet show at Nanda
Overnight in Bagan.

Includes: Hotel; transport; English speaking guide; meals: breakfast & dinner; all entrance fees