Highlights of Myanmar 9 days

After breakfast, you will transfer to the airport for a flight to Bagan.  Upon arrival, you will go for a sightseeing drive to Nyaung Oo Market, Shwezigone Pagoda (home to the Frontlet Relic of Buddha), Gubyaukgyi Temple (noted for its wall paintings), Htilominlo Pagoda (one of the largest temples of Bagan and noted for its fine plaster carvings) and Ananda Temple (the finest, largest and best preserved of all the Bagan temples).  You will also get to explore Ananda Okkyaung (a brick monastery with 18th Century mural paintings) and Dhammayangyi Pagoda (extending approximately 255 feet on each of its four sides, making it Bagan's most massive shrine). After lunch, you will visit a local family workshop to watch and learn about the production process of lacquer ware, one of Myanmar's best-known handicrafts.

You will then continue on to visit Thatbyinnyu Pagoda (Bagan's tallest temple at almost 217 feet high) and Nanpaya temple (a unique sandstone monument).  Then you will enjoy the breathtaking sunset from Shwesandaw Pagoda, the most popular sunset-viewing spot in Bagan, before retiring for the evening in Bagan.

After breakfast, you will continue your visit with a trip to Nathlaung Kyaung, the only remaining Hindu temple in Bagan.  Next, you'll visit Myazedi Pagoda (well known for its stone inscription which was engraved in the four languages of Myanmar) and Nagayon Pagoda, which was built at the end of the 11th Century and which resembles the Indian temples of the area of Orissa. Your next destination will be Abeyatanar Pagoda (famous for paintings that cover the inner walls) and then lunch at a local restaurant.

Your journey will continue to Nga-kywe-na-daung Pagoda (with early Pyu type brick masonry stupa), Manual Temple (one of the oldest temples in Bagan), and Mingalarzedi (noted for its fine proportions and many beautiful jataka tiles around its three square terraces). You will surely be ready for your relaxing overnight stay in Bagan.

There will be an early morning transfer to Bagan Airport for a flight to Mandalay.  Upon arrival, you will take an excursion to Amarapura, which means "The City of Immortality" and which was founded in 1783 AD. You'll then visit Mahaganthayon Monastery, the largest teaching monastery in Myanmar.

Next, you will enjoy the serenity of the U Bein wooden bridge (constructed in 1849 and measuring about three-quarters of a mile long) and Taung-Ta-Man Lak (which always enchants visitors).  After your hotel check-in, you will continue your tour by visiting Mahar Myat Muni Buddha Image (the most ancient bronze cast Buddha image in Myanmar) and the reconstructed Mya Nan San Kyaw Palace.

You will finish the tour by visiting Mandalay Hill, a natural watchtower where visitors can watch the sunrise or sunset over the city plains. You'll then have an overnight in Mandalay.

After breakfast, you will set out forSagaing Hill, which has over 600 Buddhist monasteries where monks and nuns study and meditate. You'll also visit U Min Thonze (or "Thirty Caves Pagoda", which has many Buddha images in a crescent-shaped colonnade), Ywahtaung Village (where you can see silver workers producing bowls and other silver items by traditional methods) and the impressive Soon Oo Pon Nya Shin Pagoda nearby.

After that, you will take a private boat to Mingun, which is famous for its huge and incomplete Pahtodawgyi Pagoda built by King Bodaw Badon in 1791 and the Mingun Bell, which is the biggest hanging bell in the world. Then you will head to the handicraft workshops and witness bronze sculpting, gold leaf beating and marble stone carving, before an overnight stay in Mandalay.

After breakfast, you will transfer to the airport to fly to Heho. Upon arrival, you will drive to Pindaya. Traveling by car along the hilly and winding road over the Shan Plateau, though taking a few hours, is interesting and well worth it. You'll visit Pindaya cave, a huge cavern where thousands of Buddha images in various size and shape have been installed since the 11th century. You will dinner and stay overnight at the hotel in Pindaya.

After breakfast, you will drive to Inle Lake and enjoy a boat ride for the whole day. Your sightseeing will start with a visit to the Phaungdawoo Pagoda, which houses five small Buddha images.

The temple is also home to an annual festival, usually held during the month of October, and it is the biggest event held at the lake. The next must-see stop is Nag Phi Chaung Monastery, an attractive wooden monastery built on stilts over the lake at the end of the 1850s and where you can see the popular jumping cats leap through hoops. You also have an option to see "Padaung" or the "Long-neck Karen hill tribe". Your tour would be completed with a visit to a local silverware workshop, silk and lotus workshops and a place of traditional ironwork. If time allows, ask your guide to go and see the Shan papermaking process. You will stay overnight at a hotel on the lake.

After breakfast at the hotel, you will transfer to the airport and fly back to Yangon. Upon arrival, you'll continue your Yangon city tour with a visit to Lawka Chanthar, the world's biggest marble Buddha and see the royal white elephant.

On the way, you will stop at the Naga Cave monastic school, where you can learn the Myanmar monastic education system. You also have the option to visit Kandawgyi Lake and surrounding areas which offer numerous photo opportunities. In the early evening, you'll visit the Strand jetty to witness the daily life of the local people and Yangon's river that offers a remarkable atmosphere with spectacular colors and photo opportunities. Then, you can shop in the Bogyoke market (formerly "Scott market"), where you can get a wide range of Myanmar handicrafts, jewelry, fabrics, and lacquerware. If you stay have time, go to famous MK gems shop where the quality gems are displayed separately in eight different decorated showrooms. This is no surprise as Myanmar is the world's number one producer of precious stones

There are no activities planned for today, so you can enjoy your free time until being transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

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