1st day: Arrival in Yangon
We will welcome you directly at Yangon International Airport and transfer you to your designated hotel in the Golden City.

Since 1885 when Mandalay's short period as the center of the last Burmese Kingdom ended, Yangon is the capital of Myanmar. The city, today with a population of over five million, is lined by the Yangon River on the west and the Bago River on the south. Yangon gives a different impression from other Asian cities of similar size and it seems full of green and trees over which tops the shimmering stupas float. The Downtown area features still a lot of old and large colonial buildings left over from the former British times.

2 nights stay in Yangon.

2nd day: Yangon
After breakfast in the morning we will start for a full day Yangon sightseeing tour. First through Yangon’s colonial heart, visiting the famous Bogyoke Market (also named Scott Market) and the gilded Sule Pagoda, dating back over 2000 years, as well as the Botataung Pagoda, near Yangon’s bustling waterfront. On the way to the Chaukhtatgyi Reclining Buddha, you will get a first glimpse of Yangon’s most revered monument, the glittering Shwe Dagon Pagoda, reflected in the calm waters of Kandawgyi Lake. You will visit the 2500-year old Shwedagon Pagoda in the early evening to enjoy the sunset from this mounted place.

3rd day: MANDALAY
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Mandalay, the last capital of the Burmese kingdom and Myanmar’s second largest city. Upon arrival our local tour guide will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. Afterwards you proceed for sightseeing in the city of Mandalay, which includes Mahar Muni Pagoda, Shwe Inbin Monastery, Royal Palace, Shwe Nang Daw Kyaung and Kuthodaw Pagoda. Depending on the time you will spend at each side, you may can extend your excursion to handicrafts centers with wood carving, marble carving, Bronze foundries, Gold-leaf making and silk weaving. Mandalay Hill is a must we and can be visited all day, but enjoying the sunset from the Pagoda on top of the hill is always a nice ending of the day with a fascinating view over the Ayeyarwaddy River.

2 night stay in Mandalay.

4th day: ANCIENT CITIES
Towards the ancient cities we can stop at Shwe Kyet Yet Village for a great beautiful view across the Ayeyarwaddy River on to Sagaing Hill in the morning sun.
Ava (Inwa) is half an hour drive by car from Mandalay and a short ferry crossing. In Ava we will visit by horse cart the old wooden Baga Yar Monastery, the square shaped Le Thagi pagoda from the 14th century, Lawka Htut Khaung and the Nan Myint, a masonry watch tower also known as “leaning tower of Inwa” . Another interesting stop can be made to observe the different stages involved in making the famous alms bowls, which every monk carries with him. Just across the Ayeyarwaddy River from Ava is Sagaing, where you will visit Umin Thounzeh (30 caves pagoda) and the Soon U Ponya Shin Paya, which offers an outstanding view over the Ayeyarwaddy River and the slopes of Sagaing Hill, dotted with pagodas, up to the Kaungmudaw pagoda. Amarapura is the 18th century capital, where we finish the day with a walk at sunset over U Bein’s Bridge, the longest teak span bridge in the world (1.2km), built by U Bein, the mayor of Amarapura.

5th day: Boat to Bagan
After breakfast and check out of the hotel you will be transferred to the Mandalay jetty for boarding the boat to Bagan.

Enjoy a fascinating trip down the Ayeyarwaddy River. View the villages and glittering pagodas in the sun along the river banks.

In Bagan we pick you up again and bring you to your hotel.

2 nights stay in Bagan.

6th day: BAGAN
Bagan is Myanmar’s greatest wonder; this ancient deserted city alongside the Ayeyarwaddy River is home to over 2000 temples and pagodas covering an area of around 40 square km. This world-heritage site is one of Asia’s most important and remarkable archaeological sites, and represents the spiritual heritage of ancient Burma. After breakfast in the morning, sightseeing of the Bagan plain firstly to the Shwe Zi Gon Pagoda and its magnificent stupa, Kyan-Sit-Thar Umin, a cave temple served as monastery and features a few small rooms, which were home to monks, Gu-byauk-gyi, 13th century temple showing scenes of the jatakas(stories of Buddha’s life), Htilo-Minlo, a massive complex and it features traces of old murals, original fine plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decorations and to the Ananda Temple, one of the finest, largest, best preserved and most revered of the Bagan Temples with four large wooden Buddha figures, two of them appear to change their expression the closer you get. After lunch break in the afternoon visit Dhammayangyi Temple, resembles a pyramid from the side and noted for its remarkable brickwork, Dhamma-ya-za-ka pagoda, pagoda and temple style with stucco, stone sculptures and carvings and the Sitana Gyi pagoda, the only Paya in Sri Lankan style in Bagan.

In the evening enjoy the sunset from Mingalar Zedi or Shwe San Daw Pagoda or better ask your tour guide for a boat trip on the river.

7th day: SALAY & MOUNT POPA
After breakfast in the morning we drive one and half hours to Salay, a colorful old religious center in Central Myanmar, which is southwest of Bagan. Here you visit Youqson Kyaung, a 150-year-old wooden monastery with almost three dimensional wood carved figures and beautiful wood carved ceilings. At the Mogok Vipassana Yeikthar, a meditation center, we will be able to look into the hollow 3m Lacquer Buddha (Nan Paya).

After another one and half hours drive, on which we will stop for lunch in Kyaukpadaung, we will reach Mount Popa, the "flower mountain". 777 steep stairs climb to the 737m high summit of the extinct volcano clustered with pagodas and small temples and offering fantastic views. After descending the mountain, we will have the chance to view the abode of Myanmar's most powerful nats (sacred spirits) from a distance with a drink at the bar of the Popa Mountain Resort.

1 night stay in Mt. Popa.

8th day: KALAW
After breakfast and check out we will drive by car to Kalaw, a former popular British hill station on the western edge of the Shan plateau. A quiet town with an atmosphere reminiscent of the colonial area. It also serves as a very good starting point for interesting treks and hikes of anything from one to five days into the surrounding mountains, home to different hill tribes such as Palaung, Pa-O, Taungthu, Taungyo and Danu, to mention but a few.

1 night stay in Kalaw.

9th day: PINDAYA
In the morning, visit a few interesting points:
-Kalaw market, a good place for watching hill tribe people and the other varied inhabitants of Kalaw Nepali, Indians, Gurkhas, Bamar and Shan. It also features a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.
-Nee Paya, a gold lacquered bamboo Buddha outside of Kalaw.

Afterwards we proceed by car to Pindaya, a peaceful little town and visit the famous Pindaya caves, home to over 8000 Buddha images made from alabaster, teak, marble, brick, lacquer and cement within its labyrinths. The caves burrow into a limestone ridge overlooking Pindaya and towns’ lake. Unusual features in the caves are a set of stalagmites that can be struck with large wooden beams to produce tones like a gong. A visit to an Umbrella Factory gives a detailed look into the making of the famous Shan paper and beautiful Burmese umbrellas.

In the afternoon, we will drive around two and half hours to Nyaung Shwe, where we will take the boat to the hotel on Inle Lake.

2 nights stay on Inle Lake.

10th day: INLE LAKE
Inle Lake is a very shallow lake, only 2 to 3 m deep, surrounded by high plateaus and overlooked by the misty Shan mountains. It is home to the Intha people, among others, who have adapted to their watery environment by building whole villages rising in stilts from the shallow waters. Lake dwellers have become famed for their unique leg rowing technique, and grow an array of flowers and vegetables in picturesque floating gardens and fields, tended by workers in canoes. Inle Lake is 22 km long, about 11 km wide and lies a comfortable 875m above sea level.
In the morning we start the sightseeing on the lake by boat with a visit to the floating village Ywama, where a floating market is held every five days. You will visit handicraft workshop like gold and sliver smiting. Indaing Village, half way along the western side of the lake, is very interesting due to its 1094 stupas surrounding the main Pagoda, Indaing Pagoda, which is the original home of the five famous Phaung Daw U Buddha images of Inle Lake. Phaung Daw U Pagoda is the holiest religious site in the southern area of the Shan State. You will also visit Inbawkhone village to see silk weaving and the famous Nga Phe Monastery, also called the jumping cat monastery, since the monks have trained their cats to jump through hoops. The different ancient Buddha images inside make this monastery a worthwhile stop.

11st day: NGAPALI BEACH
In the morning you can visit Khaung Daing village, which is famous for making of rice crackers, tofu snacks and fried beans, before you be brought to the airport in Heho for the flight to Thandwe(Ngapali). In Thandwe you will be welcomed by the hotel staff and transferred to the hotel on the beach.

Day 11 to Day 14: Leisure at the Beach
Snorkeling, wind surfing, fishing, golf, visit to the local market in Thandwe, early morning trips to view the sunrise above Thandwe or the nearby St. Andrews Bay, boat trips to different islands, all these is available via the reception of some of the resorts in Ngapali.

3 nights stay in Ngapali.

14th day: Departure from Myanmar
Transfer to Thandwe airport in the afternoon for the flight back to Yangon. Upon arrival in Yangon, we will guide you to the international departure counter to check in for your departure flight from Myanmar.