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Cultural Tour Program
Yangon - Mandalay-Yangon
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Tour Code: |
PLG / C-05 |
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PLG Tours Modules: |
Yangon - Mandalay-Yangon |
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Tour Duration: |
4 - Days / 3 - Nights |
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Day 01
Welcome on arrival , evening flight, at
Yangon Airport, and transfer to hotel. Dinner at
a reputable restaurant. Overnight in
Yangon. |
Day 02
After early breakfast, transfer to Airport for domestic
flight to Mandalay, just
an hour flight from
Yangon. On arrival at
Mandalay Airport, proceed to
Amarapura, the former
Royal City before
Mandalay was born. Excursion
to
Mahagandayon Monastery to see
the daily life of the Buddhist monks. Visit 200-year-old
U Pein teak bridge, built in 1782 spanning the
TaungTha Man Lake. Continue to
Mandalay and check in Hotel.
Excursion to Shwenandaw Kyaung
<Golden Palace Monastery> a superb example of
Myanmar traditional wooden building and
Kuthodaw Pagoda, built by
King Mindon in 1868, It also known as the World's
Biggest Book for its 729 marble slabs engraved with Buddhist
scriptures. Then drive to Mandalay
Hill, 230 metres in elevation, for a panoramic
view of the city and its surrounding areas at sunset. Dinner
and overnight in Mandalay. |
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Day 03
After breakfast, sightseeing to picturesque and
peaceful Sagaing Hills across the
Ayeyarwaddy River.
SagaingHills
are covered with numerous pagodas and monasteries, and hence well
known as a retreat for Buddhist devotees. Continue to
Khaung Hmu
Daw, huge dome-shaped pagoda, a copy of the
Mahazedi Pagoda in
Sri
Lanka. On the return journey, visit the silver and pottery
workshops at Ywa Htaung
and
Oo Bo villages. Lunch at a local
restaurant and drive back to Mandalay.
After lunch, a boat-trip on the Ayeyarwaddy
River to
Mingun about
11Km (1 hour) upriver from Mandalay. Visits to
Mingun Bell,
claimed to be the largest ringing bell in the world;
Mya TheinTan
Pagoda, in memorial to the late
Queen Sin Byu Me and the
unfinished Mingun
Temple, which could be the world's largest brick
Pagoda if it was finished. Return trip to
Mandalay. Dinner and
overnight in Mandalay. |
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Day 04
After breakfast, transfer to Airport for return
flight to Yangon. On arrival at Yangon, start sightseeing trip in
Yangon City. Visit to
Shwedagon Pagoda, the landmark of Yangon and
one of the world's most spectacular religious monuments. It is
said to be built over 2000years ago enshrining the hair relics of
Buddha. Continue to Chauk Htat Gyi, to see the huge reclining
Buddha Image and then to gilded Sule Pagoda, over 2000 years old,
and still stands as the landmark of Yangon City Center. Proceed to
Bogyoke (Scott) Market where hundreds of stalls of souvenirs and
handicraft shops can be visited.
After Lunch, visit the National Museum to see the 8 meters high
Golden Lion Throne and
Mandalay Palace Royal Regalia, utensils,
manuscripts, etc. In the evening, transfer to airport for
Departure. |
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Visitors can continue to other
interesting tourists destinations such as Pyin
Oo Lwin <Maymyo>,
Lashio, Monywa, Bhamo, Myitkyina and Inle Lake from Mandalay.
Visitors can also proceed from Mandalay to Bagan by motor-road of
Mandalay-Meikhtila-Bagan or by river cruises along the Ayeyarwady
River. |
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