Upon the afternoon arrival at the Yangon International Airport, you’ll be greeted by your guide who will accompany and escort you to the hotel. After checking in at the hotel and taking rest for a while, we’ll head to for sunset appreciation in the town.

Shwedagon Pagoda - This 98-meter gilded stupa is one of the world’s wonders. It is Myanmar's Holiest Buddhist Shrine built 2500 years ago and enshrined with hair relics of Buddha. Enjoy the phenomenal breathtaking view of the golden stupa during the sunset.

Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda - This 72m long Buddha image is one of Myanmar’s more revered reclining Buddha which is topped by a crown encrusted with diamonds and other precious stones. It is only a short distance from the great Shwedagon pagoda.

Stay overnight at a hotel in Yangon.

Day 2: Yangon - Nyaung Oo - Bagan (Flight)

This morning, you'll be transferred to the airport and take the early morning flight to Bagan (Nyaung Oo). Your station guide will pick you up at the airport and take you to visit the Nyaung U market where villagers and vendors gather every day to sell their fresh produces, souvenirs and antique shops. You can find bronze statues of the ancient ladies of Bagan, old lacquer ware, paintings copied from the original frescoes in the Bagan temple and hand-woven clothes among others. (You'll see local lifestyles and experience). Afterward, we’ll visit Bagan’s most significant shrine - the golden Shwezigon Pagoda. It is the first and prototype monument, which was built in Myanmar style in 1087.Check-in and Rest Up at the hotel. (If unavailable, check-in time will be at 2 pm.)

Next up, we’ll take a visit to the elegant Htilominlo Temple noted for its fine plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decorations. Afterward, let’s head to a lacquer-ware workshop to see Myanmar’s most treasured handicrafts before exploring the amazing mural paintings at the Myingaba Gu Byaukgyi Temple. Later on, enjoy an unforgettable sunset over the Shwesandaw Pagoda.

Stay overnight at a hotel in Bagan.

Day 3: Bagan Full Day Sightseeing

Optional: Balloons Over Bagan (USD350$ / person) - At 5:30 am, start your morning with an incredible hot-air balloon flight over Bagan’s temple-studded plains. Enjoy breathtaking sunrise over temples studded land - Bagan! This is a truly unforgettable and unique experience. (Note: available only from late- October to April; all flights weather permitting). 

After the balloon ride, we’ll head back to your hotel for breakfast. Afterward, we will start the ancient Bagan sightseeing. We’ll visit the Manuha Pagoda with 3 seated Buddha statues face the front of the building, & in the back, there's a huge reclining Buddha. Continue to Thatbaynyu temple which was built by King AlaungSithu in A.D 1144 & is the tallest structure in Bagan. Then visit Ananda pagoda, one of the best-preserved & largest temples with its masterpiece of early style temple architecture. Afterward, continue to Dammayangyi temple which is the largest of all the temples in Bagan In the evening, off to Myinkaba village to observe local lacquerware workshops and learn how this traditional piece of art is made. After that, enjoy the horse cart ride among the villages. Sunset appreciation over Pyathatgyi - the last great construction of the Bagan Dynasty. This double-cave type monument has Indian influence.

Stay overnight at a hotel in Bagan.

Day 4: Bagan (Mount Popa)

This morning we start a scenic drive to Mount Popa, an extinct volcano with its shrines dedicated to Myanmar’s most powerful “Nats” (local spirits). Along the way, stop by a local village to learn about local culture and lifestyle. For the energetic, there is time to climb up 777 steps to the shrine at the top of the volcanic plug. Have lunch at a hill resort. On the way back to Bagan, visit a palm sugar workshop.

Optional: (the show is available at USD20 per person for "Standard Ticket") Your driver will pick you up at 6:45 pm to drive to Nyaung U to catch the most sensational culture show in Bagan "Dandaree" (7:30 pm - 8:40 pm).

Stay Overnight at a hotel in Bagan

Day 5: Bagan - Mandalay (Flight)

Check out from the hotel and take a morning flight from Bagan north to Mandalay. Your guide will pick you up at the airport. Then, you will start exploring this city of ancient kings. Drive to Ava, visit the old wooden Bagayar Monastery and the remains of the Royal Palace and Fort. There are many small villages located amid Ava’s ruins and as you travel by horse cart, you’ll get a glimpse of local life in the Myanmar countryside.

Then, return to the royal city of Mandalay to visit Mahamuni Pagoda home to one of the country's most revered Buddha images. And off we go to the magnificent Shwenandaw Monastery (Golden Palace Monastery) built from the 19th century Royal Palace. Continue to Kuthodaw Pagoda with 729 marble stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures, earning the title of 'World's Biggest Book'. In the evening, we'll drive up to the top of Mandalay Hill where we will visit Su Taung Pyae Pagoda with its sensational view of the city skyline during the sunset period.

Stay overnight at a hotel in Mandalay.

Day 6: Mandalay - Mingun - Amarapura

After breakfast, you'll be picked up from the hotel and head to Mingun Jetty. From this point, we'll take a boat to MIngun. Enjoy the pleasant boat trip on the Irrawaddy River along the way. Once you arrive on the other side, explore the ancient city of Mingun by visiting the world’s largest ring bell 'Mingun Bell', the unfinished huge monument stupa called Mingun Pahtodawgyi referred to as the world's biggest pile of bricks, the Settawya Pagoda with a marble footprint of Buddha and the beautiful white Hsinbyume Pagoda nearby.

Return to Mandalay in the afternoon and we'll visit silk-weaving workshops and gold leaf workshops and find out the essence of local life and culture embedded in the handicraft arts and explore a lot more of Burmese way of life and the city life in Amarapura. Continue to the U-Bein Bridge in the evening time and enjoy the sunset beauty on the bridge was built around 1850 and is believed to be the oldest and (once) longest teakwood bridge in the world.

Stay overnight at the hotel in Mandalay.

Day 7: Mandalay - Pyin Oo Lwin

Pyin Oo Lwin - Former hill station Pyin Oo Lwin is still the perfect getaway to escape from the heat of Mandalay. Cool yourself off at the beautiful Anisakan Falls and let the natural phenomenon of waterfalls permeate your mind. Locally produced Pyin Oo Lwin wine and honey are also available for you to savor the local flavor.

After breakfast, drive to Pyin Oo Lwin. Starts our sightseeing with National Kandawgyi Garden - the garden features more than 480 species of flowers, trees, and shrubs. Continue to Mahar Ant Htoo Kan Thar Pagoda located on the way to the cave and BE waterfall. Appreciate the scenic views towards Lashio from its terraces. Then visit Pwe Kauk Waterfall (BE waterfall), a very pleasant picnic spot loved by many local families and known as Hampshire fall in British times. After the break, we’ll visit Peik Chin Myaung Cave also known as Maha Nandamu Cave which is filled with so many Buddha images and pagodas in various sizes and positions at every corner and niches. Continue to the Chinese Temple built by the many Yunnan's immigrants to the town. Then visit Hnee Pagoda, Bamboo Image which is made in an old, almost forgotten technique. Afterward, let’s head to Pyin Oo Lwin Market - time for shopping! You can get all products from wines, strawberry jam, and coffee to various kinds of woolen clothes; one of the most famous products of Pyin Oo Lwin.

Drive back to Mandalay in the evening and transfer to stay overnight at your hotel.

Day 8: Mandalay - Heho - Pindaya (Flight)

After breakfast, check out and off to the airport to catch the morning flight to Heho airport. Upon arrival, your station guide will meet you and drive you the road to sleepy Pindaya, cutting across one of the most densely farmed areas in Myanmar - at first glance, the patchwork of fields and hedges could almost be a landscape from central Europe. But it's the Danu, Palaung and Pa-O villages drawing travelers for treks through less-touristed areas than elsewhere in Western Shan State. A very good reason to make the journey here is to visit the famous Shwe Oo Min Natural Vace pagoda, a massive limestone cavern filled with thousands of gilded Buddha statues. 

After the day trip, we'll head to Nyaung Shwe and stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 9: Inle Lake Discovery

 After breakfast, check out and off to the airport to catch the morning flight to Heho airport (Inle Lake). Upon arrival, your station guide will meet you and drive you to Nyaung Shwe jetty. From the jetty, take a boat trip to your hotel on Inle Lake. After check-in, let’s starts Inle sightseeing of the beautiful Inle. We'll experience the most authentic landscape beauty and the vast wide overwater feeling of the Inle Lake with Floating gardens (observe how Inle locals grow vegetables & fruit in large gardens that float on the surface of the lake) and the Intha traditional leg-rowing culture. Visit PhaungDawOo Pagoda - one of the famous principal shrines and the important religious site in the Shan State. The pagoda houses five small golden Buddha images but they have been covered with so many gold leaves that it is impossible to see their original structure. 

Then, visit lotus & silk weaving villages & traditional handicraft workshops at Inpawkhon village as well as Shan cheroot making workshop at Nam Pan village. Next, head to Ywama village, the largest village on the lake – home to the skilled silversmiths & ceremonial silverware.

Stay overnight at a hotel in Inle lake.

Day 10: Inle Lake - Heho – Yangon (Flight)

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Heho airport for the flight to Yangon. Transfer to the hotel. Free at leisure in the afternoon. Next, visit the Bogyoke Aung San Market (Scott market) - this popular market in the downtown area offers a good selection of gem stones, traditional fabric & costumes, handicrafts, arts & paintings, souvenirs, etc. So, you can take some time to do shopping there before going home. Next, head to Botataung pagoda - situated way downtown beside the Yangon River. The Pagoda overlooked the pleasant waterfront of the river. The 40-meter-high golden pagoda enshrines a sacred hair relic of the Buddha.

Then, take a short tour to feel the other side of town Yangon. "Colonial Charm!” The crowded city you see today was once ruled by the British Empire and many Victorian-style buildings have survived the ravages of time and retained their glory. Colonial architecture is visible in large numbers of religious buildings, administrative offices, cinemas and residential properties in Yangon, especially close to the downtown area.

Stay Overnight at a Hotel in Yangon.

Day 11: Yangon, Departure

After breakfast, enjoy some leisure time until your tour guide escorts you to the Yangon International airport for your departure flight.

Travel back home safely.