Breakfast at the hotel. Spiritual Shwedagon Pagoda for Families - YGN-001B – half day So what’s behind the golden façade of the Shwedagon Pagoda? During this interactive half-day tour we take you through the back door and show you the full history of the pagoda, the daily life of all people living in its immediate surroundings and a deeper insight in the Buddhist religion and how the spiritual belief is mixed with the belief in nats – the Myanmar spirits. An intriguing day starting from the bottom of the hill and passing the workshops, markets and monasteries which will be useful or even essential to understand more of the country during the rest of your journey. We’ll keep the children entertained with fun stories; an activity sheet with questions and religious items to look out for; tortoises to feed for good luck; and their very own adorable souvenir to take home and get creative with! The tour also includes a traditional Burmese breakfast, offerings to monks and the pagoda, a visit to a fortune teller and a Burmese lunch. After lunch transfer back to the hotel.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Bagan. (RGN-NYU 08:30-09:50 K7 242). Upon arrival at Nyaung U airport, meet your guide and transfer for your sightseeing. This is Bagan with a picnic in Minnanthu A full day tour by car, with an experienced guide through Bagan will show you the best known temples of the area. We start the day showing a first impressive view over the whole area. From here the guide plans his way to some of the other amazing temples that have been here for hundreds of years. Places like the Ananda, Dhammayangyi, Sulamani, and Thatbyinnyu will certainly impress you. During the tour, the guide brings you by car to this forgotten part of Bagan and will spread out a blanket and serve you a great picnic lunch in this historical setting before visiting 2 or 3 ancient temples ruins in this area. Around 16:00 we continue the tour by horse cart to sunset points for sunset with some refreshing drinks served!

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Areindmar Hotel

Breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure in the morning. E-Bike & Temple view swing – half day - BGN-016 Bagan is an ancient city of Myanmar - the stunning landscape of ancient temple ruins that seem to be spread around randomly in between toddy palms and bamboo huts. During this half day electric biking tour, the guide will show you some of the most spectacular sceneries of ancient lesser-known temples and the best of all is that you can stop any time, any minute to make some beautiful pictures. At the end of the trip, enjoy a fun swing between palms tree while some healthy juices and traditional snacks are served. (See video)

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Snacks

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Areindmar Hotel

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Heho. (NYU-HEH 08:50-09:30 YH 935) Upon arrival at the Heho airport and transfer to elephant camp. Feeding and washing Elephant at Elephant conservation project – KLW-001A – full day We will take you to the Green Hill Valley Elephant conservation camp for a rewarding day in the forest surrounding Kalaw encountering elephants, their mahouts and people living in the surrounding. Tourism professionals originating from Kalaw decided to set-up a project in Kalaw that is focused on protecting the nature, elephants and traditions of local people living in an area close to Kalaw. In a big part of this private protected forest the nature can grow undisturbed creating a natural habitat for animals that could otherwise be easily hunted down and killed. The sustainable project includes creating a natural environment for some Myanmar elephants from this part of the world and helping the local population to grow out of the vicious circle of poverty through education and job creation. We go by private car to the main camp where the specialized staff will explain you more about their project and daily activities at the camp. A delicious lunch with local specialities (often from Nepalese origin) will be served in the camp and you will help planting trees. After lunch it is time to help the mahout washing and feeding the elephant and we drive continue to Nyaung Shwe (Inle Lake).

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Thanakha Hotel 3*

Breakfast at the hotel. Hop on - Hop off Biking and Boating around Inle Lake- INL-019 - full day Visiting Inle Lake is not just about being on the water but also about discovering the Shan and Intha villages on the banks of the river. From you hotel we have a full day by bike and boat starting with a boat ride to Indein village from where we bike to Than Htaung village (about 1,5 hr biking) where you can have a chat with the monks and visit local homes. We continue by boat or bike (about 30 min - depending on water level) to Yay Mae Pin village where we visit an Areca nut plantation. Continue by boat to Khaung Dine for lunch in a local restaurant and bike in about an hour to the stop in Nyaung Shwe. From here you can choose to continue by bike or by boat to your hotel. A great day out in the nature!

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Thanakha Hotel 3*

Breakfast at the hotel. A day on the lake! - INL - 001 – full day Inle Lake in southern Shan State is a vast natural lake surrounded by traditional Shan villages. On the lake itself the Intha people have been living for many centuries in village built entirely on stilts on the lake. Today we will take you by private motorboat around the lake to discover the natural beauty of the lake, visit the floating gardens, see some of the famous leg rowers and have some tea at a local family’s house. On and around the lake traditional markets are held in different villages according to a 5-day rotating schedule and today we will take you to visit a colourful market frequented by Shan and PaO people living nearby. We will certainly also visit a local house where cheroot (the Burmese cigars are made), floating tomato gardens, Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, an Intha house where a traditional Intha lunch is served and if wanted we visit a weaving factory.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Thanakha Hotel 3*