On arrival in Yangon International Airport, meet your guide and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day free at leisure.

Guide: Included for the day

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon

Breakfast at the hotel. Spiritual Shwedagon Pagoda with Blessing Ceremony For a true and complete Buddhist experience, we invite three Buddhist monks to pray for you. Kneel or sit in silence as they recite Buddhist verses in a ceremony practiced throughout the lives of Theravada Buddhists of Myanmar. The ritual is essential for locals when opening a shop and inaugurating a house or car and for the visitors they do the special prayers for a special occasion like an anniversary, a honeymoon or a birthday. The duration of the whole ceremony about 20 minutes. 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 the immediate surroundings of the pagoda 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 half day tour 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. The tour includes a traditional Burmese breakfast, offerings to monks and the pagoda, a visit to a fortune teller and a Burmese lunch. Yangon Heritage walk – Short version (2 hours) Yangon downtown is unique with much of its colonial-era architecture still standing. You find one of Asia’s most impressive collections of late nineteenth and early twentieth- century buildings, religious and secular. Starting after breakfast or lunch this walking tour will take you a step back in time, through downtown Yangon, focusing on its old colonial buildings, neglected or purposefully restored. Stop at the Secretariat, the location of Myanmar’s first parliament after gaining independence in 1948. After the tour you will have time to enjoy a drink at Gekko, a cosy restaurant on Merchant Street in a historical building.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Bagan. (RGN-NYU 08:45-10:05 K7 242) Upon arrival at Nyaung U airport, meet your guide and transfer for following sightseeing. This is Bagan! - BGN-001 – full day orientation tour 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. Lunch will be taken at a local restaurant and 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:

• Luxury Accommodation: Bagan Lodge Hotel

Breakfast at the hotel. A picnic in Minnanthu – half day Minnanthu is probably the favourite temple area amongst frequent Bagan visitors and you know why? It’s quiet, it’s a beautiful area and the temples here are often completely deserted. 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 or after visiting 2 or 3 ancient temples ruins in this area. E-Bike & Temple view swing – half day 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.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Bagan Lodge Hotel

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Heho. (NYU-HEH 09:05-09:45 Y5104). On arrival at Heho you will be met by your driver and guide for your transfer for your sightseeing. The ruins of Indein & home cooked food with a local family & canoe trip floating gardens -INL-002 – half day In the south of the lake the ruins of Indein are certainly worth a visit. Partly covered by vegetation the area looks like a “pagoda forest”. We will walk about 1 hour to enjoy a fantastic view over the lake. A home-made cooked lunch is served in a local house. We continue towards the Nam Pan village for a very interesting trip going local with a small canoe. Whenever you are tired paddling yourself we continue by motorboat back to your hotel.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Sanctum Inle Resort

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. Optional tour (not included): USD 140 per person Floating lunch on rice carrier boat in the middle of Inle Lake –INL-016 Lunch is served on a rice carrier boat in the middle of Inle Lake. The boat has been transformed into an ephemeral restaurant fully equipped. An exclusive experience to taste delicious Shan food in a very special setting.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Sanctum Inle Resort