Duration: 7 Days/6 Nights
Start/End: Yangon/Yangon
Tour Route: Yangon – Bagan – Inle Lake – Yangon
Tour Type: Culture & History, Nature & Landscape, Sightseeing & Experience
Tour Category: Myanmar luxury tour
Tour Highlights:
- Enjoy an exciting boat trip around the poetic Inle Lake to discover the exceptional life of people living on stilt-houses
- Visit Inpawkone Village to explore the lotus silk weaving – one of the most precious fabrics in the world
- Indulge in the hustling and bustling local markets to learn more about the local trading and daily life of the people
- Savor an authentic Burmese dinner at Karaweik Hall with a cultural show
- See the golden hue radiates from the glittering pagodas such as Shwedagon pagoda and Shwezigon Pagoda
- Enjoy one of the most gorgeous sunrises in the world from a hot air balloon ride in Bagan
Experience this 7-day Myanmar Luxury Tour With:
- Guides: hand-picked best tour guides with deep knowledge, humor, profession (English speaking guides, other languages upon request)
- Drivers: polite, friendly, responsible, reliable with many years of driving experience
- Vehicles: comfortable, spacious, air-conditioned & clean
- Meals: meals are arranged at local restaurants so you can taste authentic Burmese cuisine
- Accommodation: well-chosen hotels are listed below, including excellent 5-star hotels or 4-star hotels in the best location
Brief Itinerary
Day 1: Yangon Arrival (D)
Day 2: Yangon City Tour & Boat Trip (B)
Day 3: Yangon – Bagan (B)
Day 4: Balloon Ride over Bagan – Temple Visit (B)
Day 5: Bagan – Fly to Heho – Inle Lake (B)
Day 6: Inle Lake – Indein (B)
Day 7: Inle Lake – Yangon – Departure (B)
Please note that every element of the tour below can be tailored. Tell us your specific interest and we will be happy to make adjustments for you. This inquiry is totally free and you are under no obligation!
Day 1: Yangon Arrival (D)
Welcomed upon arrival at Yangon International Airport, we will be driven to our hotel. The rest of the day will be free to recover. This evening, we will have Welcome dinner in Karaweik Palace which overlooking to the Royal Lake and Shwedagon Tower. A meal of fine Burmese food will be served followed by a beautiful cultural show of music and dancing.
Overnight in Yangon.
Day 2: Yangon City Tour & Boat Trip (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the sacred Shwedagon pagoda – the most prominent monument in Yangon. Then we visit the Sule Pagoda to Chinese Town, where we have a chance to enjoy exotic streets of Yangon downtown and British Colonial building as Emmanuel Church, Inland Water Buildings. We will then move to Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda to see the 70-m long reclining Buddha and Myanmar’s holiest monument.
In the afternoon, we visit Thanlyin, home of two splendid pagodas: the Kyaikkauk Pagoda and Kyaikmawwin (Yele) Pagoda, situated on Island. Firstly, we walk across the Thanlyin Bridge to visit the Kyakikkauk Pagoda, seeing the daily life of the local people in the Kyauktan market then take a boat to Kyaikmawwin (Yele) Pagoda.
Overnight in Yangon.
Day 3: Yangon – Bagan (B)
After an early breakfast at the hotel, we will have a direct flight from Yangon to Bagan – Myanmar’s archeological wonderland, where over 2,200 ancient temples blossom from the countryside.
Welcome upon arrival with a visit to the busy Nyang U Market in Old Bagan and then explore the beautiful gold-leaf Shwezigon pagoda and learn new things from the Burmese Buddhist tradition. We continuously visit Ananda temple and we will stop along the way in the Bagan plain to admire some of the surrounding temples. We finish our day with an exotic horse cart ride passing through many beautiful temples and Taungbi traditional village. We climb to the upper terraces for a panoramic view of Bagan before going back to the hotel where we will spend the night.
Day 4: Balloon Ride over Bagan – Temple Visit (B)
Today, we will have a memorable day-trip and let’s say, it would be one of your special days Myanmar. Pick up at our hotel in the early morning, before sunrise, we will have a hot balloon ride over Bagan. Amazed your eyes and taken away your breath by the beauty and diversity of temples and stupas below you. With the Irrawaddy River to the west and the mountains to the east, the balloon ride will no double be your flight of a lifetime.
After a 45-minute ride over the morning skies, the pilots will guide his crafts for a safe landing. Well, we will then have a small party to welcome you back with sparkling wine, fresh fruits. After receiving the Balloon Certificate that personally signed by the pilot, we will be driven back to the hotel for a proper breakfast.
We will then have an exotic horse cart riding, we will go to one of the biggest temples in Bagan: Nan Paya pagoda and many other interesting sites nearby. The most amazing bonus of this day trip is the panoramic sunset view from the second highest pagoda of Bagan the ShweSandaw pagoda.
Overnight in a hotel in Bagan.
Day 5: Bagan – Fly to Heho – Inle Lake (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, we will transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Heho. From here, we will take an hour’s drive to Nyaung Shwe where we will get on our boat to Inle Lake. The boat sailing through villages inhabited by the local Intha people and their unique floating gardens.
In the afternoon, we visit the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda – homes to five revered Buddha statues before continuing our visit to Inpawkhone, a weaving village where the skillful artisans creating the world’s most precious fabric. We then also explore a cheroot factory where typical Burmese cigars are made by hand.
Overnight in a resort in Inle Lake.
Day 6: Inle Lake – Indein (B)
The day starts with a visit to the vibrant market, which rotates locations every five days and where hill tribe people dressed in colorful, traditional outfits – as they barter for goods and produce. We continue our sightseeing in Inle Lake, maneuvering by boat though long, scenic channels. We will visit the fascinating village of Indein, with its complex of ancient shrines and stupas and walk through exotic colonnades of stairways and shop stalls. We’ll visit the “long neck” tribal women, and weaving and craft villages perched on stilts. See the lake’s unique “leg rowers” – the Intha people row standing up with one leg wrapped around an oar. It is a feast for the senses and a photographer’s dream.
Day 7: Inle Lake – Yangon – Departure (B)
Free time until our car arrives to take us to the airport for a morning flight back to Yangon. On arrival, we will be free in a good time to connect the homeward flight. Myanmar tour ends. We hope that you love the itinerary and service we deliver. Thank you for making your trip with Go Myanmar Tours!
Price: Please contact us for the price of this package.
INCLUSIONS
What’s Included:
- 3 Domestic flights: Yangon – Bagan; Bagan – Heho; Heho – Yangon
- Accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels
- Private tours, transfers, and all services as mentioned in the itinerary
- Services of a private driver and air-conditioned vehicles
- Service of English speaking guides in every location
- Entrance fees for all mentioned sights visited
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B – Breakfast; L – Lunch, D – Dinner)
What’s Excluded:
- International flights and airport tax (US$ 10.00 per person)
- Balloon over Bagan
- Meals other than those mentioned in the itinerary
- Early check-in and late check-out at hotels.
- Personal expenses (such as laundry, telephone, drinks, etc.)
- Tips for guides and drivers
- Personal travel insurance
- Myanmar Visa
Notes:
Please be aware that flight time, hotels and all other logistics, services and days of travel are subject to availability. Where flights are canceled or delayed, Go Myanmar Tours will endeavor to secure alternative arrangements of similar value as noted in our booking conditions.
Recommended Hotel List:
| Location | Hotels & Ratings (5* Standard) |
| Yangon | The Strand Hotel
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| Bagan | Aureum Palace Hotel
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| Inle Lake | Inle Princess Resort
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