Burma Tour (Myanmar Tour)

BURMA TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

A ceremony of food offerings to over 1000 monks
In the Fall, enjoy the Pagoda Festival ceremony at Inle Lake
Explore the vast temple city of Bagan
Mingle with the hill tribes people of Inle Lake at the colorful market

Discover hidden treasures on this insider’s journey exploring Burmese art, architecture and the gentle graciousness of its culture. Many people travel to Burma to see the stunning Buddhist monasteries and temples. In addition, we will get to know the people of Burma. In Mandalay, we’ll tour the walled city built in the 19th century along with many ancient monasteries and nunneries. Bagan, the country's premier art site, is a temple city of over two thousand brick temples and stupas, built between the 11-13th century. Our travel in Burma includes a relaxing excursion to beautiful Mt. Popa, a mountain sacred to Burma's indigenous spirits called 'Nats'. The journey culminates with two days exploring the tribal area of Inle Lake where people live in thatched cottages on stilts in the middle of the lake. We will enjoy a stay at a fabulous resort in individual cottages on the lake. We are proud to be working with a private, women-owned, local company.

Young nuns near Mandalay

ITINERARY- BURMA TOUR

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Day 1-3: Meet in Yangon
Morning arrival. Visit main pagodas, art galleries, anad Scott Market. Enjoy sunset at Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred site in the country, where the Buddha's hair relics are interred. Day excursion by cruise boat to Twante, a pottery village.

Day 4-6: Bagan
In every direction you will see ruins of all sizes: huge, glorious temples such as Ananda Pahto and small, graceful zedis (stupas) standing in the fields next to thatched homes. Some contain elegant mural paintings.

Day Excursion Mt Popa and Salay
Enjoy Mt Popa, an extinct volcano with many shrines dedicated to animistic spirits known as 'Nats'. We have lunch at the excellent resort in a beautiful, isolated natural setting on top of the mountain, with spectacular views over the plains. An easy walk to the nearby volcanic outcrop and Nat shrine.

Day 7-9: Mandalay
Visit Mahamuni Pagoda, with its traditional handicraft workshops such as gold leaf hammering, marble and wood carvings, Shwenandaw Monastery, with fine wood carvings, and Kuthodaw Pagoda, which contains the world's biggest and heaviest book-- marble slabs of Buddhist scriptures. Boat excursion to visit Mingun Pagoda, where you gain insight into life on the river. Excursion to Sagaing, Ava and Amarapura.

Day 10-11: Inle Lake
Inle Lake is known for its unique leg-rowers, diverse tribal groups, and scenic beauty. Our hotel is a charming floating structure of individual cottages in the middle of the lake. We'll tour by boat, visiting floating gardens, markets, villages and Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda. Fall tour attends the pagoda festival.

Day 12: Yangon - Depart
Morning return flight to Yangon and remain at airport for flight home.

OR CONTINUE TO REMOTE VILLAGES OF SHAN STATE

Day 12-13 Kalaw
Visit the infamous Pindaya Caves enroute to Kalwaw. In Kalaw viist traditional villages.

Day 14-17 Keng Tung
A short flight from heho to Keng Tung. Full days visiting local villages surrounding Keng Tung.

Day 18 Keng Tung-Yangon
Visit local market and village in Keng Tung. Afternoon flight to Yangon.

Day 19 Depart Yangon