Yangon – Putao – Mandalay – Bagan – Inle -Ngapali – Yangon

Tour Name       : Yangon – Putao – Mandalay – Bagan – Inle -Ngapali – Yangond
Tour Duration : 20 Days / 19 Nights
Tour Code        : NS Adventure & Classic 01

 

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DAY 01 : ARRIVAL YANGON

 16Arrive at Yangon International Airport. Transfer to hotel and check-in.Visit to the famous Shwedagon Pagoda. Enjoy sunset at Shwedagon Pagoda.Dinner at a local restaurant . Accommodation at hotel, Yangon.
Meals included: Dinner

DAY 02 : YANGON – PUTAO

 15After breakfast, our coach master will pick you up and drive you to Yangon International Airport. Domestic flight from Yangon to Putao airport. Upon arrival at the airport you will be met by a representative and transferred to your guest house. Putao lies in a flat valley and is a jumping-off point for trekkers who want to explore the region’s deep forests, wildlife sanctuaries and snow-capped mountains. After a brief fresh up take a walk around Putao for orientation. Overnight at Putao Trekking House.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 03 : SHANGAUNG AND HIKING TOUR TO WASANDUM VILLAGE

 14Jeep transfer from Putao to Shangaung. Start hiking across the hills and mountains to the Rawan tribe village of Wasandum situated by Namlan river (around 6 hours). There is a fascinating scenery waiting for you.Dinner and overnight at Wasandum guest house.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 04 : WASANDUM TO ZIYADUM VILLAGE

 13After breakfast trek to Ziyadum via Awadum through cultivation fields.Overnight at Ziyadum guest house.Ziyadum is situated about 55 kilometers north-west of Putao at an altitude of 3440 feet. One of the last frontier villages in the North-West,beautiful with pristine forests and rivers often crossed by suspension bridges. Ziyadum is a center point for many mountain tours in the area such as Phonyin Razi, Phongun Razi, Phangran Razi and Ziya Razi which all are of perennially snow-capped mountains.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 05 : ZIYADUM VILLAGE

 12Enjoy this relaxing day in Ziyadum village. Alternatively, there will also be an option for an excursion to the jungle of the near mountains – a day trip to Chaungzone (6 miles, approx. 3 hours) through lush evergreen rain forests. Dinner and overnight at Ziyadum village house.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 06 : ZIYADUM – WASANDUM VILLAGE

 11Trek back to Wasandum by taking a different route, again crossing several suspension bridges. Dinner and overnight at Wasandum guest house.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 07 : WASANDUM – SHANGAUNG – PUTAO

 10Leaving the wilderness behind we trek back to Shangaung. Transfer to Putao by jeep/truck. Dinner and overnight at Putao .
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 08 : EXCURSION TO MACHANBAW AND MULASHIDI

 09Trek to Machanbaw, excursion to stone dragon and suspension bridge, boat excursion to Nat Kyun, further excursion to Mulashidi with beautiful suspension bridge. Dinner and overnight at Putao.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 09 : PUTAO – MANDALAY

 08After breakfast you can probably go for a last minute shopping at Putao market and further visit in and around Putao by your guide’s suggestion. After lunch transfer to airport for your departure flight to Mandalay. Arrive at Mandalay and start sightseeing. Extended sightseeing tour in Mandalay, the center of culture in Myanmar. Highlights are the Mahamuni Pagoda, Mandalay Palace, Kuthodaw Pagoda. Also Shwenandaw Monastery with its wonderful wooden carvings is worth a visit. Enjoy sunset at Mandalay Hill. Overnight at Mandalay.
Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch, Dinner

DAY 10 : MANDALAY – INWA (AVA) – SAGAING – MANDALAY

 07Breakfast at hotel. This morning, visit to Inwa (Ava) and sightseeing around Inwa. First visit to Maha Aungmye Bonzn Monastery (also known as the Ok Kyaung). Then continue to Bagaya Kyaung, Continue to Sagaing Hill. There is a great number of stupas and monasteries on the hillside. Afterwards visit to U-Bein Bridge in Amarapura, a one kilometer long bridge made entirely of teak. Enjoy sunset from this bridge.Accommodation at hotel, Mandalay.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 11 : MANDALAY – BAGAN

 06Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Mandalay airport and flight to Nyaung U air port. After arrival at Nyaung U airport tranfer to hotel. After check-in and refreshment start to discover the incredible beauty of Bagan.Enjoy a short Ride on a horse cart.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 12 : BAGAN

 05After breakfast, start your full day Bagan sightseeing tour with a visit to Nyaung U Local Market. Then visit to the golden stupa of Shwezigon Pagoda. Then visit to Gubyaukgyi Temple.Next stop is Htilominlo. Take photos around the temples .In the afternoon visit Nanpaya Temple. See the four Buddha images in Manuha Pagoda. Then stop at Myazedi Stupa to see Myanmar’s “Rosetta Stone”, bearing inscriptions written in four languages. Continue to the Myinkaba area and visit Gubyaukgyi Temple. Then visit to a Lacquer Ware Factory to watch craftsmen skilfully creating the most famous of Bagan handicrafts. Enjoy sunset at Shwe Sandaw Pagoda or Buu Pagoda. Accommodation at hotel, Bagan.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 13 : BAGAN

 04Breakfast at hotel. This morning, visit to Ananda Temple. Then visit to Tharabar Gate and Shwegugyi Pagoda. Continue visit to Thatbyinnyu ‘Omniscient’ Temple, one of the highest in Bagan, rising up to 61m. Then visit Dhammayangyi, a massive-looking temple dating from 1170, which is famous for its inter-locking mortar-less brickwork. Then visit Sulamani, a more sophisticated temple style with better internal lighting, constructed around 1181 by Narapatisithu. Continue visit to Dhammayazika Temple. In the afternoon, visit to Lemyethna Temple. Continue to Payathonzu. Visit Nandamannya Temple, Take a break from temples and walk through the village of Minnanthu to see how the local people live. Enjoy sunset. Dinner at one of the local restaurants. Accommodation at hotel, Bagan.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 14 : BAGAN – INLE LAKE

 03After breakfast transfer to Nyaung U airport and flight to Heho airport. After arrival at Heho airport drive down into the valley to Nyaungshwe on the edge of Inle Lake and board your own local boat to take you to your hotel. You will see the lake’s unique “Leg Rowers” – the Intha people row standing up with one leg wrapped around an oar. Visit to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the holiest religious site in the southern Shan State. Dinner and accommodation at hotel, Inle Lake.
Meals include: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 15 : INDEIN (INLE LAKE)

 02Breakfast at hotel. This morning visit to village of Maing Thauk on the edge of Inle Lake by boat. Walk up a dirt track through the village and continue up the hill to a stupa. The walk takes around 2 hours round trip, the route is not steep. Lunch at restaurant in Namphan Village, located in the middle of the lake. In the afternoon, we enjoy another boat tour to Indein, at the western end of the lake. This long boat ride is one of the most scenic boat tours on the lake. Dinner and accommodation at hotel, Inle Lake.
Meals include: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 16 : HEHO – THANDWE (NGAPALI)

 01After breakfast transfer by boat to Nyaung Shwe. Then drive to Heho airport and flight to Thandwe airport. After arrival transfer to hotel andcheck-in at Hotel, Ngapali. Time for relax. Accommodation at hotel, Ngapali.
Meals included: Breakfas

DAY 17 : NGAPALI BEACH

 19Leisure at Ngapali. Overnight at hotel, Ngapali.
Meals included: Breakfast

DAY 18 : NGAPALI BEACH

 18Leisure at Ngapali. Overnight at hotel, Ngapali.
Meals included: Breakfast

DAY 19 : NGAPALI BEACH – YANGON

 17After breakfast checkout hotel.Transfer to Thandwe airport. Domestic flight from Thandwe to Yangon. Arrived at Yangon and check-in at hotel.After refreshment at hotel transfer to local restaurant for lunch. Then visit to Bogyoke (Scott)Market (closed on Public Holidays and on Mondays). It has the largest selection of Burmese handicrafts in Myanmar.After that visit to the Colonial Style Buildings downtown, the Chinatown area.Enjoy your photo stop at Sule Pagoda and City Hall. Dinner at local restaurant.Overnight at hotel, Yangon.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 20 : DEPARTURE

After breakfast check out hotel. More sightseeing in Yangon, for example visit to the Reclining Buddha (depending on departure time). Transfer to Yangon International airport.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch (depending on flight departure time)

End of our program.