Boots and pedal in Myanmar

Mingalarbar! Welcome to Golden Land of Myanmar.

We hope you had a smooth flight to Myanmar. On your arrival, you will be warmly welcome by one of our guide/representative with a greeting in local language. And then you will be transferred to your hotel for releasing your jet lag.

Used to be a capital of lower Myanmar and ruled by British Government nearly 100 years or so, Yangon enriched hundreds of colonial architectural trove of buildings. You will stroll in downtown and enjoy the atmosphere of British era and lively daily activities of Yangon.

No vacation is complete if you missed out Shwedagon Pagoda. You cannot help admired in its shape and glowing structure. Overnight stay at the hotel in Yangon.

After having breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

(Note: strongly suggested domestic airline check-in to be done 1 hour before flight departure time.)

Bagan is an ancient archeological zone and was the home of first Burmese kingdom from 9th to 13rd century. Whatever you fly over or drive through, you will be surely dazzled by the thousands of brick-colored temples over the 16 sqkm area. On your arrival to Bagan, you will be transferred to your hotel for check in and drop off your luggages.

Ananda temple is the most finest architecture in and out of the temple among others in Bagan.  Another one of the highest temple in Bagan after Thatbyinnyu temple, you will visit Htilominlo temple. Solid, gigantic and well-structured; Dhammayangyi temple, Thabyinnyu temple stands out among other wherever you have a look over the plain of Bagan. As for the way of lives, you can explore how people in Bagan region lives and earns their daily lives. You will be warmly welcome by one of local women in the village and show you around the village and watch lacquerware making, cotton weaving house.

Don’t miss off this chance of watching sunset on one of an elevated point as she magically alters her spectrum of colors in the evening sky. You will get astonished all the way the Sun drags all her glowing light over the horizon along with her subsidence to the west and everyone exclaims. Bagan is not just plainly for the marvellous temples, yes also for her wonderful sunset and sunrise.

Most vigorous morning activities can be seen in this market. You also mingle and follow the crowd in alley through vendor shops one after another. You will see colorful fruits & vegies grown, fishes & meats and other daily use items. Just go as the way local do and buy a local costume called Longyi for Men-wear and Hti-mi for Lady-wear and fashion you as a local.

Most venerable stupa in Bagan for its ancient dome-shaped structure. Unlike the most others pagodas in Bagan, Shwezigon is a stupa with an enshrinement in waist of the stupa with golden glittering under the sunshine. Gubyaukgyi temple and Kyansittha U-min cave are followed in your visit.

You will take a tour around the temples in Bagan on traditional horse-drawn cart.

You will be taken to the jetty where your private wooden boat awaits. Sit back, chill out under the roof or open-deck and you will be treated with a fantastic scene along the way your boat rides on Irrawaddy River. Sunset view over the river is quite spectacular and quite unlike as you can watch on the Land. Just chilled out! As the sun sets in the west, you will return to your hotel.

After having breakfast at the hotel, you will pick your bike and start cycling to Mt.Popa. Today is pedal-day, you will ride 50 km to magnificent Mt.Popa. On the way, you will stop palm village where you can explore how locally produced palm sugar and palm juice. And then you will proceed to Mt.Popa. On arrival, right before you climb up the stairs to the summit, you will be introduced the ancient animism and its deep insight into devotees by seeing a house of Guardian of Mt.Popa. Please take also note that Mt.Popa is also a home of Nats or beliefs of animism. Then, you will get atop the hill and enjoy the 360 panoramic views. In the afternoon you will get on board in the car and overnight in Bagan.

After having breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

(Note: strongly suggested domestic airline check-in to be done 1 hour before flight departure time.)

On arrival to Heho airport, you will be transferred to Pindaya. Pindaya is a small seclusive town known of tea leaf plantation, massive Banyan tree and Cave of thousands Buddha images. All the way to Pindaya, you will be eye-caught by the colorful landscapes and embraced by the cool temperature of Southern Shan highlands. You will start your tour with the famous cave of Pindaya, the house of thousands of golden Buddha images. After the cave, you can go for a local tea leaf plantation and enjoy the taste to tea leaf salad followed by a sip of green tea. There is no one who does not like to sit and enjoy a spoon of tea leaf salad and sip of green tea. Then you will drive back to your hotel to relax.

Early morning, walk to the market and buy all the provision for your forthcoming 3 days trek. This morning, enjoy a walk through the hills, 1 hour, to Kyae Dwne Kone, village of the Danu tribe. You will pass through the farming where the Danu cultivates tea, damsons and mangoes on the hillsides. The villages is situated on the hill and surrounding by big Bamboo forest. About 45 minutes to Sa Le Inn Village. On the way you can see the villager working at their farm. Next 30 minutes later you will reach to Shan Ywa village.And then continue to walk about 30 minutes to Myint Mu Village, another Danu village and stop for a simple lunch. In the afternoon, observe tribal village life. And then proceed to walk 2 hours to Hmwe Daw for night stop.Simple dinner and accommodation at Hmwe Daw Monastery.

Meals included: Lunch, Dinner

Simple Breakfast. This morning, enjoy continue walking through the hills, 30 minutes to Kyauk Set Village, a village of the Da Nu tribe. The Danu cultivates seasonal fruits and vegetables on the hillsides. After 2 hours, arrive Naung Ye Village and 1 hour cross the small mountain for reaching Thae Lae Oo Min Village, another Ther Shan tribe (Danu & Pa-O) village. Have a simple lunch at Thae Lae Oo Min Monastery. After lunch you can visit Thae Lae Oo Min Cave like Pindaya Cave but not famous like Pindaya

Cave. Continue to walk 1 hour to Zay Te Gone Village and then, take another 1 hour to Nawar Taung for night stop. Simple dinner and accommodation at Nawar Taung Monastery.

Meals included: simple Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Simple breakfast. This morning, enjoy climb down to mountains and through the pine forest. You have to walk another Pa-O village 2 hours to Myint Ka village and then continue to 45 minutes to Welcome of Kalaw signboard. Your car is waiting at Welcome of Kalaw Signboard. On arrival to Kalaw,  you will enjoy 1.5 hrs ride to Inle Lake.

All the way to Inle lake, you will stop awhile at the town called Heho and you will see a local workshop where paper-related products through very traditional process.

Many barely notice this monastery as they are gearing up for their holiday to the lake. It is just a monastery but exquisite floral wood design and little novices reciting in the way cutely. And you will be transferred to your hotel to check in and overnight.

After having breakfast at the hotel, enjoy the scenic boat ride in the lake and you will see the leg-rowing fishermen standing up one edge of their flat canoe holding fishing net and spear to catch the fishes. As you keep enjoying boating, you will see the floating garden fruitfully grown vegies on it. You will explore PaungdawOo pagoda, Nga-pe-chaung ancient wooden monastery, local handy business such as silverware, bronze-ware, lotus weaving factories and etc. In the evening, you will return back to hotel and overnight.

After having breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight for next destination.
(Note : you can ask your guide or receptionist to prepare your breakfast box if you have early morning flight.)

Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last capital of Burmese Kingdom after third Anglo-Burmese war in 1885. You will be welcome by one of our local guide/representative on your arrival and transferred to your hotel.

Mandalay is the workshop of the expert craftsmen and you will not omit a visit to some handy workshops such as gold leave making, woodcarvings, tapestries and finest silk weaving arts. Mahamyatmuni sitting Buddha, which is one of the most revered Statues and completely gold-gilded applied by the male devotees on daily basis.

Visit Kuthodaw Pagoda, frequently dubbed as “The World’s Biggest Book” for its collection of 729 marble slabs inscribed with Buddhist teachings.

It’s off to the Shwenandaw Monastery, the Golden Monastery which is the only durable structure from the Royal Palace of the 19th century. You will not fail to appreciate the floral décor of Burmese wood carved designs.

You can walk up to Mandalay hill about 240 meter above the city. You will be amazingly rewarded by the panoramic view of Mandalay and surroundings, the foggy blue outline of Shan plateau in the east, ceaselessly flowing Ayeyarwaddy river in the west and Mandalay palace and many more. As the sun sets, you will return back to the foot of the hill. Overnight at the hotel in Mandalay.

Unfortunately, we have to say Goodbye with a heavy-heart. Please keep the memories all your lifetime and we will be with you at any time you need. We are proud of helping your holiday happened and hope you had very reminiscent memory. We are also sure of you learnt a lot about the country and listened many stories told by our guides. We are so proud to give you these best things and wishing to see you again. Cheerio! (Note: strongly suggested the international airline check in to be done 2 hours ahead of your departure time.)