Ayravata Cruises

Itinerary

Mandalay - Kyauk Myaung (Miles 45*Km 83 – 6 Hrs)

Board the Ship at Gawein Jetty (11.30-12.00 hrs), welcome cocktail and lunch. Sail upstream (ETD 12.30/13.00) and moor overnight at a river village North of Mandalay.

Kyauk Myaung - Mingun –Sagaing (Miles 54*Km 100 – 5 Hrs)

Visit the spectacular potteries-making village of Kyauk Myaung, and see the manufacture stages of the famous 50 Gallons (200 Litres) pots (1.5 hours visit). Cruise downstream to Mingun. Visit the unfinished pagoda, the largest working bell in the world and the “home for the aged”..
Moor overnight at Sagaing. Dance and Theatre performance on the Sundeck.

Sagaing – Ava - Yandabo (Miles58 *Km 107 – 5 Hrs)

Visit Sagaing, a hill studded with many Pagodas and Monasteries rich in wood carving and religious art, Amarapura the penultimate Burmese Royal Capital (1783) and U-Bein Bridge. On the way back to ship we stop at one of the several silk-weaving factories. Afternoon we travel by coach to the ancient city of Ava, capital of the Burmese Kingdom from 1364 to 1841. We explore the ruins by horse cart visiting the beautiful 200 year’s old Bagaya Kyaung teak Monastery, Nanmyin watchtower (27mt. high) and the Me Nu Ok Kyaung monastery. Return to the ship and cast off.

Day4

Yandabo – Bagan (Miles 60*Km 111 – 5 Hrs)

Stop at Yandabo, a picturesque river village specializing in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war signed on Feb. 24, 1826. Explore the village stopping to some pot-making workshops to learn their unique production technique, the school and the monastery.
Arrive in Bagan in the early evening.

Day5

Bagan

We visit a selection of the 2,000 listed pagodas and temples and lacquerware shops in Bagan.

Day6

Bagan – Tan Kyi (7 Miles * 11 Km)

Further exploration of Bagan. Cast off at 15.30 and sail downriver to reach the village of Tan Kyi on the opposite side of the river. Reach the mountaintop by WW2 jeep where stands one of the four stupas that marked the original edges of the city and enjoy a marvelous sunset over Bagan plain.

Day7

Tan Kyi – Salay (22 Miles * 35 Km) / Salay – Magwe (61 Miles * 98 Km)

Sail downstream to Salay, a 7,000 residents village founded in the 13th century with Bagan-era shrines, beautiful 19th century teak monasteries and preserved British colonial buildings. We visit the huge Youqson Kyaung wooden monastery designed as a copy of the Crown Prince House of Mandalay; we explore then an area of colonial buildings and some interesting Bagan-era monuments such as Payathonzu and the Shinpinsarkyo Paya. Back to the boat for lunch and proceed south to Magwe.

Day8

Magwe – Minhla (19 Miles * 30 Km) / Minhla – Thayetmyo (56 Miles * 90 Km)

Early morning visit Myat Than Lun Paya, a 1929 built pagoda set on a hilltop with a beautiful view of the river. We drive then to Minbu a small village across the river where we explore the Nga Ka Pwe Taung (Dragon Lake), a burping pond of Butane Gas set in a moon-like plot of land with bubbling pools. Back to the boat and cast off before lunchtime. Stop in Minhla and Gwechaung to visit the two forts built by two Italian Military Engineers for the Burmese King in order to keep the British at bay from Royal Myanmar at the time of the 2nd Anglo-Burmese War. Proceed downstream to Thayetmyo, a pleasant colonial town.

Day9

Thayetmyo – Prome-Pyay (40 Miles * 64 Km)

Early Morning exploration of Thayetmyo: the oldest golf course of Myanmar, the market and the old colonial houses. Proceed sailing downriver. In late evening we arrive in Prome (Pyay) Once controlled by the Mon during the Bagan Era and then conquered by the Burmese King Alaungpaya in the 1754, this quiet town located 8 Km West of the famous ancient Pyu capital of Thayekhittaya, boomed along with the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company in the 1890’s and it is now an important trading post.

Day10

Prome-Pyay (Thayekhittaya)

Drive to Thayekhittaya (also known as Sri Ksetra, the Faboulous city in Pali language), a huge ancient Pyu city that ruled in this area between the 5th and the 9th century AD. We visit also the impressive Shwesandaw Pagoda complex, one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage site of Myanmar, and the Wunchataung Paya (Apology Mountain Pagoda) a vantage point of the Shwesandaw Pagoda and the surrounding mountains.

Day11

Prome-Pyay (Thayekhittaya) – Yangon (By Coach)

Disembark and drive by coach to Yangon.

Retail Rates

Per person in US$ valid FROM 06 NOVEMBER 2010 TO 31 MAR 2012

CRUISE 10 NIGHTS

IMPORTANT NOTE: For All departures should the occupancy be less than 10 PASSENGERS the Company reserves the right to cancel the cruise up to 60 days prior the departure date. A written confirmation notice will be released to all booked clients and/or their agents within and not later than 60 days prior the departure date. In case of cancellation an alternative cruise will be offered and if not acceptable all down payments will be refunded.

• All meals &, Coffee/Tea/Water
• Sightseeing as described in the Itinerary
• Ayravata Cruises English Speaking Guide (additional non-English speaking guide is provided if more than 8 cabins are booked by parties speaking the same language)
• All Entrance Fees
• Transfer by coach to/from Prome

• Drinks, laundry, all items of a personal nature
• health-accident-baggage or travel protection plan outside the ship’s boundaries
• fuel surcharges if applicable(*)

(*) Within the above rates the fuel cost is calculated on the Myanmar Market average price of the months of January 2010 (i.e. USD 3 per imperial gallon). Should the fuel price rise by more than 10%, AYRAVATA CRUISES will be entitled to impose a fuel surcharge equivalent to the amount by which the fuel price exceeds the price allowed for in the above rates, provided that the notice of this rise is given to the Passenger and/or his-her Agent within 30 days prior the cruise departure date.

Sailing Dates 2010-2011

Sailing Dates 2011-2012

Pre/Post Cruise Land Tours

YANGON STOPOVER PACKAGE

A stopover before and after the cruise in the ex capital of Myanmar including the visit of Shwedagon Pagoda, Colonial Downtown and the famous Scott’s Market.
DURATION: 1+2 Days/1+1 night (The Strand or Chatrium Hotel)

INLE LAKE EXTENSION PACKAGE

A tour of Myanmar is not complete without visiting Inle Lake in the Shan State. Tour includes a full day boat excursion and half day to the 16th century pagoda complex of Indein.
DURATION: 2 Days/1 night (Inle Lake View Hotel)