ONLY 5% DEPOSIT required
DAY 1 BEFORE THE CRUISE
RANGOON (YANGON) (L/D)
International arrival to Yangon, transfer to the Hotel. Lunch in the hotel. In the afternoon orientation tour of the city ending with the visit of the most enchanting and spectacular Pagoda of Myanmar: the Shwedagon. Overnight Yangon
Lunch at Local Restaurant
Dinner at Local Restaurant
DAY 2 BEFORE THE CRUISE
RANGOON (YANGON) – BAGAN (BY FLIGHT) (B/-/-)
Early morning transfer to the airport. Flight to Bagan and transfer to the Ayar jetty. Embark to ship.
Start from USD 375 per pax
| City | Hotel | ||
| Superior | Deluxe | Heritage | |
| Yangon |
Melia Hotel, Deluxe Room |
Pan Pacific Hotel, Deluxe Room |
STRAND Hotel, Superior Suite Room |
| COST INCLUDES | COST EXCLUDES |
| Accommodation with daily breakfast | Personal expenses, Porter charges |
| Domestic flight fare with airport taxes & Local Boat Fare | Myanmar Visa Fee & Visa Service Fee |
| Ground transfer & transportation with A/C vehicles | Insurance, International Air-fare & airport taxes |
| Sightseeing tour with entry fees at the destinations | Seasonal Supplements & Compulsory Arrangements |
| Full board meals mentioned in the program without Drinks | Any other not mentioned in “Cost includes” section |
| Services of English Speaking Stationed Guides in each places |
* Please kindly send your pre/post tour booking request by email to [email protected] (or) [email protected] and the proposal with price will be replied shortly. Please note that your hotel will be confirmed after we have received your deposit payment. Prices are subject to change. Hotel subject to availability. We will try to offer you an alternate accommodation if the requested hotel would not be available.
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Itinerary Upstream
DAY 1 : BAGAN
Board the Ship at Ayeyar Jetty (11.30-12.00 hrs), welcome cocktail and lunch. We visit a selection of the 2,000 listed pagodas and temples. Dinner and overnight on board.
DAY 2 : MOUNT POPA
Full day excursion to Mt. Popa, an extinct volcano located 65km South East of Bagan. It stands as one of the National parks with preserved forest in the hot, dry and plain region of middle Myanmar. The popularity of Mt. Popa today lies in the interest of religious and mystical beliefs as an abode of spirits, “Nats”. Climb the Taungkalat, believed to be the part of the main volcano blown apart and plugged at the current location, to see the panoramic view of the whole area. Lunch will be taken at the Popa Mountain Resort. On the way back to Bagan we will visit the toddy palm producing home cottage.
Dinner and overnight on board.
DAY 3 : BAGAN-RIVER VILLAGE
Explore some of Bagan’s local markets selling wood carvings, fabric, longyis and ratten product. Visit a workshop to see the ancient technique of lacquer ware making. Aaltenatively guests can hire a horse cart or a bicycle and explore the site on their own (or) have a splendid Balloon Flight over Bagan (surcharge applied – optional). Back to the ship around Noon and cast off. We cruise upstream all day. Stop at Shwe Pyi Thar village for a walk. Dinner followed by a Puppet Show performance in the village or sundeck. Overnight midstream near mouth of Chindwin.
DAY 4 : YANDABO
In the morning we arrive 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. We go ashore for a walking at some pot-making workshops and visit the school and the monastery. We cruise upstream the rest of the day, moor overnight near Ava.
DAY 5 : MONYWA (HPOWINDAUNG AND SHWEBADAUNG CAVES) – SAGAING
Early morning drive by coach (approx. 1 ½ hours) to Monywa to visit the Hpowindaung and Shwebadaung caves where hundreds of Buddha Statues are placed inside niches decorated with wonderful mural paintings dated back to the . Serve Lunch at local restaurant in Win Unity Hotel in Monywa. After lunch we visit the splendid Sambuddhai Kat Kyaw pagoda with its more than 500,000 Buddha images. Drive to Sagaing (2 hours) where we will rejoin the ship. Overnight at Sagaing.
DAY 6 : SAGAING – AVA - AMARAPURA
Visit Sagaing, a hill studded with many Pagodas and Monasteries rich in wood carving and religious art, then Ava by horse-cart visiting the beautiful 200 year old teak Bagaya Kyaung Monastery, Nanmyin watchtower (27mt. high) and the Me Nu Ok Kyaung monastery. (After disembark at Sagaing Jetty, ship will sail to SinKyone Fort Jetty in Ava where all the client will embark after sightseeing). Then we travel by sampan and coach to Amarapura, the penultimate Burmese Royal Capital (1783) to visit a traditional silk weaving workshop followed by U-Bein Bridge, the world’s longest wooden bridge (1.2 km) and enjoy the sunset there. Dinner and overnight on board.
DAY 7 : MINGUN – CENTRAL MANDALAY
Morning visit Mingun where we visit the unfinished pagoda, the largest working bell in the world and the “home for the aged”. Lunch on board. Visit central Mandalay: Mahamuni Pagoda, Mandalay Hill where spiraling staircases lead to sweeping views of the city and its temples and the nearby Kuthodaw Paya, which contains the world's biggest book, the workshops of gold leave making, tapestry making, woodcarving, marble carving and bronze casting. Sunset at Mandalay Hill. Dinner on board. Overnight at Mandalay.
DAY 8 : MANDALAY (DISEMBARK)
Morning disembark at Gawein Jetty around 9:00 am.
Itinerary Downstream
DAY 1 : MANDALAY - MINGUN
Board the Ship at Gawein Jetty (11.30-12.00 hrs), welcome cocktail and lunch. Sail upstream to Mingun. Visit the unfinished pagoda, the largest working bell in the world and the “home for the aged”. Overnight at Mandalay.
DAY 2 : MANDALAY - AMARAPURA
Visit central Mandalay: Mandalay Hill where spiraling staircases lead to sweeping views of the city and its temples and the nearby Kuthodaw Paya, which contains the world's biggest book, the workshops of gold leave making, tapestry making, woodcarving, marble carving and bronze casting.
Back to the ship for lunch. In the afternoon we visit travel Mahamuni Pagoda and then Amarapura, the penultimate Burmese Royal Capital (1783) to visit a traditional silk weaving workshop followed by U-Bein Bridge, the world’s longest wooden bridge (1.2 km) and enjoy the sunset there.
Dinner on board. Overnight on board midstream between Mandalay and Sagaing.
DAY 3 : AVA / SAGAING
Visit Sagaing, a hill studded with many Pagodas and Monasteries rich in wood carving and religious art. Back to the ship for Lunch. Visit the ancient city of Ava, capital of the Burmese Kingdom from 1364 to 1841 by horse-cart visiting the beautiful 200 year old teak Bagaya Kyaung Monastery, Nanmyin watchtower (27mt. high) and the Me Nu Ok Kyaung monastery .
Dinner on board. Dance and Theatre performance on the Sundeck.
Overnight near a river village.
DAY 4 : MONYWA (HPOWINDAUNG AND SHWEBADAUNG)
Early morning drive by coach (approx. 2 ½ hours) to Monywa to visit the Hpowindaung and Shwebadaung caves where hundreds of Buddha Statues are placed inside niches decorated with wonderful mural paintings dated back to the . Serve Lunch at local restaurant in Win Unity Hotel in Monywa. After lunch we visit the splendid Sambuddhai Kat Kyaw pagoda with its more than 500,000 Buddha images. Drive to Myin Mu jetty (approx. 1 ½ hours) where we will rejoin the ship.
Dinner on board. Overnight on board near Myin Mu.
DAY 5 : YANDABO – SHWE PYI THAR
In the morning we arrive at Yandabo, a picturesque village that specializes in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war signed on Feb. 24, 1826. We go ashore for a walk stopping at some pot-making workshops and to visit the school and the monastery. Sail downstream stream. Lunch on board. Visit Shwe Pyi Thar village for a walk. Dinner on board. Moor overnight mid-river.
DAY 6 : BAGAN
We visit a selection of the 2,000 listed pagodas and temples. Dinner and overnight on board.
Optional: In the very early morning before breakfast Balloon Flight over Bagan (surcharge applied).
DAY 7 : MOUNT POPA
Full day excursion to Mt. Popa, an extinct volcano located 65km South East of Bagan. It stands as one of the National parks with preserved forest in the hot, dry and plain region of middle Myanmar. The popularity of Mt. Popa today lies in the interest of religious and mystical beliefs as an abode of spirits, “Nats”. Climb the Taungkalat, believed to be the part of the main volcano blown apart and plugged at the current location, to see the panoramic view of the whole area. Lunch will be taken at the Popa Mountain Resort. On the way back to Bagan we will visit the toddy palm producing home cottage.
Dinner and overnight on board.
DAY 8 : BAGAN (DISEMBARK)
Morning disembark at Aye Yar Jetty around 9:00 am.
