The Royal Capitals 2012-13

(Upstream: Bagan – Yandabo – Monywa – Mingun – Ava – Amarapura - Mandalay)
Duration: 6 Days / 5 Nights
RV Paukan 1947 (Formerly RV Pandaw1947)

(Downstream: Mandalay - Amarapura – Ava – Mingun – Monywa – Yandabo – Bagan)
Duration: 6 Days / 5 Nights
RV Paukan 1947 (Formerly RV Pandaw1947)

Itinerary - Upstream

Day1

Bagan

Our representative and guide will meet the guests upon arrival at Bagan airport between 07:30/08:00 am. Full day visit of a selection of the 2,000 listed pagodas and temples. Embark the ship before lunch; after continue the exploration of the archeological area. Dinner on board or in a local restaurant. Overnight on board

Day2

Bagan-River Village

Explore some of Bagan's local markets selling wood carvings, fabrics, longyis and rattan products. Visit a workshop to see the ancient technique of lacquerware making. Alternatively 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

Day3

Yandabo

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. We cruise upstream the rest of the day, moor overnight at Myin Mu jetty.

Day4

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 . 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. Cruise upstream. Dinner and overnight on board.

Day5

Mingun -Ava- Amarapura

After an early breakfast visit Mingun the unfinished pagoda, the largest working bell in the world and the “home for the aged”. After lunch we explore 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. We travel then by sampan and coach to Amarapura, the penultimate Burmese Royal Capital (1783) to visit U-Bein Bridge at sunset. Moor overnight at Sagaing. Dance and Theatre performance on the Sundeck.

Day6

Disembark Gawein Jetty- Central Mandalay

After breakfast, 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. Lunch on board or in a local restaurant. Disembark and transfer to the airport for your onward flight (Yangon or Heho Inle Lake).

Itinerary -Downstream

DAY1

Mandalay - Mingun

Our representative and guide will meet all guests upon arrival at Mandalay airport between 07.30/08.00 am. 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.
Embark the ship at Gawein Jetty before lunch. Welcome cocktail in the saloon and sail upstream to Mingun. Visit the unfinished pagoda, the largest working bell in the world and the “home for the aged”. Dinner and overnight on board.
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DAY2

Ava - Amarapura

After breakfast we explore 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. We travel then by sampan and coach to Amarapura, the penultimate Burmese Royal Capital (1783) to visit U-Bein Bridge at sunset. Moor overnight at Sagaing.
Dance and Theatre performance on the Sundeck.

DAY3

Monywa (Hpowindaung And Shwebadaung Caves)

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 . 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 and overnight on board.

DAY4

Yandabo

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.
Continue cruising downstream with an afternoon stop at Shwe Pyi Thar village for a walk.
Moor overnight mid-river.

DAY5

Bagan

We arrive at Bagan in the early morning. Full day visit of a selection of the 2,000 listed pagodas and temples. Lunch on board and in the afternoon continue the exploration of the archeological area.
Dinner on board or in a local restaurant. Overnight on board.

DAY6

Bagan (Disembark)

Explore some of Bagan's local markets selling wood carvings, fabrics, longyis and rattan products .Visit a workshop to see the ancient technique of lacquerware making. Alternatively 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). Lunch on board or in a local restaurant. Disembark and then transfer to the airport for your onward flight (Yangon or Heho Inle Lake)

Retail Rates

Per person in US$ valid FROM OCTOBER 2012 TO MARCH 2013

CRUISE 5 NIGHTS

Main Deck	Twin	US$2,120	Twin Single use	US$ 2,785
Upper Deck	Twin	US$2,220	Twin Single use	US$ 2,885
			Single(*)	US$ 2,220
Premier Bow()*	Twin	US$3,170	Premier Bow Twin Single use	US$ 6,340
() Paukan 2012 only*

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.

Cruise Price Includes:

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

Cruise Price Excludes:

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

Sailing Dates 2012-2013 (Upstream)

CODE	DEP DATE	ARR DATE	VESSEL	CODE	DEP DATE	ARR DATE	VESSEL
RC15U	18/10/12	23/10/12	PAUKAN1947	RC19U	01/02/13	06/02/13	PAUKAN1947
RC16U	09/11/12	14/11/12	PAUKAN1947	RC20U	25/02/13	02/03/13	PAUKAN1947
RC17U	03/12/12	08/12/12	PAUKAN1947	RC21U	21/03/13	26/03/13	PAUKAN1947
RC18U	08/01/13	13/01/13	PAUKAN1947				PAUKAN1947

Sailing Dates 2012-2013 (Downstream)

CODE	DEP DATE	ARR DATE	VESSEL	CODE	DEP DATE	ARR DATE	VESSEL
RC15D	03/10/12	08/10/12	PAUKAN1947	RC19D	17/01/13	22/01/13	PAUKAN1947
RC16D	25/10/12	30/10/12	PAUKAN1947	RC20D	10/02/13	15/02/13	PAUKAN1947

RC17D	18/11/12	23/11/12	PAUKAN1947		RC21D	06/03/13	11/03/13	PAUKAN1947
RC18D	24/12/12	29/12/12	PAUKAN1947

(*) If deemed necessary, Company reserves the right at its sole option and discretion, without any liability for damages or refund to substitute the scheduled vessel with another equivalent of its fleet.