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“The Royal Capitals” Mandalay And Beyond To Bagan

(Mandalay – Kyaw Myaung – Mingun – Ava – Amarapura – Yandabo – Bagan)

Departure: Sunday (Downriver) * Duration: 3 Nights

 

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

Arrive at Mandalay Airport in the early morning. City tour by coach including Mahamuni Pagoda, Shwe-in-bin Monastery and Mandalay Hill. 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.


MONDAY
Kyauk Myaung - Mingun –Amarapura (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 back downstream to Mingun (Eta 14.00 hrs). Visit the unfinished pagoda, the largest working bell in the world and the “home for the aged”. Continue downstream to Mandalay and travel by coach to Amarapura, the penultimate Burmese Royal Capital (1783) visit U-Bein Bridge at sunset on the way back to ship we stop at one of the several silk-weaving factories.
Moor overnight at Sagaing. Dance and Theatre performance on the Sundeck.


TUESDAY
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. 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. (ETD 11.00 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.
Continue sailing until late night. Moor overnight at a river village.


WEDNESDAY
River Village – Bagan (Miles 50*Km 92 – 4 Hrs)

Disembark at Bagan by 08.30 hrs.

 

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Retail Rates

per person in US$ valid FROM 12 NOVEMBER 2008 TO 22 APRIL 2009

Special Offer-10% Discount for Online Booking


HIGH SEASON (12 NOV 08–25 MAR 09)

“Royal Capitals Cruise” Mandalay And Beyond To Bagan * (3N Downriver / Dep. Sun)
Main Deck Twin Superior: US$ 900 Twin Superior Single use: US$ 1,350
Upper Deck Twin/Dbl Deluxe: US$ 1,200 Twin/Dbl Deluxe Single use: US$ 1,800
Suite Bow: US$ 1,650 Suite Bow single use: US$ 3,300
Lower Deck Single: US$ 900    


SHOULDER SEASON (29 MAR 09–22 APR 09)

“Royal Capitals Cruise” Mandalay And Beyond To Bagan * (3N Downriver / Dep. Sun)
Main Deck Twin Superior: US$ 720 Twin Superior Single use: US$ 1,080
Upper Deck Twin/Dbl Deluxe: US$ 960 Twin/Dbl Deluxe Single use: US$ 1,530
Suite Bow: US$ 1,280 Suite Bow single use: US$ 2,560
Lower Deck Single: US$ 720    
 


 

 

Price Includes: All meals &, Coffee/Tea/Water - Sightseeing as described in the Itinerary - Paukan English Speaking Guide - All Entrance Fees
Price excludes: Transfer to the ship from Mandalay / Bagan Airport or Hotel, 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 last 6 months of year 2006 (i.e. USD3 per gallon). Should the fuel price increase by more than 15%, AYRAVATA CRUISES will have the right 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 increase is given to the Passenger and/or his-her Agent within 30 days prior the cruise departure date.


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Sailing Dates

Downriver (3 Nights) - Departure Day: Sunday

(*) 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.

 

 

 

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