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“The Royal Capitals”- Bagan To Mandalay And Beyond

(Bagan – Yandabo – Ava -– Mandalay - Kyaw Myaung – Mingun – Amarapura - Sagaing)Departure: Wednesday (Upriver) * Duration:4 Nights

 

WEDNESDAY
Bagan – Yandabo (Miles 60*Km 111 – 7.5 Hrs)

The cast off time is at 10.30 hrs (check-in 10.00 hrs). We cruise upstream all day. Lunch will be served at 13.00. In the early evening 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. Dinner followed by a Puppet Show performance in the village or sundeck.


THURSDAY
Yandabo – Ava/Inwa (Miles 58*Km 107 – 7.5 Hrs)

Early Morning we go ashore for a walk through the village stopping to some pot-making workshops to learn their unique production technique, the school and the monastery. Back to the ship for breakfast and cast off (ETD 09.00 hrs). We continue upstream to the ancient city of Ava, capital of the Burmese Kingdom from 1364 to 1841.


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

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 by sampan and coach to Mandalay visiting Mahamuni Pagoda, Shwe-in-bin Monastery and if time permits Mandalay Hill. Back to the ship for lunch and proceed upstream (ETD 12.30/13.00). Moor overnight nearby a river village North of Mandalay.


SATURDAY
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) to visit U-Bein Bridge at sunset.
Moor overnight at Sagaing. Dance and Theatre performance on the Sundeck.

 

SUNDAY
Sagaing (Disembark)

Disembark between 08.30 to 09.00 hrs. Visit by coach Sagaing, a hill studded with many Pagodas and Monasteries rich in wood carving and religious art and transfer to the airport for your next destination.

 

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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” Bagan To Mandalay And Beyond * (4N Upriver / Dep. Wed)
Main Deck Twin Superior: US$ 1,200 Twin Superior Single use: US$ 1,800
Upper Deck Twin/Dbl Deluxe: US$ 1,600 Twin/Dbl Deluxe Single use: US$ 2,400
Suite Bow: US$ 2,200 Suite Bow single use: US$ 4,400
Lower Deck Single: US$ 1,200    


SHOULDER SEASON (29 MAR 09–22 APR 09)

“Royal Capitals Cruise” Bagan To Mandalay And Beyond * (4N Upriver / Dep. Wed)
Main Deck Twin Superior: US$ 960 Twin Superior Single use: US$ 1,440
Upper Deck Twin/Dbl Deluxe: US$ 1,280 Twin/Dbl Deluxe Single use: US$ 1,920
Suite Bow: US$ 1,750 Suite Bow single use: US$ 3,500
Lower Deck Single: US$ 960    

 

 

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

Upriver (4 Night) * Departure Day: Wednesday

(*) 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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