Explore Bagan and Inle Lake in 6 days

Itinerary

Day 1: YANGON ARRIVAL

Stop At: Yangon Yangon, 339 Bogyoke Aung San Road Sakura Tower Rooftop, Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar
Arrival at Yangon International Airport, welcome by our local guide and transfer to your hotel.

Start sightseeing of Yangon: Sule Pagoda, dating back over 2000 years Pagoda to enjoy the bustling life of Yangon and its people. And then visit to Chaukhtatkyi Pagoda (a huge reclining Buddha).

Then visit Kandawgyi Lake to enjoy a Royal floating barge with Pagoda view for a photo stop.

Lunch at restaurant.

Late in the afternoon, visit the ShwedagonPagoda described by Somerset Maugham: “The Shwedagon rose superb, glistening with its gold, like a sudden hope in the dark night of the soul of which the mystics write, glistening against the fog and smoke of the thriving city.” This massive bell-shaped stupa rises nearly 100 meters above hill-top surroundings. Wander through this magnificent structure and its courtyards, stupas, bells, Temples, and Buddha images, and see religious and secular visitors from all parts of the globe. Shwedagon has become the symbol of Myanmar. Enjoy the sunset over the Pagoda.

Dinner free (by your own account).

Overnight in Yangon.

Duration: 8 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 3-star hotel

Day 2: YANGON - FLIGHT TO BAGAN

Stop At: Bagan Temples, Bagan Archaeological Zone, Bagan Myanmar
After an early breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Airport for the flight to Bagan (NyaungOo).

On arrival, you will be welcomed by our station guide and start the visit to golden stupa of Shwezigon Pagoda for an introduction in to Bagan’s rich history.

And then visits to Htilominlo Temple; noted for its plaster carvings and one of the largest temple of Bagan, Thatbyinnyu Temple; the highest building on the Bagan plain and Ananda temple, an architectural masterpiece resembling a Greek Cross and one of Bagan’s most beautiful temples. Built in the early Mon-style, Ananda contains two unique Buddha images whose expressions seem to change depending on the distance from which the statue is viewed.

After lunch at local restaurant, visit to one of Myanmar most treasured handicrafts, a lacquer-ware workshop.

Then continue to Manuha Temple; built in Mon style in 1059 and Nanpayatemple; a unique sandstone monument. Next you will explore the MyingabaGuByaukgyi Temple; a temple noted worthy for its mural paintings of Jataka scenes under the protection of UNESCO, Dhamayangyi, a massive temple with a finest brickwork and go to watch the sunset over the Shwesandaw Pagoda.

Evening travel by horse cart for a tour passing along ancient temples. Enjoy an unforgettable sunset over the plains from the upper terrace of one of the temples.

Dinner free (by your own account).

Overnight in Bagan.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 3-star hotel

Day 3: BAGAN – POPA –BAGAN

Stop At: Mount Popa, Kyauk Padaung Road, Popa Myanmar
Optional: There is no better or more spectacular view of the ancient kingdom of Bagan than from a hot air balloon. This world-famous archaeological site of more than a thousand Buddhist temples scattered over a plain is at its best when seen from a bird's eye vantage, as the sun comes up gently over the Ayeyarwady River.

You will be collected from your hotel in Balloons Team's bus, and provided with a light breakfast and safety briefing while the balloons inflate, before enjoying a dawn flight lasting just under one hour. Flights operate daily from October through March.

Breakfast at hotel.

Departure towards Mount Popa, rocky outcrop overlooking the plain of Bagan and place of worship dedicated to the Nats, the spirits of the Burmese pantheon.

On the way, morning departure by road: the journey is the opportunity to discover the landscapes of plains punctuated with sugar palms.

Stop in a small artisan factory with demonstration of harvest and tasting of sweets and palm alcohol. "History of Toddy Palm or Sugar Palm", one of the most useful plants of Burma and neighboring India. This palm is ubiquitous in the Burmese countryside and is recognizable by its fan-shaped leaves. The stalk supporting the flowers is cut to harvest the juice. This very sweet liquid after fermenting, gives the famous Toddy or palm wine. After a fermentation, this wine gives a very strong alcohol and then vinegar. This same juice, after evaporation crystallizes into a sugar which is marketed very commonly.

Lunch at Paing Palm Tree Garden.

You will walk through these plantations of palm trees and there will see the farmers of the corner skillfully climb up the palm trees in order to unhook the fruits.

Arrive at Mount Popa.

The main attraction is not really the monastery of Mount Popa itself (which few tourists have the courage to visit at the cost of climbing a staircase of more than 800 steps under the sun!) Is the Small museum devoted to the Nats.

But, if you have the courage to mount your reward will be the superb view of the surrounding Burmese countryside ....

Drive back to Bagan and free and leisure in the evening.

Dinner free (by your own account).

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 3-star hotel

Day 4: BAGAN – HEHO – INLE LAKE

Stop At: Inle Lake, Nyaungshwe Myanmar
Breakfast at hotel.

In the morning, transfer to airport for a flight to Heho.

From Heho, a scenic one-hour drive leads to NyaungShwe, the gateway village to Inle Lake.

Upon reaching the edges of Inle Lake, board a private motorboat to head out to Inle Lake, one of Myanmar’s most spectacular sights. Pass villages built on stilts over the lake, inhabited by the local Intha people. Observe the leg-rowing fishermen and see their floating gardens built up from strips of water hyacinth and mud and anchored to the bottom with bamboo poles.

Visit NgaHpeChaung Monastery, which houses dozens of Shan Buddha Images, but is more famous for its unique ‘jumping cats’ that jump through hoops in the air! Continue to PhaungDawOo Pagoda, the lake’s main sanctuary, which contains five sacred Buddha images covered in gold leaf.

Lunch at local restaurant.

Explore the local crafts of Inle Lake with a stop at the weaving village of Inpawkhone and a cheroot factory, where the typical Burmese cigars are made by hand. If time permits, there may be time to enjoy a short walk through one of the lakeside villages.

Dinner free (by your own account).

Overnight on Inle Lake.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 3-star hotel

Day 5: INLE LAKE – INDEIN - FLIGHT TO YANGON

Stop At: Yangon Yangon, 339 Bogyoke Aung San Road Sakura Tower Rooftop, Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar
In the morning, sightseeing to Indein village, the western end of the Lake. The boat takes you through a long channel where you watch the farmers cultivate their products. This ride is one of the most scenic boat tours on Lake Inle.

Lunch at local restaurant.

After lunch, depart Heho airport for your flight to Yangon

Dinner free (by your own account).

Overnight in Yangon

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 3-star hotel

Day 6: YANGON DEPARTURE

Stop At: Yangon Yangon, 339 Bogyoke Aung San Road Sakura Tower Rooftop, Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar
Breakfast at hotel.

In the morning, visit Bogyoke Aung San Market (former Scott’s Market), where shopper’s favorite you can browse through the wide selection of Myanmar handicrafts and other goods.

(Note: Market is closed on Mondays and public holidays)

Free time own leisure before proceed to Yangon international airport for your departure flight
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 3-star hotel