Detailed Program for Chris Yeoman
Group of 15 to 20 people
28 Oct – 12 Nov, 2017 (16 Days 15 Nights)
Yangon-Mawlamyine-Dawei-Kyaiktiyo-Bagan-Mandalay-Yangon
Itinerary
28 Oct 17Yangon arrival(-/-/-)
(Saturday)Today you will be welcome by Golden Express Tours’ representative upon arrival Yangon and we will transfer your group to your hotel for good night rest.
Overnight at Clover City Center Hotel, Superior
29 Oct 17Yangon sightseeing(B/-/-)
(Sunday)Breakfast at hotel; visit Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda is famous for its huge image of Reclining Buddha, built in 1966 replacing the old image built in1907 and a short photo stop at Kandawgyi; Karaweik Hall - a royal barge in the form of Karaweik (mythical bird) built in 1972 in the KandawgyiRoyalLake. After that visit Botataung Pagoda is enshrined with the sacred hair of the Lord Buddha and we will visit to Scott Market (closed on Mondays and Public Holidays). Then we will visit to famous Shwedagone Pagoda, the massive bell-shaped golden spires plated with 60 tons of gold and the tip of the stupa isset with diamonds, rupies, sapphires and topaz. After the sightseeing, we will transfer to the airport to fly back to your home.
Overnight at Clover City Center Hotel, Superior
30 Oct 17Yangon-Mawlamyine(B/-/-)
(Monday)Breakfast at hotel; our guide and private car will pick the group at the hotel and driver to Mawlamyine. The driving hours for this route takes about 5 to 6 hours. Mawlamyine - the charming tropical capital of MonState and one-time administrative centre of British Burma, has many oldcolonial buildingslining its quiet streets, and is famous for itsmarketsandseafood.
Overnight at Mawlamyaing Strand Hotel, Deluxe
31 Oct 17Mawlamyine-Thanbyuzayat(B/-/-)
(Tuesday)Breakfast at hotel; we will driver to Thanbyuzayat from Mawlamyine today. The driving hour is about 1 hour. Around 60 kilometres south of Mawlamyine is the town ofThanbyuzayat and you can find the Allied War Memorial Cemetery. It is the place where prisoners of war who lost their lives during the building of the infamousBurma Railway(otherwise known as the ‘Death Railway’) are laid to rest. The atmospheric site is beautifully tended to by the Commonwealth War Graves Commissionand can be found 500 metres west of the centre Thanbyuzayat, on the main road heading west out of town. TheDeath Railway Museum Thanbyuzayatprovides has photos, paintings and sculptures documenting the building of the railway.The museum and a lone steam locomotive commemorate the spot where the railway itself ended.
Overnight at Holiday Villa Motel, Standard
1 Nov 17Thanbyuzayat-Dawei(B/-/-)
(Wednesday)Today we will driver from Thanbyuzayat to Dawei – takes about 7 to 8 driving hours. Dawei is a sleepy tropical town with a number ofbeautiful beachesin the vicinity. It has a long history of trade and features someinteresting colonialarchitecture, with many old wooden, thatch-roofed bungalows and some brick and stucco mansions.
Overnight at Zayar Htet San Hotel, Superior
2 Nov 17Dawei (B/-/-)
(Thursday)Breakfast at hotel; we will transfer you to the place that you mentioned for attending the anniversary commemoration. Our car and guide will remain at disposal for the time you may need.
Overnight at Zayar Htet San Hotel, Superior
3 Nov 17Dawei-Mawlamyine(B/-/-)
(Friday)Breakfast at hotel; we will drive back to Mawlamyine today and the driving hour is about 7 to 8 hours. Check-in at the hotel for a good rest upon arrival Mawlamyine.
Overnight at Mawlamyaing Strand Hotel, Deluxe
4 Nov 17Mawlamyine-Kyaiktiyo(B/-/-)
(Saturday)Breakfast at hotel; today we will head back to Kyaiktiyo for Golden Rock Pagoday visit. This route takes about 3 and half driving hours. Upon arrival at Kim pun base camp board on an open truck for (15 km, approx 1 hours) steep but well-paved road leads to the upper staging point to the renowned Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda site 1180 meters above sea level. The Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, 7.3 meters high, built on a gold-gilded boulder, 25 meters in circumference, and balanced in what appears to be a very precarious position on a tabular rock jutting out from a ridge in the EasternYomaMountains. Kyaikhtiyo is likely to be one of Myanmar’s most spiritual experiences.
Overnight at Mountain Top Hotel, Deluxe
5 Nov 17Kyaiktiyo-Yangon, Yangon-Bagan (flight), Bagan transfer (B/-/-)
(Sunday)Breakfast at hotel; we will take the truck down to Kimpun base camp and we will drive back to Yangon which takes 4 driving hours. Upon arrival Yangon, we will transfer to the airport to fly to Bagan in the evening.
Overnight at Umbra Hotel, Deluxe
6 Nov 17Bagan sightseeing(B/-/-)
(Monday)Breakfast at hotel; the full day sightseeing tour begins with Shwezigone Pagoda – built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine, Anada Temple – a white-washed masterpiece of Mon architecture with four stancing Buddhas, the adjacent brick monastery with the beautiful wall as preserved 18th century murals, Thatbyinnyu Temple – know as a temple of omniscience and dating back from 1144 and the Sulamuni Temple. In the afternoon, we will visit one of Myanmar’s most treasured handicrafts, a lacquer ware home industry. Then we will continue visiting DamayangyiTemple – the massive temple in Bagan was built by Narathu who as also called as Kalagyi Min or the king killed by the Kalas. Enjoy sunset from Shwesandaw Pagoda and then transfer to the hotel.
Overnight at Umbra Hotel, Deluxe
7 Nov 17Bagan-Mandalay (overnight cruise)(B/L/D)
(Tuesday)Breakfast at hotel; transfer to the jetty to take the cruise. The embarkation time is 11:30 AM at BaganAye Yar jetty and cast off after half an hour. Welcome Cocktail and briefing in the Saloon or Sundeck followed by Lunch. In the late afternoon stop in a typical river village.
Overnight on RV Paukan River Cruise, Upper Deck or Main Deck
8 Nov 17Bagan-Mandalay (overnight cruise)(B/L/D)
(Wednesday)Cruise all day with stop enroute in the morning to visit Yandabo, a typical river village specializing in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war was signed on Feb. 24, 1826. We visit the Pot workshops, the monastery and the school. Moor overnight nearby avillage (Ywar Thit Gyi or Pauk Myaing Pauk Taw) few miles away from AvaBridge.
Overnight on RV Paukan River Cruise, Upper Deck or Main Deck
9 Nov 17Mandalay arrival and sightseeing(B/-/-)
(Thursday)Enjoy the sunrise. After an early breakfast, the passengers will disembark at Sagaing jettyaround 09:30 AM. Upon arrival, we will drive to Mandalay and start our excursion by visiting ShweNanDawPalace – known as former RoyalPalace, which was once King Mindon’s home. Continue we will experience the sights and sounds of Mandalay including one of the most religious images in Myanmar, the Mahamuni Pagoda. Then we will stop to see stone carving and later to see gold leaf being beaten into wafer thin pieces. And we will visit Shwe Nan Daw monastery – excellent example of a traditional wooden bulding and Kuthodaw Pagoda – the world’s largest book made of marble. Enjoy spectacular views at sunset from Mandalay Hill and transfer back to hotel.
Overnight at Yadanarpon Dynasty Hotel, Deluxe
10 Nov 17Mingun sightseeing and transfer, Mandalay-Yangon (flight)(B/-/-)
(Friday)Breakfast at hotel; transfer to jetty and excursion by boat on AyeyarwaddyRiver to Mingun about 1 hour upper river from Mandalay. Visit Mingun Bell – the woel largest un-cracked bell, weighting 90 tons and continue Shinbyume as well as unfinished Pagoda – bulit as one of the world’s largest cherish by King Bodaw Paya by traditional style bullock-cart. After sightseeing, we will head back to Mandalay to transfer to the airport and take the flight to Yangon.
Overnight at Clover City Center Hotel, Superior
11 Nov 17Yangon(B/-/-)
(Saturday)Breakfast at hotel; today we will transfer you to the place that you mentioned for the commermoration service. Our car and guide will remain at disposal for the time you may need.
Overnight at Clover City Center Hotel, Superior
12 Nov 17Yangon departure(B/-/-)
(Sunday)Breakfast at hotel; Transfer to YangonInternationalAirport for your departure. Say goodbye to Myanmar and we hope to see you again.
**End of service**
Notes:
- The itinerary is subject to changes depending on road conditions. A supplement for changes might apply.
- All prices are subject to change in case of increase to fuel surcharges, taxes, transportation costs, entrance fees etc.
- Alternative hotels can be used if the hotels mentioned in the program are not available as per the travel dates.
- The availablity for the overnight cruise is checkedon the date of 13-June-2017 and it could be changed on the date of the reservation.
Main Deck:6 cabins available
Upper Deck:9 cabins available
B – Breakfast
L – Lunch
D – Dinner
Service included
- Domestic flight tickets (Yangon-Bagan, Mandalay-Yangon)
- Accommodation service with daily breakfast basis
- RV Paukan Cruise (3 Days 2 Nights cruise for Bagan to Mandalay)
- All transfers and sightseeings by private car and driver with air-conditioned
- English speaking guide service (except Bagan)
- Meals as above program
- Entrance fees and zone fees
- Truck up/ down fees for Kimpun base camp-Golden Rock-Kimpun base camp
Service excluded
- Meals and beverages (which is not included in the above program)
- Travel insurance
- Visa fee for Myanmar
- International Airfare
- Tips and gratitude for guides and drivers
- Services, which are not mentioned above
Terms and Conditions:
PROGRAM CHANGES:
Golden Express reserves the right to re-arrange the order of any tour program, to cancel or substitute elements of any tour itinerary without notice, when local conditions require such changes. All itineraries depending on domestic flight confirmations are subject to changes. The customers at the destination are requested to pay all supplementary and extra costs that may occur due to these changes on the spot.