EXPLORE THE ANCIENT CAPITAL (05 D / 04 N)

Arrive in Mandalay International Airport and check through immigration and customs. Welcomed 

by your guide. Transfer to your hotel and just drop your luggage and transfer to a local tea shop for your breakfast and start your sightseeing tour to an ancient city of Amarapura , U-Bein Bridge, which is 1.2km long teak bridge over the Taung Thaman Lake. Afterward the Tapestry workshops, Stone & Wood carving and Mahamuni Pagoda.

Then proceed to Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for its exquisite wood carvings; Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the World’s Biggest Book for its stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures. Continues to the Mandalay Hill, a vantage point for a panoramic view of the city and a spectacular sunset view. 

Return to your hotel and overnight in Mandalay.

After breakfast at hotel, start a journey from Mandalay to Bagan route, which takes you from the old royal capital of Myanmar to the ancient city of Bagan. The distance between the two cities is about 180 miles (288 km), making the drive time roughly 5 hours. Stop along the way to visit the Palm Cottage, to study Toddy farmer’s life like collecting toddy wine, palm sugar (Jaggery), palm alcohol (Myanmar vodka) making and grinding cooking oil. (If the time permit) Afterward enjoy the landscape dominated by pagodas and lush green rolling hills and mountains; a part of the world finally enjoying its rightfully deserved UNESCO Heritage status. Transfer to your hotel for check in and overnight in Bagan.

Option: An incredible experience by Hot Air Balloons over the forest of pagodas to enjoy the magic beauty of Bagan at Sunrise or Sunset. After the landing on the spot your flight certificate and the photos code to download will give.

**** Necessary to do reservation ahead. ****

After breakfast at hotel, start your fantastic sightseeing at Bagan which is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where over 2,000 temples and pagodas from different periods start from (9th-11th) century.

Visit Shwezigon Pagoda a prototype of later Myanmar stupa, Wetkyi-in Gubyaukkyi Temple with fine mural paintings of Jataka scenes. Process to, Htilominlo Temple and Lacquer Ware Factory where can study traditional Myanmar lacquerware making. 

Afternoon sightseeing tour continues with to the Ananda Temple, an architectural masterpiece resembling a Greek Cross, Manuha Temple with gigantic Buddha images, Nanpaya, an Early-style temple with the finest stone carvings. Then transfer to the jetty for Ayeyarwaddy river cruise. Enjoy the private on board with sunset.

Return to your hotel and overnight in Bagan.

After breakfast at hotel, experience the Myanmar countryside on a journey from Bagan to Mandalay 

the second largest city and last kingdom of Myanmar capital. 

Stop along the way to visit Mt.Popa an extinct volcano, which is the abode of Nats ( Spirits ).  Stepping 777 steps to the top of the mountain, there are monasteries, pagodas and shrines in different style and enjoy the stunning views of the surrounding countryside.  Afterwards, to Mandalay enjoy the countries side and will reach in the early evening, perhaps in time to see the sunset. Overnight in Mandalay.

After breakfast at hotel, transfer direct to Mandalay International Airport to catch your return flight to your hometown.

**** Enjoy your trip ****