Start City: Yangon (Rangoon)
Departure city: Yangon City
Yangon – Bago – Mawlamyine – Hpa An – Kyaikhtiyo – Yangon
Duration: 7 Days 6 Nights
Private Tour. Departure: Daily, upon your request.
– Extendable with optional tours from Yangon.
Please let us know your international arrival and departure flight time, so that we can adjust your itinerary much better.
BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 1: Yangon Arrival
Day 2: Yangon – Bago – Mawlamyine
Day 3: Mawlamyine full day sightseeings
Day 4: Mawlamyine – Hpa An
Day 5: Hpa An – Kyaikhtiyo
Day 6: Kyaikhtiyo – Htaukkyan War Cemetory – Yangon
Day 7: Yangon – Half Day Tour – Departure
COST: Price is quoted in US dollars per person based on double/twin room.
Group size | 2 persons | 4 pax | 6 pax | Single Supp |
Total/pp | US $ 895 | 724 | 660 | 236 |
Tour Includes | Tour Excludes |
– Accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels – Private tours, transfers and all services as mentioned in the itinerary – Services of a private driver and air-conditioned vehicle – Service of English speaking guides in every location – Entrance fees for all mentioned sights visited – Meals as mentioned in the itinerary |
– International flights – Meals other than those mentioned in the itinerary – Early check-in and late check-out at hotels. – Personal expenses (such as laundry, telephone, drinks, etc.) – Tips for guides and drivers – Personal travel insurance – Myanmar Visa fees (contact us for further information)
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DETAIL ITINERARY:
Day 1: Yangon Arrival
Our tour guide & driver will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel.
Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, is still a relatively quiet and charming city. Its impressive colonial and spiritual heritage makes Yangon one of the most fascinating and authentic capitals of South-East Asia.
Your guided tour goes to Kandawagyi Park, one of central Yangon’s greenest spots. Here you will see the glittering Karaweik barge, a replica of the royal barge, and the vast lake with views of Shwedagon in the background. Enjoy breathtaking views of the golden stupa from this vantage point.
Your highlight for this evening is the dinner in Karaweik Palace, overlooking to the Royal Lake and Shwedagon tower. The dinner is served with fine Burmese food and amazing cultural show.
Meals: Welcome Dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon
Day 2: Yangon – Bago – Mawlamyine
Early morning, drive to Mawlamyaing (appr: 7 hours) passing through Bago, Thathon
(The ancient capitals of Mon Kingdom). Stop in the town of Bago to visit the Shwethalyaung Buddha. This reclining Buddha is 55 meters long and 16 meters high, making it one of the largest in the world.
You can also visit famous Shwemawdaw pagoda, Hinthagon Pagoda (the birth place for Bago) and Kanbawzathardi Palace complex, Bago local Market and Kyaik Pon pagoda with four sitting Buddha Images.
Then resume the journey, stopping in Kyaikhto for lunch at a local restaurant (own account).
Continue after lunch to Mawlamein. The drive passes through the countryside, allowing guests to view many typical rural Burmese villages.
Upon arrival, check into your hotel. After a short break, visit Mawlamyaing, the capital of Mon State, is located on the Gulf of Mottama at the mouth of the Thanlwin River and a good place for a journey back into British times. Visit Kyaikthanlan Pagoda, from where you have terrific views over the city and drive to View Point and take photos. There is time this afternoon to stroll along Strand Road where colonial buildings overlook the river.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Mawlamyine
Day 3: Mawlamyine – Kyaikhami – Kyaimayaw
After breakfast, drive to Kyaikami, where Judson, an American Priest, arrived in 1825, with a nice view of beach and some shopping at the colorful local “souvenir shop”. On the way back, visit Thanphyuzayat war cemetery, which contains 3771 graves of Allied POWs who died building the Burma-Siam railway.
Our next visit is Kyaikmaraw picturesquely located at the river bank of the Ataran River, easily reached by good road condition. Stroll around the charming town consists of mostly wooden homes with thatched palm or some covered with metal. Visit the famous Kyaikmaraw pagoda, built by Queen Shin Saw Pu in 1455 in the late Mon regional style. Back to Mawlamyaing late afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Mawlamyine
Day 4: Mawlamyine – Hpa An
After an early breakfast, the day starts with a scenic drive to Hpa An, visiting several fascinating sites along the way.
Just outside of the city guests will stop at Kha Yon Cave, a beautiful natural cave where locals come to worship and pray for good health and prosperity. In addition to the many Buddha statues, the cave also contains many beautiful stalagmites and stalactites which have formed over the centuries.
The next stop will be Kadoe Kawnat village, where guests will visit Kawnat Monastery. This magnificent monastery with its beautiful woodcarving was built a century ago by a villager named U Nar Ouat, who was famed for his wealth and generosity. It was because of his donation that this religious site was built nearby his village.
Upon arrival at Hpa An, guests will first visit Kyauk Kalat, a pagoda which is built on layers of natural rock formations. Flanked by a lake, the scenery guarantees a great photo opportunity.
Proceed to the foot hill of the 722-meter-high Mt. Zwe Kabin. This sacred mountain has several thousand identical Buddha statues lined up at its base.
After lunch, continue the sightseeing tour with a visit to Kaw Gun Cave, also known as the “Cave of the Ten Thousand Buddhas”. As guests walk through the cave, they will see more than 2000 votive tablets of Lord Buddha and Mon inscriptions. One inscription is so ancient that, to this day, no scholar has been able to interpret it.
At the end of the day guests will check in to their hotel in Hpa An and take a stroll through this charming town.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hpa An
Day 5: Hpa An – Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock)
After breakfast, drive to Kyaikhtiyo (appr: 6 hours); transfer from our car to a special open pick-up truck. They will ascend to Hermit camp passing through the hair-pin curves of the road (appr: 45 min).After 15 minutes walk, you will arrive your hotel and check into your room. In the afternoon, proceeds your walking to Golden Rock. On the way, you can see many side street sellers displaying their local herbal medicine. When you arrive at platform of Pagoda, you will see hundreds of pilgrims are lighting candles, incense sticks, worshipping towards the Golden Boulder which stands at precious position. Enjoy the sunset from the platform and have a stroll at local shopping centre. Walk back to the hotel and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Kyaikhtiyo
Day 6: Kyaikhtiyo – Htaukkyan War Cemetery – Yangon
After breakfast, descend from Hermit camp with open truck. Transfer to our car and continue the journey with visiting rubber and cashew nut plantation. Near Seikphu village, you can visit one of the monastic education centres with poor students. Before you enter Yangon, you can visit Htaukkyant War Cemetery with 27,000 graveyards, they died for all free man during World War II. Late afternoon, drive back to Yangon and overnight at Hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon
Day 7: Yangon departure
Checking out from your hotel, travel by car to Yangon International Airport for your departure flight.
If time permits, you can explore Yangon and its highlights such as Shwedagon pagoda – the most prominent monument in Yangon which dominates the sky with golden flash, giant spires and holy relics.
Spend a little time for shopping at the Bogyoke Market, formerly known as Scott’s Market, – one of the biggest market in Yangon for handicrafts and other goods. (Note: Market is closed on Mondays and public holidays).
The guide and the car will remain at the client’s disposal for your convenience and to use as you please, until your international flight departure.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A