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Day ( 1): Arrive day (L / D )
Arrival to the Yangon International Airport and warm greeting by Odyssey Myanmar Guide. Transfer to the hotel and check –in Hotel.
After breakfast, full day tour in Yangon. ( 10 hours )
Start sighting by Sule pagoda land mark of Yangon city, centre, taking photo to City Hall, High Court and Emanuel Baptist Church.
Continuous sightseeing to Chauk Htet Gyi pagoda a gigantic reclining Buddha image. Then
followed by Kaba Aye pagoda (World Peace Pagoda). Again Pagoda sightseeing to Sule Pagoda, ( the elegant, small gold spire, is reputed to be even order than the 2500 year old Shwedagon but there are no contemporary record. ), what is situated in down town of Yangon.
Walk for a while in down town to see the way of life of Myanmar people.
Enjoy your lunch in local restaurant.
After Lunch, sightseeing in Botahtaung Pagoda ( Ancient Pagoda was destroyed by bombing during World War Two and a replica built in its place. Relics excavated from the treasure chamber were re-enshrined. This is the only pagoda where one can walk along a spiraling corridor into the innermost part of the spire and see the glass-encased relic chamber deep inside. The spire glistens with its pure gold patina and inside, the corridors are lined with gold leaf and sparkling glass mosaic, giving it a magical look.).
Evening sightseeing in World famous Shwedagon Pagoda is a magnificent, shimmering spire of gold rising 326 feet ( 99.3m). Built on a crest of the holy Thainguttara Hill, erected more than 2500 years ago and enshrining eight hairs of the Buddha placed in a treasure chamber deep under its base.
Myanmar Buffet Dinner and cultural show at Karaweik Palace Restaurant (a royal barge on the lake in Kandawgyi Relaxation Zone). Overnight in hotel.
THANLYIN
Day (2) : Yangon-Thanlyin Sightseeing ( B/L/D )
Buffet breakfast at hotel. ( 09:00 )am, pick up by guide, excursion to the Thanlyan by coach ( one hour driving )
( Thanlyin ( Syriam ) was one the site of an oil refinery. The Kyaik Khaut Pagoda is the town’s most famous and its annual pagoda festival in February is the closest to Yangon where one can see a country fair of that size. Villagers come in covered carts to stay the whole week. Further away is Kyaut Tan Pagoda in the middle of a river, its glass mosaic decorations flashing in the sunlight. The small but busy morning bazaar near the jetty is typical of those in any small Myanmar town. Route from the Thanlyin Bridge to this Pagoda is lined by a myriad of monasteries and pagodas, lotus covered lakes and small wooden houses traditional village style. )
And its surrounding area (Portuguese Church which is occupied by Portuguese in early 17th century), Kyaik – Khauk Pagoda, Kyaikmawwun Pagoda (Kyauktan Pagoda) and golden sacred heart church.
Lunch at Local Restaurant at Thanlyin, Continue excursion to Native of Country Village.
Afternoon sightseeing to National Museum displaying over 100 items of Myanmar national heritage.
The National Museum of Myanmar, Burmese located in Dagon, Yangon, is the main museum of Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. Founded in 1952, the five-story museum has an extensive collection of ancient artifacts, ornaments, works of art, inscriptions and historic memorabilia, related to history, culture and civilization of Burmese people.
Sightseeing & excursion to Bogyoke Aung San Market(Scot Market), a shopping center of Yangon, which is a great place to pride up traditional and not traditional handicrafts, artworks, small antiques and junk in jewellery. Night stop at Hotel in Yanon.
Day ( 3): Yangon – Bago ( B/L/D )
Bago. Bago(Pegu), 80 km north of Yangon. It was the capital city of Myanmar in the reign of King Bayinnaung during 16th century and of the Hamsavati kingdom for many centuries under the Mon and Myanmar Kings. Shwe Mawdaw Pagoda: Shwe Mawdaw is regarded as the greatest pride of Bago. Shwe Mawdaw was first built over 2,000 years ago. Shwe Mawdaw is 373.75 ft in height — even some 50 ft higher than the great Shwe Dagon. Shwe Thalyaung Image(Reclining Image): This colossal reclining image of Buddha is 180 feet in length and 52.5 feet in height. This is one of the largest reclining Buddha images in the world.
Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda: One of most famous sites in Bago is the Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda, whose golden spire reaching to a height of 114 meters (374 feet) dominates the city’s skyline.
The pagoda was badly damaged by the 1930 earthquake and it was not until nearly 25 years later that the spire was rebuilt at its present height has grown as a result of rebuilding projects that usually follow earthquakes. The pagoda enshrines two hairs from the Lord Buddha and is one of the most revered Buddhist pilgrimage destinations in Myanmar. The pagoda’s museum exhibits a range of ancient Buddha images made of gold, bronze and stone discovered after the pagoda was damaged by earthquakes
Kanbawza Thadi is the name of an imposing palace built by the founder of the second Myanmar Empire, King Bayintnaung (1551-1581 CE), whose seat of power was the grand capital of Hantharwady, now known as Bago. The palace was destroyed many years ago but
detailed descriptions of its design on ancient palm-leaf manuscripts enabled architects to reconstruct a replica in its place. Excavations at the palace site began on 1990. As archeologists excavated the foundation they found a huge ring designed to display what are regarded in Myanmar as the Nine Noble Gems, though the gems were missing. The size of the ring suggests that it could only have been worn by a king, perhaps Bayintnaung himself.
The palace site covers more than 3844 hectares (9500 acres) and excavations have exposed the bricks foundation and many teaks pillars. An archaeological museum at the excavation site hint at the grandeur of the original Palace.
One of the famous sites in Bago is the 180ft (54.8m) long Shwe Thar Lyaung, a beautiful reclining Buddha image that was discovered in the 19th century under the jungle that had covered it. Workers found it when a railroad was being built and it was restored to its deserved splendor.
Near the Shwe Thar Lyaung is the Mya Thar Lyaung reclining Buddha image, which is 82 meters (270feet) long. This image was built in 2000 as an act of Buddhist merit by a woman who contributed $100,000 towards the cost of its construction. The image is 19 meters (63feet) high and is hollow, enabling visitors to go inside.
And evening, back to Yangon and sightseeing to Htaut Kyant War Cemetry. The way of Yangon-Bago Route.
Htaut Kyant War Cemetery
Some miles north of Yangon on the road to Bago, after the junction with the road leading to Pyay, is a cemetery for fallen Allied soldiers of World war Two. This large and beautifully landscaped cemetery of 27,000 graves is under the care of the commonwealth War Graves Commission. Over night in Yangon.
Htaut Kyant War Cemetery
Day (4 )Departure Day ( B /L )
After breakfast, pick up by guide and check out hotel. After that, drive to airport for your departure.
