Bagan - Mandalay - Bagan 7 Nights

The time of check-in is 12:30 noon, the staffs will help you settle into your suite.
If you have arrived in Bagan on an early flight or the day before, you can join in the early tour around Bagan. 
Afterward, back for lunch and then we commence the afternoon tour with a visit to Ananda Temple. Built in the 11th century, it is one of the oldest temples in Bagan that still remain relatively intact till today. Next stop is the Kayminga Pagoda Complex to see the various pagoda styles and architecture.
Toward the end of the day, you will be taken to a viewpoint where you can admire the Bagan wonderland as the red sun casts a magical haze over the already enchanted land.
Evening on board, enjoy a welcome glass of champagne and participate in the safety brief in Kansi Panorama Lounge before enjoying dinner.
Tonight’s dinner is set on a sandbank illuminated by the candles.

OPTIONAL: Early morning balloon tour in Bagan. Supplement needed.
Start the day like a local with a visit to Nyaung U Market where the residents and farmer meet and trade from produces to lacquerware. 
Then, continue to the gilt Shwezigon Pagoda. It is told to protecting the bone and two tooth relics of the Buddha.
We then go back to the ship for your lunch and resume the journey to Sagaing.
After lunch, there will be some more informative activities on board to keep you entertained. Learning how to wear longyi (sarong) and using thanaka (a kind of traditional cosmetic paste) and finally attend a talk about Myanmar and its history, cultures and future. 
Dinner on board in the charming Talifoo Restaurant

After breakfast, a cooking demonstration will be organized by the Executive Chef so you can get to know the basic of the local cuisine and hone your cooking.
After lunch, the vessel sails slowly to the Sagaing Hills. The afternoon will be spent in a monastic school and orphanage where the monks teach hundreds of novice of both Buddhism and regular knowledge. Continue to Sagaing Hill – a renowned religious center with over 550 monasteries and 6,000 monks and nuns reside here. 
Afterward, continue to Amarapura or “The City of Immortals” which ironically only last for a short period of time. Visit the cotton and silk weaving house and observe the expertly hand of the women here. Afterward visit the U Bein Bridge nearby to enjoy the sunset drape over the horizon. 
Enjoy a traditional performance before dinner on board.

After breakfast, the morning tour consists of visits to Mahamuni Pagoda, Kuthodaw Pagoda – the world’s largest book – and Shwesandaw Monastery (Golden Palace Monastery).
Afternoon, a trip to gold leaf workshop will be on your agenda. Watch as the men smashing the gold to a thin layer which everyone uses to adorn the pagodas and the Buddha. Afterward, resume the artisan journey with a trip to a bronze casting workshop.
Final stop of the day will be in Mandalay Hill and the Su Taung Pyai Pagoda on top of the hill. Here arrive, you can see the Mandalay and the surrounding region easily.
Dinner will be served on board.

Today will start off with a trip up north to the Sin Kyun Village. A small village with just the population of 1,000 whose main occupations are farming and hat making.
Then you can have the option of participate in the local life as you follow the Village Chief to the library and a house for English teacher that are built by the Sanctuary Ananda Philanthropy. Your visit will furthermore support to the funding and development of the village’s quality of life.
Afterward, sail back down to Tan Chi Taung. En route, you can see the gigantic unfinished Mingun Pagoda. You also find the men and women by the bank doing their washing.
After lunch, you can spend the afternoon leisurely on board or make a detour through the back of the cruise.
Finish off the day with a tasty dinner.

The morning proposes another chance to enjoy your time with the Executive Chef and learn from the master to continue your process of mastering Asian cuisine.
Enjoy lunch as we enter Bagan – the plain of ancient pagodas.
After a short rest, the journey takes you to Tan Chi Taung Mountain where you have the chance to enjoy a bird’s eye view of the region. Next, watch the traditional Elephant dance before returning to Sanctuary Ananda.
Tonight’s dinner is set on a sandbank illuminated by the candles.

After breakfast, we leave to a local village by horse cart. Witness the slow paced life of the people as they make their way to the fields and herd the livestock. Photo stops along the way until you reach Sulamani Temple.
After lunch, we make the trip to Kyauk Gu U Min Temple that is famous for their cave structure. Unlike other temples throughout Bagan which rises above the ground, this temple is built along with the land in a tunnel system. 
Then, we make a visit to a rural village where the residents are still going on about their days without a worry.
Dinner will be served on board.

After breakfast, check-out of the cruise at 9:00 AM and disembark in Bagan.