Being the religious centers of Myanmar, both ancient capital Bagan and Myanmar's second-largest city Mandalay are blessed with an impressive number of monuments, when includes both locations in one Myanmar tour package, it will definitely leaves everyone with an unforgettable experience and everlasting memories. This Myanmar escorted tour ensures that you will have the chance to see only the best of each city and understand why they are extremely famous in Myanmar tourism. Many significant attractions and activities are includes in this tour yet it will only take you a total of 2 nights! Contact Myanmar Private Tour if you have any questions and let us accompany you on your memorable journey to Myanmar.
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Meals: Lunch, Dinner
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.
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
Transfer:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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 skill.
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.
Transfer:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, if you still have the morning for visits then the tour consists of visits to Mahamuni Pagoda, Kuthodaw Pagoda – the world’s largest book – and Shwesandaw Monastery (Golden Palace Monastery).
Check-out at 9:00.