Mandalay - Paung Pyin - Bagan 10 Nights

The time of check-in is 11:00 noon, the staffs will help you settle into your suite.
If you have arrived in Mandalay on an early flight or the day before, you can join in the early tour around Mandalay. 
Slowly drift to Paung Pyin, there are plenty of chances to take in the Burma’s culture with talks about tradition, longyi (traditional dress), thanaka (cosmetic paste) and some small cooking demonstration.
Evening on board, enjoy a welcome glass of champagne and participate in the safety brief in Kansi Panorama Lounge before enjoying dinner. 

The ship rises early today and begin the sail at 5:00. 
We enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch at one of the shades nearby with incredible vista.
Next on the agenda we will continue to the Thanboddhay Pagoda Pagoda. Typically gilded and golden, this pagoda is truly spectacle with almost five hundred thousand images of Buddha dotted around the pagoda ground. Final visit of the day is to Bodhi Tataung Pagoda to be amazed by the two gigantic Buddha statues. The reclining Buddha is around 333 foot long while the standing one towers at the height of 424 feet.
Back on board at 4:30 PM as we continue toward Own Pin Seik.

Enjoy the fresh air and the essence of the land with a meditation course on the Bhamo Deck and afterward, if you wish to the Executive Chef will be there to instruct and share how to create some tasty Asian dishes.
In the afternoon, we arrive at Maukkadaw Village which used to be hotspot for teak. Explore this charming town with incredible teak houses and end with a visit to a brick monastery.
The evening will be spent watching a film call “The Lady” about Aung San Suu Kyi in the Kansi Panorama. Overnight in Ngar Own.

After breakfast, join in the lecture by the guide on board.
Afternoon commences with an excursion to Kalewa. It is the main trading hub between Myanmar and India. This town lay near the intersection between the Myit Tha River and Chindwin River.
After lunch, the voyage continues through exotic, untouched jungle and few small houses along the bank.
Tonight, the ship moor at Masein

Morning sail to Maweleik. Used to be the base for the headquarter of Bombay Burma Trading Company, to this very day the town is still filled with life and activities and painted with colonial beauties. Not many have the pleasure of visiting this town.
Return the ship just in time for lunch and continue north.
Afterward, you can relax on board and enjoy the amenities. Before reaching the final stop Hae Nin.

A morning meditation course will be arranged on Bhamo Deck.
Continue south until you arrive in Sitthaung. Venture out to the fresh and lush paddy fields before making your way to the village pagoda. 
Afternoon continue to Paung Pyin, the northernmost point of the trip. The river here called Uyu and you can find many local here trying their luck with their pan in hope of getting some gold dust.

Journey downstream to Masein, have the leisurely morning on board. 
Dock at Masein at 2.30pm.
We leave for the hills near the village. Here you can find 28 ivory pagodas laying a row toward the riverbank. The number of pagoda is a depiction of the 28 Buddha that brought enlightenment to the world.
Enjoy a movie at night about the biggest city in the country – Yangon while munch on the canapés in the Kansi Panorama Lounge.

Spend the morning on board until arrive at Minkin at 11:00 noon.
Make a visit to Mahar Minkyaung Monaster – one of the original wooden monastery. Next is the Shwe Sagar Buddha which was carved from a block of wood many years ago. Afterward, we return to ship to move to Kani where the ship docks overnight. 

This morning, begin with an exploration to the Po Win Taung Caves near Shwe Ba Taung. This site is special for all of the structures are built and carved out of the hills. Aside Po Win Taung and Shwe Ba Taung Pagoda, there are hundreds of tunnels connected to each other decorated by the ancient murals.
This evening, the bartender will instruct you how to make the signature cocktails: Golden Land and Chindwin.

The morning will be for the journey from Yesagyo to Pakokku. Take the chance to see the weavers working and making cotton blankets before visiting local market with the chef. Return back for lunch and we will arrive in Bagan after.
Begin 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. Then, move to Htilominlo Temple – an impressive two-story monument that was built in the 13th century. Lastly, you can indulge in the sunset of the magical Bagan plain from the Pyathatgyi Temple.
Tonight’s dinner is set on a sandbank illuminated by candles.

After breakfast, check-out of the cruise at 9:00 AM and disembark in Bagan.
If you have time in the morning, the cruise can arrange a village and lacquerware workshop tour.