Monywa Sailing - 4 Nights is truly the tour for big fans of Myanmar tourism. For only 4 nights, our Myanmar escorted tour will bring you from Mandalay to Bagan and see the best locations, which definitely will make you fall deeper in love with this country. Starting with Mandalay, tourists will be taken on an exploration to the highlights on the land of the second-largest city in Myanmar. Along the way, you will have the chance to visit the cotton and silk weaving house and witness the women's skillful hands there. Onboard, there are multiple activities that await you to part take, especially a talk about Myanmar and its history. culture and future. Come with Myanmar Private Tour and discover the amazing Burma tour that you won't forget!
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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 Mandalay on an early flight or the day before, you can join in the early tour around Mandalay. The short tour consists of visits to Mahamuni Pagoda, Kuthodaw Pagoda – the world’s largest book – and Shwesandaw Monastery (Golden Palace Monastery).
Afterward, return to the ship for check-in and lunch as the vessel sails slowly to the Sagaing Hills – 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.
Evening on board, enjoy a welcome glass of champagne and participate in the safety brief in Kansi Panorama Lounge before enjoying dinner.
Dinner will be served on board.
Transfer:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Our journey today will be towards Salingyi. Spend the day on board with various activities. 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. Then, learn how to wear longyi (sarong) and use thanaka (a kind of traditional cosmetic paste) and finally attend a talk about Myanmar and its history, cultures and future.
Continue the sail down south, you can have the chance to truly see the life of rural people in Burma countryside in the comfort and luxury of Sanctuary Ananda. Toward the end of the day we will reach Monywa.
Finish off the day with a tasty dinner.
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, 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.
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, enjoy a delicious dinner.
Transfer:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Start the day like a local with a visit to Pakokku where the residents and farmer meet and trade produces and fruits.
Then after lunch, continue to the gilt Shwezigon Pagoda. It is told to protecting the bone and two tooth relics of the Buddha.
Toward the end of the day, admire the Bagan wonderland as the red sun casts a magical haze over the already enchanted land.
Transfer:
Meals: Breakfast
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.