5 Days 4 Nights Yangon, Taunggyi, Pindaya Caves, Kakku Pagoda Complex, Inle Lake, Indein Village, Shwedagon Pagoda (FREE upgrade to Excellent-Cuisine Restaurants & Private Tour)
Itinerary
Day 1
Discover the Ancient Heritage of Shwedagon Pagoda
TBA
Arrive at Yangon International Airport
TBA
Meet & greet by tour guide at the airport’s arrival gate
1200
Enjoy Lunch at Local Authentic Restaurant
1330
Selfie-photography at Aung San Suu Kyi’s House
1500
Check in hotel in Yangon for 1-night
1730
Discover the ancient heritages of Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, believe to contain Relics, eight strands of hair of the Gautama Buddha
1830
Walk around the Royal Kandawgyi Lake to admire the sunset
1900
Enjoy International Buffet Dinner at Karaweik Palace Restaurant with cultural show performance*
2200
Before we say good night
Day 2
Travel to Pindaya Caves, Shan State, 1h30m, 45km
0530
Enjoy continental set breakfast at hotel
0600
Transfer to the airport for domestic flight check in
0800
Depart for Heho Town, Taunggyi District by domestic flight
0900
Travel to Pindaya Caves, Shan State, 1h30m, 45km
1000
Along the way, enjoy the marvelous landscapes of hilly region
its interior which contains over 8,000 Buddha images. Some of the older statues and images in the cave have inscriptions dating to the 18thcentury, or early Konbaung period
1300
Enjoy Shan Chinese set lunch at Green Tea Restaurant*
1400
Continue the journey to Taunggyi city, 2h0m, 70km
1600
Check in hotel in Taunggyi for 1-night
1730
Taste the local wine and admire sunset overlooking Inle Lake
1900
Enjoy Dinner at Local Authentic Restaurant
2100
Before we say good night
Day 3
Discover the Hidden Kakku Pagoda Complex
0700
Enjoy breakfast at hotel
0800
Travel to Kakku, 1h15m, 46km, 26 miles south of Taunggyi and bordered by Naung Mon Township in the east, located on the Blue Mountain Ranges and above
1300 meters of sea level
0930
Discover the hidden pagoda complex of Kakku, more than
2000 pagodas had been built since 16th century and lied in the Pa-Oh heartland of Southern Shan State for centuries
1100
Continue the journey to Inle Lake via Taunggyi, 2h30m, 89km
1300
Enjoy Shan-Chinese Set Lunch at Local Authentic Restaurant
1430
Shop at Bogyoue Local Market, selling local food, traditional souvenir, clothing wear, shan bags
1600
Cruise to the floating resort at Inle Lake by long tail boat
1630
Check in hotel in Inle Lake for 2-nights
1730
Admire sunset from the floating resort overlooking Inle Lake
1900
Enjoy Burmese Set Dinner at the floating resort*
2100
Before we say good night
Day 4
Explore the Unique Highland Lake of Inle Lake
0700
Enjoy breakfast at hotel
0800
Explore the highland lake of Inle, 2900 feet above sea level
0815
Cruise around the Inle Lake by long tail boat to see the
• Unique traditional Leg-rowing Fishermen in Inle Lake
• Floating gardens, where the locals grow vegetable, rice and fruit in the large gardens that float on the surface of the lake
• Floating Market, a local market serves most common shopping needs and is held daily but the location of the market rotates through five different sites around the lake area, thus each of them hosting an itinerant market every 5 days
1000
Continue the cruise journey to Ywama Village to visit
• Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda & Jumping Cat Monastery
• Inpawkhon weaving village & silver black-smith workshop
1300
Enjoy Intha-Shan Set Lunch at Inle Lake Floating Restaurant*
1400
Cruise to Indein village, western bank of the Inle Lake, to explore the ancient pagoda complex where a Buddha image was enshrined at a whitewashed stupa, which is on the summit of a hill. Below the
pagoda complex around the hill are cluster of hundreds of ancient stupas most are in ruins overgrown with bushes
1600
Cruise back to the floating resort for rest and relax
1730
Admire sunset from the floating resort overlooking Inle Lake
1900
Enjoy Burmese Set Dinner at Local Authentic Restaurant
2100
Before we say good night
Day 5
Shop at Bogyoke Aung San Market
0530
Enjoy continental set breakfast at hotel
0630
Cruise to Nyaungshwe Jetty by long tail boat
0700
Transfer to airport for domestic flight check in
0930
Depart for Yangon by domestic flight
1045
Arrive at Yangon Domestic Airport
1300
Enjoy Chinese Set Lunch at Ten Miles Restaurant
1400
Shop at Bogyoke Aung San Market (if time permitted)
TBA
Transfer to the airport for flight check-in
TBA
Depart for home by flight