Transfer to hotel on arrival. Afternoon visit Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda, home to a 70 meter long reclining Buddha. Continue to a Modern Tea Shop for a chance to experience an integral of Burmese life, drinking tea! Take a walk through the Kandawgyi Park and stop at the Shewedagon Pagoda and enjoy breathtaking views of the golden stupa and the city skyline.

Fly to Bagan, a 42sqkm city and home to over 2000 wellpreserved pagodas and temples from the 11th-13th century. Enjoy the sunset over these magnificent structures.

[B, D]

Visit the colourful market and local villages producing traditional lacquer ware and wood crafts. Take a boat ride along the Irrawaddy River to the impressive Kyauk Gu U Min Temple with a stop at the farming village to get an in-depth knowledge of their local way of life. Return to Bagan by boat. (B)

[B]

Fly to Heho and transfer to Nyaung Shwe, the gateway village to Inle Lake. Board a motorboat to Inle Lake through the villages built on stilts over the lake. Stop at the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, a weaving village and a cheroot factory, where the typical Burmese cigars are made.

[B, L]

Visit the market where hill tribes and the lake inhabitants come to sell and trade their wares. Continue a walking tour of Pa-oh village and the picturesque Alaung Sitthou area. Afternoon flight to Mandalay where you will spend one night. (B/L)

[B, L]

A short tour of the city and transfer to the airport.

[B]