Myanmar with Luxury & Style (8 Days):
Sample Itinerary Outline
ID #: DT-M-8-6-28-10-RAIJ
DAY
1: Yangon, MYANMAR
Visit the Shwedagon Pagoda, a gleaming gold spire that towers above
the city. Its relics of past Buddhas make this the most sacred of
Burmese pagodas. Then onto the National Museum for an orientation to
this mystical country.
►Suggested hotel:
Governor’s Residence, Yangon
DAY 2: Bagan, MYANMAR
Explore the Shwezigon Paya Pagoda, built in 1090. Visit the
Gubyaukhyi Temple at Wetkyi-Inn, built in the early 13th century, to
see the colorful painting about the early life of Buddha; and then
see the Gubyaukgyi Temple at Myinkaba.
►Suggested hotel: Bagan Thiripyitsaya
Sanctuary Resort, Bagan
DAYS 3 & 4: Amanpura & Mandalay, MYANMAR
Visit Amanpura and explore the Mahagandayon Monastery. Stop at the
most famous temples, such as Tupayon Paya and Hsinmyashin Paya (The
Pagoda of Many Elephants). The last capital of royal Burma, Mandalay
is one of the largest cities in Myanmar, and its cultural and
spiritual center. Visit the Mahamuni Paya Temple, with its image of
Buddha covered in six inches of gold leaf.
►Suggested hotel: Sedona Hotel,
Mandalay
DAYS 5 & 6: Heho & Inle Lake, MYANMAR
Enjoy a boat excursion on Inle Lake — calm waters dotted with
patches of floating vegetation and fishing canoes. Visit the
floating gardens, a floating market and an Intha village.
►Suggested hotel: Inle
Lake View Resort, Kaung Daing Village
DAY 7: Yangon, MYANMAR
This morning travel by boat and then drive back to Heho for your
flight south to the fertile delta of the wide Yangon River to the
city of Yangon. The afternoon is at your leisure.
►Suggested hotel:
Governor’s Residence, Yangon
DAY 8: Yangon, MYANMAR
Today bid farewell to this exotic land. You will be transferred to
the airport for your flight home or on to your next destination.