Destinations: Mandalay – Bagan – Pray (Prome) – Yangon
COST : $ 3,112 /pax
Duration: 11 days / 10 nights – Type: group tour
Departure: We will cruise through varying landscape in the heart of Myanmar to discover small villages and towns, to see local agriculture and manufacturing at first hand, to visit a number of old monasteries and temples of art historical interest in this the cultural heartland of Myanmar.
Day 1 : Upstream Upper Mandalay
10:00 – 11:00 AM Embark the ship at Shwe Kyet Yet Jetty, Mandalay in the morning for luncheon stream upstream and moore overnight at a jungle village north of Mandalay.
Meals: Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Pandaw Cruise
Day 2 : Pottery Village and Mingun
Arrive to Ngwe Nyein village. Visit the spectacular potteries nearby, where can see manufacturing stages of the famous 50 gallon, handmade water pots and return downstream to visit Mingun to view the Pagoda and largest working bell in the world
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Pandaw Cruise
Day 3 : Mandalay, Ava and Amarapura
We tour central Mandalay visiting the Mahamuni Pagoda and Shwe-im-bin teak carved monastery. We move on to explore the ancient capitals of Ava and Amarapura, visiting the teak Bagaya Kyaung, Menu Ok-kyaung and crossing the U Bein Bridge.
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Pandaw Cruise
Day 4 : Yandabo Potteries Village
Yandabo is a very small rural village that specialises in pot making. We visit the Pandaw School and the new dispensary both built with past donations from Pandaw passengers.
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Pandaw Cruise
Day 5 : Pagan Monuments
We tour a selection of the 3,000 listed monuments in this important World Heritage Site and visit lacquer workshops.
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Pandaw Cruise
Day 6 : Tan Kyi Taung Mountain and Salé
Ascend Tan-chi-taung mountain by foot or by WWII jeep for the spectacular sunrise over Pagan. In Sale we visit a number of teak monasteries including the Yout-saun-kyaung with its spectacular wood carvings and we explore an area of splendid colonial-style houses.
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Pandaw Cruise
Day 7 : Taung Ba Lu School and Magwe Gold Bricks
If river conditions permit, morning visit to Taung Ba Lu School project sponsored by Noble Caledonia and Pandaw Cruises. In the afternoon, we climb the river bank and wind our way through a labyrinth of passages and paths to reach the magnificent Myat-thalon Pagoda. This pagoda is constructed with solid gold bricks.
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Pandaw Cruise
Day 8 : Minhla Forts
We visit Minhla and Gwechaung, two Italian built forts constructed to keep the British at bay from Royal Myanmar. We climb the Gwechaung hill for the view.
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Pandaw Cruise
Day 9 : Thayetmyo Frontier Post
This pleasant colonial town once guarded the border between Royal Myanmar and British Myanmar following the 2nd Anglo Myanma War of 1855 and many of the buildings including the covered market date from this period. We visit the market, see the colonial houses and ride out by horse and cart to see the countryside and golf links.
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Pandaw Cruise
Day 10 : Prome and the Ancient Pyu
Visit the 5th-8th century archaeological site of Thiri-ya-kittiya, former centre of the Pyu civilization with a fascinating museum of early Buddhist artifacts and sculpture.
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Pandaw Cruise
Day 11 : Prome / Yangon
Disembark at Prome and transfer to Chatrium Hotel Yangon by coach (included in cost of cruise). Arrive at the hotel in the afternoon (Around 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm)
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: NA
Important Notes:
- PROGRAMS & SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
- Embarkation Time & Place : Between 10.00 Am to 11.00 Am at Shwe-Kyat-Yet Jetty, Mandalay
- Disembarkation Time & Place : Destination at Chatrium Hotel Yangon at 1-2 pm in the afternoon