On the arrival at Mandalay
Mandalay used to be the imperial city during the final dynasty in Myanmar.
When you set the first steps on Mandalay, you will be given a warm welcome, do a check-in at a hotel before you taking a visit to the walls of Mandalay Palace. This site’s architecture is in harmony, balance and it is tranquil so that you can enjoy Myanmar holidays. The walls were damaged during the Second World War and then were erected again with a surrounding moat.
If you have much time left on the first day, you can pay a visit to Mandalay Hill or see the pagoda of Kuthodaw so that you can admire the Biggest Book in the world.
You should have dinner at the Canal and stay overnight in this city.
Mandalay – Heho – Green Hill Elephant Camp – Kalaw
You will start a day with a flight trip to Heho and then walk to Green Hill Elephant Camp through the Valley of Green Hill. In this camp, you can see a lot of elephants who lost their natural habitat due to the industry of logging. They are now adopted and taken care of by the Green Hill family. If you bring your children, they can take part in feeding, bathing, and helping the caretakers to make Myanmar adventure tours interesting. You can then have a delicious lunch at Green Hill Elephant Camp and then plant trees to promote the reforestation in this Valley.
When the afternoon sets in, you will go to Kalaw for a check-in at the hotel and have some relaxation during your leisure time. You can take dinner by yourself and sleep overnight at your hotel.
Kalaw Trekking – Nyaung Shyou – Inle Lake
After breakfast, you will visit a morning market situated in Kalaw. In this place, you will admire vibrant activities of purchases and sale between the locals in related to colorful and various goods, which you will find it hard to forget after Myanmar holidays.
Afterward, you should spend around 3- 4 hours on a trekking to Myin Ma Tee Cave. Definitely, you will be lured by the fascinating stalactites as well as stalagmites, not to mention images or statues of Buddha.
Your trip will continue with Nyaung Shyou, a gateway to the lake of Inle Lake. On the road, you will visit Shyou Yan Pyay Monastery whose building material is mainly wood and it has the admirable sculptures and images of Buddha. Besides, another stop is Nyaung Shyou and you can walk to a town or visit a market in the neighborhood if it is on the day you visit. You should prepare your own meals.
Inle Lake
Just go sightseeing on the Inle Lake by boat during your luxury Myanmar. Morning is the time you get to know the technique the boatmen use to fish. A man uses one leg to row while others work on the boat with their familiar tools. This is the outstanding tradition of people in Intha, and you should not do as they do, but try catching fish with rods for your lunch. It is surely an amazing activity in your journey.
You then enjoy the glamorous beauty of gardens afloat which are filled with many vegetable and plants. Here, you will catch the way of creating a floating garden and pick up tomatoes to prepare the lunch. Next, you will visit Nampan market for some healthy products for your meal and partake in preparing dishes with locals at the village Thar Lay. It is an effective way of exploring their local culture. You can enjoy an unforgettable lunch in the style of Inle with a salad of tomatoes and other famous dishes in stilted houses.
After taking the lunch, the trip will continue to the Pagoda of Phaung Daw Oo. There are a lot of pagodas near this lake; nevertheless, the Pagoda is the most famous one. It is recognized as a symbol of golden images of Buddha. There is also a chance of visiting Thar Lay village and meeting welcoming local people in Intha.
Understanding the daily life of local people and knowing more about handicrafts passed onto younger generations while seeing the Factory of InPaw Khone in Myanmar will make your adventure tours memorable.
