Luxuries of Burma

Luxuries of Burma combines the highlights of Burma with some wonderful days on the Ayeyarwaddy River aboard the legendary Road to Mandalay cruise. Throughout the cruise, with your own guide and driver, enjoy private excursions that visit the cultural treasures of the country.

Tour length: 9 days / 8 nights
Tour type: Luxury tour
Cities: Yangon, Road to Mandalay Cruise, Bagan, Inle Lake
Price: Contact us
Level: Easy

Day by Day Tours

Day 1 Arrive Yangon
Day 2 Yangon – Mandalay by flight
Day 3 Mandalay & environs
Day 4 Bagan
Day 5 Bagan
Day 6 Bagan – Inle Lake
Day 7 Inle Lake – Indein discovery.
Day 8 Inle Lake – Yangon by flight
Day 9 Depart Yangon

Tour Prices (US$/person)

Group of 02 persons  : OnRequest
Group of 04 persons  : OnRequest

Important notes:
Surcharge in Peak Times eg: Christmas, New Year Eve, and Water festival may be applicable.

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DETAILED ITINERARY:

Day 1 Arrive Yangon

Upon Arrival, our burmatourist.com’s  guide and driver will welcome you for your hotel transfer. Check in hotel and relax or simply enjoy a first starting at city visit at Shwedagon Pagoda and wandering to discover the colonial town.

In the evening, enjoy our welcome dinner with traditional dancing show at Karaweik Palace restaurant.

Day 2 Yangon – Mandalay by flight

Transfer to airport to take a short flight to Mandalay for private touring. Board Road to Mandalay cruise for three nights.

Day 3 Mandalay & environs

Cruising, including private shore excursion. Evening aboard Road to Mandalay cruise.

Day 4 Bagan

Full-day private touring of ruins. Evening aboard Road to Mandalay cruise

Day 5 Bagan

Disembark the ship in Bagan. Pick up and transfer to your hotel.  The rest of the day, we will have private tours to this archaeological site which brings us to the scared history of ancient Bagan capital with the development of Buddhism. As we travel further into the land of temple spires, Htilomino, Gawdamgangyi, Ananda and Shwezigon temples will attract your sense of curiosity with a profound impression. The highlight of this day is the sunset from the second highest temple the Shwenandaw.  Horse-drawn carriage ride at sunset

Day 6 Bagan – Inle Lake

Private transfer to airport for short  flight to Heho. Upon arrival, get a pick up to  Nyang Shwe from where you will get on a simple nice boat trip to explore the life of Intha people whose are famous for one leg rower images.  Spend our time to uncover the local traditional work such as making boats, black smith, silk weaving and enjoy the landscapes at Jumping Cat pagoda. Back to your resort for relaxing

Day 7 Inle Lake – Indein discovery.

Today, we will enjoy one of the most unique markets on Inle lake which happens 5 days in different villages in Inlayarea : the Indein market. This is a good chance to behold the scene of Pa-O, Padang tribes in their traditional dresses in the market

Our guide will offer you some visit to local habitat of Pa-O people in Indein.
In the afternoon, come back to your resort for an awesome sunset time.

Ancient Pagodas in Indein Village, Inle Lake

Day 8 Inle Lake – Yangon by flight

Free to relax till take a boat trip back to Nyang Shwe town and car transfer to airport for short flight to Yangon.

On arrival, get a pick up to your hotel in the city center.

In the evening, free to walk around or go to the Scott market for your souvenirs.

Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

Day 9 Depart Yangon

Transfer to airport to catch your flight home

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Tour Prices (US$/person)

Group of 02 persons  : OnRequest
Group of 04 persons  : OnRequest

Important notes:
Surcharge in Peak Times eg: Christmas, New Year Eve, and Water festival may be applicable.

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Essential Notes

Passports and Visas

The first thing goes first. You definitely must obtain valid VISA in order to travel into any country and so is Myanmar (Burma). Unless your country is in VISA exemption list, it is your responsibility to get valid VISA before arrival. There are two ways to get Myanmar VISA:

• Go to Myanmar Embassies and Consulates in your home country and you will be guided procedure. You may want to check the list of countries where Myanmar has embassies and consulate offices by clicking here.
• Obtain VISA On Arrival (VOA). For tourists coming from countries has no Myanmar Diplomatic Rep offices, you can obtain VOA online via www.myanmarevisa.gov.mm – the official portal for VOA by Myanmar government. The portal launched in Sep 01, 2014 and took its pilot operation for a month. Providing you encounter any issue, please contact us for support.

Climate & Clothing

Generally speaking, Myanmar is a tropical country with rather hot weather. Sometimes in year or in some Northern places, temperature cools down but not that can be called cold. Roughly saying that the best time to travel Myanmar is from Oct to March due to dry and cool season. Other months, however, you may get very nice deals of promotion.For clothing: comfortable clothes, absolutely. We suggest you should take at least one long pan, a long skirt and a sleeve top because we will visit some religious site and many of them require proper code of dress.All of temples and pagodas require you enter with bare feet. A pair of sandals is highly recommended.

Cell Phones & Calling Cards

You may wish to carry a cell phone while traveling. Check with your cell phone provider if your phone will work in the destination(s) you are visiting. Myanmar service is dominated by the GMS technology standard, while some of the world such as U.S uses the incompatible CDMA standard. We suggest that you should check carefully or you may incur high international roaming fees.We said previously “the SIM card in Myanmar is not very popular and still quite expensive”. But now, forget it! SIM cards in Myanmar now are cheap and easy to buy in any main city as cheap as about US$ 02 each. Cell phones, even smart phones are available on sales widely.

Making Telephone Calls from One Country to Another

When dialing a number from one country to another, you should proceed as follows: dial your country’s Exit Code + destination Country Code + Phone Number. Country Code of Myanmar is 95.

Wireless Internet Access

Passengers traveling with WiFi enabled devices (such as a personal computer, smartphone, tablet, or digital audio player) may be able to connect to the internet via a wireless network access point (or hotspot). Wifi is now popular in most hotels from three stars up. Most of them are supplying Free Wifi but some may incur extra charges. We suggest you should ask the receptionist before.

Cards and Currency

Myanmar’s national currency, the KYAT (pronounced chat, abbreviated in MMK) is divided into the following banknotes: K1, K5, K10, K20, K50, K100, K200, K500 and K1000.We once said “ATMs are still very hard to come” but from my latest inspection of Myanmar, the country now starts using ATMs. Most three stars hotels up often have at least one AMT machine right at their lobbies. Main hotels now accepts credit cards payment.Anyway, we suggest you should bring with some cashes just in case. Local buying there accept Burmese and US dollars widely. However please pay at attention when bring US notes with you:

• The US$ notes must be new.
• The US$ notes torn, marked, folded will not be accepted.
• The US$ notes having series before 2003 backward may not accepted.

You are allowed to bring up to US$ 5000 in cash per person to enter Myanmar.

Trip Preparation

A little pre-planning can make your trip go a lot smoother. We suggest you should taking a checklist below:

• Several weeks before your trip, make a list of what you will need to take with you.
• Make sure your personal documents (passports, visas, driver’s license) are in order.
• We suggest that you make photocopies of passports, visas, personal ID and any other important travel documents and pack them separately from the originals. If you lose the originals while traveling, you’ll have copies for easier reporting and replacement.
• You may consider bringing a small supply of over the counter medications for headaches and/or anti-diarrhea pills. Pack a list of medications including dosage and generic names.
• We recommend that you pack a portable alarm clock.
• Avoid placing valuables such as cameras in your checked luggage.

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