Yangon Bagan Best Route

Place to visit : Yangoon – Bagan
Tour Type : Classic Tours
Price From: $440
Physical rating : Easy
Duration: 4 days 3 nights
Tour Style: Private

HIGHLIGHT

•  The giant pagoda of Shwedagon impresses you with stunning spires, incredible Buddhism stories and its unique rites
• Bagan – home to Myanmar’s archaeological museum.
• The Ananda Temple is recognized as the best preserved and most revered of Bagan temples.
• The Shwezigon Pagoda – Bagan’s most significant shrine
• Enjoy a relaxing sunset cruise, ride a horse-drawn cart, so much bliss on this Bagan tour, you’ll be utterly relaxed for the rest of your time in Myanmar.

Day by Day Tours

Day 01:  Yangon Arrival – Half Day Tour
Day 02:  Yangon – Bagan Temple Plain
Day 03:  Bagan Local Life
Day 04:  Bagan – Yangon Departure

Tour Prices (US$/person)

Group of 02 persons  : US$ 495
Group of 04 persons  : US$ 440

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

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DETAILED ITINERARY:

Day 01: Yangon Arrival – Half Day Tour (N/A)

Upon Arrival, our guide will welcome you for your hotel transfer.

Start a full day tour by visiting famous Botahtung Pagoda at first. Walking around National Museum and magnificent complex architecture of British Colonial are main tourist attractions in downtown

Enjoy your last visit to the most outstanding monument in Yangon: Shwedagon Pagoda. This is a prominent historical site where you can enjoy panoramic view of the city and experience the local religion.

Day 02: Yangon – Bagan Temple Plain (B)

Transfer to the airport for morning flight to Bagan. Arrive Bagan and check in at the hotel. Bagan, one of Asia’s most popular archaeological destinations and one out of two most pre-eminent religious old cities in South East Asia. The sightseeing starts with most distinctive pagodas such as Shwezigon Pagoda – the holiest one believed to be enshrined with Buddha tooth and hair; Gubyaukgyi Temple (Wetkyiinn village) – the 13th century ‘cave temple’ with fine frescoes of scenes from Jakatas; Ananda Temple – one of the masterpieces surviving and remaining in Bagan and considered to be in the Mon architecture style; Thatbyinnyu Temple- the highest building on the Bagan plain. Enjoy sunset over the Ayeyarwaddy River from Shwesandaw Pagoda (or Bupaya).

Day 03: Bagan Local Life (B)

Start sightseeing with a visit to Nyaung Oo market – a typical local market; Kyansittha Umin, Manuha, Nanbaya, Dhamanyangyi Temple- built by King Narathu in 12th century which displayed the finest brickwork in Bagan. Continue to Myinkabar Gubyaukgyi Temple- well known for its wall painting depicting scenes from the Jataka, and a visit to the lacquer ware factory followed by a visit to local village. Take a sunset boat cruise on the Irrawaddy River to discover the local life and view the sunset.

Day 04: Heho – Yangon Departure (B)

Take a morning flight back to Yangon. Upon arrival, take your own taxi to international terminal for your departure flight back to home

Tour Prices (US$/person)

Group of 02 persons  : US$ 495
Group of 04 persons  : US$ 440

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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