INLE SIGHTSEEING TOUR [6D, 5N]
Type of tour: Inle Sightseeing Tour
Tour Duration: 6 Days 5Nights
Tour Validity: October 2018 – April 2019
Destination: Yangon – Inle – Kalaw – Thaunggyi
Package Cost: On request
DAY 01: ARRIVAL YANGON – HALF-DAY CITY SIGHTSEEING [-/-/D]
Our tour guide will meet you up at Yangon International Airport and transfer to the hotel in Yangon. Visit the National Museum (closed on Mondays & holidays) where you can explore the history and culture of Myanmar. Then visit Bogyoke (Scott) Market (closed Mondays & holidays) which displays a huge collection of Myanmar handicraft and souvenir. Proceed to the Shwedagon in the evening to enjoy the sunset and explore the unique culture, and traditions of the local people. Then enjoy delicious dinner at Myanmar Plaza. Overnight at the hotel in Yangon.
DAY 02: YANGON – FULL-DAY CITY SIGHTSEEING [B/-/-]
After breakfast, you will start a full day city sightseeing tour with our local guide. Drive out from the hotel for 20 minutes to visit the National Races Village where you can explore traditional and cultural exhibits of the 8 major ethnic groups of Myanmar namely Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Chin, Bamar. Mon, Rakhine, and Shan, etc. Then drive back through the downtown Yangon surrounded by the Colonial Style old buildings. Continue visit to the Great lake Natural Park and Zoological Gardens where you can relax for a couple of hours and enjoy your lunch here. Proceed to the Junction City in the downtown and shopping for a while. Then, you will join the Yangon Sunset River Cruise to discover the primitive beauty along the banks as the sun gently sinks below the horizon of Yangon. Transfer back to the hotel and overnight at the hotel in Yangon.
DAY 03: YANGON – HEHO, KALAW [B/-/-]
Enjoy early breakfast at your hotel and you’ll be transferred to Yangon Airport for the departure to Heho Aiport, Nyaung Shwe. Our regional tour guide will be met you at the Heho Airport. Then, continue a visit to Kalaw, a former British Hill station where the British legacy can be seen. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Then, visit Hnee temple which homes to a 500-year-old, gold-lacquered bamboo Budha, the Kalaw Market with several stalls sell dried fruit and local liqueurs that in every five days swelled by traders who descend from the hill villages outside of town, Shwe Oo Min temple with natural cave which is home to dozens of gold Buddha statues, and a historic Christ the King Church, and Thein Taung Pagoda, from which you can see the scenic views of Kalaw. Enjoy dinner and over night in Kalaw.
DAY 04: INLE LAKE FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING TOUR [B/ L/- ]
After breakfast at your hotel, check out of the hotel and proceed to Inle Lake. Along the way, you can see lovely rural scenery while going through the hills in a pretty good condition of the road to Inle Lake. Check in at the 4star boutique hotel. Upon arrival, check in hotel and down at the boat getting ready for a half-day boat trip exploring the natural beauty and daily life of people in Inle Lake such as; Phaung Daw Oo pagoda, jumping cat monastery, Indein village on the other side, shopping at floating market, see the unique culture of the traditional leg-rowed by Inthas, native dwellers of the lake. For the lunch, you can enjoy a traditional meal at a wonderful authentic Intha house at an island village on Inle Lake. Sail back to before the sunset. Overnight at hotel in Inle.
DAY 05: INLE – TAUNG GYI [B/- /- ]
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast at your hotel. Commence the excursion trip to Taunggyi and the Mountain Vineyards. Upon arrival at Taunggyi, visit Mya Sein Taung Paya situated on the top of the mountain and overlooking the beauty of Taunggyi’s views from the top of it. Shopping at the Myoma Market for an hour and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Then visit the Vineyards where you can have a chance to try a range of Myanmar wines watching the sunset view. Return to Inle and overnight at the boutique hotel.
DAY 06: INLE, HEHO – YANGON [B/-/-]
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast at the hotel this morning. Till noon, have leisure in your hotel. Later, check out and proceed to Heho Airport for the afternoon flight to Yangon. Arrive in Yangon and enjoy the free time until your international flight departure back home. Our service end!!
SERVICE INCLUSIONS
- Accommodation at 4Stars hotels with twin/double sharing rooms
- Transportation for domestic travels (flight, car, boat)
- Lunches and dinners mentioned in the itinerary
- English speaking tour guide
- Entrance/Zone fees mentioned as per the itinerary
- Meals mentioned as per the itinerary
SERVICE EXCLUSIONS:
- Visa, and International flight fees
- Personal Expenses, and tips for guide and driver
- Meals & Personal Expenses not mentioned in the itinerary
- Any other items not mentioned in the inclusion list.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Sule Shangrila Hotel or similar star rating in Yangon, and Ananta Hotel Resort or similar star rating hotel in Bagan.