Day 1 YANGON
- Arrival in Yangon
- Transfer
- Overnight in Yangon
Day 2 YANGON (Breakfast Included)
- Transfer to/from golf course
- Round of golf at the Yangon Golf Club (including green fee and caddy)
Built in 1909 by the British, the Yangon Golf Club is the oldest golf club in town. It features a clubhouse with a local restaurant. Every year, the PGA Asia Tournament is played here.
- Visit Shwedagon Pagoda at sunset
SHWEDAGON PAGODA: the highlight of any visit to Yangon, this pagoda towers over the city and is the most sacred spot in the country, built to house eight hair relics of the Buddha. The Shwedagon and surrounding shrines are particularly beautiful during the sunset hour, as the golden stupa reflects the changing colors of twilight.
- Overnight in Yangon
Day 3 BAGAN (Breakfast Included)
- Transfer
- Flight from Yangon to Bagan
- Transfer
- Sightseeing in Bagan
Bagan is a spectacular plain stretching away from the Ayeyarwaddy River, dotted with thousands of 800-year old temple ruins. Although human habitation at Bagan dates back almost to the beginning of the Christian era, Bagan only entered its golden period with the conquest of Thaton in 1057 AD.
- SHWEZIGON PAYA: King Anawrahta started the construction of the Schwezigon Pagoda to enshrine some relicts of Buddha. The construction was finished by his successor, King Kyansittha between 1086 and1090. Originally the Shwezigon Pagoda marked the northern end of the city of Bagan. The stupa's graceful bell shape became a prototype for virtually all later stupas over Myanmar.
- GUBYAUKHYI TEMPLE at Wetkyi-Inn: This Temple was built in the early 13th Century and repaired in 1468. The great colorful painting about the previous life of Buddha and the distinguished architecture make this temple an interesting site for a visit. This temple is not to be confounded with the Gubyaukgyi Temple in Myinkabe.
- ANANDA PAHTO: one of the finest, largest, best preserved and most revered of the Bagan temples. Thought to have been built around 1105 by King Kyanzittha, this perfectly proportioned temple heralds the stylistic end of the Early Bagan period and the beginning of the Middle period.
- GUBYAUKGYI TEMPLE at Myinkaba: Built in 1113 by Kyanzittha son Rajakumar, this temple is famous for its well-preserved Stuccos from the 12th century on the outside walls. The magnificent paintings date from the original construction of the temple and are considered to be the oldest original paintings in Bagan.
- MANUHA TEMPLE: The Manuha Temple was built in 1059 by King Manuha, the King of Thaton, who was brought captive to Bagan by King Anawrahta. It enshrines the unusual combination of 3 seated and one reclining image Buddha. It is said that this temple was built by Manuha to express his displeasure about his captivity in Bagan.
- SHWESANDAW PAYA: In 1057 King Anawrahta built this Pagoda following his conquest of Thaton. This is the first monument in Bagan, which features stairways leading up from the square bottom terraces to the round base of the Stupa. This Pagoda is ideal to watch Bagan's magnificent sunsets.
- LACQUERWARE WORKSHOP: the villages around Bagan are known for producing the finest lacquerware in Myanmar. Stop by one of the workshops and learn about the painstaking process of laquerware making and decoration.
- Overnight in Bagan
Day 4 BAGAN (Breakfast Included)
- Transfer to/from golf course
- Round of golf at the Bagan Golf Club (including green fee and caddy)
Tee off at the Bagan Golf Course. The dry and hot conditions and the unique location within the temples make this 9 hole golf course a challenge for every golf lover.
- Continue sightseeing from previous day
- Watch sunset over Bagan
Enjoy a panoramic view of the sun setting over the plain of Bagan from one of the pagoda platforms.
- Overnight in Bagan
Day 5 MANDALAY (Breakfast Included)
- Transfer
- Flight from Bagan to Mandalay
- Transfer
- Transfer to/from Shwe San Yar Golf Course
- Round of golf at the Shwe San Yar Golf Course (including green fee and caddy)
Shwe San Yar Golf Course is located 15 kilometers outside of Mandalay on the way to Maymyo. Opened in 1990, it features a clubhouse with basic facilities and a small local restaurant. It is best played between October and February.
- Overnight in Mandalay
Day 6 KALAW (Breakfast Included)
- Transfer
- Flight from Mandalay to Heho
- By vehicle from Heho to Kalaw
- Round of golf at the Pine View Golf Club (including green fee and caddy)
Enjoy a round of golf at the Pine View Golf Club in the heart of Kalaw. This 9-hole course was built by the British in 1920 and is still very popular within the local community. If your ball hits a cow, it is a 1 stroke penalty.
- Overnight in Kalaw
Day 7 TAUNGGYI (Breakfast Included)
- By vehicle from Kalaw to Taunggyi with sightseeing at Pindaya
Journey east along Highway 4 past Aungban and Heho on the western edge of the Shan Plateau in Shan State.
- AUNGBAN: small highway town and an important transport junction for cargo and passengers moving between Taunggyi and Thazi.
- PINDAYA CAVES: these caves are ensconced in a limestone ridge overlooking the lake. Inside the cavern there are more than 8000 Buddha images - made from alabaster, teak, marble, brick, lacquer and cement - and are arranged in such a way as to form a labyrinth throughout the various cave chambers.
- Overnight in Taunggyi
Day 8 INKE LAKE (Breakfast Included)
- Round of golf at the Aye Tha Yar Golf Club (including green fee and caddy)
This Golf Course was opened in 2001 and is the newest Golf Course in this area. It is best played between October and February. During the rest of the year the fairways are rather rough and dry. A local restaurant and basic shower facilities are available.
- Sightseeing in Taunggyi
Taunggyi is a pine-clad hill station which provides a cool break from the heat of the plains.
- CENTRAL MARKET: located in the centre of town, it is a good place to see colourful hill tribe people and the popular local handicraft of basket making.
- FLYING TIGER MASHUA (CHEROOT FACTORY): the handrolling technique is impressive, and cheroot bundlers are able to bunch 50 cheroots in bundles without counting the individual cigars-they judge simply by feel.
- By vehicle from Taunggyi to Inle Lake
- Transfer by boat
- Overnight in Inle Lake
Day 9 INLE LAKE (Breakfast Included)
- Excursion by boat on Inle Lake
INLE LAKE: Inle Lake, located in Shan State, is beautiful, with very calm waters dotted with patches of floating vegetation and fishing canoes. High hills rim the lake on all sides. The lake's shore and islands bear 17 villages on stilts, mostly inhabited by the Intha people. Enjoy the spectacular scenery and observe the skilled fisherman using their leg-rowing technique to propel themselves around the lake. Visit the floating gardens, a market and a Intha village around the lake (please note that no markets take place on full moon or new moon days). The day sightseeing also includes a visit to the PHAUNG DAW OO PAGODA, INN PAW KHON VILLAGE (Lotus and silk weaving) and the NGA PHE KYAUNG MONASTERY.
- Overnight in Inle Lake
Day 10 YANGON (Breakfast Included)
- Transfer by boat
- By vehicle from Inle Lake to Heho
- Flight from Heho to Yangon
- Transfer
- Overnight in Yangon
Day 11 YANGON (Breakfast Included)
- Transfer to/from golf course
- Round of golf at the Pun Hlaing Golf Estate (including green fee and caddy)
This golf course is located 10 kilometers outside of Yangon. Established in 2002, the Phun Hlaing Golf Estate features an 18-hole, international standard golf course designed by Gary Player. This is the only golf course in Myanmar with an impressive view of the Shwedagon Pagoda. The clubhouse features an international restaurant and a locker room with shower facilities.
- Overnight in Yangon
Day 12 YANGON (Breakfast Included)
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