Treasures of Myanmar's golden land

Min-ga-la-ba and welcome to the former capital city of Myanmar, Yangon. Formerly known as Rangoon due to the influence of British colonialism, this former capital of Burma is still the most influential city in the country. Upon arrival to the Airport, you will be transferred to the stylish colonial Strand Hotel and choose between an English or Burmese afternoon-tea set.

 A romantic, colonial-style mansion dating back from the 1920s, this hotel is one of the most timeless and luxurious accommodations in Yangon.

Enjoy your day free at leisure to make use of the hotel’s swimming pool, spa, lotus garden, and colonial library.

Meals: No meals

Accommodation: The Strand Hotel Yangon

Enjoy a morning free at leisure to relax and appreciate the 5-star services and amenities in your hotel until an afternoon tour of Yangon’s famed cultural and historical attractions on a private tour. Visit Chaukhtatgyi Paya, home to a 70-meter-long reclining Buddha, as well as the beautiful Sule Pagoda, Kandawgyi Park, and the awe-inspiring Shwedagon Pagoda as the sun begins to set.

Enjoy an evening dinner at Karaweik Palace, a glittering replica of the Pyi Gyi Mon Royal Barge which was used by Burmese kings of old to travel around the kingdom. Feast on an international buffet as you watch a glamourous cultural show featuring traditional dances and elaborate costumes.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: The Strand Hotel Yangon

A morning flight jets you one-hour north to the past in Myanmar’s stunning town Bagan. Built between the 11th and 12th centuries, this ancient city is a bucket-list destination, often compared to the impressive ruins of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat. The flat green plains are usually covered with a romantic fog in the morning that slowly dissipates as the sun rises higher and higher in the sky. In every direction, an uncountable number of temples and stupas poke through the mist in a dusty earth-colored red.

Enjoy an afternoon tour of many important sites in Bagan by electric bike, starting with Ananda and Dhamayangi Temple. Stop at the ancient Buddhist Shwezigone Pagoda and Gu Byauk Gi Pagoda with its beautiful mural paintings. As the sun begins to set and the heat fades, marvel at the gorgeous pinks, purples, reds, and oranges appearing in the sky above the Shwe Sandaw Pagoda in one of your very first Burmese sunsets.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Aureum Palace Hotel & Resort Bagan

Rise before the sun to partake in a sunrise hot air balloon ride over the stunning landscape, lush jungle, and thousands of Buddhist temples, pagodas, and stupas rising out of the mist of Bagan. The morning calm gives way to brilliant colours and a beaming sun as you glide through the air in your hot air balloon. Land on firm ground as day breaks and an alfresco breakfast with champagne is prepared for you. Return to the hotel in the mid-morning and relax at leisure until your evening sunset cruise on the Irrawaddy River.

Enjoy the sunset over Bagan and the Irrawaddy River from your private wooden boat as you sip cocktails and glide down the river enjoying the scenery and radiant sunset.

Balloon Rides are only available from the beginning of October until the beginning of April.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Aureum Palace Hotel & Resort Bagan

This morning take a one-hour flight from Bagan’s Nyuang-U Airport to Heho in the Shan State. Upon arrival to Heho, our driver will transport you to the gorgeous boutique Inle Princess resort. Take a swim in the large swimming pool overlooking the luscious scenery and Inle Lake and relax while trying the many amenities and services available at your resort.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Inle Princess Resort

Take a private trip to the gorgeous Inle Lake today where it’s still possible to view the powerful image of fisherman gliding along the water with their unusual rowing techniques, casting glittering nets to find food. Pass by villages inhabited by local people with the houses built on stilts and floating gardens before reaching Indein Village, home to the Pa O minority tribe and also one of five villages who host the weekly morning market. This market is visited by all lake inhabitants and the surrounding hill tribes and gives us a first-hand look into daily life and work in the region.

Take a gentle walk through the village, following an old path that leads to a 13^th century monastery and ancient set of ruins peeking out throughout the jungle. Return to your hotel in the early afternoon and enjoy the rest of your day free at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Inle Princess Resort

Say good-bye to Inle Lake as you return to Heho Airport for a flight to the traditional and cultural capital of the country, Mandalay. En route, stop by Pindaya, an important cultural site as the two caves are filled with thousands of sacred Buddha images.

Our driver will pick you up from Mandalay Airport, driving you one-hour into the city to the 5-star Hilton hotel in the center of the city. Enjoy your first afternoon in Mandalay at leisure to discover the city’s attractions independently.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hilton Mandalay

Rise and shine for a big breakfast before leaving the hotel to discover the ancient capitals of Ava, Sagaing, and Amarapura on this full-day tour from Mandalay.

See the teak monastery Bagaya Kyaung and the former royal monastery of Maha Aungmye Bonzan in Ava. Learn more about the national religion in the living center of Buddhism, Sagaing, where there are over 600 white-coloured pagodas and monasteries housing over 3,000 monks and 100 meditation centers.

And finally, gaze at the beautiful handmade silk weavings at a local workshop in Amarapura before visiting Maha Aungmye Bonzan and the largest teak bridge in the entire world, the U-Bein Bridge. Enjoy a stroll across the bridge and observe the comings and goings of the local people, or perhaps sit yourself in a small rowboat to watch the glorious sunset from a different vantage point.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hilton Mandalay

Your day is free until your transfer to Mandalay Airport for your onward booked travel arrangements.

Meals: Breakfast