Tour type
Tour Level: Moderate
Tour Comfort: Standard
Tour Period: 14 Days
English, French, Russian, German, Spanish Yangon, Pyay, Popa, Bagan, Mandalay, Heho, Pindaya, Inle Lake, Yangon
tour highlights
- Overland drive for 14 days to discover highlight cities of Myanmar
- Explore the local villages and observe the local lifestyles
- Discover the ancient sites of Pyu Kingdom, Sri Kestra
- Experience differences between tribes and local communities
- Enjoy authentic traditional horse cart ride in Bagan and long-tailed boat tour in Inle Lake
tour details
Beginning in Yangon, your tour commences with visits to the Bogyoke Market, Sule Pagoda and Shwedagon Pagoda before you make your way to Pyay (Prome). Here you’ll visit the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, the Shwemyetmhan Pagoda and a cheroot-making workshop. Next you’ll travel to Mount Popa, the mythical home of Myanmar’s ‘spirits’. As you climb to the top, you’ll be rewarded with amazing views over the Ayeyarwady River. From Mount Popa, you’ll make your way to Bagan where you’ll have plenty of time to explore markets, see the Shwezigon Pagoda and discover Gubyaukgyi. Next you’ll make your way to the Ananda Temple, a lacquerware workshop and the Manuha & Nanpaya temples. Final highlights include a tour of Mandalay, exploring the 5-day rotating markets and travelling overland to Pindaya.
Why choose this tour?
- A scenic overland journey starting from the bustling city of Yangon to the fascinating Inle Lake via the ancient royal cities of Bagan and Mandalay
- Discovering the country's best architectures, authentic traditions and cultural heritages along with the impressive friendliness of local people
customise the tour
- Extend your stay and take a break at beautiful Ngapali beach
- Opportunity to shop souvenirs at local markets and workshops
- Unlimited photo opportunities throughout the trip
includes
- All sightseeing tour and transfer services with private air conditioned car/coach as detailed in our itinerary
- Road tax and bridge tax
- Meals as specified in the itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch)
- All entrance fees for the places as mentioned in the programme
- Transfers and tours with English-speaking locally-stationed guides
- Service charges, room tax and baggage handling
- Boat fees as mentioned
- Accommodation at hotels as above mentioned or similar
- Filtered drinking water and wet towels during the tour
excludes
- Domestic airfare (Bagan-Mandalay, Heho-Yangon)
- Myanmar visa fee
- Surcharges for throughout guides (English and other languages)
- Optional Balloon flights
- Personal expenditure, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, camera fees, communications, postage, gratuities etc.
- Meals and services other than mentioned in the programme
- Drinks with meals
- Compulsory gala dinners during festive seasons and peak season surcharges which will be advised at the time of booking
- (Peak season in general is between 15 December to 15 January and 13-17 April)
- Early check-in and late check-out at hotels, if not mentioned in the programme
- Travel insurance (cover against all cancellation costs, medical expenses, including repatriation, in the event of accident or illness)
notes
- Hotel prices for packages are quoted bases on hotels as mentioned or similar. Higher or lower categories can be requested and the price will be adjusted. The hotels featured in the package tour are subject to availabilities at the time of booking.
- Meals at respective hotels are also included in the hotel prices if the itineraries mention lunch or dinner at hotel.
- Additional charges during Festive Season: Christmas, New Year and the Water festival period may apply.
- Supplements for compulsory Gala Dinners will be advised at the time of booking.
- All hotels have special booking and deposit conditions and will be indicated at the time of booking. Nonrefundable deposits may be required.
- Domestic airfares are quoted separately and subject to change in case of increases imposed by the airlines (ie. taxes, fuel costs, etc.).
- There are 8 different airlines operating on the domestic route in Myanmar. Each company has slight different airfares and this pricelist is based on average airfare. Diethelm Travel will book the most convenient and direct routing. The final price can be confirmed once the tickets are booked and issued depending on available booking class and seat availability.
Tour code: PKMCMOJB
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