ITINERARY:

Tour Code: 6N MYN AT15

Daily Departures
(Yangon-Bagan-Mandalay-Heho-Yangon)

DAY 01:  YANGON       (no meals)
Upon arrival to YANGON airport you will be welcomed by your guide and transferred to your hotel.   Your Myanmar journey begins with an afternoon tour through Yangon”s colonial-style city center. Visit SULE PAGODA, built over 2,000 years ago; the magnificent reclining Buddha CHAUK HTAT GYI and after a photo stop at the KARAWEIK HALL, a 'hamsa-bird-shaped' floating barge on Kandawgyi (Royal) Lake; stroll through the BOGYOKE (SCOTTS) MARKET, of hundreds of food, clothes, handicrafts and gems stores. Complete your first day in Myanmar with a visit to one of the world”s most spectacular monuments, the SHWEDAGON  PAGODA. Lunch and dinner to your own account. Overnight stay at Nikko Royal Lake Hotel (****, Superior room) or similar in Yangon

DAY 02:  YANGON - BAGAN      (B, L, D)
After early breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for a domestic flight to BAGAN. Upon arrival, start your day with visiting the most significant pagodas and temples of Bagan: including SHWEZIGON PAGODA, built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine; KHAY MIN GA TEMPLE, noted for its panoramic view of the area”s numerous monuments and ANANDA TEMPLE, with four standing Buddha images. In the afternoon, you”ll be introduced to the manufacturing of Myanmar”s most treasured handicrafts and visit a lacquer ware craftsmen”s workshop in nearby MYINKABA village.  Later continue to MANUHA TEMPLE, built in Mon style in 1059 and explore the NANBAYA TEMPLE, a unique sandstone monument which according to legends used to be palace site of the King Manuha. Visit ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM housing countless beautiful Buddha images of made of bronze, stone and lacquer. Complete the day by watching sunset over the majestic Ayeyarwaddy River from a temple top. Dinner at a riverside restaurant
Overnight stay at Myanmar Treasure Resort (***, Superior room) or similar in Bagan.

DAY 03:  BAGAN - MANDALAY - MINGUN     (B, L, D)
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for domestic flight to MANDALAY. Upon arrival to Mandalay airport drive to the previous capital of Myanmar and proceed for a boat trip on the Ayeyarwaddy River to MINGUN, about 11 km (1 hour) upriver from Mandalay. Visit one of the world”s largest bells, the 90 ton weighing MINGUN BELL; HSINBYUME PAYA and the unfinished MINGUN PAYA, which was meant to become the largest stupa in Myanmar constructed by King Bodaw Paya. Return to Mandalay for check-in at your hotel. After lunch at a local restaurant, experience the sights and sounds of Mandalay including some of the most revered religious monuments in Myanmar, MAHAMUNI PAGODA; SHWE INBIN MONASTERY;  GOLDEN PALACE MONASTERY, a superb example of a traditional wood work and KUTHODAW PAGODA the world”s largest book, made of marble. Mandalay is also a major arts and crafts center. A visit to Kalaga tapestry craftsmen”s shop before proceeding to MANDALAY HILL for sunset viewing. Dinner and overnight stay at Mandalay Hill Resort Hotel (****, Superior room) or similar in Mandalay.
 
DAY 04:  AMARAPURA - AVA - SAGAING       (B, L, D)
After breakfast, excursion to AMARAPURA, 15 km from Mandalay to visit MAHAGANDAYON MONASTERY where more than a thousand monks live and study. Time permitting you will have the opportunity to observe the monks having their last meal of the day in total silence. Continue to 200-year-old U BEIN teak bridge, built in 1782 during the era when Amarapura was the Royal capital. Already from the early days the city was known for its silk- and cotton weaving. Visit a traditional hand-woven silk workshop before proceeding to BAGAYA MONASTERY, a compound with a superb collection of Buddha statues. After lunch at a local restaurant, embark for a short boat ride over a river and start exploring the former Royal Capital INWA (AVA) by horse cart. Visit NANMYINT WATCH TOWER, the remains of the ancient palace building, also know as ‘the leaning tower of Ava‘; MAHA AUNGMYE BONZAN MONASTERY, built of brick and stucco; BARGAYAR MONASTERY, famous for its impressive ornate woodcarvings and teak posts then continue to SAGAING HILLS, a retreat for Buddhist devotees for sunset. Dinner and overnight stay at Mandalay Hill Resort Hotel (****, Superior room), or similar in Mandalay. 
 
DAY 05:  MANDALAY - HEHO - PINDAYA - INLE LAKE  (B, L, D)
After breakfast, transfer to airport for domestic flight to HEHO. Upon arrival, proceed by road to PINDAYA (60 km - 2 ½ hour) and visit PINDAYA CAVES, a unique site housing thousands of Buddha images placed there by pilgrims over the centuries. After lunch, drive to NYAUNG SHWE (90 km - 4 hours) and transfer to your hotel on INLE LAKE. Dinner and overnight stay at Shwe Inn Tha (**/*, Superior room, built on stilts over Inle Lake) or similar.

DAY 06:  INLE LAKE       (B, L, D)
After breakfast, a full day excursion by boat on Inle Lake will include sights of the famous leg rowers, typical floating gardens, local methods of fishing, village life and magnificent scenery. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant on the lake itself. Visits are made to PHAUNGDAW OO PAGODA; the weaving village of INPAWKHON and to one of the local markets in the Inle Lake region (Remark: on market days only). In the afternoon, depending on the water level, board a boat to the Western Shore of Inle Lake, where you will find the beginning of a stair path leading to the well hidden INN THEIN PAGODA complex. Dinner and overnight stay at Shwe Inn Tha (**/*, Superior room, built on stilts over Inle Lake) or similar.
  
DAY 07:  INLE LAKE - HEHO - YANGON    (B,-,-)
After breakfast, you will be transferred to HEHO airport (32 km - 1 1/3 hour) for domestic flight to YANGON. Upon arrival, transfer to restaurant for lunch. The rest of the day is at your leisure for relaxing, shopping or sightseeing until transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Itinerary is subject to changes depending on flights, road conditions and availability of rooms.

PACKAGE TOUR RATES - US Dollar
Number of passengers (price per person in half-twin room)
1	2	3-5	6-9	10-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	SGL S/C
1626	1039	978	924	893	862	822	790	774	199
Validity: 16 May - 14 September 2008

DEDUCTION FOR CLIENTS WITH Ngapali Beach Extension WHEN flYING DIRECT from HEHO to Thandwe (Ngapali Beach) Price per person in US Dollar
1	2	3-5	6-9	10-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34
122	122	119	118	112	111	110	108	107
Validity: 01 November 2007 - 31 March 2008

SUPPLEMENT FOR GERMAN, FRENCH, ITALIAN OR SPANISH SPEAKING GUIDE THROUGHOUT Number of passengers(price per person in US Dollar)
1	2	3-5	6-9	10-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34
437	166	111	55	34	22	16	13	11
Validity: 01 November 2007 - 31 October 2008

TREAT YOURSELF TO A COLONIAL, BOUTIQUE, LEGENDARY DELUXE OR OTHER SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION

(All prices are subject to changes in case of increase of airfares, entrance fees etc.)

Some upgrade supplements are not valid during the Christmas and New Year period from 24 December 2007 until 07 January 2008; contact The Wanderers for further information.

Cost includes:
* Accommodation in shared twin rooms with daily breakfast
* All meals as specified in the program on table d”hôte basis (breakfast only in Yangon, full board in up-country)
* All entrance fees
* Transfers and tours with English speaking local guides (or as specified)
* Domestic airfares Yangon-Bagan-Mandalay-Heho-Yangon
* Domestic flight security tax
* 1 Tourleader is free of charge as of a minimum of 15 full paying pax
* Service charges, room tax and baggage handling

Cost excludes:
* Travel insurance
* Lunch and dinner in Yangon
* Visa fee for Myanmar
* International Airfare
* Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry etc.
* International airport tax in Yangon (US$10.- per person)
* Christmas and New Year”s dinner supplement (will be advised at time of booking)
* Services which are not mentioned above