DAY 3. After an early Breakfast in your Room at the hotel, we check out and transfer to Yangon Airport for the direct early morning flight to Mandalay. From the airport, we start your morning Mandalay sightseeing with a visit to the Old U Bein teak Bridge, built in 1851 at the time when Amarapura was the royal capital. From here we continue to Mandalay’s most important Temple Mahamuni Pagoda with its spectacular Buddha image covered with thick layers of gold leaves. We also stop to see gold leaf being made by beating Golden into wafer thin pieces, before we transfer to the Sedona Hotel, Mandalay, where your reservation is for the next 2 nights in a Deluxe Room and includes breakfast.

This afternoon is at your leisure in the Hotel (or available for local sightseeing), in the late afternoon we can enjoy spectacular views at sunset from Mandalay Hill, where there are interesting glass-studded temples.

DAY 4. After Breakfast at hotel, we have a Private Boat trip on the Ayeyarwaddy River to Mingun about 11 km  upriver from Mandalay. The boat trip (approx. 1 hour river trip) is interesting because you see all types of wooden boats and bamboo rafts, carrying goods up and down the river. Here we visit the Mingun Bell, weighting 87 tons and being the world’s largest intact bronze bell. Continue to the beautiful Hsinbyume Paya and the unfinished Mingun Paya (built with the intention of being the world’s biggest pagoda).

On our return to Mandalay, after lunch we visit to Shwenandaw Monastery, an ancient wooden building with intricate carvings, which was once King Mindon's home, and finally see the 'world’s largest book', being the Buddhist Scriptures inscribed on marble slabs, at Kuthodaw Pagoda, before returning to the Hotel.

DAY 5.
(Currently Thursdays only, RV Paukan)

After Breakfast & Check out, we  transfer to the Sagaing jetty in order to board RV Paukan for the down-river overnight cruise from Mandalay. We board at 10.00am and have a welcome cocktail on Board, departure is at 10.30am and as we cast off we can enjoy magnificent views across to Sagaing Hill and then sail under Ava Bridge. Buffet lunch on board. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon on board, sailing down the picturesque Ayeyarwady Riverd.

Later  in the afternoon we stop at Yandabo, a village specialize in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war was signed on Feb. 24, 1826. day, As evening falls, we have a great view of magnificent sunset, from the deck, after which dinner is served. We moor on the banks of the river near to the village of Shwe Nann Tint. and enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep on board.

DAY 6. This morning we have a full Buffet breakfast on board.  While we continue sailing down the Ayeyarwady River towards Bagan.  Early morning, (as time permits) we visit as another typical small river village.  We should arrive in Bagan around 9.00am and after disembarking from the River Cruiser, we transfer to Thiripyitsaya Sakura Hotel, where you reservation is for the tonight in a River View Suite and includes Breakfast.  

This afternoon, we commence our sightseeing with visit to Ananda Temple with four huge standing-Buddha images and numerous seated figures arranged around the interior gallery and a lacquer craftsman's workshop in nearby Myinkaba village. We then visit to Manuha Temple, built in Mon style in 1059, Nanbaya Temple, a unique sandstone monument that is said to have been the palace of King Manuha, and Myingaba Gu Byaukgyi Temple (under the protection of UNESCO), noted for its ancient mural paintings.

Late afternoon, we transfer to Shwesandaw Pagoda to enjoy sunset in the vicinity of Bagan's ancient monuments.

DAY 7. After Breakfast, we have a visit to a local market and a diverse selection of the most important pagodas and temples such as Shwezigon Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century, see 13th Century frescoes adorning the corridors of Kyansittha 'Cave' Temple.  We can continue to Gubyaukgyi (Wetkyi Inn village), another 'cave' temple with fine frescoes of the 'Jataka Tales'. Next stop is Htilominlo, the last Bamar style temple built in Bagan, with old murals and friezes and Shwegugyi – a small but elegant temple with fine stucco carvings. After lunch we return to the Hotel where the afternoon is at your leisure or available to visit more of the Local Sites until we transfer to Bagan Airport for your direct Evening flight to Yangon.

On arrival at Yangon Airport, we once again return to the The Strand Hotel where your reservation is for tonight and includes Breakfast.  This evening we have a farewell Dinner at Le Planteur– the finest European restaurant in town – specializing the French-Indochine menu.

DAY 8.
After Breakfast & check out from the Hotel we transfer to Yangon International Airport for your Direct flight to Chiangmai (Currently 6T012. 12.00pm>13.40pm – as available – If not we would need to connect through Bangkok).

Please remember, the very nature of these private trips makes them quite flexible and wherever possible we do try to cater directly to your Clients interests.

Specific costs will vary dependent on Dates of Travel, International Arrival & Departure Flight Times, Number of Clients in the Party, Availability of Hotel Accommodation & Room Category, etc. and for this particular Program would generally Include.