Itinerary

1. Day 1: Sightseeing in Mandalay

   • Upon arrival at Mandalay International Airport, your Burmese guide will be ready to greet you or meet the guide directly at the hotel.

   • Start sightseeing tour with a visit to Mahamuni Pagoda. It is a spectacular and revered Buddha image, covered with 24-carat gold plates. 

   • Stop by to see the masterpiece of artisans at the Stone Carving workshop; learn how to make gold-foils at the gold-leaves centre.

   • In the afternoon, visit the Royal Palace, which was the last residence of the Burmese Kingdom.

   • Proceed to the Kuthodaw Pagoda Complex, which houses the world's largest book on which Buddhist scriptures are inscribed.

   • Visit Golden Palace Monastery, an attractive complex popular for its typical 19th-century wood carvings and the apartment of King Mindon.

   • Next, visit the finest architectural brick monastery known as Mahaatulawaiyan Monastery. 

   • Climb to the top of Mandalay Hill for enjoying beautiful sunset views.

2. Day 2: Mingun - Sagaing - Innwa

   • After breakfast at the hotel, the tour begins with a 2-hour drive to Mingun (a river-side historical site).

   • Start sightseeing at Settawyar Pagoda, which was built and moved from Amarapura to the present site by King Bodawpaya.

   • Visit Pahtotawgyi, a massive unfinished pagoda.

   • Explore Mingun Bell, the largest functioning bronze-cast bell in the world.

   • Stop by Memorial Hall of Mingun Sayadaw and Hsin Byu Me Pagoda.

   • Next, set sail downstream to the jetty.

   • Drive to Sagaing, the largest religious site in the country.

   • See Soonooponyashin Pagoda on top of Sagaing Hill.

   • Next, you will visit U Min-Thone-Sel, thirty caves that contain 45 same-size seated Buddha images.

   • Then, continue crossing to Inwa by ferry-boat.

   • Enjoy horse-cart riding in Inwa (the ancient capital of Myanmar Kings), and later visit Bagayar Monastery, built with large teak woods and carvings. Also, visit “Yadanarsimi” Pagoda.

   • Head to the Nanmyint watch-tower, the only remaining structure from Inwa royal palace buildings.

   • In the last leg of the tour, visit Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Monastery, the finest architectural marvel and a famous religious monument of the Inwa era.

   • After sightseeing, drive back to Mandalay and then transfer to your hotel. End of the tour.