Itinerary

1. Day 1: Yangon to Kyaikhtiyo

   • Pick-up from your hotel in Yangon at around 07:00 AM and drive for 6 hours to Kyaikhtiyo.

   • Enjoy a local lunch en-route and resume drive.

   • Arrive in Kinpun Base Camp at Kyaikhtiyo; this is the furthest a vehicle can go here.

   • Take a truck ride up the steep track towards Yathae Hill.
   • Hike for 1 hour to the summit where the Golden Rock awaits. This is a gilded boulder perched precariously on the edge of a hill over 3,615 feet above sea level. Though a test of one’s endurance, reaching the summit is very exhilarating. Those who are unable, or prefer not to walk, can use porters and palanquins to get to the top.

   • Enjoy dinner and overnight stay at your hotel in Kyaikhtiyo.

2. Day 2: Kyaikhtiyo to Bago

   • Enjoy the beautiful sunrise from the hilltop and have breakfast at the hotel.

   • Drive to Bago, the ancient capital of Mon and its famous pagodas. 

   • Visit the Mon-style Shwemawdaw Pagoda which at a height of 114 metres is even higher than Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. It is Bago’s most outstanding religious monument. Continue to view the 55m long reclining Shwethalyaung Buddha.

   • In the late afternoon, set out on the return journey to Yangon. 

   • En route, visit the cemetery of allies and war graves around Htuk Kyan.

   • Arrive at Yangon and transfer to your hotel.