A Taste of Myanmar Highlights

The 7 days private tour of Myanmar (Burma) will begin in Mandalay. When you reach Mandalay International Airport, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel. After checking in, you can take a simple break for the rest of the day. 

Today, your private Mandalay tour will be start. Your guide will take you to Mahamuni Pagoda, one of the most important religious sites in Burma. It is famous for a 4-meter (13-foot) high sacred Buddha statue. Many believers put gold foils on it to pray for the blessings. 

Then you will be directed to Mahargandaryone Monastery, where you can see thousands of monks having their lunch together. After that, your guide will take you to the City Harbor Bridge. Then, you will have a lunch in a fine restaurant. 

After a short rest, your guide will take you to Mt. Sagaing. There are more than 600 temples and 6,000 monks and nuns on the mountain. 

Then, your guide will take you to the last attraction of the day, U Bein Bridge, which was built in 1856. The whole bridge is made up of the teak. Finally, a boat ride is arranged for a peaceful sunset.

After breakfast, your guide will take you to the wharf, where you will take a boat across the Irrawaddy River by boat to Ancient Mingun City. 

You will be directed to Mingun Pagoda, Mingun Bell, Settawya Paya, and Hsinbyume Pagoda orderly.

First, your guide will take you to the biggest brick pagoda in the world - Mingun Pagoda. 

Except for the white gate, the whole building looks brown and yellow. Nearby is the huge Mingun Bell, the biggest bell in the world that is still functioning. If you donate money, you can ring the bell yourself. After that, you will visit Settawya Paya, which was also built by a king in 1811. Your final destination will be Hsinbyume Pagoda, built in 1816 for a late queen. The building is all white, just like a cream cake. And the wave shaped railings make it very elegant.

After lunch, you will take a boat back to Mandalay around 13:00 to visit Shwenandaw Monastery, which is known as the golden palace temple because its inner walls and roof are painted with gold paint. Then, your tour guide will accompany you to Kuthodaw Paya, was built in 1857. After the temple was built, the king summoned more than 2,400 famous monks and asked them to carve buddhist scriptures on 729 stone tablets. It is believed to be the largest book in the world and would take a year and a half to finish if read for eight hours a day. Your last attraction for the today is Mandalay mountain. It is said that Sakyamuni preached Buddhism there. 

You will be taken to the airport this morning, and then your local guide will pick you up in Bagan and take you to your hotel. First of all, you will go to the oldest temple in Bagan, the Shwezigon pagoda, where you can see the relics of the Buddha, including a tooth and some bones. Then you went on to explore the most beautiful temple in Burma-Ananda Temple with its white walls, golden roof and symmetrical layout. After that, you will go to the Sulamani Temple, where the frescoes are well preserved and popular with tourists from home and abroad. 

In the afternoon, your guide will accompany you on a horse cart ride to the Nan Paya Pagoda and many other interesting sites. After that, you visit the Shwesandaw Pagoda where the hair of the Buddha is enshrined. Then return to your hotel.

In the morning, your guide will take you to a local village for a cooking class, which is a highlight of the best nine-day trip to Myanmar. You will enjoy the delicious food for lunch you make.

In the afternoon, you will take a private river boat to the ancient town of Kyauk Gu U Min, where you can enjoy the exquisite sandstone statues, giant Buddha statues and exquisite square murals. You can also enjoy the water life of the locals while enjoying the Bagan temple in the distance. After watching the sunset, you will back to your hotel.

Moring, your guide will meet you in the lobby of the hotel and escort you to the airport to take a plane to Thandwe. When you arrive, the local guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to Ngapali hotel check-in formalities. After that, you are free to explore Ngapali Beach, a truly unpolluted quiet beach where you can rest and relax.

Today, you are free to explore Ngapali Beach, the most beautiful and pristine beach on west coast of Myanmar. Its unique serenity, white sand beach, and crystal-clear water create a paradise for beach lovers. You can enjoy water sports or go hiking on Treasure Island.

Today, once again, you can freely enjoy Ngapali beach many activities, such as snorkeling, kayaking, canoeing, and bicycles.

Your best Myanmar 9 days tour is over today. Your guide will transfer you to Thandwe Airport, then fly to Yangon Airport, where you can transfer back home. Have a nice trip home!