Discover the country’s hidden gems
Get up close to the golden city, and merge in a city mixing spirituality and architectural beauty. Explore Mandalay and its treasures such as the Kuthodaw Pagoda and admire the details of its magnificent architecture. Head to Amarapura, a former royal capital, and experience a late afternoon around the U Bein Bridge.
Go off-the-beaten-track
Stroll around the local village of Indein and enjoy a mesmerizing view on the placid around on top of the summit. Explore and trek around the village to discover Sae Ma village and have a taste of the daily lifestyle of Burmese rural inhabitants.
Admire the mythical and historical faces of Myanmar
End up in the mystic city of Yangon and explore its treasures such as the Shwesandaw Pagoda. Explore Myanmar’s most precious treasures – the plains of Bagan. Witness the remains of the past and enjoy the amazing view on the 2000 pagodas stretching in the horizon as far as the eyes can see.
Highlight experience: Traditional Burmese food
Set off for a pleasant drive to Kyaikhtiyo, home to one of Myanmar’s most well-known landmarks. Renowned for its religious significance, the ‘Golden Rock’ is a massive boulder covered entirely in gold leaf and precariously balanced right on the edge of a jagged cliff.
Overnight in Kyaikhtiyo
Highlight experience: Observing the Golden Rock in Kyaikhtiyo
Return to the Golden Rock and discover more:
Take a return trip to Yangon, en route in Bago to explore the former capital of the Mon Kingdom
Overnight in Yangon
Highlight experience: Admiring the magnificent Shwe Tha Lyaung Buddha statue
Settle into a morning flight from Yangon to Bagan. Arrive and be welcomed by our guide and be transferred to Old Bagan for the exploration. The plains of Bagan is the largest archaeological site in Myanmar, with over 2000 pagodas spread out and punctuated by vegetation.
Overnight in Bagan
Highlight experience: Participate in a traditional Buddhist ceremony
After a short tour of the Nyaung Oo Market, we will resume our visit to the ancient and historical archaeological sites, with a visit to Shwezigon Pagoda, one of the most beautiful and richly decorated pagodas in the country.
Embark on a carriage ride and visit the village of Minnanthu, set a little apart from the ruins
Overnight in Bagan
Highlight experience: Shwezigon Pagoda adventure
Overnight in Bagan
Highlight experience: View from volcanic Popa mountain
Take a boat trip from Bagan to Pakokku crossing the mighty Ayeyarwady River to reach Monywa
Overnight in Monywa
Highlight experience: Powintaung sandstone cave discovery
Depart Monywa for a drive to Mandalay, a busy trading city of upper Myanmar (about 150km – 4 hours) to the west of Myanmar and a commercial centre of Chindwin Valley.
Upon arrival, pay visits to
Overnight in Mandalay
Highlight experience: Visit Kyaukka Village and observe how lacquerware is made.
Depart for a visit the Jade Market then board a boat to go up the Irrawaddy River towards Mingun
Overnight in Mandalay
Highlight experience: Observe Irrawaddy dolphins from the river
Transfer to Pyin Oo Lwin, the Flower City.
Overnight in Pyin Oo Lwin.
Highlight experience: Flower gardens in Pyin Oo Lwin
Train from Mandalay to Lashio (2:30 pm).
Overnight in Mandalay.
Highlight experience: Train riding from Pyin Oo Lwin to Mandalay, overlooking Gokteik Bridge.
Settle into a morning flight from Mandalay to Heho. Arrive and be welcomed by our guide and be transferred to Pindaya for a cave visiting.
Overnight in Inle
Highlight experience: Leg-rowing fishermen on Inle Lake
Boat down to the Southwest of Inle Lake through a long narrow canal to Indein village, known for its market and two groups of ancient pagodas.
Head to Pa-Oh village of Indein, located on the western shores of Inle Lake on an hour boat ride down a small canal
Overnight in Inle
Highlight experience: Indein Pagoda complex.
Depart for an Inle Lake adventure with the starting point from Inle Lake to Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State and to Kakku, 30km south of Taunggyi:
Overnight in Inle
Highlight experience:Admire Kakku’s pagoda complex
Overnight in Ngapali
Highlight experience: Boat riding in Nyaung Shwe
Enjoy free time to leisurely lounge on the beach
Overnight in Ngapali
Enjoy free time to leisurely lounge on the beach
Overnight in Ngapali
Overnight in Yangon
Highlight experience: First night Yangon discovery
Stroll around in beautiful Yangon for the day.
Overnight in Yangon
Highlight experience: Shwedagon Pagoda adventure
Free time until your transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
Lounge on the beach and let the sand kiss your toes!
Sure, Sihanoukville (ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ) would never win first prize in a pretty-town competition. But despite the rapid and mostly unwanted development, it has remained the jumping-off point for the best of Cambodia’s white-sand beaches and castaway-cool southern islands!
Day 1 – ARRIVE IN SIHANOUKVILLE Ready your senses for something truly exceptional? Sihanoukville is worth the wait. This destination is the perfect tropical paradise for your getaway. Wide boulevards and white sandy beaches signal relaxation and happiness, the Ochheuteal and Serendipity beach is an attractive seaside stopover.
Day 2 – TREKKING – WATERFALLS The Kbal Chhay Waterfalls are a tiered, 14-metre drop in the middle of extensive forests, with loads of food stalls, picnic spots, hammocks and local shops selling all manner of useless stuff to help you while away a very relaxing few hours in between splashes.
Day 3 – DIVING OR SNORKELLING The best time of year to go diving or snorkelling in and around Sihanoukville is December to April when the dry season and currents mean that visibility is at its best. On the other hand, while conditions might be less ideal in quiet months you’ll get more of that ocean all to yourself. Cambodia does offer some of the cheapest scuba-diving in the region in some of the least crowded waters.
DAY 1. MANDALAY – SAGAING & AVA
Board the luxurious cruise on the riverside of Mandalay. Today you will head to Sagaing and the former royal capital of Ava.
DAY 2. AVA – YANDERBO The cruise will continue to the village, Yanderbo. You can explore the village on foot while looking at the techniques and skills to produce a variety of pots. Try making one of your own. The evening has an open air cinema under the stars on the sun deck showing classic movies.
DAY 3. PAKOKKU – BAGAN The stop of today is the old trading town on the western riverbank of the Ayeyarwady, Pakkoku. Right before arrival, you will see the longest bridge in Myanmar. This town is known for its small industries like Cherrot-rolling factory and producer of flip-flops.
Pakokku is also well known for the production of tobacco, so if you look for buying Burmese cigars, this is the place. In the afternoon you reach Bagan, the city with over 2.000 temples, stupas and pagodas, where you will visit the most remarkable once.
DAY 4. BAGAN The morning starts at the Nyaung-U market, which is a Burmese market where everything is offered. After the market, you visit the revered Shwezigon Pagoda and stop at a lacquerware workshop, which is a must-see of long-standing, fascinating craftsmanship. In the afternoon you can see an exploration of Myinkaba Village, where the Manuha Pagoda from 1059 is located.
DAY 5. BAGAN Enjoy a last breakfast on board before your cruise ends and your journey on the land of Ancient Capitals is over or can be continued with one of our other extensions offered.
BANGKOK – A vibrant city / 3 days 2 nights
Spice your holidays by stepping in a vibrant city, mixing modernity and spirituality. Stroll around golden temples and palaces. Get a shopping session through all of the markets of the city, and end your trip experiencing the Thai lifestyle for three days.
Day 1 – BANGKOK – ARRIVAL Spice your holidays and step into the vibrant city of Bangkok. After a short flight from Phnom Penh, settle in your hotel and start your Thai adventure. Relax and enjoy the amenities of your hotel before having dinner on the rooftop of one of Bangkok’s skyscrapers.
Day 2 – BANGKOK – HIGHLIGHTS After breakfast, visit the highlights of the city such as the Grand Royal Palace complex which includes the Royal Palace and the magnificent Wat Phra Kaew (known for the Statue of the Emerald Buddha), Wat Pho, a giant house of the lying Buddha or the Beautiful part of the Khlong with a mix of old wooden houses and new modern mansion. In the evening enjoy a drink on the rooftop of a bar and have a taste of Bangkok’s nightlife.
Day 3 – BANGKOK – MARKETS
After breakfast, relish the taste of the local snack and photograph the Maeklong railway market, slow down on the waterway to the picturesque floating market of Damnoen Saduak and experience the vibrancy of Bangkok daily routine.
DRY SEASON
Cycling Tour:
Level:
This is a middle-level Cycling Tour, appropriate for kids over 6 years old
Kayaking Tour:
Level:
This is a low-level Kayaking Tour, appropriate for kids over 6 years old.
There are two options for a Burmese visa – Normal Tourist Visa (50USD) and Tourist Visa Express Service (56USD)
For more information regarding visa for Myanmar, refer to this page.
To make sure you will enjoy all of the activities included in this trip without missing of anything, here is a short list of what you should bring with you:
– Trekking shoes (or running shoes)
– Sunscreen
– Sunglasses
– A raincoat
– Insect repellant
Amazing experience! Thanks to this company we were able to explore the beauties of Viet Nam. Personnel of the company, who we met in person in their office, was very kind and polite. We didn’t have any problems during our trip. Thank you for everything.
Everything ran smoothly. Hanoi Voyages treated us to a meal in a lovely restaurant in Hanoi and presented us with gifts to each one of us. I cannot understand why they do not appear at the top of the TripAdvisor list of agents in Vietnam.
Our two weeks in North and Central Vietnam ran like clockwork. The customer service and the level of engagement that the team offered was 5 star. So much so that there is no doubt we will use Hanoi Voyages again for our next trip.
Thanks to Hanoi Voyages and especially to Mrs Thuy who was so kind with my group of 10 people. I organized the route and they prepared and contracted everything for us. If I ever come back to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar or Thailand I’ll deal with them again.
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