Yangon Stopover – 3 Days
Vibrant and dynamic, sweaty and steamy, reaching for the future but trapped in the past, Yangon is a fascinating introduction to...
Tour Duration: 03 days / 02 nights
Dates: No fixed departure dates.
Starts/Ends: Yangon city
Tour Type: Culture
Activity Level: Regular itinerary
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
Price: Contact us
Day 01: Yangon Arrival (Meal: No)
Arrival Yangon Int'l Airport by Int'l flight. You are welcomed by our experienced guide then transfer to hotel. The rest of time is free at your leisure.
Overnight in Yangon.
Day 02: Yangon (Meal: B)
Your excursion begins with a tour through Yangon’s colonial style city central. Visit Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda where the biggest reclining Buddha image in Myanmar (73m long) is situated; Sule Pagoda - a landmark in downtown Yangon. Continue visit Swedaw Pagoda (Buddha’s Tooth Relic), Kabar Aye (World Peace Pagoda), Buddhist Museum and Mahapasana Cave where the Buddhist Synods are held.
After a photo stop at the Karaweik Hall, a “hamsa-bird –shaped’s floating barge on Kadawgyi Lake, stroll through the Bogyoke (Scotts) market with hundreds of foods, clothes, handicrafts and gems stores, proceed to Yangon’s oldest Chinese temple and at the riverside located Botataung pagoda then visit the Shwedagon Paya - described by Somerset Maugham: "The Shwedagon rose superb, glistening with its gold, like a sudden hope in the dark night of the soul of which the mystics write, glistening against the fog and smoke of the thriving city." This massive bell-shaped stupa rises nearly 100 meters above its hill-top surroundings. Wander through this magnificent structure and its courtyards, stupas, bells, temples, and Buddha images, and see religious and secular visitors from all parts of the globe. Shwedagon has become the symbol of Myanmar.
Important notice: The famous Scott market will close every Monday and Gazette Holidays.
Day 03: Yangon Departure (Meal: B)
Breakfast at hotel then you are free time until transferred to the airport for departure flight or continue your trip with us. Trip ends.
The Chauk Htat Gyi Buddha Image
Shwedagon Paya