The Best of Myanmar – Thailand – Laos Tour 12 Days

Day 01: Arrive in Yangon
Arrive Yangon. Pick-up and transfer to hotel. Visit Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda to see a huge reclining Buddha image, the Shwedagon Pagoda - one of the world's most spectacular monuments. Enjoy sunset at Pagoda. Drive back to hotel and leisure.
Overnight in Yangon.

Day 02: Yangon sightseeing (B)
Breakfast at hotel then start a full day sightseeing tour of Yangon. Visit:
Sule Pagoda, dating back over 2000 years Pagoda to enjoy the bustling life of Yangon and its people.
Chaukhtatkyi Pagoda (a huge reclining Buddha).
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
Late in the afternoon, visit the Shwedagon Pagoda 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 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. Enjoy the sunset over the Pagoda.
Overnight in Yangon.

Shwedagon at night

Bagan Plains

Day 03: Yangon - Bagan (B)
In the morning, transfer to Yangon airport for flight to Bagan. Upon arrival visit Nyaung-Oo morning Market to see people ways of life. Then visit the most significant pagodas and temples of Bagan including Shwezigon Pagoda built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th as a religious shrine. Continue visit Annada Temple: a whitewashed masterpiece of Mon architecture with four standing Buddhas, and the adjacent brick monastery with the beautiful, well –preserved 18th century murals. Visit to Thatbinnyu Temple known as “temples of omniscience” and dating from 1144 and the Sulamani temple. Transfer to the hotel and leisure.
Afternoon, visit one of Myanmar's most treasured handicrafts, a lacquer ware home Industry, the Sulamani temple and Damayangyi Temple (the massive temple in Bagan). Experience local Horse–cart way to Pyitthagyi Temple (15 mins).
Overnight in Bagan.

Day 04: Bagan - Heho - Nyaung Shwe - Inle Lake (B)
In the morning, fly to Heho. Arrive Heho and drive to Nyaungshwe, then to Nyaungshwe on the edge of the Inle Lake which is famous for its unique leg rower. Proceed to Inle lake by local boat, heading to the middle of Inle Lake including Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the holiest religious site in Southern Shan State. Floating Market Villages & Gardens where fruit and vegetables are grown. See traditional handicrafts – silk weaving on wooden handlooms and a blacksmith shop.
Overnight in Inle.

Day 05: Inle Lke - Heho - Fly to Mandalay (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight to Mandalay. Pick-up and transfer to the city, on the way visit the Amarapura 200 year’s old U Bein teak bridge which is built in 1728 at the time when Amarapura was Royal capital and visit the traditional hand – woven silk workshop teak posts. Continue to Mandalay through varied agricultural landscapes and villages.
Visit one of the most revered religious images in Myanmar, the Mahamuni Pagoda. Stop to see stone carving and gold leaf being beaten into wafer thin pieces. Visit the Shwenandaw Palace also known as Former Royal Palace which was once king Mindon’s home. Visit to the famous local market "Zay –Cho" located in the down town area of Mandalay to see people ways of life. Proceed to the foot of Mandalay Hill and then visit to up area. Enjoy spectacular views at sunset from Mandalay Hill.
Overnight in Mandalay.

Day 06: Mandalay - Bangkok (B)
Free and leisure until transfer to the airport for flight to Bangkok.
Upon arrival at the airport, pick up by tour guide and transfer to the hotel, check in the hotel and free time at the leisure.

Day 07: Bangkok full day tour (B, L)
Here is one of our most popular tours, bringing you along 3 of the most stunning temples Bangkok has to offer! This tour features “Wat Traimit” with its 5.5 ton heavy Golden Buddha Image, Wat Chetuporn (commonly known as Wat Pho), that boasts the over 45-meters long Reclining Buddha and Wat Benchamaborpit (also known as the Marble Temple). Wat Pho is regarded as the first centre of public education and is sometimes called ‘Thailand’s first university’. Mural paintings, inscriptions, and statues found in the temple educated people on various subjects such as literature, warfare, archaeology, astronomy, geology, meditation and is considered to be home of Thai traditional massages. We will end the tour with a visit to Wat Benchamaborpit: a representation of an outstanding successful marriage between Italian Carrara marble and classical Thai architecture. This half-day tour will especially delight those interested to know a bit more about Buddhism and its history, combined with the always-busy city life.
Overnight in Bangkok.

Day 08: Floating Market & Rose Garden (B)
Full Day Damnoensaduak Floating Market with Lunch at Rose Garden follows by Thai Cultural Show
This most, transfer to the rural yet world-famous floating market of Damnern Saduak, situated around 100 kilometers west of Bangkok.
The tour includes a visit to Nakorn Pathom; site of the highest Chedi in Thailand called "Phra Pathom Chedi, which is the largest pagoda in Southeast Asia.
An excellent international buffet lunch will be served at the picturesque Rose Garden Aprime Country Resort. Afterwards, attend the Thai village show at the Thai Village, giving a short introduction into the many customs of Thai life. The show includes the colorful Buddhist ordination procession, an elegant fingernail dance, a Thai boxing demonstration, Hill Tribe dance performances, sword-fighting, elephants at work, charming folk dances and a traditional Thai wedding ceremony and much more.

Floating Market in Thailand

Phra Pathom Chedi in Thailand

Day 09: Bangkok – Luang Prabang (B)
Free time at leisure until transfer to airport for flight to Luang Prabang.
On arrival at the airport, meet the tour guide and transfer to the hotel. The rest o time is free at your leisure.

Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 10: Luang Prabang (B, L)
Offering food & money for monk in early in the morning: transfer by Tuk Tuk (maximum 6 pax/tuk tuk/ included on the package price) and for foods offer to monks you can buy it by yourselves (our guide will advise you)
Full day city tour begins after breakfast, with a visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts. Then enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. Today, we also visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrine of Wat Aham. Following lunch, visit the Arts and Ethnology Centre to learn about Laos’ many ethnic cultures before head out of town to see the weaving villages of Ban Xiengkhong and Ban Xienglek. We then return to the city for a visit to Wat Mai. We then climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic view of the city at sunset and the Mekong River. The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Note: the Royal Palace Museum is closed on Tuesdays.

Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang Laos

Pak Ou Caves Laos

Day 11: Luang Prabang – Pakou Caves and Khuangsi waterfall (B, L)
After breakfast, board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a panaromic view of the tranquil countryside as well as an interesting visit to the mysterious of Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Along the way, we stop at the small village of Ban Xanghai, where the local rice wine is distilled. We return to Luang Prabang in the afternoon
We continue our excursion toward Khouangsi Waterfall, en route, we visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Ouay, Hmong Village, Ban Ou, Laoloum Village and Ban Thapene, Khmu Village, then drive to the beautiful Khouangsi Waterfall where you can splash around in the turquoise pools or walk along the forest trails. The Khouangsi Waterfall setting really illustrates paradise. We return to Luang Prabang by late afternoon to the city by late evening to observe the sunset at Wat Phabath.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 12: Luang Prabang departure (B)
Free at the leisure until transfer to the airport for onward flight. End of the services.

What's included ?

• Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle
• Accommodation in twin shared room
• Boat trip as stated in above sights
• Local English speaking guide
• Admission fee to indicated sights
• Domestic flight: Yangon – Bagan, Bagan – Inle Lake, Inle Lake - Mandalay
• Meals as listed in the itinerary: B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner
• Gov't tax and service charge
• Cool mineral water and tower during the tours

What's Excluded ?

• Visa on arrival services to Myanmar USD. 40/per person and visa stamping fee on arrival
• Int'l airport departure tax
• Travel Insurance in all kinds
• Meal is not mentioned
• Single room (quoted separately)
• Domestic flight with airport tax
• Tip, drinks, personal expenses and others