EXPLORIFY GROUP LLC

AED 4,973/Per Person

4.4

Duration

6 Days

Location

Myanmar

Take a 5-night trip and discover Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Arrive in Yangon, where your afternoon tour includes a sunset visit to the 2,500-year-old Shwe Dagon Pagoda. The following day, fly to Mandalay, center of Burmese culture, and visit Sagaing, withi its 600 monasteries, stupas, and temple caves on the hills nearby. Next, fly to Bagan, the city of 13,000 temples. Also, visit Mt. Popa, an extinct volcano crowned with shrines at the peak, 777 stairs up from its base. Afterward, fly to Yangon for another night and more sightseeing, Starting from $1355, land and air between cities in Myanmar, with guaranteed departures.

Tour Plan

Arrive in Yangon in Burma (now called Myanmar), and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon tour includes a sunset visit to the 2,500-year-old Shwe Dagon Pagoda and its 325-foot central stupa sheathed in gold. (Chatrium/Sule Shangri-La/Governor's Residence)

Early morning flight to Mandalay. Full-day sightseeing in Mandalay, home of the largest marble Buddha in the world and center for Burmese art, architecture and handicrafts. (Hilton/Hilton/Rupar Mandalar)

Morning flight to Bagan, the city of 13,000 temples. Full-day sightseeing includes a memorable experience at Bupaya Pagoda for a panoramic view over the Ayeyarwady River and the many ancient monuments that make this one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia. (Tharabar Gate/Bagan Lodge/Aureum Palace)

Continue touring Bagan and its surroundings. Take an excursion overland to the sacred Mt. Popa, an extinct volcano crowned with shrines at the peak, 777 stairs up from its base.

Return to Yangon by air. More sightseeing in Yangon. (Chatrium/Sule Shangri-La/Governor's Residence)

Transfer to airport for your departure flight.