DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN YANGON
Arrive at the airport, pick-up and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon enjoy Yangon´s finest – gold plated monuments like the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, standing 109 m tall. Accommodation: 1night
Note: If you arrive in the afternoon, we take you on this city tour prior to your departure.

DAY 2: YANGON – BAGAN
Early morning flight to Bagan (80 minutes). Full day visit of the world´s largest temple and pagoda complex. This is not a temple rallye, we show you the most beautiful and the most interesting spots, at a leisurely pace true to our motto: less is more. Accommodation: 2 nights

DAY 3: EXCURSION MOUNT POPA
Full day excursion to the steep cragged (flower-rock) Mount Popa. This volcanic plug, known under the name Popa (Sanskrit=flower), is sacred to the Burmese as the “Olympus of their Buddhas and spirits (nats)”. Stairs lead you to the peak of this “stone flower” which is covered in temples and shrines. Following the visit we descend and after 2 hours crossing the plains with their palmyra palms (a delicious palm wine is made here – which, of course, might be tasted) we return to Bagan with time left to start your personal temple tour. In the evening we attend the traditional marionette theatre (sting-pu-pets).

DAY 4: BAGAN – PAKOKKU – PAKANGYI – MONYWA
Two mighty rivers determine this day: At Pakokku you cross the Ayeyarwady and at Pakangyi you meet the Chindwin whose course you follow till you reach Monywa – a full day trip away from tourist crossroads, pristine pastoral Burma. Accommodation: 1 night

DAY 5: POWINDAUNG – SAGAING – MANDALAY
You cross the Chindwin by boat and will be taken to the caves of Powindaung by pickups. The Powingdaun Caves – sacred cave art at its best – are grand highlights of Buddhism. In the afternoon you continue to Sagaing, an important centre of meditation. Short stop at Kyaukka, famous for its lacquerware – we visit the artists. In the evening we reach Mandalay. Accommodation: 3 nights

DAY 6: MANDALAY
Full day visit of Burma´s last royal city where the last Burmese dynasty had to surrender at the end of the 19th century when the British expanded their Colonial Empire. Mandalay´s variety of sights is impressive – the country´s biggest and most beautiful Golden Buddha, the largest Marble Buddha … and you can go treasure hunting in the city´s manifold quaint boutiques. But first we visit the near-by royal city of Amarapura with its many temples and the world´s longest teakwood bridge.

DAY 7: MANDALAY – MINGUN
We travel the Ayeyarwady, the mighty Elephant River, and enjoy its sights – washerwomen among buffalo carts at the river banks … It takes one hour upstream to reach Mingun where a mighty king once tried to build the world´s biggest pagoda – and failed. Yet even the dimension of his failure is still impressive.

DAY 8: MANDALAY – HEHO – LAKE INLE
In the morning half-hour flight to Heho on the Shan plateau and on to idyllic Lake Inle. We spend this morning on the boat visiting floating gardens and floating towns, floating markets and floating pagodas – the floating world of the Intha, the famous leg-rowing fishermen. This stunning boat excursion takes several hours and leaves an unforgettable impression to the visitors. Accommodation: 1 night

DAY 9: INLE LAKE – HEHO – YANGON – KYAIKHTIYO
Morning flight to Yangon. After arrive that drive in southern direction through teak and rubber plantations to the Golden Rock of Kyaikhtiyo. After half an hour truck ride and 1 hour´s climb we reach the peak and enjoy the magnificent view. This gold plated boulder perched on a crest – held only by Buddha´s hair from tumbling down … Magic of Faith, and a wonderful afternoon of splendid photo ops. Accommodation: 1 night

DAY 10: KYAIKHTIYO – BAGO – YANGON
We return by the same route to Bago. The city, once the centre of the empire of the Mon people, is home to extraordinary sights and we visit them in extenso – the biggest Reclining Buddha, the highest Golden Pagoda, all bear witness to the glorious past of the Mon. Return to Yangon. Accommodation: 1 night

DAY 11: YANGON – DEPARTURE
Individual sightseeing or time for shoppping? Don´t miss the huge Bogyoke Market with its arts and trinkets, its souvenirs and treasures … Later transfer to the airport.