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Temple & Lake Tour Detail
 
Tour Name : Temple & Lake
Program : 3 Nights/ 4 Days
Destinations : Yangon/ Bagan/ Heho - Inle Lake
Tamarind Code : 02
  Day 1:   Arrive to Yangon
 

Arrival at Yangon International Airport where you will be welcomed by Tamarind tour guide and transfer to hotel.

 
We will then go on a walking tour in the heart of Yangon, where we will observe various architecture, and have opportunities to take photographs of Burma’s Capital.
  Afternoon sightseeing includes:
 
Visit to Bogyoke Market where local merchants offer Myanmar traditional silks, cotton, paintings, tapestries, handicrafts, silverware, lacquerware, national dress & ethnic fashions, gems & jewelry.
 
Chauk Htut Gyi reclining Buddha Image.
 
Royal Lake.
 
Evening visit to Shwedagon Pagoda; the world famous golden stupa. Shwedagon at night affords magical views during the cooler temperatures of the evening when the crowds are fewer, and the atmosphere simply amazing.
     

Overnight in Yangon.

  Day 2:   Yangon/ Bagan by morning Flight
 

A 70 min early morning flight to Bagan; the first and most beautiful capital of Myanmar.

Sightseeing includes:
 
Nyaung Oo typical market to observe the tropical village people trade & life in lively morning.
 
Shwezigon pagoda, an extraordinary example of the early style of the Myanmar stupa. During the construction of the Shwezigon, workers lined up and formed a chain nearly seven miles long from the Ayarwaddy River to the temple, where sandstone was laboriously passed from one worker to the other until it reached its destination. (Tamarind notes that visiting tourists said Shwezigon Pagoda is also interesting for original engineering wells.)
 
Htilo Minlo-a temple that is famed for its intricate carvings and named after King Nga Daung Mya who became a crown prince even though he was the youngest son among five brothers.
 
Wetgyi-In Gu Byauk Gyi possess many fine mural paintings of jataka scenes. These mural paintings depict Buddha's life. Dhamayangyi temple is a massive temple inlaid with the finest brick work of its king. History states that the bricklayer’s work was tested by their boss, who would attempt to stick a pin through where the bricks conjoined; and if the pin penetrated this area, the laborers were sentenced to death by the order of the king.
 
After lunch we will proceed to the work place of handmade lacquerware, and observe the detailed process of the making of Myanmar lacquerware & its products. (Tamarind notes that the quality and craftsmanship of the handmade lacquerware of Bagan is the best in Myanmar.)
 
Anada temple is an architectural masterpiece and considered by some as the most beautiful in all of Bagan.
 
Thatbyinnyu temple is the tallest of all Bagan temples.
  An hour boat trip along Ayarwaddy River affords inspiring views of the brickhued pagodas and temples at sunset.
     

Overnight in Bagan.
  Day 3:   Bagan/ Heho by morning flight
 

After arrival Heho, we will drive to to Nyaung Shwe approximately 2 hour drive. Upon arrival in Nyaung Shwe we will board a boat that will take us to a stunning hotel that has a great vantage point for some of the best sunsets in the region.

Sightseeing includes:
 
Visiting Ywama village, floating gardens, a traditional weaving mill for Intha-textiles, silk weaving workshops; excellent work of shawls and robes with natural fibers produced from lotus flowers stems in natural color.
 
Nampan village we will observe how Burmese Cheroots are producedprimarily by young ladies using traditional methods. We will also visit a work place of Shan paper that is made from mulberry bark and transformed into Shan umbrellas and other beautiful products.
 
The Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda and its 5 holy Buddha images. Every full moon day of October, the Pagoda Festival is celebrated here for 15 days and homage is paid to 19 villages at Inle Lake.
 
The Nga Phe Chaung Monastery; well-known for its 250 year old wooden architectural work of the among 100 monasteries on the lake, this Nga Phe Chaung Monastery is the most celebrated with its 150 to 200 pillars elevarated with wooden caving. This Monastery is also known as the “jumping cat Monastery” where visitors are treated to a show that involves well trained felines.
   

Overnight in Inle Lake.
  Day 4:   Inle Lake - Heho/ Yangon
 

Transfer to Heho airport for an hour flight to Yangon.

After lunch visit to China town, Indian street, Yangon Jetty, Leisure before departure.

Transfer to airport for departure flight.
   
 
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