More Extension toursBagan ExtensionsMt. Popa 2 days / 1 nightsDay 1 Yangon – Salay – Mount Popa National ParkMorning departure to Chauk, Myanmar’s oil capital, to observe the antique oil pumps and refineries and its scenic market. Then, proceed by road to Salay, visit the 200 year-old ‘’U pon nya” wooden monastery which has been converted to a museum for old Buddha Images, then see the world’s largest lacquer ware Buddha Image. Continue by road to the famous Mount Popa, home of the 37 Nats. Check in at Popa Mountain Resort for overnight. Day 2 Mount Popa – BaganBreakfast at the hotel. Climb the 775 steps to the pagodas at the top of Mt. Popa to see view of forests and the surrounding low country. Then return by road to Bagan. Stop along the way to visit a small village and its toddy palm sugar industry. Arrive Bagan in the early afternoon. Mount Victoria from Bagan Mountain Trek 4 Days / 3 NightsDay 1 Bagan - KanpetletDrive from Bagan to Kanpetlet through semi-desert scrub and dryland farms and villages then, as the altitude increases, into highland forest and cool clean air. Dinner and overnight at Natma Taung Guesthouse in Mount Victoria National Park. Day 2 Kanpetlet - Mt. Victoria - Aye CampEarly morning breakfast, and departure from Natma Taung Guesthouse on a 5 kilometer climb to the summit of Mt. Victoria (altitude 3182 meters). Rest, eat a picnic lunch and admire the view, then descend 20 kilometers down to Aye Camp. Visit the Chin villages en route. Overnight at Aye Camp. Day 3 Aye Camp - Min DatContinue your descent to Min Dat town another 12 kilometers distant. Visit Chin villages en route and picnic at a scenic spot. Dinner and overnight at Min Dat Guesthouse. Day 4 Min Dat - Pakkoku - Bagan Morning visit Min Dat’s thriving market full of Chin peoples and other minorities from the surrounding hills. Then drive to Pakkoku (150 kilometers) for an arrival in the late afternoon. Continue by boat to Bagan and arrival just before dark, and transfer to your hotel in Bagan. Yangon ExtensionsPyay from Yangon 3 days / 2 nightsDay 1 Yangon – PyayMorning drive to Pyay (5 hours) with several photo stops in the countryside. Arrive Pyay in the mid afternoon and visit Shwesandaw Pagoda on the bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River and have a walk in this peaceful town. Overnight in Pyay. Day 2 PyayBreakfast at the hotel. Morning excursion to Sri Ksetra archaeological site (5th to 9th century) and museum. Afternoon take a boat trip on the river to explore the villages and typical rural life along the river. Overnight in Pyay. Day 3 Pyay – YangonBreakfast at the hotel. Morning visit Pyay market before return to Yangon. To Ngapali beach from Yangon or Sittwe or Inle Lake or BaganFlight from Yangon, Sittwe, Inle Lake or Bagan to Ngapali beach to find perfect relaxation after the tours upcountry. Tours from Inle lakeKakku Pagoda complex from Inle Lake Day Return TripDay Inle Lake – Taunggyi – Kakku – Inle LakeMorning transfer to Taunggyi from Inle Lake. Visit Taunggyi colorful market before continue the scenic drive of 42 km to Kakku. Explore the complex that is occupied by more than 2000 stupas. Return to Inle Lake in the mid afternoon for an evening arrival. Tours requiring special permissionTo Mogok from Mandalay 3 days / 2 nightsDay 1 Mandalay – MogokMorning departure from Mandalay. On the way, visit sugar cane plantation and processing plants, and gold mines. Arrive in Mogok in the mid-afternoon. Have a walk in the town. Overnight in Mogok. Day 2 MogokBreakfast at the hotel. Full day excursion to gems market and ruby mines: open cut mine, tunnel type mine and four-square-feet mine. Overnight in Mogok. Day 3 Mogok – MandalayBreakfast at the hotel. Morning departure to Mandalay. More adventurous toursExcursion to Phakant (the jade mine) in Kachin State. Combination activities1.Take a hot air balloon of Balloon over Bagan at sunrise or sunset view over the archaeological zone.
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