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3N/4DAY

YANGON - THANLYIN - BAGO - KYAIKHTIYO - YANGON

Day 1

Our guide for this four-day trip will meet you upon arrival at the Yangon International Airport. The first leg of the tour will take you to Thanlyin, about one hour’s drive from Yangon. Along the way you will cross the beautiful Thanlyin River. Participants will also have a look at a beautiful – and very old – Portuguese Church that dates back to 1749. Thanlyin’s main attraction is the Ye Le Paya, which sits on a small island on the river.

Following the visit to the pagoda we will visit 100 nat – powerful spirits that coexist alongside Theravada Buddhism – shrines in and around one of the town’s monasteries. Then there will be time to visit the visit Kyauktan market before heading back to Yangon for a late lunch. The evening’s sightseeing includes a visit to Myanmar’s best-known icon, the Shwedagon Pagoda, which you will enjoy at the best time, sunset. From there it will be off to dinner before your first night’s sleep in Myanmar.

Day 2

After breakfast at the hotel, we will drive you to Bago. On the way there we will visit the World War II cemetery on the outskirts of Yangon. During the drive we will stop in at the Shwe Nyaung Bin shrine, which is actually a banyan tree popularly believed to house a nat spirit. That spirit is said to have special powers that help those who pay their respects in the correct manner to avoid accidents.
Interesting sites in Bago include the Kya Khat Weing, Shwe Thar Lyaung (the nation’s most beautiful reclining Buddha) and Kanbawzathardi Palace, which was once home to King Bayintnaung. Lunch at Bago. After that our guide will lead you to Shwe Mawdaw Pagoda before the 2.5 hour drive to Kyaikhtiyo, or the Golden Rock, where you will check in the Hotel. Before and after dinner you will have an opportunity to explore the amazing sight of the gilded rock perched on the cliff face.

Day 3

In the morning participants can either pray or enjoy more sightseeing around the mountaintop before driving back to investigate more of Bago’s famous sights, including the Lay Myat Nar Paya(Kyaik Pon). This fascinating structure has four Buddha images each facing in a different direction. Lunch will again be taken in Bago, before you will be driven back to Yangon.

In Yangon the tour will take in the Kabar Aye Pagoda, which houses the Jade Temple, a White Elephant and one of the Buddha’s teeth.

In the evening you can walk around Yangon’s vibrant Chinatown area before returning to the hotel to spend the night.

Day 4

On the following morning there will be visits to the Kyauktawgyi, Sule and Botahtaung pagodas, the last of which is one of Myanmar’s most holy Buddhist sites and contains a number of Buddhist relics.

After lunch, you will have one last chance to shop in Yangon, with our recommendation being to visit Bogyoke market, which is a large and very busy marketplace in the heart of downtown Yangon. In the evening, we will take you to Yangon International Airport for your departure.