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Viaggiatori,
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GRAZIE per la collaborazione! Vi pregiamo di scusarci se troverete alcuni errori grammaticali nella nostra informazione e corrispondente. Rail & Fly
7 Days Program
in Myanmar DAY 1: YANGON - MANDALAY
(by night train) DAY 2: MANDALAY DAY 3: MANDALAY - BAGAN
by express boat (daily except Wed. and Sun.) DAY 4: BAGAN DAY 5: BAGAN - NYAUNG SHWE by air-con car DAY 6: NYAUNG SHWE (INLE
LAKE) DAY 7: NYAUNG SHWE - SHWE NYAUNG - YANGON (overnight air-con bus) Services included: Hotels: Rail & Fly 10 Days Program in Myanmar
DAY 1: YANGON
Arrive at Yangon Airport. Welcome by a
local guide and transfer to Eastern Hotel. Afternoon sightseeing
starts with Chaukhtatkyi Pagoda (a huge reclining Buddha), Karaweik
Hall, a Royal floating barge on the Royal Lake for a photo stop.
Late in the afternoon, visit the Shwedagon Pagoda, described by
Somerset Maugham: "The Shwedagon rose superb, glistening with
its gold, like a sudden hope in the dark night of the soul of which
the mystics write, glistening against the fog and smoke of the
thriving city." Wander through this magnificent structure and
its courtyards, stupas, bells, Temples, and Buddha images, and see
religious and secular visitors from all parts of the globe.
Shwedagon has become the symbol of Myanmar. Enjoy the sunset over
the Pagoda. In the evening time, visit China Town. Overnight at
Eastern Hotel.
After breakfast check out form the hotel
and sightseeing includes World Peace Pagoda which was built at the
same time when the sixth synod was held then proceed to Mae Lamu
Pagoda which is popular because of its many Buddha images, monks and
other images (statues). After lunch visit Botahtaung Pagoda,
continue to Sule Pagoda and down town area where you can find
colonial buildings and daily activities of local people. At appr.
16:00 transfer to central railway station for the train to Mandalay
by 5UP (Etd: 17:00 / Eta: 07:00).
DAY 3: MANDALAY
On arrival transfer to E.T. Hotel.
Sightseeing includes visits of Arts and Crafts Center such as marble
cutting, wood-carving, jade grinding and gold-leaf making. Continue
to Mahamuni Pagoda afternoon sightseeing to Mandalay Palace,
Shwenandaw monastery, noted for its exquisite wood carvings;
Atumashi monastery (Incomparable Monastery); Kuthodaw Pagoda, known
as the world’s Biggest Book for its stone slabs of Buddhist
scriptures and finally climb Mandalay Hill for the sunset. Overnight
at E.T Hotel.
Appr. 07:30 a.m drive to the jetty and
cross the Ayeyarwaddy River (appr. 1 hr). Excursion to Mingun noted
for its huge unfinished pagoda and the enormous " Mingun Bell
", the largest ringing bell in the world, then back to Mandalay
by boat and then drive over Ava Bridge to Sagaing, 21 km southwest
of Mandalay to visit Kaunghmudaw Pagoda, enormous dome shaped
pagoda. After lunch a short visit to silversmith home industry and
proceed to Sagaing Hills, a retreat for Buddhist devotees with
numerous pagodas and monasteries. Sunset at U Bein Bridge in
Amarapura and come back to Mandalay. Overnight at E.T Hotel.
After a day river cruise on the mighty
River of Ayeyarwaddy you reach Bagan. Thousands of decaying pagodas
rise majestically from the plains to create a timeless scene,
saluting a glorious past. Overnight at New Park Hotel.
DAY 6: BAGAN
After breakfast enjoy the whole day at
the most extensive archeological site in Asia. Bagan has over 5,000
temples and pagodas of various sizes in various states of repair and
spread across the plain. Some you can walk to, others are best
visited by bicycle or local pony cart. Overnight at New Park
Hotel.
After breakfast drive to Nyaungshwe
(appr: 7 hrs), on the way you can visit Meiktila lake and the
villages along the way to see how hill tribes from Myanmar live and
their daily activities. Overnight at Gold Star Hotel.
DAY 8: INLE
LAKE
After breakfast full day excursion on
Inle Lake (25 km) to include sights of the famous one-leg rowers,
typical floating gardens, local methods of fishing and village life.
Continue visit to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda. After lunch proceed to the
weaving village of In Phaw Khon and on the way back visit Nga
Phechaung (Jumping cat monastery). Then proceed to Nyaung Shwe and
transfer to Paradise Hotel. In the evening traditional dinner with
cultural show and overnight at Gold Star Hotel.
DAY 9: NYAUNG SHWE - SHWE
NYAUNG - YANGON
(by air- con bus)
Morning free at leisure. At appr. 11:00
transfer to Shwe Nyaung for the public bus to Yangon (Etd: 12:45 /
Eta: next morning at 09:00)
DAY 10: YANGON
On arrival at Yangon transfer to Airport
for departure or to your hotel.
Prices in US$ per person, valid from 01.04.05 - 30.09.05 (except
during the water festival from 13.04 - 17.04): Services included: © 1999 Myriam Grest Thein |
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