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5D4N Yangon Golden Rock Grandeur

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Revered Shwedagon Pagoda – 2500 years
  • Yangon City Tour – Sule Pagoda / Strand Jetty / Kaba Aye Pagoda / Mahapasana Cave / Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda (reclining Buddha)
  • Glass Blowing Factory
  • Gem Souvenir Factory
  • Bogyoke Market (Scott Market)
  • Dinner with cultural show at Karaweik Palace
  • Kyautawgyi Buddha Image - world's largest marble Buddha image
  • Kyaikhtiyo - Golden Rock

Day 01: Home - Yangon (L/D)
Upon arrival, a warm welcome by our local guide at the arrival hall where she will assist and arrange your transfers to your selected hotel for check in. After lunch, embark on a Yangon City Tour which takes you to the Strand Jetty, Sule Pagoda - the heart of the city surrounded by several old but significant colonial style buildings which will allow you experience how the Europeans influenced Myanmar history and culture. The tour continues with a visit to a local Glass Blowing Factory and Gem Souvenir Centre. These should offer all a great opportunity to shop and buy some gifts for family and friends. Finally, the day ends with time for free and easy shopping adventures at Bogyoke Market (also known as Scott Market) to browse and bargain freely among the hundreds of stalls for great souvenirs. Savor bargains delights and thrills of shopping among the many stalls and hawkers along the streets of Chinatown. An enchanting evening visit to Myanmar's most revered Shwedagon Pagoda - 2500 years' old world famous Golden Stupa where the dome shape rises 98 meters above its base. Be impressed at the richly layered exterior of the Pagoda which the people of Myanmar had pampered with 60 tons of pure gold. After this grandiose introduction to Yangon, you will be invited to a local restaurant for a sumptuous dinner. Spend your first night in Myanmar's leading hotels - Hotel Nikko, Grand Plaza Parkroyal or Traders Hotel (your choice).

Day 02: Yangon (B/D)
This morning, you will have some free time to explore the city or do some shopping on your own. In the afternoon, your guide will arrange to pick you up at the hotel to continue your sightseeing. Visit the Kaba Aye Pagoda, Mahapasana Cave and Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda which is revered as one of the biggest reclining Buddha image in Myanmar, some say even in the world! A wonderful dinner invitation awaits you at Karaweik Palace - an extremely famous restaurant located on the Royal Lake. It was built in the style of Royal Barge used by Myanmar's Kings for official functions and festivities. Enjoy dinner and a traditional cultural show will entertain you while you feast on the food. After a fulfilling and contented day's trek into what Yangon has to offer, retire back to another great luxurious night's rest at your selected hotel in Yangon.

Day 03: Yangon - Kyaikhtiyo (B/L/D)
After breakfast, embark on an eye opening and enjoyable excursion by road and absorb in the rustic beauty of Myanmar, 190km east of Yangon to Kyaikhtiyo. A simple lunch is prepared and served at a local restaurant. After lunch, be prepared to catch the grandiose of the moment of the magnificent and famous Golden Rock, a huge boulder completely covered by gold leaf and delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff. An incredible feat of nature! On top of this boulder is a gilded pagoda, said to hold a strand of hair belonging to Buddha. Pilgrims walk along the twisting 10km. enjoy a walk on the footpath through a bamboo forests, but tourists can travel to the rock by small open trucks, taking one hour. Make sure you catch and savor the beauty of the scenery before proceeding for dinner at local restaurant. The evening ends with an overnight stay at Golden Rock Hotel.

Day 04: Kyaikhtiyo - Bago - Yangon (B/L/D)
After a simple hot breakfast, continue by road 110km to Bago. On the way, excursion highlights to Bago include; the Kanbawzathadi Palace & Museum; Shwethalyaung Reclining Buddha; and Bago Market. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, return to Yangon, enroute, visit and experience history at the World War II Allied War Grave cemetery near HTAUKKYANT. Scrumptious dinner at local restaurant awaits you and a clean and luxurious room awaits your tired body for a well deserved rest at your selected hotel.

Day 05: Yangon - Home (B)
After breakfast at your hotel , transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Price Includes:

  • Return economy airfare by Myanmar Airways International
  • 3 nights accommodation at Hotel Nikko / Grand Plaza Park Royal / Traders Hotel
  • 1 night accommodation at Golden Rock Hotel (Deluxe Room)
  • Daily Sightseeing with entrance fee
  • Meals as indicate on the itinerary

Price Excludes:

  • Myanmar Package Tourist Visa application at S$45.00 per passport - requires 03 recent photos
  • Airport tax, security tax, airline insurance and fuel surcharge per passenger (payable upon booking):
    Singapore: SGD89.00 (approx.)
  • Drinks, any other personal expenses and personal travel insurance.
  • Yangon Airport departure tax at US$10.00 per passenger (payable in Yangon, upon departure at the airport).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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