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3 Days 2 Nights
Daily Tour
20 people
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On this tour, you will visit the most important places in Yangon and Syriam. Alaungpaya, the founder of the last line of Burmese kings, made Yangon his capital in 1753 and so it remained until 2005 when the capital was moved to Napyidaw.
A green city of tropical trees, shady parks and beautiful lakes, leafy sidewalks, pavement tea-shops and magnificent colonial buildings, it offers an intriguing mix of Burmese culture with Chinese and Indian quarters. You will be fully satisfied as your experienced guide shares not only the history but also the culture and religion of the city and its people.
Upon arrival at Yangon Airport, you will be welcomed by our guide and transferred to your hotel (Hotel check-in time is 1400 hrs). Your journey begins with a visit to the magnificent Reclining Buddha at Chauk Htat Gyi, take a photo stop at the Karaweik Hall, a ‘Hamsa-bird’ shaped floating barge on Kandawgyi (Royal) Lake. In the afternoon, drive through the colonial style buildings downtown and photo stop at the gilded Sule Pagoda dating back over 2,000 years, The City Hall near the Chinatown area and the Indian quarter.
A visit will also made to the 120 years old historic former Secretariat Building (closed on Sundays) where the country’s most revered Independence leader General Aung San and other 6 cabinet members had been assassinated by the murders. The Secretariat Building is a historic landmark in Yangon which exemplifies imposing and defensive Victorian-colonial architecture and its currently on the Yangon City Heritage list.
Note: Guided Renovation Tours are now available at the Secretariat Building as per below timetable;
Monday to Friday - 09:30 AM, 11: 30 AM, 01:30 PM, 03:30 PM
Saturdays - 09:30 PM
Important Note: If the tour co-incides with Sundays, you can visit to the National Museum or the Bogyoke Aung San Museum.
Concludes your first day in Myanmar with an extended visit to one of the world’s most spectacular monument, the Shwedagon Pagoda. The golden dome of the Shwedagon Pagoda rises 98 meters above its base and is covered with 60 tons of pure gold. Enjoy sunset from the pagoda. Both lunch and dinner are your own account. Accommodation at Hotel in Yangon.
After breakfast, pick up at your hotel and drive out of Yangon (about 1 hour) to Syriam which is a sleepy village outside of Yangon. Visit Ye Le Paya ("Mid-Stream-Pagoda"), set on a tiny island in the river. Explore two further pagodas and the riverside market. On the return way visit to National Tribe Village. Return back to Yangon. Lunch can be taken at a local restaurant (by own account).
Afterwards, visit at Bogyoke (Scott) Market (closed on Mondays and Public Holidays) gives you the opportunity to see Myanmar's wide range of handicrafts. Later, take a walk along Yangon River to see the busy harbor area, from where ferries leave for Pathein in the Delta and for upcountry towns along the Ayeyarwady River and Botathaung Pagoda, said to contain Buddha relics. Transfer back to your hotel. Both lunch and dinner are your own account. Accommodation at Hotel in Yangon.
Breakfast at hotel. This morning, visit to Kaba Aye (World Peace) Pagoda and Mahapasana Guha Cave, where the Sixth Buddhist Council took place. Visit to Gems museum can be made (closed on Mondays and Public Holidays). Car and guide at your entire disposal for further shopping or sightseeing. Depending upon your departure flight time, you will be transferred to the Yangon International Airport for your evening departure flight.
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