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Day 1:
Rangoon
International arrivals in Rangoon and transfer
to the 4 star Dusit Inya Lake Hotel; afternoon
orientation tour by coach followed by visit to
the Shwedagon pagoda.
Day 2:
Rangoon to Mandalay
Early
morning flight from Yangon to Mandalay. In the
afternoon we tour central Mandalay visiting the
Mahamuni Pagoda and Shwe-im-bin teak carved
monastery and Mandalay Hill for sunset. We stop
to see tapestry making and other traditional
crafts.
Day 3:
Ava and Amarapura
Morning visit by boat and walk in the beautiful
hills with over 1000 hermitages and sanctuaries,
rich in wood carving and religious art. Return
to ship for lunch. In afternoon we explore these
ancient capitals by coach or sampan visiting the
teak Bagaya Kyaung, Menu Ok-kyaung and crossing
the U Bein Bridge to see the paintings in a
temple.
Day 4:
Sagaing and Sail Downstream
Explorations Sagaing Hill and area with its many
hermitages; we cast off at lunchtime and proceed
downstream with a brief pilot stop at Myinmu.
Day 5:
Yandabo Potteries and Oh Ne Kyaung Village
Yandabo is a very small rural village that
specialises in pot making. We visit the Pandaw
School and the new dispensary both built with
past donations from Pandaw passengers. In the
evening we cross the river to visit Oh Ne Kyaung,
a very different village where we hope to build
another school attached to the local monastery.
Day 6:
Pagan Monuments
We
tour a selection of the 3,000 listed monuments
in this important World Heritage Site. Afternoon
further explorations of Pagan and vist lacquer
workshops.
Day
7:Tan Kyi Taung Mountaun and Sale
Ascend
Tan-chi-taung mountain by foot or by WWII jeep
for the spectacular sunrise over Pagan. Sail
downstream to Sale. In afternoon we here visit a
number of teak monasteries including the
Yout-saun-kyaung with its spectacular wood
carvings; we also explore an area of splendid
colonial-style houses.
Day 8:
Taung Ba Lu School and Magwe Gold Bricks
If
river conditions permit, morning visit to Taung
Ba Lu School project sponsored by Noble
Caledonia and Pandaw Cruises. Afternoon we climb
the river bank and wend our way through a
labyrinth of passages and paths to reach the
magnificent Myat-thalon Pagoda. This pagoda is
constructed with solid gold bricks. Of interest
are the many nat shrines and hermitages within
the temple precincts.
Day 9:
Minhla Forts
Minhla
and Gwechaung - we visit the two Italian built
forts constructed to keep the British at bay
from Royal Myanmar. We climb the Gwechaung hill
for the view. These were captured by the British
in the 3rd Anglo Myanma War. The fight for the
Minhla redoubt was the only serious action in
the war and the death of a young subaltern
inspired Kipling to write a poem. Gwechaung, the
more impressive of the forts was captured from
the rear before the Myanma could turn the guns
around.
Day
10: Thayetmyo Frontier Post
This
pleasant colonial town once guarded the border
between Royal Myanmar and British Myanmar
following the 2nd Anglo Myanma War of 1855, many
of the buildings including the covered market
date from this period. Thayet also boasts the
oldest golf course in Myanmar (1885) said by the
locals to be reciprocally clubbed with the Royal
& Ancient St Andrews (however when we mentioned
this in an early brochure we received a curt
note from the R&A Secretary denying any such
association). Outside the town is an extensive
war cemetery where Turkish prisoners of war were
laid to rest. Captured in Iraq, the Turks were
transported to labour camps in Myanmar where
they died in their hundreds of malaria. In the
town itself we visit the market, see the
colonial houses and ride out by horse cart to
see the countryside and golf links.
Day
11: Prome and the Ancient Pyu
Visit
the 5th-8th century archaeological site of
Thiri-ya-kittiya, former centre of the Pyu
civilization with a fascinating museum of early
Buddhist artifacts and sculpture.
Day
12: Prome to Rangoon
Disembark and drive to Rangoon; transfer to the
Inya Lake Hotel and afternoon coach trip to the
Scot Market.
Day
13: Rangoon
Early
morning visit to war graves at Htaukchan;
transfers for international departures.
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Trip includes
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Round trip transfers by private car / van /bus
+ English speaking
guide
+ + Accommodation in
twin sharing room in hotel 4 star / twin sharing cabin on
Pandaw
+ Flight : Yangon -
Mandalay
+ Meals
as indicated ( B = Breakfast; L = Lunh; D =
Dinner)
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Entrance fees and permits during guided time.
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+ Tips
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