5D/4N Yangon, Bago & The Golden Rock

Day 1

ARRIVE YANGON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (D)
Upon arrival at Yangon International Airport, receive a warm welcome by our local guide who will arrange your transfer to the hotel for check in.

An enchanting evening visit to Myanmar’s most revered Shwedagon Pagoda - a 2500 years old world famous Golden Stupa where the dome rises 98 meters above its base and richly layered with 60 tons of pure gold along with numeric precious stones such as jade, ruby, sapphire and diamond including a 76 carat solid diamond on its top. One of the wonders of the world!

After the grandiose introduction to Yangon, you will be treated to a sumptuous dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 2

YANGON (B,L,D)
After breakfast, embark on a Yangon city tour which takes you to Sule Pagoda - the heart of the city surrounded by several old but significant colonial-style buildings which showed the extensive European influence on Myanmar history and culture.

Take in the magnificent monuments of the past - Strand Jetty, Kaba Aye Pagoda, Mahapasana Cave and Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda which is revered as having one of the biggest reclining Buddha images in Myanmar, some say even in the world!

The tour continues with a visit to a local glass blowing factory and gem souvenir centre. It should offer you a great opportunity to shop and buy some gifts for family and friends.

Go for an evening shopping spree at Bogyoke Market (formerly known as Scott Market), a sprawling 75 years old shopping complex noted for its variety of handicrafts and other souvenir items.

Walk along the streets of Chinatown with the many stalls and hawkers' stands.

Enjoy the evening where you will be entertained with a traditional cultural show while having your dinner at Karaweik Palace – an extremely famous restaurant located on the Royal Lake. It was built in the style of a Royal Barge where in the past the Myanmar's Kings used for official functions and festivities.

Day 3

YANGON – KYAIKHTIYO (B,L,D)

After breakfast, embark to Kyaikhtiyo which is 190km east of Yangon on an eye-opening and enjoyable excursion by road. Along the way absorb in the rustic beauty of Myanmar.

Proceed to visit the awe inspiring Kyaiktiyo rock or commonly known as the Golden Rock after lunch. The Golden Rock is a large boulder of granite, which is supported by an extremely small area of contact with the rock beneath. It seems precariously balance and ready to crash down the mountain any second but it has been lying there for hundreds of years already.The entire boulder is plated in gold, and a golden, bell-shaped shrine sits on top. What a sight to behold!

"Kyaik-htiyo" means "pagoda upon an hermit's head". It is one of the Myanmar’s most spectacular sites and is also an important Buddhists’ pilgrimage shrine. It is believed by the locals that the fine balance of the boulder is maintained by a hair of the Buddha preserved inside the pagoda.

You will need to climb the last part of the 45-minute ascend along a steep and winding path to complete the journey to the Golden Rock.

Day 4

KYAIKHTIYO – BAGO – YANGON (B,L,D)
After breakfast, we will begin our travel to Bago which is about 110km away.

Upon arrival in Bago, visit the Kanbawzathadi Palace & Museum and Shwethalyaung Reclining Buddha where it houses the large reclining image of the Buddha, 180 feet in length and 52.5 feet in height. This is one of the largest reclining Buddha images in the world.

If there is still some extra time we will also visit the Bago Market.

En routh to Yangon we visit and experience history at the World War II Allied War Grave cemetery near Htaukkyant.

Day 5

DEPART YANGON (B)
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home.