Mandalay-Bagan Cruise Package

International arrival to Yangon. Transfer to the hotel for check-in. Afternoon, excursion to Chaukhtatgyi Reclining Buddha and Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the wonders of the world and the most venerated Buddhist Monument in Myanmar, where one can see the lifestyle of Myanmar People. Strolling through at Chinatown in the evening. Stay overnight at your hotel.

After breakfast, you will be transfer to the airport for your flight to Mandalay. Arrive at Tada Oo International Airport, and proceed directly to Amarapura (just south of Mandalay); Mahagandayon, a famous Buddhist monastery with more than a thousand student monks; and 200-year-old U Bein’s teak bridge. Then, continues to Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay, one of the most revered Buddha Images; and a short visit to gold-foil cottage industry. Check-in at your hotel and enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon sightseeing in Mandalay: Shwenandaw Monastery with exquisite wood carvings; Kuthodaw Pagoda known as the World's Biggest Book for its stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures; and Mandalay Hill dotted with pagodas and shrines and a vantage point for panoramic views of the city and environs. Enjoy your dinner at a local restaurant. Stay overnight at your hotel in Mandalay.

Check-in Time:
The embarkation time is at 12:30 A.M at Gawein jetty. Welcome Cocktail in the Saloon.
Upstream to Mingun:
Lunch will be served at 13.00. The sailing time is about 2 hrs. Our English speaking manager (or your private guide) will assist the guests during the visit of the Mingun Pagoda Complex.
Moor Overnight at a sandbank mid-stream. After dinner guests can enjoy a Dance and Drama performance by the Mandalay Arts School on the sundeck (if available).

Downstream to Sagaing:
Early in the morning cruise downstream during the 2 hours journey the passengers can enjoy the natural beauty of the river and the life of its banks while relaxing on the sundeck or just sitting outside their own cabin. Sunrise over Sagaing Hill.
Visit Sagaing:
Enjoy the sunrise. After an early breakfast passengers can go ashore to visit Sagaing with the assistance of our Ship Manager or their own guide.
Downstream to Bagan:
The cast off time is at 11.15 hrs. Lunch will be served at 13.00. In the late afternoon we stop at Yandabo, a village specialize in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war was signed on Feb. 24, 1826. Cruise all day and moor overnight near a river village.
Moor overnight near the village of Shwe Nann Tint.

River Village:
Early in the morning we proceed downriver to Bagan. After breakfast (if time permits) we visit another typical river village.
Check-Out Time:
Enjoy the sunrise near Bagan. You will disembark near Wetkyi-Inn Village 4 km. North of Old Bagan at around 10:15 A.M. Lunch at local restaurant. Take your own leisure time at your hotel. Afternoon tour includes Manuha Temple, built in a Mon Style in 1059, Nampaya Temple, unique sandstone edifice said to be the residence of King Manuha; and sunset viewing from Bagan's temples. Enjoy your dinner at a local restaurant. Stay overnight at your hotel in Bagan.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Yangon Airport for your flight to Bagan. Upon arrival, visit Nyaung U Market; Shwezigon Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century; Wetkyi-inn Gubyaukyi Temple with exquisite murals of Jataka scenes. Next stop is Htilominlo situated close to the road between Nyaung U and Bagan, built by king Nantaungmya in 1218 and traces of old murals are also still visible. Continue to Ananda Temple, a whitewashed masterpiece of Mon architecture with four standing Buddhas, and the adjacent brick monastery with beautiful, well-preserved 18th century murals. Make a photo stop At Thatbyinnyu 'Omniscient' Temple, one of the highest in Bagan, rises to 61m and was built by Alaungsithu around the mid-12th Century. Transfer to your hotel. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant.
Continue to Dhammayangyi, a massive-looking temple dating from 1170 which is famous for its interlocking mortarless brickwork. Then visit, Mingalazedi built in 1277 by Narathihapati and it was the very last or the large late period, thus representing the final flowering of Bagan's architectural skills. Then stop at Myazedi Stupa to see Myanmar's "Rosetta Stone", bearing inscriptions written in four languages.

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight to Yangon. After arrival in Yangon, the day ends with time for free and easy shopping adventures at Bogyoke Scott Market to browse and bargain freely among the hundreds of stalls for great souvenirs. After lunch, you will be transferred to the airport for departure.