Burma Silk Route

Ruli - Muse - Lashio - Mandalay - Bagan - Inle Lake - Yangon
(14 days / 13 nights)
All year round

Day 1 Muse
Welcome you at Ruli-Muse border entrance in the morning. Transfer to hotel at Muse. A small town with it's trading activities. It is a nice strolling in downtown in the evening.

Day 2 Muse - Lashio
Drive to Lashio about 5 hours from Muse. It is a good road and mountain road. Along the way pass by several small towns; Mongyu, Namphutka, Kutkai, Hseni and Mongli. You will have a chance to stop at towns and villages before Lashio. Sightseeing several famous pagodas and a Chinese temple. Overnight in Lashio.

Day 3 Lashio - PyinOoLwin (Maymyo)
Lashio market is very colourful and actives with morning fresh air. There is opportunity to see many minority races. Drive to Maymyo. Along the way stops at Hsipaw and Gokteik view point.The Gokteik Bridge, a structure of steel trestle construction for railway line to Lashio began in 1901 by an American company - the Pennsylvania and Maryland Bridge Construction and completed in 1913. It is 2260 feet long and was built 320 feet high above a deep ragged stone rock valley. The Rock itself is 550 feet high above the small river that flows under the rock. Although the viaduct is destroyed in the second-World war, Myanma railway repaired the bridge. Due to its technical and natural condition it was considered as a masterpiece of the world standard. Mr Paul Theroux said his book " The Great Railway Bizarre" called the viaduct " a monster of silver geometry in all the ragged rock and jungle---its presence was bizarre".It is the most important viaduct in Mandalay Lashio rail-road section and the second highest viaduct in the world.

Day 4 PyinOoLwin - Mandalay
Morning sightseeing: Main market, botanical garden, Chinese temple and famous waterfall. Drive back to Mandalay, driving time about an hour and half. Overnight in Mandalay.

Day 5 Amarapura - Mingun
Visit Amarapura, Myanmar's most famous monastery, which is home to 1,700 monks. The rest of the day gives a chance to see the production of crafts including woodcarving, bronze casting, gold leaf making and tapestry. A boat trip from Mandalay along the Ayeyarwaddy River to Mingun. Back to Mandalay in the evening. After dinner, a traditional puppet shows.

Day 6 Monywa
An excursion to Monywa, sightseeing, Thanbuddae Pagoda, The biggest reclining Buddha, Bowdi Ta?tung (more than one thousand BaNyan trees or Bodi trees in monastery compound. Lunch in Monywa. Back to Mandalay in evening, on the way Sagaing sightseeing (the most
panoramic view from Sagaing hill.), and Sunset. Overnight in Mandalay.

Day 7 Mandalay -Bagan by boat
Boat leave from Mandalay at 6 AM. Riding on boat 8 to 9 hours depend on river current. Along the river, the confluence with the Chindwin the Ayeyarwaddy seems to break up into a many channels and streams separated by sandbars and gleaming white islands. Some places the river is several miles wide and just to cross from one bank to another can be a day's sail. Sunset from a temple. Overnight in Bagan.

Day 8 Bagan
Sightseeing in Bagan; its famous temples and stupas, including Shwezigon stupa, Gubyaukkyi temple, Lawkahtaikpan temple, Ananda temple and the massive Dhammayangyi temple. Sunset from a temple in the evening.

Day 9 Bagan
Start the day at the colourful NyaungOo market, and then see traditional village life at Minanthu before visiting the temples of Nandamanya, Pthyathonzu, and Sulamani, Gubyaukkyi (Myinkabar) famous for their murals and Manuha temple. After lunch look around a lacquerware workshop then enjoy the sunset from the top of a temple.

Day 10 Bagan - Mt Popa - Kalaw
Drive to Kalaw, about 6 hrs, en-route to Mt Popa, more than half way in the area of dry-tropical and other half get into cooler areas & drive up the Shan mountain from 212 to 1307 meters above sea. Temperature in Kalaw about 15 C at an average.

Day 11 Kalaw - Pindaya - Inle Lake
Morning Kalaw market and then drive to Pindaya. Lunch brake and a stroll at the town market, then onwards to Pindaya to visit Pindaya Cave. Drive to Nyaungshwe. Stay overnight at the Hotel.

Day 12 Inle Lake
A boat trip on Inle Lake sightseeing; the market, floating plantation and Phandawoo Pagoda, with a famous Inle weaving workshop and NgaphalChaung monastery after lunch. Back to hotel.

Day 13 Inle lake-Heho-Yangon by flight
Drive to Heho Airport and fly back to Yangon. In the afternoon visit the main market of Yangon Bogyoke.

Day 14
Today will be an excursion to Thanlyin (Sirium) if your departure flight is in the evening.

Price in US$ per person in a group of;

1 pax	2 pax	3-4 pax	5-7 pax	8-14 pax	15-20 pax
2460	1395	1205	1040	980	880
Extra Single Room Supplement is US$ 415

Included in the price are;
Daily breakfast.
All entrance fees.
Local Tour guide.
Domestic air tickets.
Shared accommodation.
All transfers and sightseeing by car & boat.
Taxes and services.

Not include in the price are;
Lunch and dinner.
Tips to guide and drivers.
International Airport departure tax.

Above services shall be tailored in accord with your choice.