Yangon Mini-break Itinerary
with optional tours
Tour Code: YMB3DYBO
| Day |
Description |
| 1 |
Yangon
Arrival & City tour
Arrival Yangon in the morning welcomed
by your Santa Maria guide and led
you to the hotel for check-in. After
a brief rest, enjoy Yangon city
orientation tour taking you to the
downtown sections; also visit to
some major religious highlights
such as Botataung pagoda on the
bank of Yangon River & Sule paya
at the heart of Yangon, Chaukhtatgyi
colossal reclining Buddha. In the
late afternoon, you’ll be visiting
the world famous “Shwedagon” pagoda.
Overnight stays in Yangon. |
| 2 |
Yangon
– full day excursion to Bago
Have your breakfast at the hotel.
About 1 ½ hour drive to Bago, a
former Mon & Myanmar people's capital
from 15th and 17th centuries. The
tour highlights in Bago included
of over a thousand years old Shwemawdaw
pagoda originally built by the Mons;
the Shwethalyaung colossal reclining
Buddha image, which dated back to
9th century, that is the most life-like
and beloved of all reclining images;
and the huge four sitting Buddha
images in the open-air of Kyaikpun
pagoda also built by the Mon king
'Damazedi' from 1476 A.D. Return
to the Yangon in the afternoon with
visits on the way made to the pottery
village, WWII memorial war cemetery,
and Shwenyaungbin Spirit shrine.
Optional
sunset cocktail cruise
can be made on Yangon River after
arriving back to Yangon to enjoy
the Yangon river life and magnificent
sunset view, after arriving back
from Bago. (Duration: 1hr 15min
- Seasonal schedule only)
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| 3 |
Yangon
– half day visits before departure
Have your breakfast at the hotel.
A half day tour will be made to
the remaining highlights of Yangon
such as Yangon’s biggest Scott (Bo
Gyoke Aung San) market, famous Art
Galleries, visit National Museum
(with additional admission fees
USD5pp) or simply stroll around
the beautiful grounds of Kandawgyi
lake and park. Then, transfer to
the Yangon international airport
for your departure flight in the
late afternoon or evening. |
Optional half day tours
Twente, a glimpse to a typical delta
town
Half-day guided Cruise tour to Twente
by RV. Mahaythi visiting Oh-Bo Pottery Sheds,
Shwesandaw Pagoda, and Central Market including
on board picnic lunch can be made before
your departure flight in the evening. Please
check the detailed schedule with us.
Thanlyin & Kyauktan
Another half-day tour can be made to
Thanlyin, which had been the base for notorious
Portuguese adventurer Philip De Brito, a
trade representative for Kings of Rakhaing,
in later 16th and early 17th centuries.
You will see a serene pagoda of Kyaukhauk
built by the Mons; and the Kyauktan pagoda,
an ancient temple complex located in the
middle of the river with pretty strong current.
The trip will takes about 4 to 5 hours from
Yangon.
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