Burma Extension

Days 1-2
Yangon

From Bangkok, fly to Yangon (Rangoon) and transfer to your hotel. The next day, enjoy a morning stroll around the heart of the city, exploring the eight-sided Sule Pagoda, then visit the National Museum, Chauk Htat Gyi (a huge Reclining Buddha), Royal Lake, and spectacular Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the world’s most impressive and spiritual monuments.

Days 3-4
Bagan

Early morning flight to Bagan, one of the most extraordinary sights in Burma, if not all of Southeast Asia. Across 24 square miles of countryside, stand over 2,000 pagodas and temples, monasteries, and caves, some huge and glorious, others small and graceful, all set in simple fields. On your temple and pagoda visits, explore some of Bagan’s most beautiful and unusual sites, reflecting the best of Bagan’s architectural styles, temple paintings, and historical significance.

Day 5
Mandalay

Fly to Mandalay, where your explorations include the famous Buddhist monastery of Mahagandayon, Amarapura, and the 200-year-old U Bein Bridge, memorable both for its people-watching and for its scenic views. You’ll also visit Kuthodaw Pagoda (“the world’s largest book”), where the entire Tripitaka (Buddhist scriptures) have been hand-carved on 729 marble tablets, and Mahamuni Pagoda, Mandalay’s holiest Buddha image that devotees have covered with countless layers of gold leaf.

Days 6-7
Heho / Inle Lake

A morning flight brings you to Heho, where you are met for a drive to Inle Lake. This is Shan hilltribe country, but the lake itself is the home of the Intha people, a minority tribe who populate its shores. Explore the lake communities by local private boat, with opportunities to visit hilltribe markets. Inle Lake is home to the famous “leg rowers” and you will see how they catch fish standing up with one leg wrapped around an oar.

Day 8
Yangon / Depart

Return to Heho and fly back to Yangon. Evening transfer to the airport for your return flight to Bangkok.

Extension Costs

Valid through March 31, 2013

Special Note: Participants are responsible for international flights to/from Yangon.

All costs subject to change