Saturday  Day 02                 YANGON-BAGAN    (B/L/D)                                 
After breakfast, transfer to airport for domestic flight to BAGAN. On arrival transfer to hotel and proceed for sightseeing, starting with busy local market and continuing with visits to a diverse selection of the most important pagodas and temples. Included are : SHWEZIGON PAGODA, built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine, KU BYANUK GYI, a temple with exquisite murals of Jataka scenes, KHAY MIN GA TEMPLE, noted for its spectacular panoramic view of the area’s many monuments and ANANDA TEMPLE, with four huge standing Buddha images and numerous seated figures in niches around the galleried interior.

After lunch, visit of a lacquer craftmen’s workshop in nearby MYINKABA village. Continue sightseeing to MANUHA
TEMPLE, built in the mon style in 1059, NANBAYA TEMPLE, a unique sandstone monument, said to have been the palace of King Manuha, MYINGABA GU BYAUKGYI TEMPLE, noted for mural paintings under the protection of UNESCO.  Proceed  to BUPAYA PAGODA or MINGALA ZEDI STUPA to watch sunset over the Ayeyarwaddy River. Dinner at a riverside restaurant Accommodation

Sunday Day 03                   BAGAN-MANDALAY           (B/L/D)                 
After breakfast, transfer to pier for a boat trip to Pakokku (approximately 3 hours). Set sail for PAKOKU, observing a rich and varied river life and magnificent scenery. Dock in PAKOKKU, a port city set south of the Chindwin confluence. Visit the important market, local pagodas and weaving shops by trishaw. Lunch at a local restaurant. Proceed by road to MANDALAY.  Sunset en route from SAGAING HILL. Dinner
Accommodation

Monday  Day 04                  MANDALAY     (B/L/D)

After breakfast, drive to Amarapura, 15 km from Mandalay. Visit MAHAGANDAYON, a famous Buddhist monastery, where more than a thousand monks live and study; continue to 200-year-old U BEIN teak bridge, built in 1782 at the time when Amarapura was the royal capital. Visit BAGAYA MONASTERY, with a superb collection of Buddha statues. Before returning to Mandalay, stop at a traditional hand-woven silk workshop en route.

After lunch, proceed on a comprehensive sightseeing tour including MAHAMUNI PAGODA, with its spectacular Buddha image covered with thick layers of gold leaves, SHWE INBIN, one of the most outstanding monasteries in the country, SHWE NAN DAW KYAUNG or GOLDEN PALACE MONASTERY, a superb example of a traditional wooden building, KUTHODAW PAGODA, known as the world’s largest book consisting of 729 marble slabs engraved with Buddhist scriptures. A visit is also made to a jetty to observe daily life at the river and to a craftsmen’s workshop to see Kalaga tapestries being created.
Dinner at a local restaurant
Accommodation

Tuesday   Day 05                   MANDALAY-HEHO   (B/L/D)  
After breakfast, transfer to airport for domestic flight to HEHO . Proceed by road to INLE LAKE (25 km - 1 hour). An excursion by boat on Inle Lake will include sights of the famous legrowers, typical floating gardens, local methods of fishing and village life. Lunch at a local restaurant on the lake. Visits are made to PHAUNGDAW OO PAGODA, the weaving village of INPAWKHON and other sights.
Dinner Accommodation

Wednesday  Day 06                   HEHO-YANGON           (B/L/D)  
After early breakfast, visit of a local market in the Inle Lake region.
Domestic flight to YANGON and transfer to hotel. Rest of day at leisure.
Dinner Accommodation

Thursday  Day 07                  YANGON-CHIANG MAI-CHIANG SAEN   (B/L/D)
After breakfast at hotel, continuation of Yangon sightseeing with opportunity to visit BOGYOKE (SCOTT'S) MARKET, with hundreds of stores.
Transfer to Yangon airport for departure.       
Flight Yangon/Chiang Mai by 6T 012 (1200-1340)
On arrival, proceeding on to Chiang Saen with sightseeing en route
Dinner at hotel
Accommodation

Friday  Day 08      CHIANG SAEN-CHIANG KHONG-LUANGSAY CRUISE          (B/L/D) After breakfast, transfer by minibus  to Chiang  Khong on the border, for custom and immigration clearance.  Cross the river by ferry boat to Ban Houixai in Laos to board the “Luangsay Cruise”. Pak-ou boat leaves Ban Huay Sai pier and cruise down the Mekong to Pakbeng – En route several stops are made to observe rural life along the Mekong and discover minorities – picnic Lunch.
Arrive Pakbeng before sunset and check in at hotel. Dinner on the terrace. Accommodation

Saturday Day 09     LUANGSAY CRUISE-LUANG PRABANG        (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel
(Optional : walk to Pakbeng market, where people form the surrounding villages of minorities exchange their goods)
Board Pak-ou boat for the second leg of the cruise – stop at fishing village for picnic lunch and observe traditional process to obtain local rice alcohol – continue to Pak ou Village at the mouth of the Nam ou river, visit Tam Ting Caves of a 1000 buddhas – arrive Luang Prabang before sunset. Transfer to hotel Dinner Accommodation

Sunday      LUANG  PRABANG   (B/L/D)  Day 10  
After breakfast, visit  the former royal capital's  three most  impressive  temples, VAT XIENG THONG; the most beautiful  temple representing the classic Luang Prabang temple architecture, VAT  XIENGMENE; the  Royal Cemetery and VAT LONGKHOUNE; the  Royal  temple where all kings of Lane Xang are said to have come for a 3-day retreat to prepare for coronation. Depart by road to KHOUANGSI WATERFALLS, with picnic lunch at BAN THAPENE  VILLAGE. Late afternoon, return to Luang Prabang and continue to visit BAN  PHANOM, a village specializing in hand weaving. Dinner Accommodation

Monday                  LUANG PRABANG – VIENTIANE        (B/L/D)  Day 11  
After breakfast, visit former KING'S  PALACE (now a museum) and local open air market.
After lunch at local restaurant, transfer to Luang Prabang Airport for departure by domestic flight to Vientiane.
On arrival transfer to hotel
If time permits, continue for short city sightseeing tour to visit the major highlights such as temples of VAT PHRA KEO,  VAT  SRI  SAKET,  ARC OF TRIUMPH and THAT  LUANG STUPA. Dinner Accommodation

Tuesday                 VIENTIANE – BANGKOK          (B)  Day 12  
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport. Depart Vientiane by TG 691 to Bangkok, where this tour ends on arrival.

Remark:  The above programme are based on the current flight and cruise schedules and subject to    change  without prior notice in case of  change of flight and cruise schedules.