GBS 07 / 07 - 08 ( Taunggyi Lighting Festival )
Yangon - Heho - Taunggyi - Inle - Pindaya - Heho - Yangon ( 6 Day / 5 Night )

22 Nov. 2007 to 27 Nov. 2007 (Fixed Date)

Day 01 / ( 22 Nov. 07 ) Arrival Yangon

Arrive Yangon by International flight in the morning. Transfer to hotel. Start to visit the heart of city centered Sule Pagoda, Maha Bandoola Park with Independence monument.  Then photo stop at Karaweik hall - a royal floating barge with tranquil Kandawgyi Lake & Chaukhutgyi Recling Buddha. An extended visit to Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the world's most spectacular religious monuments, will conclude the tour of this picturesque garden city. The golden dome of Shwedagon Pagoda rises 98 meters above its base and is covered with 60 tons of pure gold. Dinner. Overnight at hotel.

Day 02 / ( 23 Nov. 07 ) Yangon - Heho - Taunggyi

After breakfast, fly to Heho. Transfer to Taunggyi. After check in hotel and visit around Taunggyi to see Tazaung-daing lighting and hot bolloon festival performing day and night. Taunggyi is famed for its Tazaung-daing Balloon Festival. Overnight at hotel.



Day 03 / ( 24 Nov. 07 ) Taunggyi

Today is the full-moon day of the month Tazaungmon. Today Highlights - in the daytime there is Kahtein. Procession with colourful Padethabin that circle around the town. In the evening the winning robe of the Unstale Robes weaving competition is offered to Lord Buddha with great ceremony. Overnight at hotel in Taunggyi.


Day 04 / ( 25 Nov. 07 ) Taunggyi - Inle

After breakfast, drive to Inle & check in hotel. Inle lake sightseeing- Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda, wonderful floating gardens, floating market natives method of fishing and village life on the lake. Visit cottage industry of silk weaving on wooden hand looms where you can purchase Shan shoulder bags, cloth and longyi. On the way back drop in to at the jumping cats monastery. Dinner. Overnight at hotel.

Day 05 / ( 26 Nov. 07 ) Pindaya - Heho - Yangon

After breakfast, excursion visit to Pindaya sightseeing - Pindaya Caves ( Shwe-umin or Golden Cave ). Proceed to study bamboo umbrella making, paper making, then to Pindaya lake and the aged thousand years old trees. Transfer to airport for fly back to Yangon . Check in hotel. Dinner. Overnight at Hotel.



Day 06 / ( 27 Nov. 07 ) Yangon Departure

Breakfast. Transfer to Yangon International Airport for departure flight.

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