Myanmar Discovery With Beach Extension

Arrival Yangon airport, you are transferred to hotel in the city by private car & guide. The transfer from airport to hotel is approximately 50 minutes. Your visa should be pre-arranged, or be sure that your visa-on-arrival letter is in your carry-on luggage. Please go to custom desk as your first point of entry into the country and present these documents for visa upon arrival. 

This full day tour today we will show you the different faces of Yangon. We start from the bottom of the hill and passing the workshops, small downtown area including several markets, colonial buildings and monasteries,which will be useful or even essential to understand more of the country during the rest of your journey. Visit the 2,600 years old Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese can be seen from almost anywhere in Yangon. Witness the colors transform on the 100-meter pagoda which is literally covered with over 60 tons of gold leaf. So what’s behind the golden façade of the Shwedagon Pagoda? You will learn about the full history of the pagoda, the daily life of all people living in its immediate surroundings and a deeper insight in the Buddhist religion and how the spiritual belief is mixed with the belief in nats– the Myanmar spirits. Return to the hotel for relax. 

Morning, transfer to airport for domestic flight to Mandalay. Flight time is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.Meet your driver for an airport transfer with a private vehicle. The distance is almost 1 hour driving. Arrival, check in your booked hotel for refresh before discovering city. Start a fun tour to know the real Mandalay; visit a viewpoint near the Ayeyarwaddy River for a cold Mandalay beer during sunset. Explore the busy Yadanar night market to have some traditional snacks and then wark around before stopping at one of the most famous beer stations and BBQ restaurants in Mandalay. Our guide will order the food and believe that you love it. Continue until 8.30 PM go to the excellent Mandalay marionettes theater for a show performed by a mix of traditional dancers, musicians, and puppeteers