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Tour Overview
Explore the mysterious beauty of Myanmar with Asia Links Travel. The 6-day, 5-night trip takes you to fascinating destinations such as sparkling Golden Rock, majestic caves at Hpa An, and ancient temples at Mawlamyine.
You will have the opportunity to climb Mount Zewgabin, admire the beautiful sunset, explore traditional markets and experience river life on Bilu Island.
Let this Myanmar tour bring you unforgettable memories of the country and its friendly people, the land of golden temples.
Tour Highlights
Itinerary
Activities: Discover Golden Rock
After breakfast, let’s get started on our Myanmar Tour with a truck to Golden Rock, the miracle Buddhist wonder of Myanmar.
It takes 4 hours by car from Yangon to Kinpun, then continues to Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (Golden Rock) by truck. It is the third most popular Buddhist pilgrimage place in Mon State, Myanmar.
The glided pagoda 7.3 meters high built on the top of a granite boulder surrounded with gold leaves pasted by devotees.
On special occasions such as Full Moon Day and New Year, a huge number of pilgrims, monks, and nuts from the country come, pray, and devour the Buddha.
Meals on your own. Stay one night in Yangon.
Activities: Transfer to Hpa An, move to Zaydan Road, rest in the local teahouse, explore Sadan (Seddon) Cave, Yethaepyan, and Kawtgon Caves, then back to the Lumbini Garden for fresh and wonder.
To continue our active journey, we will explore how amazing and beautiful Hpa An is with a 4-hour car excursion. Hpa An is a peaceful town situated on the eastern bank of the Than Lwin River.
Here, visitors will have a chance to explore the surrounding caves and natural limestone mountains.
On the way, we get to Zaydan Road, the center of the town where you can find beer factories, restaurants serving local and Asian cuisines, or teahouses for relaxing before beginning the tour to Sadan Cave, an open huge cave with Buddha statues and pagodas inside - one of the most fascinating historical sites in this Myanmar Adventure Holiday.
It is truly impressive that you can walk through to the other side of the mountain and back on the wooden boat to see the beautiful cave.
Then, keep on our Hpa An exploration by capturing other caves in the southwest like Yethaepyan and Kawtgon Caves; all the caves on the beauty of the Buddha architecture and religious history.
End the Burma exploration by enjoying the clean air of Lumbini Garden and back to the hotel overnight.
Activities: Arrive at Kyaukka Latt Paya, Mt. Zewgabin, and capture the romantic sunset.
Are you excited about the 3rd day of Hpa An - Mawlamyine Exploration 6 Days? First, we will move to the south of Hpa An to visit Kyaukka Latt Paya, this unique Buddhist pagoda is perched on the peak of a weird rock formation in the center of a lake.
From Kyaukka Latt Paya pagoda, you can see a breathtaking view of landscapes, Zwekabin Mountain, and over a thousand hand-carved Buddha images at the base of the mountain.
The most fascinating of this 6-day 5-night Hpa An - Mawlamyine tour is climbing Mt. Zewgabin; one of the most sacred mountains in the country.
After reaching the top, we will have spare time, then visit the monks in the monastery later, then sightsee the amazing sunset. Afterward, we will return to the hotel overnight.
Activities: Transfer to Mawlamyine, take a look at Uzina Paya, U Khanti Paya, and Kyaikthanlan Paya.
Start a new day of your Burma Vacation with a tasty breakfast, then we drive to Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon state with long-term history and attractive colonial-style architecture.
This charming city is a famous natural tourist destination for millions of people coming every year and is located in the center of 4 rivers: Thanlwin, Atrium, Gyaing, and Thaungyin; Mawlamyine which makes it more enchanting by surrounding fishing villages.
Begin at Uzina Paya then transfer to the north to U Khanti Paya to admire U Khan Ti Image - the hermit who built Mandalay Hill, then go to Kyaikthanlan Paya.
It is known as the years-old pagoda built by King Mutpi Raja. This is the last stop of your Myanmar Trip.
Transfer back to the hotel. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
Activities: Explore the Zrigyi Market, take a boat trip to Bilu Island (Bilu Kyun), and see the biggest lying Buddha in Mawlamyine.
By discovering the Zrigyi Market and experiencing the life of local people, you can create precious memories in your Burma Journey.
You can make friends with sociable people and collect local handicraft goods here. Next, we take a canoe and move to Bilu Island on the west of Mawlamyine with villages that produce handicraft products from coconut and bamboo.
Tourists will have a deep experience in local cultures.
To finish our Mawlamyine Day Trip, we got back to Mawlamyine and contemplated Win Sein Taw Ya, the largest reclining Buddha in the world located opposite the Buddhist shrine of Kyauktalon Taung.
Then transfer back to the hotel overnight. Meals on your own.
Activities: Enjoy lunch and discover Bago Archeological Zone (optional) on the way back to Yangon.
After breakfast, we will be driven back to Yangon and have lunch at the place near Bago. If enough time, we will take a visit to the Bago Archeological Zone.
Arrive in Yangon in the late afternoon.
End of Explore Hpa An and Mawlamyine 6 days 5 nights!
Besides Hpa An and Mawlamyine, don't miss other famous tourist attractions in Myanmar such as Mandalay, Yangon, Bagan, etc. Contact Asia Links Travel for a personal tailored tour.
What's included
Trip Notes
Time travel: Possible to travel all year around. March to June and September to October are best time in Sapa when the weather is warmer and days are mainly sunny.
Rooms are available from 14.00 on arrival day until 12.00 on departure day, room supplement charge will be added for request of early/late check in/out.
Airfares (if any) may change without notice prior to e-ticket issuance.
Price for infants and children will be quoted as follow:
- Children under 2 years old: Free of charge (Maximum 1 child under 2 years old travels with 2 adults; from the second child, 50% of the regular fare will be applied)
- Children from 2 to 5 years old: 50% of the regular fare will be applied
- Children from 5 to 11 years old: 75% of the regular fare will be applied
- Children from 12 years: 100% of the regular fare will be applied
During Peak Season and special occasions, surcharges may be added to the price:
- Christmas and New Year’s Eve: Compulsory meals would be added during these times of the years, depends on hotels or resorts you will stay overnight.
- Easter Holidays: 10 April – 12 April: Extra fee will be applied during holiday.
- Vietnam Lunar New Year: 24 January – 27 January: Extra fee will be applied during holiday.
Visa requirements:
For Vietnam: You must have a valid passport and a visa (or pre-approval letter for a visa on arrival) to enter Vietnam. Our consultant will be happy to advise you on visa requirements.
Your passport must be valid for six months beyond your planned stay, and you must have at least one blank page for each visa stamp.
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