4D3N-Mandalay-Monywa
OVERVIEW
Trip Name: 4 Days 3 Nights Trip in Myanmar (Mandalay-Monywa)
Tour Code: S5-11-MM-4D3N_Mandalay-Monywa
Type of trip: Private
Trip Duration: 4 Days
Start: Mandalay, Myanmar
Finish: Mandalay, Myanmar
Package Tours valid until 31 Mar 2017 but require for surcharge for bellow dates
- Christmas Eve 2016
- New Year Eve 2017
- Water Festival (12th~ 15thApril)
- Inle Lake festival…etc
BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival Mandalay (-/-/-)
Day 2: Mandalay – Moniwa (B/-/-)
Day 3: Moniwa – Mandalay (B/-/-)
Day 4: Mandalay Departure (B/-/-)
Day 1: Arrival Mandalay (-/-/-)
Upon arrival at Mandalay International Airport, welcome by our local guide and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the time is on your own leisure.
Stay overnight in Mandalay.
Day 2: Mandalay – Monywa (B/-/-)
Leave Mandalay and cross Ava Bridge, which was built by British engineers, to visit picturesque Sagaing Hill. This perhaps the living centre of Buddhist faith in Myanmar today and hillsides are dotted with numerous pagodas and monasteries. Visit Kaunghmudaw Pagoda which is painted white and has a huge-egg-shaped dome in Ceylonese style. From Sagaing, continue by road and visit Thanboddhay Pagoda, which is about 20 kilometers from Monywa. The richly decorated central stupa has no less than 845 smaller stupas around it. Inside the pahto, you will see thousands of Buddha images (reportedly over 500000) decorating every wall, archway and niche. The buildings in the compound have interesting jataka reliefs and there is a huge Reclining Buddha nearby. Continue to Monywa and check into your hotel.
Overnight at Monywa.
Day 3: Monywa – Mandalay (B/-/-)
Breakfast. Early morning visit to the local market. Later, take a local ferry across the Chindwin River and then drive to visit a sandstone cave system in the Po Win Hills, named after a famous ‘zawgyi’ (alchemist) who once lived here. The Caves of Po Win Daung, numbering more than one hundred, are full of Buddhist statues and murals. Most exhibit the Innwa style but some may date from the 14th Century. Nearby, visit Shwe Ba Daung, which features unique pavilions cut from the surrounding sandstone and filled with Buddha images. Return to Monywa and then drive back to Mandalay. Overnight at Mandalay.
Day 4: Mandalay Departure (B/-/-)
You will have free time till our guide escorts you to airport for your flight to next destination.
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Private tour based on group size below: |
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HOTEL | 1 P | 2 P | 3-5 P | 6-9 P | 10-14 P | 15-19 P | Single Supplement. |
3 STARS | 988 | 513 | 456 | 375 | 319 | 288 | 130 |
4 STARS | 1231 | 638 | 575 | 500 | 438 | 406 | 232 |
5 STARS | 1313 | 675 | 625 | 538 | 481 | 450 | 267 |
HOTEL LISTS (subject to availability): below hotels or similar ones
HOTEL | Hotels Name & Website | Room Type | |||||
3 STARS | Mandalay: Yadanarpon Dynasty http://yadanarpondynastyhotel.com/ Moniwa: Win Unity Resort www.winunityhotel.com |
Superior Superior bungalow | |||||
4 STARS | Mandalay: Sedona Hotel Mandalay www.sedonasmyanmar.com Moniwa: Win Unity Resort www.winunityhotel.com |
Deluxe room Deluxe Garden Bungalow |
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5 STARS | Mandalay: Mandalay Hill Resort www.mandalayhillresorthotel.com Moniwa: Win Unity Resort www.winunityhotel.com |
Superior Palace view Deluxe Lake view bungalow |
PRICE & INCLUDE
Tour includes:• Private transfer (air conditioned modern vehicle)
• 03 accommodation with daily breakfast
• Boat trip to Po Win Hills
• All entrance fees as per itinerary
• Daily bottle of mineral water
• All activities mentioned
• All service charge and government tax
Tour excludes:
• Insurance (Highly recommend to take your own insurance before your departure)
• International Airport departure tax, USD 10 per person.
• International flight to/from Myanmar
• Personal expenses
• Visa Handling Fee
• Tips to tour guide and driver
• Others not mentioned in the program
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR MYANMAR:
1. Please note that credit cards and traveler cheques are not accepted in Myanmar and that visitors must be bring sufficient cash (best in US Dollars, but Euros also increasingly accepted) to change and make any purchases and payments. Please bring new US Dollar bills ("big heads" instead of "small heads") and with series numbers not starting with CB as these are not accepted in Myanmar due to rumours these series are counterfeit.
2. Travelers to Myanmar are required to have a travel insurance covering the cost of medical evacuation flights.
3. The schedules of domestic flights in Myanmar are provided as an indication only. Once a booking is confirmed we can provide more precise timings, but these remain nevertheless subject to change without notice by the airlines until travelling date. It might therefore in some cases be necessary to amend your program and itinerary due to such schedule changes. We thank you for your understanding.