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Tour Myanmar: Pagoda Pass (10 Day Guided Group Travels)
$895.00 $671.00
Discover an enchanting world of ancient Buddhist history, sparkling temples and vibrant villages when you stray a little further off the beaten track and travel and tour Myanmar on this 10-day guided adventure with us! Limited departures available, must commence travel between 1st May and 30th September 2018.
- Start: Yangon (Capital)
- Finish: Mandalay
- Departure Dates 2018: May 19, June 30, July 28, August 25, September 22, December 15
- Locations along the way: Bagan, Kalaw, Nyuang Shwe, Inle Lake
- Highlights: Temples, bicycle rides, trekking, homestay, markets, city tour, winery visit & more!
- Duration: 10 days/9 nights
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Updated April 21st, 2018.
The Pagoda Pass opens the door to travel in the elusive world of Myanmar (previously known as Burma). Explore this beautiful unspoilt country with its rich tapestry of life on Stray’s Tour Myanmar Pass designed to offer an adventurous and affordable way to experience Myanmar with like-minded people.
Travel and Tour Myanmar: Pagoda Pass Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Yangon
Arriving in Myanmar’s bustling port city of Yangon, take time to soak up the city’s intriguing mix of multicultural influences by wandering the markets and buzzing streets before meeting your Tour Leader and new travel companions in the early evening for a Welcome Night introduction.
Inclusions: Welcome Night meeting.
Day 2: Yangon + overnight bus to Bagan
Head out after breakfast with your Tour Leader and a local guide to check out the highlights of downtown Yangon on a guided city orientation that includes popular sights like the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda, glittering Sule Pagoda and the endless stalls of the Bogyoke Aung San Market. You’ll depart in the evening on the overnight coach journey to Bagan.
Inclusions: Guided Yangon city orientation tour, overnight bus.
Day 3: Arrival in Bagan
Arriving in Bagan in the early morning, you’ll drop your bags at the guesthouse and jump straight into a guided tour to explore the incredible Bagan Archaeological Zone, a temple lover’s dream destination with more than 3,000 temples. The afternoon is free for you to relax or carry on exploring.
Inclusions: Half day Bagan temple tour.
Day 4: Free day in Bagan
In such a massive location, you need a full free day to spend really discovering the hidden wonders of the Bagan temple complex. Hiring a bicycle or electric scooter is recommended so you can see more of the surrounding area that you didn’t see on your guided tour. Also, don’t miss out on one of the world’s most spectacular sunrises or sunsets over this magnificent ancient capital.
Day 5: Bagan to Kalaw
Depart early to travel from the open plains of Bagan to the cooler climate of the quaint town of Kalaw in the picturesque mountains of the Shan Plateau. You’ll immediately notice a difference in this area with stronger influences from neighbouring China, Laos and Thailand.
Day 6: Kalaw to Village Stay (2 Day Trek)
Set out on a guided overnight trek into the Shan hills, where your destination is a remote hill-tribe village. You’ll spend the afternoon engaging with your hosts and participating in whichever seasonal activities and work are happening for that time of year. (Non-trekking option also available.)
Inclusions: Overnight trek and remote village stay with accommodation in a local family home
Day 7: Village Stay to Inle Lake (2 Day Trek)
Expect to wake up early this morning for a traditional breakfast with your village hosts before setting out to continue trekking through the rural countryside to reach the shores of tranquil Inle Lake. After your two days of trekking, you’ll be happy to put your feet up and relax in the charming lakeside village of Nyuang Shwe.
Day 8: Free day in Inle Lake
This morning, you’ll hop into a long tail boat to spend half a day powering through the towering reeds of the upper lake delta on a tour to see floating farms, the daily activities of the local Intha fishermen, a lotus weaving centre, and even a stilt monastery. With the tour finishing by mid-afternoon, there is time for an optional visit to the nearby Red Mountain Winery.
Inclusions: Half day longtail boat tour of Inle Lake.
Day 9: Inle Lake to Mandalay (Express Day)
Take one last look at the lake before boarding the bus bound for Mandalay. While there are stops en-route to stretch your legs, today is all about reaching Mandalay by late afternoon so there is time to wander around this incredible hub of Burmese culture and even catch the sunset over the rolling Sagaing Hills.
Day 10: Free day in Mandalay
Start your free day in Mandalay with a city tour that covers the highlights, including the magnificent former Royal Palace, Shewnandaw Kyuang monastery, Kuthodaw Pagoda, and a gold pounders’ workshop. The end of the city tour marks the end of your Stray trip, but your Tour Leader can help book additional activities, excursions or onward transfers, if needed.
Inclusions: Guided Mandalay city tour.
Updated April 21st, 2018.
Stray Asia
Stray operates a fully flexible guided hop-on hop-off network across five countries in Southeast Asia including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. Our trips include a mix of the 'must-do' places along with more off the beaten track destinations that would be hard to access as an independent traveller. We attract an adventurous, outgoing travellers who are all about having fun, doing new and exciting things and experiencing the very best of Asia in a comfortable care-free environment.
How it works & what's Included?
Updated April 21st, 2018.
The Pagoda pass is operated on a high quality, intercity public coach service in Myanmar, but you don’t need to worry about a thing, your Tour Leader will organise your tickets for you and stay with you throughout the journey.
Your Tour Leader will lead you on a true adventure around our carefully thought out route, taking you to the iconic places Myanmar is famous for, as well as off-the-beaten-track for an authentic local experience.
Most people travel this pass according to the recommended 10 day itinerary. This allows plenty of time to explore points of interest along the way. If you would like to hop-off at any of the destinations and spend longer in Myanmar we’re happy to help coordinate that for you, but once you hop off you will longer be travelling with your Tour Leader and group.
Accommodation is not included with the Pagoda Pass, so you pay for your accommodation as you go. We will always reserve a bed for you at our Stray preferred accommodation but it is up to you whether you would like to take this option or book your own. Simply confirm with your Tour Leader each day and pay on arrival. It’s that easy.
We are all about ensuring you have the best possible experience so many of the awesome activities in Myanmar are included with the Pagoda Pass. Check out the ‘What’s Included’ section on the highlights page. If you want to do any additional activities, just ask your Tour Leader to book them for you or point you in the right direction. You can pay the operator on arrival.
Included:
- All Transport – This includes quality AC buses, boats and even tuk tuks!
- Tour Guide – A knowledgeable and experienced guide who will lead the whole trip and will book your accommodation and activities for you as you travel!
- Tour – (Yangon) Includes the Yangon city tour, Shwedagon Pagoda, Sule Pagoda, Bogyoke Aung San Market.
- Tour – (Bagan) 1/2 day guided temple tour of Bagan’s ancient temples and monuments.
- Trek Kalaw to Inle Lake – 2 Day trek to remote hill-tribes between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
- Homestay – Village Stay and three meals: 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner.
- Tour – (Inle Lake) Longtail boat trip on Inle Lake, includes visit to a floating vegetable farm, lotus weaving centre and stilt monastery.
- Tour – (Mandalay) City Tour, Royal Palace, gold pounders workshop, Shewnandaw Kyuang Monastery and Kuthodaw Pagoda
- Breakfast at all stops!
Not Included:
- Accommodation is not included in the travel pass. Your Tour Leader can book your accommodation for you in clean, comfortable guesthouses and hotels on your behalf on a pay-as-you-go basis (prices per night around $15-35 USD).
- Entry fees into temples, pagodas and site fees for Bagan and Inle Lake. (These are not included because fees change frequently without notice; so it is better to pay directly on the day.)
- Meals aside from the Meals indicated above are not included. Your Tour Leader will always advise you on meal options and will be happy to provide recommendations on places to try in each place! Myanmar food is delicious!
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Updated April 21st, 2018.
Refund Policy
- In order to book this experience, you will need to pay a refundable deposit.
- The deposit remains in a ‘pending state’ – i.e. will not be taken out of your bank account until you hear from the organiser and have confirmed that there is availability and that they can meet all of your requirements.
- If you are unable to agree on a date or the organiser cannot meet your requirements, your deposit is automatically returned to you in full.
- Once you have agreed on a date and you are happy to go ahead with the trip/retreat/course as planned, your deposit will be accepted.
- At this point, your deposit is still refundable, however, there will be a small cancellation fee applied (which is what Paypal charge us to accept your payment in the first place) which is around 5% of the total amount that you paid to us.
- The rest of the payment for the experience is payable to the organiser, either upon arrival at the destination or before in some cases, if the organiser requires it. The organiser will arrange this with you.
- The refund of the second payment, which goes directly to the trip organiser, is based on their own Terms and Conditions, and we have no control over this.
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