ท่องแดนเจดีย์ทองคำ(พม่า) :Visit Myanmar 2011: September 2005

รายการไปพม่าปี 2008

เชิญร่วมจาริกธรรมนมัสการองค์เจดีย์ทองคำ และพระพุทธรูปศักดิ์สิทธิ์ เมืองพม่า -อาณาจักรมอญ
· ชมทะเลเจดีย์เมืองพุกาม ดินแดนแห่งเจดีย์ ๔,๐๐๐ องค์
· นมัสการองค์พระมหามัยมุนีที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ เมืองมัณฑเลย์
· นมัสการองค์พระธาตุอินทร์แขวน สิ่งมหัศจรรย์ทางพระพุทธศาสนาในอาณาจักรมอญ
ค่าบริการท่านละ $ 1,195.00 +รวมทั้งหมด ๗ วัน ๖ คืน
สนใจติดต่อรายละเอียดที่ พระมหาถนัด อตฺถจารี วัดไทยฯดีซี. (301) 871-8660-1 or 240-464-7091 , t_inthisan@hotmail.com หรือ http://www.handyinmyanmar.blogspot.com/
รับจำนวนจำกัดถึงเดือนธันวาคม ศกนี้

YANGON-BAGAN-MANDALAY-YANGON-GOLDEN ROCK-YANGON
(7 DAYS-6 NIGHTS)

10-Dec.-08 Yangon arrival stay at Yangon

11-Dec.-08 Yangon-Bagan (by flight) sightseeing Bagan

12-Dec.-08 Bagan-Mt. Popa-Bagan sightseeing (by coach) Bagan

13-Dec.-08 Bagan-Mandalay (by flight)-Amarapura-Mandalay Mandalay

14-Dec.-08 Mandalay-Mingun (by boat)-Yangon (by flight) Yangon

15-Dec.-08 Yangon-Bago-Golden Rock Golden Rock

16-Dec.-08 Golden Rock-Yangon-Bangkok

Detail Itinerary
Day (01) Yangon arrival
Upon arrival at Yangon International Airport welcome by our local tour guide and transfer to your hotel for check-in. In the afternoon, drive through the colonial style buildings downtown, the Chinatown area and the Indian quarter. Visit Sule Pagoda with its golden chedi which makes a useful landmark in downtown Yangon. Continue to Botahtaung Pagoda, located close to Yangon River and said to contain Buddha relics. Stop alongside Kandawgyi (Royal) Lake to take photographs over the lake towards Shwedagon. Enjoy the sunset at Shwedagon Pagoda; famous world wide – its golden stupa is the ‘heart’ of Buddhist Myanmar. The Pagoda is believed to be 2,500 years old and the central stupa in surrounded by dozens of intricately decorated buildings and statues. There are always many Myanmar people praying and making offerings at Shwedagon, and it’s a fascinating place to spend time watching the go by. Overnight at YUZANA HOTEL (DELUXE ROOM/PAGODA VIEW).

Day (02) Yangon – Bagan (By Flight)
Breakfast. Early morning transfer to Yangon Airport. Air Mandalay or Yangon Airways or Air Bagan flight from Yangon to Bagan (approx 2:10 hours with via and 1:25 hours with direct flight). From the airport, start your full day Bagan Sightseeing tour includes visit to Nyaung-U Market with a visit to see the golden stupa of Shwezigon Pagoda, which is Bagan’s most important reliquary shrine – look out for images of the 37 ‘nots’ housed in a small hall. See 12th Century frescoes adorning the corridors of Kyansittha ‘Cave’ Temple. Next stop is Htilominlo, the last Bamar style temple built in Bagan, with old murals and friezes. Pass through Tharaba Gateway into Old Bagan. Continue to Ananda Temple, a whitewashed masterpiece of Mon architecture with four standing Buddhas, and the adjacent brick monastery from the Early Bagan era with well-preserved murals. Make photo stop at the tallest temple measuring 61 metres – Thatbyinnyu known as ‘temple of omniscience’ and dating from 1144. Check into your hotel late morning. In the afternoon, visit Mingalazedi, the last of the large.Pagodas built in the 13th Century, representing the pinnacle of Bamar pagoda architecture. Continue to the Myinkaba area and Gubyaukgyi Temple, with its fine stucco work. Visit Nanpaya Temple, built in the Mon style with intricate stone carvings, and said once to have been Manuha’s residence. See the four Buddha images in Manuha Pagoda and then stop at Myazedi Stuppa to see Myanmar’s “Rosetta Stone”, bearing inscriptions written in four languages. Stop at Lacquer ware factory to watch craftsmen skillfully making this most famous of Bagan handicrafts. At sunset, climb to the top of one of the monuments to enjoy magnificent views over Bagan’s temples and the Ayeyarwady River. Overnight at NYAUNG U THANDE HOTEL (SUPERIOR ROOM).

Day (03) Bagan-Mt. Popa-Bagan
Breakfast. This morning drive to Mt. Popa about 2 hours, home to Myanmar's intriguing 'Nats'(spirits). Visit Mt. Popa. The steps and path climbs steeply up Mount Popa- an energetic climb rewarded by fabulous views from the top. After sightseeing at Mt. Popa, return to Bagan, on the way you can see through villages, goes on the groups of stupas (Paya Thozu Temple, (Three Pagoda) and near around the temples) to see the countryside and to stop at the Minanthu village and climb to the top of one of the monuments to enjoy magnificent views over Bagan’s temples. Accommodation at NYAUNG U HOTEL (SUPERIOR ROOM).

Day (04) Bagan – Mandalay (By Flight)-Amarapura
Breakfast. Transfer to Bagan Airport. Air Mandalay or Yangon Airways or Air Bagan flight from Bagan to Mandalay (approx 1:25 hours). Upon arrival at Mandalay Airport proceed directly to Amarapura. Visit Mahagandayon, a famous Buddhist monastery, where more than a thousand monks live and study. A full day of sightseeing starts with a visit to the ancient city of Amarapura and to nearby U Bein Bridge, which is over a kilometer long and made entirely of teak. Continue to visit with Mahamuni Pagoda, home to Mandalay’s holiest Buddha statue, Stop to see stone carving and, later, to see gold leaf being beaten into wafer thin pieces. In the afternoon, visit Shwenandaw Monastery, an ancient wooden building with intricate carvings, which was once King Mindon’s home. Continue to see the ‘world’s largest book’, being the Buddhist Scriptures inscribed on marble slabs, at Kuthodaw Pagoda. Visit Kyaukdawgyi Pagoda to see a large Buddha statue carved out of a single block of local marble. Enjoy spectacular views at sunset from Mandalay Hill, where there are interesting glass-studded temples. Accommodation at MANDALAY CITY HOTEL (STANDARD ROOM).

Day (05) Mandalay-Mingun (by boat)-Yangon (by flight)
Breakfast. Boat excursion (one hour each way) up the Ayeyarwaddy River to Mingun, site of the world’s largest intact bronze bell, 3.7 meters high and weighing 87 tons, Also visit the huge but unfinished Mingun Paya (built with the intention of being the world’s biggest pagoda) and the beautiful Hsinbyume Paya. After then you return back to Mandalay check out the hotel, transfer to Mandalay Airport. Air Mandalay or Yangon Airways or Air Bagan flight from Mandalay to Yangon (approx 1:25 hours). Arrival at Yangon, check in your hotel. Overnight at YUZANA HOTEL (DELUXE ROOM/ PAGODA VIEW)

Day (06) Yangon-Bago-Golden Rock (by coach)
Breakfast. Early morning, drive out of Yangon to the Ancient Capital of MON Kingdom, Bagao ( Pegu ), about 80 kilometres northeast of Yangon. Tour highlights include Kyaik Pun Buddha Images four 30 metre high Buddha figures seated back to back; Kyakhatwine Teaching Monastery; Wood Carving Workshop; Kanbawza Thadi Palace, built by King Bayintnaung in 15th Century. It is a great archaeological site in Bago; 55 metres long Shwethalyaung reclining Buddha image; Cheroot Making Cottage Industry; Shwemawdaw Pagoda, over a thousand years old, its spire is even taller than the Shwedagon Pagoda. From Bago, drive through seemingly endless paddy fields to the small town of Kyaikto (114 km - 3 hours) and on to the ' base camp ' of Kimpun. Transfer to light truck and drive about 45 minutes to the transit camp and walk up the path which climbs steeply to the legendary ' Golden Rock '. ( The climb takes around 1 hours and those unwilling , or not fit enough, to walk can hire four porters to carry them in a sedan chair at an extra cost of approximately US$ 10 per person). The incredible ' Golden Rock ' sits precariously on top of the mountain, and is said to balance thanks to a precisely placed hair of Buddha.Overnight at MOUNTAIN TOP HOTEL (SUPERIOR ROOM).

Day (07) Golden Rock-Yangon-Bangkok
Breakfast. Morning, Transfer to light truck and drive about 45 minutes to the transit camp and walk up the path which climbs steeply to the legendary ' Golden Rock '. ( The climb takes around 1 hours and those unwilling , or not fit enough, to walk can hire four porters to carry them in a sedan chair at an extra cost of approximately US$ 10 per person). The incredible ' Golden Rock ' sits precariously on top of the mountain, and is said to balance thanks to a precisely placed hair of Buddha. After paying visit to the Golden Rock, climb down and drive back by light truck to your car/minibus to the base camp at Kinpun. Afternoon, drive back to Yangon (194 km - 5 hours). En route visit the War Graves Cemetery near Htauk Kyant and a tree shrine dedicated to legendary animist spirits known as 'Nats'. At the evening you arrive at Yangon and check out your hotel. After then transfer to Yangon International Airport for your departure.

The cors between 10 to 15 groups per person cost will be USD 1,195.00
The prices include:
· International flights Bangkok-Yangon with Myanmar Airways
· Accommodation in specified hotels or in hotels of similar category
· Transportation by air-conditioned cars, or minibuses
· All domestic flights with Air Mandalay, Yangon airways or Air Bagan airways as detailed in the itinerary
· Same guide throughout the whole tour, with Thai language guide available on request
· All entrance fees
· Truck Fees at Golden Rock

The prices do not include:
· Insurance
· Sedan chairs at Golden Rock
· Meals (Lunch / Dinner)
· Visa fee for Myanmar
· Bangkok and Yangon International Airport Departure Tax
· All other expenses of a personal nature
· Services not mentioned in the itinerary
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