Asia - Burma
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DURATION D14 AYS
TOUR
Tour code: CBR Tour style: Classic Explore Tour comfort: Standard Cycle grade: Easy
Burma by Bike
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£2115 £2996
TOUR ONLY FLIGHT INCLUSIVE Mingun
Optional balloon
BAGAN
Magnificent Temple complex
Myothar Village
Sagaing
Traditional crafts MANDALAY
Amarapura
MT POPA
MYINGYAN Taungtha
Heho Meikhtila BURMA (MYANMAR) Nyaung Shwe
One-leg rowers, floating gardens
INLE LAKE
City tour
D14 D16
AYS AYS
THAILAND
BAGO
RANGOON (YANGON)
Twante Dala Burma by bike CBR Easy cycling between the highlights of Burma
Burma is a tremendously friendly and welcoming country to visit. Decades of political isolation mean that many of the traditional ways of life remain unchanged in modern times, from the lowland Buddhist beliefs to the highland animist hilltribes. On this tour we cycle along rural backroads between the principal attractions of Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake. Additionally we get closer to the locals in less visited but equally rewarding places such as Bago, Popa and Myingyan. We have graded the cycle rides as easy and the presence of a support vehicle throughout gives you the option of not riding.
14 day tour itinerary
Day 1 Join tour Rangoon. Tour the colonial downtown and visit Shwedagon Pagoda for sunset. Day 2 Twante A ferry across the Irrawaddy and easy cycle through traditional villages and plantations to the pottery making village of Twante. Return to Rangoon by bus. Days 3/4 Bagan Discover the remarkable plains of Bagan, where thousands of ancient temples stand testament to a former age of glory. We explore the temples by bike and bus. Day 5 Mount Popa Bike across the picturesque Bagan plains to Mount Popa, a volcanic plug that dominates the surrounding countryside and is home to the revered animist spirit gods or nats. Days 6/7 Rural backroads of central Burma We cycle and bus a little-visited route from Popa to Mandalay with a night in Myingyan en route. Experience local village life on our cycle through the rolling countryside of the central dry zone,
past typical rural scenes, paddy fi elds, plantations and toddy farms. Day 8 Mandalay A day without the bikes as we visit the lively jade market, city highlights, U-Bein 1.2 km teak bridge and sunset from Mandalay Hill. Day 9 Royal Capital A circular route by bus and bike to the one time capital of Sagaing and the giant stupa of Mingun before returning to Mandalay by boat on the Irrawaddy River. Day 10 Shan Highlands A long but rewarding overland trip by bike and bus from Mandalay up onto the Shan plateau. Day 11 Inle Lake Board a longtail boat to see fl oating gardens, stilt villages and unique leg-rowers. Day 12 Bago Fly back to Rangoon and drive to Bago, former capital and home to many giant Buddha images housed in colourful temples. Day 13 Rangoon Our fi nal day of cycling, past rice paddies to Rangoon in time for last minute souvenir hunting. Day 14 Tour ends in Rangoon.
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DAILY DISTANCES
Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13
35km 20km 20km 40km 41km 35km
30km 30km
by Ferry 0 km 140 km Tour essentials
Accommodation: 11 nights standard hotels, 2 nights simple hotels. Meals: 13 breakfasts are included. Tour Staff: Explore Tour Leader, driver(s) and boatmen. Included Bike: We provide 24 gear mountain bikes except in Bagan where we will use simple local bikes – see tour notes for detail. Route and Terrain: On this tour we cycle 291 km over nine days (an average of 32 km per day). We mostly follow provincial roads with less car traffi c (90% tarmac roads, 10% earth/gravel roads). The terrain is generally fl at with some undulating terrain on limited sections. A support vehicle will accompany the rides throughout the tour and you are welcome to opt out of any of the rides. We have graded the route as easy. Group size: Generally 12 to 16.
Planned tour dates
2013 Tour only dates 26 Oct - 08 Nov 09 Nov - 22 Nov 23 Nov - 06 Dec 21 Dec - 03 Jan
2014 Tour only dates 11 Jan - 24 Jan 25 Jan - 07 Feb 08 Feb - 21 Feb 22 Feb - 07 Mar 08 Mar - 21 Mar 22 Mar - 04 Apr 05 Apr - 18 Apr
40km
Flexible fl ight options We have a range of fl exible fl ight options available, please call our sales team for more details.
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