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Burma Encompassed Sample Itinerary:
One to get you started...
Day 1 Fly from the UK to Rangoon. Day 2 Arrive Rangoon; free aſternoon to take your first look around Burma. Days 3 & 4 Drive to Mawlamyine; boat trip to Bleu Island for local village visits. Day 5 Visit the village of Thanbyuzayat, near to the Thai border, and continue to Mount Kyaikhtiyo pagoda for sunset. Day 6 Sunrise at the pagoda, before continuing to Rangoon. Days 7 & 8 Two full days to explore Bagan’s sights, including the 13th century cave temple of Gubyaukgyi. Day 9 See the local tradition of blanket weaving at Pakokku, before continuing to Monywa. Day 10 Continue on the road to Mandalay. Day 11 Boat trip to Mingun village and pagoda; aſternoon sightseeing around Mandalay. Day 12 Explore the ancient capitals of Amarapura and Inwa. Days 13 & 14 Trek to local villages, seeing tea plantations en-route. Learn about traditions,
costume and culture over lunch with a local family. Day 15 Visit the pagodas and monasteries of Inle Lake; witness the unique Burmese craſt of creating a Buddha image from dried flower powder. Day 16 Visit Indein Village, of 1000 stupas, and aſterwards see traditional craſts being made. Day 17 Sightseeing, including at sunset, around Rangoon. Day 18 Fly to Sittwe and transfer to the last royal city of Rakhine. Days 19 & 20 Explore the pagodas and markets of Mrauk U. Day 21 Visit a fish market at dawn and return to Rangoon. Day 22 Fly to the UK.
2013 AUTHENTIC £3,595 COMFORT £3,945
INDULGE £4,255 From price per person including flights
For more itinerary ideas, speak to a regional specialist
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese pro-democracy leader, has given her blessing to the return of tourism to Burma. National League for Democracy (NLD) leader U Win Tin said: “We want people to come to Burma, not to help the junta, but to help the people by understanding the situation: political, economic, moral – everything.” This marked the end of the tourism boycott started in 1995 and has been endorsed by Burma Campaign UK and the Free Burma campaign.
We use a privately-owned Burmese agent for all of our services, each itinerary will be carefully planned not to use any service owned by or affiliated with the government and to maximise the benefit and interaction with Burmese people wherever possible.
For more ideas visit
www.explore.co.uk/tailormade
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