Arrival Yangon with morning flight. Transfer to hotel. Visit the gold-clad Shwedagon Pagoda  in which are enshrined sacred hairs of the Buddha, the 2500- years old and 98 meters high Pagoda dominates the Yangon skyline; Chaukhtatgyi the 70-meter long Reclining Buddha images; Kabaraye(world peace) pagoda built in 1952 for the sixth Buddhist Synod; and Maha Pasana Cave. This ‘grate cave’ is a totally artificial one built close to Kabaraye Pagoda. It was here that the Sixth Buddhist synod was held to coincide with the 2500th anniversary of the Buddha’s enlightenment. The golden pagoda is unusual in that it is octagonal in shape from the base right up to the top; the Yangon General Post Office, a well preserved building of the colonial era Yangon river jetty and the bustling China Town. Overnight at Yangon.

After breakfast, take morning flight to Mandalay, the last capital of Myanmar Kings. Built by King Mindon in 1857, Mandalay is the second largest city .Visit Zaycho market and Tapestry work. Lunch, aftersigtseeing in Shwenandaw Monastery, Kuthodaw Pagoda, also known as the “World’s Largest Book” for the 729 marble slabs in its compound on which is inscriped the entire Buddhist Scriptures. Sandamuni Pagoda, Kyauktawgyi Image and Mandalay Hill (panoramic view of the sunset). Night Mandalay.

After breakfast, visit to Mahamuni Buddha Image and wood & stone carving works; bronze culture; Proceed to Amarupura and ancient capital; visit Mahagandayone Monastery and observe the alms –food offering to hundreds of monks; U Bein bridge across the Taungthaman Lake. Lunch. Proceed to Sagaing across the Ayeyarwaddy River; visit silver works, potteries, Kangmudaw Pagoda and Sagaing Hill dotted with pagodas and an ideal place for meditation and a vantage point for viewing the sunset. Return to Mandalay. Night Mandalay.

Transfer to jetty for boat trip to Bagan, where 2,000 temples and pagodas are scattering on an awe-inspiring plain beside t0he river. A guided orientation tour introduces you to the most important temples. Overnight in Bagan.

After breakfast, visit to Shwezigone Pagoda, the prototype of pagodas in Myanmar; Alodawpyae Temple, and Wetkyinn, the 13th century “cave temple” with some frescos from the jataka. Stories of the buddha’s past lives. Afternoon sightseeing at lacquerware industry. Lawkananda Pagoda. Manuha pagoda, named after Manuha, a captive Mon King and supposedly built by him to express displeasure at his captivity: close behind the Manuha Pagoda is the Nan Paya said to have been used as Manuha’s prison : Myinkaba Gubyaukgyi, built by Kyansittha’s son Rajkumar on his father’s death. There are some stuccowork on its exterior walls; Myazedi; Ananda Temple, one of the largest, finest and best preserved and most revered of the Bagan temples, and home to four 9.5 m standing Buddhas; Thatbyinnyu Temples, the highest of Bagan temples; and Bupaya Pagoda on the brink of majestic Ayeyarwaddy River;  Shwesandaw Pagoda, a graceful circular pagoda whose upper terrace has become a very popular sunset-viewing spot. Overnight Bagan.

Bagan to Mt. Popa by coach. Some 50 km southeast of Bagan.Mt.Popa, an extinct volcano 1,500m high, is the legendry abode of “nats”(spirits).The Pagoda at the summit can be reached by climbing over 700 steps. The view of the surrounding area from the top is spectacular. And visit Nyaung U market and transfer to airport for fly back to Yangon with evening flight. Night Yangon.

Free at leisure until departure.