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Highlights of Yangon & Surroundings  (4 days / 3 nights)

Day 1 - Arrive in Yangon
Arrive in Yangon and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon visit the world famous golden Shwedagon Pagoda, a breathtaking and colourful sight visited by Buddhists from all over Myanmar. Overnight in Yangon.

Day 2 - Yangon
A full day tour to discover the colourful capital of Myanmar with a close look at the local life of this historical city. By car and partly on foot this tour takes you to the National Museum, the Sule pagoda in the centre of the city. Walk around the Mahabandoola Park to see the colonial courthouse and the city hall. From there a rickshaw tour around the colonial area with the historical buildings will start, breaking at a local teashop to enjoy Burmese tea and the typical atmosphere. Continue by rickshaw along the famous Strand Road and visit the bustling Yangon harbour. In the afternoon, visit Kaba Aye Pagoda dedicated to world peace and the Maha Pasuna Cave where the sixth Buddhist synod took place in 1952. Visit nearby a traditional jewellery and gemstone workshop to observe the cutting and polishing of precious gemstones including the famous ‘pigeon-blood rubies’. Overnight in Yangon. (B)

Day 3 - Yangon - Bago - Yangon
After breakfast at the hotel, leave Yangon and enjoy a scenic journey by road to Bago, 80km to the north west of Yangon. Bago is an ancient capital of a former Mon kingdom dating back to the 6th century. Sightseeing in Bago includes the beautiful 55-meter long reclining Buddha, Shwethalyaung, and the Mon style Shwemawdaw Pagoda, one of the most venerated in Myanmar. Its spire stands 114m high and is taller even than the Shwedagon Pagoda. Also visit the well-restored former palace Kambozathadi. End the tour of Bago with a walk around the colourful Bago Market. On the way back to Yangon, visit the Allied War Cemetery near Htaukkyan, the final resting place for over 27,000 allied soldiers and a local woven bamboo factory. Overnight in Yangon. (B)

Day 4 - Depart Yangon
After breakfast, free at leisure with car and guide at disposal until your transfer to the airport for your departure flight. (B)
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INCLUDING:
• 3 nights accommodation on half twin room basis with daily breakfast
• English-speaking guide
• All transfers with private air-conditioned vehicles with driver
• 1 lunch at local restaurant on day 3
• Entrance fees for the visits
- Yangon : National Museum, Shwedagon Pagoda, Botahtaung Pagoda, Bogyoke Aung San Museum
- Bago : Zone Fee

EXCLUDING:
• International ticket to/from Yangon
• Meals others than mentioned
• Visa arrangements for Myanmar
• Entrance fees for visits not mentioned in the program
• Drinks and personal expenses
• Tips and porters at the hotels
• International airport departure tax Yangon (USD 10/pax at present)
• Any other items not mentioned

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