10 days tour

Northern Thailand To Myanmar – 10 Days

Northern Thailand To Myanmar – 10 Days

This tour includes:

Meals

9 Breakfasts. 1 Lunch.

Transport

Arrival transfer. Intra-flight from Tachileik to InLe Lake included. Intra-flight from InLe Lake to Mandalay included. Intra-flight from Bagan to Yangon included. Quality air-conditioned private cars throughout tour. Departure transfer.

Others

Private boat to sightsee the InLe Lake. Private boat for a sunset boat tour in Bagan. Admission fees for the visiting places in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Arrival and departrue airport transfers. Intra-flight from Tachileik to InLe Lake included. Intra-flight from InLe Lake to Mandalay included. Intra-flight from Bagan to Yangon included.

Guide

Expert English-speaking tour guides

Flights

Intra-flight from Tachileik to InLe Lake included. Intra-flight from InLe Lake to Mandalay included. Intra-flight from Bagan to Yangon included.

Accommodation

9 nights in twin-share rooms at 3-star hotels.

Not included:

Optional

Optional experiences are available on this tour for an additional cost and will be provided to you with your finalised travel documents.

Insurance

Insurance is not included. Travel insurance is required for this tour. Please make sure you are adequately covered. If you require travel insurance, TourRadar has partnered up with World Nomads to provide a hassle-free experience. More information can be found here (http://www.tourradar.com/travel-insurance).

Others

Entrance fees - AUD$70 approx. Other meals, snacks and drinks. Pre and post-tour accommodation.

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Itinerary of your trip Northern Thailand To Myanmar – 10 Days

  • Day 1 Day 1: Chiang Mai (Thailand) Arrival
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Chiang Mai (Thailand) Arrival

      Your EMH tours’ transfer team will welcome you on your arrival at Chiang Mai airport or railway station. We’ll then drive to the hotel for check-in. The remainder of the day is at leisure.



      Accommodation: Hotel


      Meals: Meal is not included on this day.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai – Golden Triangle - Mai Sai – Cross The Border Into Myanmar
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai – Golden Triangle - Mai Sai – Cross The Border Into Myanmar

      After breakfast at the hotel, we will start our trip from Chiang Mai (Thailand) to Tachileik (Myanmar) with sightseeing stops on this golden triangle route. The highlights of this trip are Mae Kajan Hot Spring, Long Neck Village, Golden Triangle area, Chiang San (including a visit to Wat Pa Sak) and Mai Sai area.



      In the afternoon around 4:30pm, we will cross the border into Myanmar by passing immigration gate with our Thailand guide. Once arrive at Tachileik (the border town of Myanmar’s side), we will meet up with our Burmese guide, who will welcome you to the country. We’ll then bid our Thailand guide farewell before we drive to the hotel for check-in. The remainder of the evening is at leisure. Being a border town you can expect to see a fascinating mixture of people, Burmese and Thai population including all the Hill tribes of Northern Thailand/ Burma.



      Accommodation: Hotel


      Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

  • Day 3 Day 3: Tachileik – Fly To Inle Lake
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Tachileik – Fly To Inle Lake

      In the morning around 10:30am, you will be transferred to the airport to take a flight to InLe Lake. The flight time is approximately an hour. On arrival, we’ll take a scenic one-hour drive to the village of NyaungShwe, the gateway to the magnificent Inle Lake, to check in the hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure in InLe Lake.



      Suggestions for your free time => Inle Lake has everything you could want – long bike rides in the countryside, the perfect place to chill out or get active. Hire bicycles and riding through the villages and winery gardens. You will pass by buffalo in the water, farmers working in the fields, children playing and trucks full of young monks. It’s a beautiful place with lots to do.



      Accommodation: Hotel


      Meals: Breakfast

  • Day 4 Day 4: Inle Lake And Indein Village Boat Tour
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Inle Lake And Indein Village Boat Tour

      Looking down over the lake from the Taunggyi road, Inle lies in an enormous carpet of greenery. Dotted around the lake are the stilt-house villages and floating gardens of the Intha tribe. The Intha technique of leg rowing – where one leg is wrapped around the paddle to drive the blade through the water in a snake-like motion – is unique.



      With our Inle Lake boat tour, you will experience a unique way of life that has lived on through generations, whilst exploring the culturally significant surrounds that form part of this beautiful region of Myanmar. You will be provided with a life jacket and easy seat for each person on the boat.



      Inle lake sightseeing will be filled with the visits to:


      - Phaung-Daw-Oo Pagoda, the most important symbol of religion of Shan State;


      - Nga-Phe-Chaung Monastery, attractive wooden monastery;


      - Floating Villages (Innpaw Khone, Pouk Par, Ywa Ma, Khar Taw);


      A visit to these sights provides deep insight into how the people on the lake make their livings, you can enjoy Unique One Leg rower fisherman, Lotus and silk weaving, boat making and cheroot making.



      After lunch proceed to Indein. And take a short trek to Indein Pagoda. On the way, you can enjoy the serene atmosphere as you wander through artfully scattered 8th century Pagodas in ruins covered by trees and bushes.



      Then observe Intha tribes Village lives and enjoy the local market along the shore. Finally, we will return to hotel.



      Accommodation: Hotel


      Meals: Breakfast

  • Day 5 Day 5: Inle Lake – Fly To Mandalay
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Inle Lake – Fly To Mandalay

      Enjoy at leisure for your whole morning. In the afternoon, take a short flight (flight time is approximately 30 minutes) to Mandalay. Once at Mandalay airport, you will be transferred to the hotel. The remainder of the evening is at leisure.



      Suggestion for your free time => Walking distance to a Night Market. This market has become the modern Chinatown of Mandalay. They sell mostly fruits and vegetables, but there are many street food stalls, that sell almost all types of Chinese cuisine. To taste great Chinese food at unbeatable prices, you have to come to this market. It is very lively and busy. In the opposite direction is the Mandalay Fort and Moat. The walk around the fort is beautiful and a nice way to see this part of Mandalay.



      Accommodation: Hotel


      Meals: Breakfast

  • Day 6 Day 6: Mandalay - Amarapura Tour
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Mandalay - Amarapura Tour

      After breakfast at hotel, we will set off to explore Mandalay city. This city is famous for being the old royal capital of Myanmar.



      The highlights of the tour are:



      - Shwenandaw Monastery, an ornate building made completely out of teak, and learn about Buddhist myths from your guide as admire the delicate and ornate carvings on its walls and roofs;


      - Kuthodaw Pagoda, with 729 shrines that each has a single marble slab containing a Buddhist teaching;


      - Royal Palace, filled with ancient artifacts and life-sized statues of King Mindon Min and King Thibaw Min;


      - a “must visit in Mandalay” Mahamuni Buddha Temple, famous for its life like Buddha image;


      - Tatkyi village; where an economy of the whole village is based on making clay potteries such as teapots, tea cups, platters, flower vases and much more. You can learn, experience and partake in the process of potteries such as wheel throwing, handbuilding, trimming, decorating and more;


      - Finally, drive to promenade U Bein teak bridge, the world’s longest teak structure at 1.2 km / 3.4 miles long, for a magical sunset view before you get dropped off back at your hotel.



      Accommodation: Hotel


      Meals: Breakfast

  • Day 7 Day 7: Mandalay – Bagan – Sightseeing Tour With Sunset Boat Trip
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Mandalay – Bagan – Sightseeing Tour With Sunset Boat Trip

      After breakfast at the hotel, you will take a private minibus or car to drive to Bagan. Along the way, you can witness the true local life of Myanmar. The driving time is around 4 hours. On arrival, we’ll check-in the hotel. After having a short relaxing time, we’ll drive to a local restaurant for lunch.



      After lunch, we will drive to the place to watch the time consuming and intricate production of quality lacquer ware. Some of the finest are flexible, and made around bamboo and twisted horse hair. Next, we’ll set off to explore a village of Taungbe where we can meet with local family and we can learn local businesses. While not the home of any great monuments or temples, our walk through this peaceful village really is a nice change of pace from the hectic pace of cities. We’ll also visit a 150-year-old wooden monastery that’s in the village. 



      In time for the sunset, we’ll drive to the jetty to spend the whole evening by enjoying sunset boat ride along the mighty Irrawaddy River. We’ll return to the hotel at the end of the tour.



      Accommodation: Hotel


      Meals: Breakfast

  • Day 8 Day 8: Ancient Bagan Tour – Fly To Yangon In The Evening
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Ancient Bagan Tour – Fly To Yangon In The Evening

      After breakfast at the hotel, our tour guide will take you around its wonderful scenery and architecture.



      Bagan is a truly mesmerizing destination, and a favourite of many travellers. Renowned as the city of four million pagodas, this is one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia. Today there are more than 2,000 pagodas, temples and monasteries — most built during the Bagan Dynasty, founded by King Anawrahta in 1044.



      Firstly:


      - we’ll go to lively Nyaung U Market. This Nyaung U Market provides a great photo opportunity, and also the chance for tourists to mingle with the local Myanmar people, and watch how they conduct their daily lives.



      Next, we will start sightseeing as below:


      - Ananda Temple (the architectural masterpiece of a millennium)


      - Hti-Lo-Min-Lo Temple (a double-storied building with artistic stucco works)


      - Shwe-Zi-Gon Pagoda (considered a prototype of all future such temples)



      If time allows, we will visit more places of this UNESCO world heritage site.



      In the evening, we’ll take a flight to Yangon. When arrive at Yangon airport, you will be met and transferred to the hotel for check-in. The remainder of the evening is at leisure.



      Accommodation: Hotel


      Meals: Breakfast

  • Day 9 Day 9: Yangon City Tour
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: Yangon City Tour

      After breakfast at hotel, we will start our tour in the colonial heart of the city. The highlights are:



      - City Hall, the former Immigration Department;


      - High Court and the red brick General Post Office;


      - Luxurious Strand Hotel, built in 1901, for a well-earned refreshment;



      - BoGyoke Market (Scott Market) which is the best place for shopping in the country;


      - In the afternoon, meet the students and teachers at a local monastic school, a Cultural Insight;


      - Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda, the colossal reclining Buddha;



      - Karaweik Hall & Royal Lake for Photo stop;


      - Sunset over the glistening pagoda, Shwedagon Pagoda, the soul of Yangon before drive back to your hotel.



      Accommodation: Hotel


      Meals: Breakfast

  • Day 10 Day 10: Fly Back Home
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: Fly Back Home

      Breakfast and free time until time to go to the airport for departure flight. Then, transfer you to the Yangon International Airport, three hours prior according to your flight departure time.


      Meals: Breakfast

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but you’re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Personal

You’ll be just with your guide or pilot. Examples of these activities are paragliding, sky diving, personal mountain climbing, etc.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 12 / Max: 90

Age range allowed for this experience.

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