Bike & Hike Tour
 Day 01 : Arrive
Yangon .
Arrive in Yangon and transfer to hotel.
Yangon , formerly known as Rangoon , is
still a relatively quiet and charming
city. Its impressive colonial and
spiritual heritage makes Yangon one of
the most fascinating and authentic
capitals of South-East Asia . Welcome
dinner at Karaweik Palace Floating Barge
Restaurant with traditional cultural
show. Overnight in Yangon .
Day 02 :
Yangon Sightseeing by bike
(B)
After breakfast at hotel, Fullday
sightseeing in Yangon by bike ; a city
tour includes the National Museum ,
Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda's 70m long reclining
Buddha, downtown Yangon - Sule Pagoda,
Mahabandoola Park with Independent
Monument and have a memorable scene of
colonial building & atmosphere, India
town and bustling China town. In the
afternoon there is free time for
shopping at Bogyoke Market, formerly
Scott's Market. In the evening, visit to
Myanmar's holiest monument, the Shwedagon Pagoda with its golden stupa
covered with 60 tons of pure gold leaf.
Overnight in Yangon .
Note: All bicyclies will be sent to
Heho at the night time by separate car.
 Day 03 :
Yangon -
Heho -
Inle Lake by
morning flight (B)
In the morning transfer to the airport
for the flight to Heho. From Heho, enjoy
a scenic ride to Nyaung Shwe (38 km) by
bike where is gateway to Inle Lake , one
of Myanmar best-known sights. The Intha
people, a tribe of Mon descent, mostly
inhabit the lakeshores and floating
villages. On arrival at Nyaung Shwe
village, transfer by boat to start a
sightseeing tour of Inle Lake including
a chance to see the leg-rowing
fishermen. Continue to see the floating
gardens, built up from strips of water
hyacinth and mud and anchored to the
bottom with bamboo poles. There are also
floating villages like Ywama, the lake's
downtown, where a floating market is
held every five days. In the afternoon
continue to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the
weaving village of Inpawkhon and the
jumping cat monastery. Check into hotel
in the afternoon. Overnight in Inle Lake
.
*** All the bikes are ready at Heho
airport for your enjoying scenic ride to
destination.
 Day 04 :
Inle Lake -
In
Dein -
Inle Lake
(B)
After breakfast, transfer by motorboat
to In Dein, an off-the-beaten-track site
in the south of the lake. From Ywama,
the boat leaves the lake and enters a
narrow canal leading to a small Pa O
tribe village. From the market place of
the village, follow an old covered path
to a 13 th century monastery and the
very impressive ruins of hundreds of
ancient pagodas, some hidden in the
vegetation. The main stupa-area on the
top of the hill offers breathtaking
views over the surrounding mountains and
down to the valley and the lake in the
far distance. Return to the lake and
transfer back to hotel in the afternoon.
Overnight in Inle Lake .
 Day 05 :
Inle Lake-
Aungban by car.
Proceed to
Pindaya by bike. (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, leave by
boat and car to enjoy a scenic drive to
Aung Ban Village through the picturesque
countryside of Shan State . Proceed to
Pindaya by riding bicycle (50 km) with a
beautiful scene of Shan State . Upon
arrival at Pindaya, check in to hotel.
Visit Pindaya's limestone cave with its
maze of chambers displaying more than
8,000 Buddha statues and local
handicraft workshops producing Shan
paper made from mulberry bark and
traditional umbrellas made from the same
paper that are used by monks all around
the country. Overngiht at hotel in
Pindaya.
Day 06 :
Pindaya -
Kalaw by car. (B)
After breakfast at hotel, drive to Kalaw.
Check in hotel Kalaw Hotel. Continue day
return trekking to Tayaw Village . Back
to Kalaw. Free at leisure. Overngiht at
hotel.
 Day 07 :
Kalaw -
Kyone Village by car
/ Kyone Village -
Moegyi (110 km) by
bike.
Moegyi -
Mandalay by car. (B)
After breakfast hotel, enjoy a scenic
drive to Kyone Village . Proceed to
Moegyi village by bike. It's about 110
km fare from distance. Drive to Mandalay
. Free at leisure. Overnight at Hotel in
Mandalay.
 Day 08 :
Mandalay -
Amarapura -
Ava -
Mandalay
by bike. (B)
After breakfast at the hotel depart for
full day trip to the former capitals of
Amarapua, Ava. The day begins with a
Mandalay City sightseeing ; Myanmar 's
cultural capital, features Mahamuni
Pagoda, famous for its venerable statue
of Buddha covered with gold leaf.
Mandalay has long been known as a centre
of skilled craftsmanship and in former
times supplied the royal courts. A tour
of traditional workshops includes crafts
such as woodcarving, marble masonry,
Kalaga tapestry and gold-leaf making.
Continue visit to the 18 th century
capital, Amarapura. Attend the daily
meal of over a thousand monks at the
country's largest monastery,
Mahagandayon. Visit a silk weaving
workshop, the craft speciality of
Amarapura. Proceed to Ava, the capital
from 14 th to 18 th centuries and visit
by horse and carriage the old wooden
Bagaya Monastery and the remains of the
Royal Palace and fort. Finish the day
with a walk at sunset over the 200
year-old U Bein Bridge enjoying with
riding of bicycle around U Bein Bridge,
constructed entirely from teak.
Overnight at Hotel in Mandalay.
Day 09 :
Mandalay-
Maymyo (Pyin Oo
Lwin) by train (0445/0800). (B)
 Early morning transfer to railway
station. Proceed to Maymyo by train (68
km). Upon arrival at Pyin Oo Lwin
station, transfer to hotel by car.
Fullday sightseeing by bike : v isiting
B.E Water Fall, Kandawgyi National
Botanical Garden , Paikchinmyaung Cave
and take photo of Colonial Building with
lush greenery & gentle breeze and
Chanmyay Meditation Centre for adoring
the Buddha scriptures. Overnight at
hotel in Pyin Oo Lwin.
 Day 10 :
Maymyo /
Pyin Oo Lwin -
Mandalay by bike. (68 km) (B)
After breakfast at hotel, free at
leisure. Riding down by bike to Mandalay
. Free at leisure. In the late
afternoon, visit to Kuthodaw Pagoda with
its 729 marble stone slabs of Buddhist
scriptures (known as the world's biggest
book), Shwenandaw Monastery, noted for
its exquisite woodcarving and the
impressive Kyauktawgyi Pagoda with its
huge sitting Buddha. Enjoy the sunset
from Mandalay Hill for panoramic view of
city. Overnight at Hotel in Mandalay.
 Day 11 :
Mandalay -
Mingun -
Sagaing -
Mandalay. (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the jetty
and board a private chartered boat for
an excursion over the Irrawaddy River
towards the former capital of Mingun.
After a 45 minute cruise, arrive in
Mingun famous for its huge unfinished
pagoda also home to the Mingun Bell,
considered as the world's largest
untracked ringing bell. Also visit the
beautiful white Hsinbyume Pagoda.
Enjoying riding bike from Mingun to
Sagaing (25 km) where covered with 600
white-painted pagodas and monasteries,
Sagaing Hill is widely regarded as the
religious centre of Myanmar and is home
to 3,000 monks and 100 meditation
centres. In the late afternoon, cross
the bridge over the Irrawaddy River and
back to Mandalay . Overnight at Hotel in
Mandalay .
 Day 12 :
Mandalay -
Bagan by boat. (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer
to the jetty for a boat trip to Bagan.
As it sails southwards, the riverboat
passes many villages offering a glimpse
into the way of life along the Irrawaddy
River . Arrive in Bagan late in the
afternoon. On the dry plain of central
Myanmar by the banks of the Irrawaddy
River stands Bagan, one of the most
remarkable archaeological sites in Asia
. The 230 years, from 11 th to 13 th
centuries, when Bagan was the capital of
Myanmar, were marked by a religious
fervour and building frenzy resulting in
the thousands of stupas and temples many
of which are still standing today. Upon
arrival at Bagan jetty, orientation
Overnight in hotel in Bagan.
Note : All the bikes are ready at
jetty to transfer to hotel by bike.
 Day 13 :
Bagan Sightseeing by bike .
(B)
After breakfast, morning sightseeing of
Bagan features the colourful Nyaung Oo
Market, the Shwezigon Pagoda and its
magnificent golden stupa, Kyansittha U
Min, Wetkyi-In Gubyaukgyi, a cave temple
with exquisite jatakas murals paintings
and the elegant Htilominlo Temple noted
for its fine plaster carvings and glazed
sandstone decorations. In the afternoon
observe the process of traditional
lacquerware, one of Myanmar 's
best-known handicrafts and a speciality
of Bagan. Visit Ananda, an architectural
masterpiece of the early-style temple
with four impressive standing Buddha
images, Ananda Okkyaung, one of the few
surviving brick monasteries from the
early Bagan period and Thatbyinnyu the
highest temple in Bagan rising to 61m.
End the day with a horse and carriage
tour among the temples passing by the
traditional village of Taungbi ,
Sulamani Temple and the massive
Dhammayangyi Temple noted for its
remarkable brickwork. Enjoy sunset over
the site from the upper terrace of
Tayokepyay Temple . Overnight in hotel
in Bagan.
 Day 14 :
Bagan -
Salay -
Mt Popa by
car. (B/-/D)
After breakfast at hotel, proceed to Mt.
Popa . Visit Mt. Popa . Tower like
volcanic plug that houses a pituresque
complex of monasteries and Pagodas which
can be reached by a winding 777 steps.
Myanmar people adore Mt. Popa as a Nat
Taung (spirits of mountaions), that
means all spirits and angles gather and
have a meeting on that mountain peak in
August. Record shows that there are 118
kinds of herbal plants, different
species of birds and animals. Lunch at
Popa. Proceed to Salay- a small town
about 15km south of Bagan, down the
Ayeyawaddy River . Tour Highlight U Pone
Nya Museum, formerly the Yoke Sone
Monastery, exhibits antique, laquerwares,
wodden reliefs and a large standing
glided Buddha image. The figures carved
outside the front of the building are
worth seeing. An other place worth
visiting is Tha-ta na Kyaung (Keythar
Monastery)where Tipitaka texts are house
in a large red lacquered cabinet. In the
afternoon drive to Bagan, Nyaung U
Airport for Yangon flight. Farewell free
flow cocktail party host by local agent.
Overnight in Yangon .
Day 15 : Depart from
Yangon . (B)
After breakfast at hotel, free at
leisure before transfer to Mingaladon
Airport for onward flight.
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