The Ayeyarwady Experience - Bagan - Pyay - Yangon

Bagan

• Activities:

  Arrive in Bagan and explore the city

• Meal:

  Lunch],Dinner]

• Included:

  105,

Board Orcaella at Bagan and enjoy a delicious lunch. Later, disembark for a guided tour of the ancient city and witness the unforgettable sunset over the Bagan plain. This evening local artists will perform on board.

Bagan - Salay

• Activities:

  Shopping around Bagan, visit Shwezigon Pagoda, ride bike or horse cart around the city, sail to Salay

• Meal:

  Breakfast],Lunch],Dinner]

• Included:

  105,

Start the day with a shopping tour in Bagan and a visit to the gilded Shwezigon Pagoda. You may also wish to arrange a tour of Old Bagan by horse cart or bicycle. In the afternoon, set sail towards Salay where you can visit the Wooden Monastery and an impressive 20ft Buddha made of straw lacquer.

Magwe - MinHla

• Activities:

  Visit Magwe town, Myathalon pagoda, head to MinHla and discover

• Meal:

  Breakfast],Lunch],Dinner]

• Included:

  105,

Visit the port town of Magwe and its famous Myathalon Pagoda, devotees come from miles around to join in religious festivals.

Continue to Min Hla and for a late afternoon visit to the local fort, the site of a great battle during the second Anglo-Burmese War.

Sri Ksetra

• Activities:

  Join in a Longyi tying & Thanaka wearing demonstration on board. Visit Sri Ksetra city, the impressive Shwe-san-daw pagoda & Sitting Buddha

• Meal:

  Breakfast],Lunch],Dinner]

• Included:

  105,

Longyi tying and Thanakha wearing demonstration on the Observation Deck.

Afternoon visit by bus to the ancient city Sri Ksetra (‘Fabulous City’) with its unique cylindrical shaped stone stupas. Dating back to the 5th – 9th century, this city flourished during the rule of the Phyu. During the 1890’s Pyay was a booming trade town, and there is still much activity in and around the docks. Next, enjoy a city tour, visit the impressive Shwe-san-daw Pagoda and the imposing 10-storey Sitting Buddha watching over this important site.

Sri Ksetra

• Activities:

  Stop at Shwe Taung town & Shwe Myat Mhan Pagoda, cruise along the river

• Meal:

  Breakfast],Lunch],Dinner]

• Included:

  105,

Set out by bus on a morning excursion to Shwe Taung town and visit Shwe Myat Mhan Pagoda to see the only ‘bespectacled’ Buddha in Myanmar (thought to have curing powers). One the way back, discover local industry with a visit to a local sweets confectioner and a bamboo shoot pickle maker.

Return to Belmond Orcaella and depart from Pyay.

Spend the afternoon relaxing on board and taking in the scenery.

Zalon

• Activities:

  Stop at Zalon, trishaw around, arrive at Pyi Taw Pyan Pagoda, visit Danuphyu town,

• Meal:

  Breakfast],Lunch],Dinner]

• Included:

  105,

Disembark at the small port of Zalon. Take a trishaw along the main street, lined with stunning colonial-style wooden houses and large tropical gardens. Arrive at the Pyi Taw Pyan Pagoda. Continue to another little-visited town called Danuphyu. This is where the revered General Maha Bandula led a Burmese defensive against the British troops during the Anglo-Burmese War.

Yangon

• Activities:

  Head to Yangon, step in Syriam village and explore its attractions

• Meal:

  Breakfast],Lunch],Dinner]

• Included:

  105,

Spend the morning relaxing on the deck as you make your way to Yangon. Today, you may join an optional excursion to Syriam, a sleepy village just outside the capital. The tour includes a visit to a pagoda set on a tiny island, a riverside market and the imposing Kyaik Khauk Pagoda.

Yangon

• Activities:

  Departure

• Meal:

  Breakfast]

• Included:

  0,

Disembark in the late morning for your onward travel arrangements.