The Grand Voyage Of The Chindwin River

Bagan,Pakkoku

• Activities:

  Present in Bagan, cruise the ship, stop at Thein Gone village (if time permits), sail to Pakkoku and explore the town

• Meal:

  Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  102,

Board the ship at 09.00 hrs. We cast off at 09.30 hrs and sail upstream to the Irrawaddy and Chindwin confluence. If time permits we stop in Thein Gone, a typical river village where we visit the school and the monastery. Continue cruising north to the bustling town of Pakkoku where we visit the monastery, cheroots and weaving workshops. We pass the Chindwin andIrrawaddy river confluence and we stop for the night.

Pakhan Gyi,Ahmyint

• Activities:

  Visit Pakhangyi town, old walls, museum and a wood carved monastery, cruise to Ahmyint village and explore, arrive at Monywa port

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  102,

Visit the little town of Pakhan-gyi. This post-Pagan period provincial capital was walled with a moat and originally had a governor¹s palace. We see the old walls; visit the museum and a spectacular 19th century wood carved monastery. Continue cruising to Ahmyint village and visit the local market, see beautiful houses and the lovely 17th century style Min Kyaw Swa stupas with 18th century style paintings. Arrive at Monywa, the Chindwin River largest port, in the early evening.

Monywa

• Activities:

  Visit Hpowindaung and Shwebadaung caves, visit Twin Daung Lake

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  102,

Visit Hpowindaung and Shwebadaung caves where hundreds of Buddha Statues are placed inside niches decorated with wonderful mural paintings. If the weather and time allows we will also visit Twin Daung Lake better known as lake of “Spirulina”, the famous green-blue algae rich in protein, vitamins and minerals. The origin of the lake is unknown, some geologist claim to be an extinct volcano crater, others a crater formed by a meteorite. Late lunch and cast off.

Kanee

• Activities:

  Kanee village arrival, climb the pagoda hillock, cruise along to Kani village

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  102,

Late morning explore the village of Kanee and climb the pagoda hillock for its view. Continue sailing upstream until late at night to reach the village of Kani.

Kin,Mingin

• Activities:

  Explore Kin village and its wooden houses and the woodcarvings monastery, sail to Mingin town and explore the landland

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  102,

Early morning we explore Kin village with its beautiful wooden houses and the woodcarvings monastery. Continue sailing upstream to the small enchanting town of Mingin. Explore its temples and 1900’s wooden houses and the Min Kyaung Monastery with old Buddha Images.

Kyidaw

• Activities:

  Explore Kalewa, climb up the Shwe Htaw stupa for sightseeing, cruise to Mawlaik

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  102,

At Kyidaw (Kyi Taung Oo) we visit Shwe Za War Yaw monastery one of the oldest and best preserved wood carved monastery of Myanmar, embellished with wooden sculpted idols with fascinating gold leaf wall decorations. We walk through a beautiful scenario of paddy fields to the village of Kan where we visit another splendid example of Myanmar old monastery. Afterwards we return to the ship by local boat. Proceed upstream up to Kyaw Zin, a village very close to Kalewa, where we stop for the night.

Kalewa

• Activities:

  Visit Kalewa, local market, Shwe Moat Htaw stupa, sail upstream to Mawlaik

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  102,

In the morning we explore Kalewa, the main river port for the trading with India,the lively market and climb up to Shwe Moat Htaw stupa for the beautiful view. Back to the ship before lunch and keep on cruising upstream to Mawlaik.

Mawlaik

• Activities:

  Explore Mawlaik, sail back to Monywa

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  102,

Mawlaik (situated 35 km from the Indian Border) was the administrative capital of this area rich of Teak forests. It is a pleasant colonial town with its golf course surrounded by splendid colonial houses built by the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation in the 1920’s and 1930’s (there is still a small community of Indians that used to work for the Scottish company and their descendents). The governor’s house, the administrative building, the school, the hospital, the “Dak Bungalows”, company headquarter are well preserved, still in use nowadays and nicely maintained. Being this our turnaround point, we begin sailing back downstream to Monywa.

River village

• Activities:

  Sail all day, stop at river village, visit local school and typical houses

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  102,

Continue sailing all day downstream. Stop at a typical River village, famous for its Petrified Wood, where we visit the school and the typical houses.

Yandabo village

• Activities:

  Explore pot-making village Yandabo

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board,Lunch]On board,Dinner]On board

• Included:

  102,

In the morning stop at Yandabo, a picturesque river village specializing in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war signed on Feb. 24, 1826. Explore the village stopping to some pot-making workshops to learn their unique production technique, and visit the school and the monastery. Back to the ship for Lunch and sail all day.

Mandalay

• Activities:

  Disembark at Gawein Jetty, Mandalay

• Meal:

  Breakfast]On board

• Included:

  102,

After breakfast, the client disembark at Gawein Jetty around 9:00 am.