Myanmar & the Irrawaddy
Overview
Highlights
- Cruise in luxury for three nights on the legendary Irrawaddy River aboard all-balcony 'Sanctuary Ananda'
- Experience floating gardens and a private viewing of a traditional Intha boat race on tranquil Inle Lake.
- Soar above thousands of pagodas and capture the photographs of a lifetime on a magical hot air balloon ride
- Explore Shwedagon Pagoda - a fantasy of golden stupas, serene Buddhas and mythical beasts
- Travel off the beaten path on a tour of Musmeah Yeshua, the last remaining Jewish synagogue in Myanmar
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- Meals as mentioned in the Itinerary
- Accommodation
- Internal transportation
- Fully guided sightseeing (including park and entrance fees) as noted in the itinerary
- Services of A&K Tour Director or appropriate Guide on extensions
- Local bottled water during sightseeing
- Hotel taxes
Itinerary
Accommodation: Sule Shangri-La Hotel, Yangon
Arrive in Yangon, where you are met and transferred to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Sule Shangri-La Hotel, Yangon
Today, enjoy your first taste of Myanmar, a profoundly Buddhist country, where many ancient traditions still flourish. Discover the Reclining Buddha at Chauk Htat Gyi Pagod...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Aureum Palace Hotel & Resort, Bagan
Fly to ancient Bagan, a city with more than 2,000 Buddhist pagodas and temples, the first of which was built by King Anawrahta in 1044. It’s estimated that more t...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Sanctuary 'Ananda'
Rise early for an exhilarating hot air balloon ride (weather permitting) over Bagan, as the dawning sun illuminates the gold- and sand-colored stupas. After breakfast, visit Ananda Te...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Sanctuary 'Ananda'
After breakfast on board ‘Sanctuary Ananda,’ explore Nyaung Oo Market and observe the locals selling and bartering for goods. Return to the ship for lunch and continue sailing. Listen...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Sanctuary 'Ananda'
This morning, learn the secrets of Burmese cuisine during a cooking class at a delightful Chef’s Table experience. After lunch, disembark to visit Sagaing, a former royal city renowne...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Rupar Mandalar Resort
Visit Sinjun village in the early morning hours, to experience village life before the heat of the day weighs on its inhabitants. After breakfast on board, explore a gold-leaf workshop, w...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Aureum Palace Resort & Spa, Inle Lake
Fly to Heho and drive to Nyaung Shwe to explore the 19th century Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, a structure still in use built entirely out of teakwood. Next, stop a...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Aureum Palace Resort & Spa, Inle Lake
After breakfast, visit the Fifth-Day Market, where hill tribe people in traditional dress barter for goods and produce. Stop at a blacksmith’s workshop and a weaving fa...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Sule Shangri-La Hotel, Yangon
Fly to Yangon and transfer to your hotel. After time at leisure, transfer to Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist site in Myanmar, for a sunset oil lamp lighting ceremony. Tonight, toast your time in Myanmar at a special farewell dinner.
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and depart.
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Accommodation
Custom built for cruising the Irrawaddy River by local shipbuilders using age-old knowledge and traditional materials, ‘Sanctuary Ananda’ transports you into a world of luxury and comfort with the modern amenities of a fine hotel. Elegant, Ample Cabins ‘Sanctuary Ananda’ offers the most elegant accommodations on the Irrawaddy River. The decor of every cabin and suite is a contemporary fusion of traditional Burmese handicrafts, local fabrics, teak wood and lacquerware. Each ample cabin or suite (290 to 334 square feet) is named for a historic Irrawaddy Flotilla ship and adorned with a vintage photograph of its namesake vessel. The comfortable beds feature luxurious Malaika Egyptian cotton sheets. You may also upgrade to the ship’s one, lavishly outfitted, 807-square-foot Aloungpayah Owner’s Suite.
21 spacious cabins and suites, each with its own private balcony One 807-square-foot Aloungpayah Owner’s Suite Panoramic lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows for easy viewing Air conditioning and TV in all cabins and suites
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- If 91 days prior to departure or more cancellation fee is $500
- Is 90-61 days prior to departure cancellation fee is 20% of program price
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10 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches and 8 Dinners
- Extend Your Journey | Enhance your journey with a pre-tour extension to Bangkok (3 days from $895) and a post-tour extension to Luang Prabang (4 days from $1,595).
Pre-Tour Extension: Bangkok, Days: 3 | From: $895
Internal Air from: $425
Internal Air Routing: Bangkok/Yangon
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Day 1
The Peninsula Bangkok
Arrive in Bangkok, Thailand, and transfer to your luxurious hotel.
Day 2
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: The Peninsula Bangkok
Depart the hotel by boat. Onshore, explore the Royal Grounds of the Grand Palace by tuk-tuk, and then tour the palace. Next, behold the spectacular Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho. Later, glide along the Chao Phraya River and klongs (canals) by boat and visit a colorful market. Tonight, gather for a special welcome dinner.
Day 3
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, fly to Yangon to begin your main journey.
*Includes upgrades at all hotels except Aureum Palace Resort & Spa, Inle Lake where guests will enjoy private villas.
Post-Tour Extension: Luang Prabang, Days: 4 | From: $1,595
Internal Air from: $1,285
Internal Air Routing: Yangon/Bangkok/Luang Prabang/Bangkok
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Day 1
Accommodation: Belmond La Résidence Phou Vao
Fly from Yangon to Luang Prabang via Bangkok. On arrival, transfer to your boutique hotel before enjoying a baci ceremony in a local home this evening.
Day 2
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Belmond La Résidence Phou Vao
Observe locals giving alms to monks. Visit an organic rice farm and Kuang Si Waterfall. Enjoy a sunset cruise and a farewell dinner.
Day 3
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel
See the monasteries of Wat Xiengthong, Wat Kili, Wat Sop and Wat Sene. Visit the Royal Palace and Phousi Hill on a city tour. This evening, fly to Bangkok.
Day 4
Meals: Breakfast
Today, transfer to the airport and depart.
*Includes upgrades at all hotels except Aureum Palace Resort & Spa, Inle Lake where guests will enjoy private villas.
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Days 1-3
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch on Day 2
Meals: Breakfast on Day 3
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*Includes upgrades at all hotels except Aureum Palace Resort & Spa, Inle Lake where guests will enjoy private villas.
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