Highlights
- Cruise Map : Encounter natural beauty, rich history and spiritual wonders in Thailand and Myanmar.
- The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
- Bangkok, Thailand : With a population of more than 8 million in the city center and nearly 15 million in the metropolitan area, Bangkok is Thailand’s largest and most populous city.
- Yangon, Myanmar : With a diverse population of over four million, Yangon continues to be the Burma’s largest city and its most important commercial center.
- Bagan, Myanmar : One of the most fascinating sites in the world, Bagan is an ancient city in the Mandalay region of Burma.
- Monk Pottery, Yandabo, Myanmar
- Yandabo, Myanmar : The treaty ending the First Anglo–Burmese War (1824–1826) was signed here in February of 1826. Yandabo today has a population of about 1,000, and specializes in pottery-making.
- Mandalay, Myanmar : Mandalay is the second-largest city in Burma, and was its final royal capital.
What's this trip about?
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Mandalay Experience - Independent
Classic Myanmar
Magical Myanmar
Rich history and mystical wonders await you in Thailand and Myanmar. There’s natural and spiritual beauty everywhere here, from the glittering Grand Palace of the Thai capital of Bangkok to the breathtaking forest of ancient stupas and pagodas of Bagan. Discover the exoticism of Old Burma during an 11-day cruise along the verdant Irrawaddy River, celebrated in Rudyard Kipling’s poem The Road to Mandalay. And take in the colonial architecture and ornate palaces and pagodas of Yangon and Mandalay, fascinating melting pots of Asian cultures. Join us on the entrancing Irrawaddy, and witness this corner of Asia frozen in time.
Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age range65+, 50 - 64
Flights and transportN/A
Start CityBangkok
End CityBangkok
Travel Themes
Activities
Trip includes
- 11-day river cruise with river-view stateroom
- 3 nights at the superior first class Millennium Hilton Bangkok & 2 nights at the superior first class Traders Hotel Yangon
- 14 guided tours with audio headset
- Most meals: 15 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 12 dinners, featuring regional specialties and including Welcome Cocktail Reception & Dinner and Captain’s Farewell Dinner
- Complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks with onboard dinner and lunch service
- Culture Curriculum: Lectures on Burmese colonial history, Myanmar today, stupas and temples; folkloric performances and markets visits
- Two intra-itinerary flights
- Free internet service, connection speed may vary
- All port charges
