Myanmar

Highlighting the best of Myanmar: history, pagodas, and much more!

Burma is a magical country where people kiss by sniffing, there are eight days in a week, and the major unit of currency has been determined by astrology! Fairy tale pagodas in cotton candy colors of pink and blue dot the landscape, people cover their face with white powder from the bark of a tree, and clouds and mist cast a romantic tropical haze over the country. It is a country caught in a time warp, isolated from the rest of the world for more than 30 years, and is leaping precipitously into modernity. Each day new shops spring up. Modern hotels are under construction in every city. Restaurants are catering to a rapidly growing tourist market.

Myanmar is the largest country in Southeast Asia - twice as large as Vietnam and approximately the size of Great Britain and France combined. Within the borders are as many as 135 nationalities each with their own languages and dialects. The history of Myanmar dates back before the time of Buddha in the fifth century BC. In the early 1800s after a series of wars, Myanmar became a British Colony, and only on January 4, 1948 it became a sovereign independent nation. During World War II, Myanmar suffered terribly and was occupied by the Japanese from 1942 until the return of the Allied forces in 1945.

This trip covers some of the highlights of Burma, traveling from Yangon and Pegu, at the mouth of the Irawaddy River, up to Inle Lake in Shan State, east to Pindaya; northeast to Mandalay and the ancient kingdom of Amarapura; south to Pagan, city of 5000 pagodas; and back down to Yangon. Then, from Yangon, there is an extension to Mrauk U and Sittwe, for those who wish to get off of the beaten track.

DATES & LAND COST:
Starting from $4,195.00 pp based on 4-6 people
Custom dates and prices available

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - Monday, November 04, 2013
(Chinese Floats Ceremony)

Ngapali Extension: $750 pp
Mrauk U Extension $1,650 pp

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner