VIETNAM & MYANMAR EXPLORER - 20 Days

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We provide this private package to any customers if they would like to taste the local activities and cultural events of Vietnam and Burma. With 20 days we focus on the charming French colonial City, UNESCO Heritage Sites, Ancient Town, and bustling city. The package is included basic 3 star accommodations, domestic and regional flights, private local guide, transfer as mention in detail. Other upgrade 4 or 5 star accommodation or luxury services to meet your expectation upon request with additional charged.

Include

Tour Included 
- Meals as mention in the detail itinerary
- Drink water 2 bottle/ day/person & tissues 
- English Speaking Guide
- Private transfer with A/C
- 3 Star Accommodation, shared in Twin/Double room with daily breakfast
- Regional & Domestic Flights as mention in the itinerary 
- Entrance fees, boat trip, performance & excursions

Exclude

Tour Excluded
- Vietnam and Myanmar Visa
- Travel insurance 
- Tipping & personal expenses 
- International flights & departure taxes
- Peak season or public holidays surcharge
- Compulsory dinner on X-Mas or New Year
- Other services not mention in the itinerary
Welcome to Hanoi, Asia Paradise Travel Tour Guide will welcome you and transfer to the city center, check in the hotel and relax. (The room available from 14.00PM)
Meals: N/A
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
 
Breakfast at your hotel and our Guide will come to pick you up at 8. 30 AM for full day tour. 
Start with Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam (The Temple of Literature) This is the first University of our Country. This Temple built in 1070 during Emperor Lý Thánh Tông.
 
The Second place: Ha Pagoda, the pagoda was built in the 11th century during the reign of Ly Dynasty. This is the famous place to pray for Love and Happiness.
The next visit will be Ethnology Museum; this is the most interesting place in Hanoi. It offers an insight into the 54 different ethnic groups of Vietnam in an effort to preserve cultural heritage and promote socio-cultural diversity within the country. Enjoy a traditional Water Puppet show at the museum.
 
Afternoon, you start with Ho Chi Minh Complex to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the corpse of Uncle Ho kept there. After that you will visit the Presidential Palace - a nice French architecture in the garden and Ho Chi Minh House on stilt, also great chance to see the simple life of Ho Chi Minh - the president in Vietnamese's spirit forever. Ending of the complex will be One Pillar Pagoda - one of the most attractions in Hanoi you cannot miss with the special in architecture.
 
Return to the Old Quarter to enjoy 36 ancient streets in a traditional cyclo will be a wonderful experiment for you.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
After breakfast, 8.00 AM you will be met by your guide and driver for over 3hours drive along the country side of the Red River Delta to the UNESCO world’s heritage site of Halong Bay.
A traditional Cruise is waiting your arrival and will set sail at noon today. Lunch will be served on board amidst spectacular views of the bay.
 
Today you will visit one of the largest caves in Halong Bay and great opportunity to visit beautiful limestone grotto, go swimming or sunbathing.
Tonight enjoy a fresh seafood dinner on Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch& Dinner
Accommodation:  On Cruise
 
Early morning for the tranquil beauty of the bay we have time for a morning Tai Chi exercise with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, a short trek to a nearby summit, then return to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the pier.
 
Our Guide and Driver will take you back to Hanoi and transfer directly to the airport for your flight to Danang. Upon arrival, our local Guide will pick you up to the hotel in Hoian. Check in and relax.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
 
Tour guide meets you at your hotel
Cycle to a local farming village traveling along picturesque country roads (Bus or bike are option to choose to go)
Share in the daily work life of local farmers – hoeing and a soil, watering veggie at an organic herb garden, riding water buffalo in the field and enjoy the freshest air of the countryside beauty.
 
Board on our boat and cruise to the mouth of the river where it meets the Cua Dai Sea
Learn and try your hand at local traditional fishing techniques using round and cast nets
Learn to paddle the strange and unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boats.
 
Enjoy basket boat dancing of GANGNAM STYLE on the round boat (THUNG CHAI)
Explore the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war and hear of the extreme conditions endured by soldiers on both sides.
 
Have a relaxed fun with catching beautiful purple crabs on bamboo basket boat.
Learn how to make an origami creation from reeds of palm leaves such as grasshopper, birds, ring, sunglass, bracelet...etc
Visit a local water coconut palm village, take a walk around the village and have some tea and snack with local talks…
 
Back on-board our boat, enjoy lunch and cold beer or soft drink.
Return to hotel by coach.
Meals; Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
After breakfast, our local guide will show you the ancient town of Hoian and share you the stories and proud on his home town. The tour includes: Visit a Museum, Old merchants' houses, Chinese Assembly hall and Temple, Japanese covered bridge...
 
Afternoon, enjoy the walking tour along peaceful and narrow streets to admire centuries-old architectures. You will have couple of hours by yourself for bargain hunting in this special town.
Transfer to Hue, on arrival check in the hotel and relax.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
 
 
Morning sightseeing in Hue – the ancient capital city of Vietnam including:
- Royal Citadel and Imperial Purple Citadel.
- Thien Mu Pagoda.
- Your next visit is King Tu Duc.
 
Later today, then you are transferred to the airport for the flight to Saigon. 
Meet your tour guide & driver at Tan Son Nhat Airport.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
 
Today you will full day to visit Ho Chi Minh City
Begin your Saigon tour by visiting the historic Reunification Palace.  During the Vietnam War, this Palace was a focal point as it served as the President’s residence and as the site of the handover of power during the Fall of Saigon.
 
Next, stop at the War Remnant Museum to revisit the memories and remnants of the Vietnam War. Continue your historic trip as you head to the famous Saigon Post Office, the Notre Dame Cathedral and Ben Thanh Market, Cho Lon market and a Buddhist Temple.
 
Rest of the day you may want to spend time in Saigon down town with plenty of gift shops.
Meal: Breakfast.
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
 
After breakfast, you will drive to a historic site of the Vietnam War - the Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground network constructed by the local people and guerillas to survive the war against the American explosive attacks. We can even crawl a part inside the tunnel to understand life hereby during the fierce wartime.
 
After lunch, drive through typical southern Vietnamese countryside to Tay Ninh Province, and join a memorable noon daily ceremony of the Cao Dai followers.
Later today, you will drive back to Saigon and the rest of the day is free to relax on your own.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon
 

After breakfast, our guide and driver will meet you at the hotel lobby and we will drive to Cai Be. Your tour will start with the visit of Cai Be’s colorful floating village cruising among local barges full of fruits and vegetables. Next will be a stop can be made at local workshops where you can see how rice paste, coconut candy, and pop-rice pop-corn is made.

You also visit the handicraft village where you can see how they make rice-net for spring-rolls, fish sauce and Soya sauce, cooking salt, sewing coconut-leaves for cottage proof.

On arrival in ancient house over one hundred seventy years old, a delicious lunch will be served under the shade of local orchards on An Binh Island

Your next activity is a traditional rowboat will take you deeper into the countryside on small canals to enjoy the peaceful surroundings. Experience the traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and the activities of the local farmers to see how they catch fish or pick up fruits using the ancient customs of the Mekong Delta.

Another visit can be at a nursery garden where you will discover how the growers of the Mekong Delta produce their world famous fruits and vegetables. You will have change to enjoy different type’s fruit from the garden and homemade rice wine while listening to traditional music

The Boat will end at around 3.30 PM in Vinh Long town. Then we will drive back to Saigon.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch.

Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon

Breakfast at the hotel and then you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Yangon.

Upon arrival, you'll greet by your guide who will accompany and transfer you to your hotel for check-in and relax.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon

 

After breakfast at your hotel, your guide will come and your first visit is on Mahanbandola Road where the Immanuel Baptist Church, originally built in 1830, is located. Passing a couple of alleyways crammed with food stalls and markets then turn right onto Pansodan Street where many stalls selling second-hand and photocopied books.

A stop at the High Court Building, the grand Inland Water Transport offices and even grander Myanma Port Authority building until you’ll reach Strand Road. It’s also the majestic Strand Hotel and walk along Strand Road until you’ll see the Customs House and the Law Court, an impressive-looking colonnaded building. Continue trolling to Sule Pagoda Road, this is the special place and you can consult one of the many fortune tellers who hang out under the trees. Don’t forget to make a photo stop at Sule Pagoda, downtown’s symbol whose construction dates back to over 2,000 years ago and have a glimpse of Independence Monument and Mahabandoola Garden.

After a complete rotation seeing the twice rebuilt City Hall continue west down Mahanbandoola Road through the chaotic Indian and Chinese quarters.

 

Next, will be Shwe Bontha Street to explore the gold shops and have a look from outside at the Moseh Yeshua Synagogue on 26th street. Reaching Theingyi Zei market, where you can engage in a little pickled-snake hunting. Exit onto Anawratha Road until you reach into the Sri Kali temple, Yangon’s most colourful Hindu temples. 

 

We’ll start things off with a trip to Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda to see a 70 meter long reclining Buddha statue around the size of a blue whale. Next, you continue uptown, a short break at the Royal Lake located in Kandawgyi Park which is very popular with local residents, especially in the early morning and around sunset. This is a wonderful place to take a view of Karaweik Hall, a reproduction of a royal barge and enjoy a spectacular view of the Golden Shwedagon Pagoda.

Travelling to Myanmar without visit the legendary Shwedagon Pagoda, it’s mean you did not step into the golden light in Yangon yet. Are you ready for an amazing experience?

Let start to enjoy and experience all the places are worth the trip. Start your visit from the eastern entrance to find a row of shops at the base of the temple selling various religious items. From here you will easy find many unique Buddhist objects as monk robe, alms bowls, offering and incense…

Next, you will keep walking up the stairs to the main part. The most impressive of the colors transform on the 100-meter Buddhist stupa which is literally enclosed in over 40 tons of gold leaf. Every year, Shwedagon attracts a lot of customer and it is considered to be the most important religious site. Return to your hotel for a relaxing evening.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon

Breakfast at the hotel, our guide and driver will come to meet you and transfer to the airport for your flight to Bagan,

On arrival, our local tour guide and driver will welcome you and transfer to the Town; this is to be one of the greatest architectural sites in Asia. Bagan was the central of Myanmar from the 11th to 13th centuries the monarchs built multitudes of massive stupas and pagodas, scores of which are still present on the shores of the Irrawaddy River.

Located on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwady River, the Old town nested with more than 2000 Buddhist monuments tower over the green plains.

Around the Old town, you will have chance to see the splendid Bagan temples, this excursion also introduces you to the Burmese culture, as traditional craftsmen at work , the trip will continue on the mighty Irrawaddy River to a decidedly unusual ‘cave’ temple!

One of the most exalted of Bagan’s temples is the Ananda Temple. We will ensure that our tour reaches this point before the majority of tourist arrive, enabling you to enjoy the splendor of the temple in relative tranquility.

Your trip will continue amid the temples dotted around the plains to experience a variety of architectural styles in the area as well as the artistic wonder of the 9-14th centuries. The Rural life of Bagan seems very simple and quiet working amongst the monuments.

Today will be ended with a visit to workshops producing Bagan’s most famous lacquer ware and wood crafts where you would learn about the local culture.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Bagan.

Breakfast at your hotel then our local guide and driver will pick you up and start to visit Bagan. Begin your excursion with NyaungOo Market, where the local people come to trade the fresh produce and others goods every day. The next will be Shwezigon Pagoda, one of the constructions from King Anawrahta during the 11th century as a religious memorial.

Your trip will continue over the dusty lanes, also through many temples and monasteries before reaching a small village, trolling around to explore the local daily life, a short walk can be arranged through a series of smaller monuments which allows for a unique perspective of Bagan.

Later today, experience by horse cart for an excursion that passes Thatbyinnyu, the tallest temple in Bagan, gigantic Dhammayangyi Temple noted for its remarkable brickwork, and of course, Sulamani Temple.

Take pleasure in an extraordinary sunset from the upper terrace of one of the surrounding temples.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Bagan.

This morning we take a short flight to Mandalay.

Arrival Mandalay we will take a drive to Amarapura, Myanmar’s penultimate royal capital. Visit Mahagandayon monastery, this is a home of more than 1000 young monks; it was renowned as a center for monastic study and strict religious discipline.

 Your next will be Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, known as the pagoda of the Great Marble Image, this is the huge Buddha, carved from a single block of marble. It’s said that the colossal marble block took 10,000 men almost two weeks to transport it from the riverside to its current location.

From here you can take a walk to the legendary U Bein Bridge, it’s built in 1782 when the Amarapura was the Royal Center of attention.

The bridge is one of the longest teakwood bridge in the world with 1,2 km across the shallow Taungthaman Lake. This is also the best destination for sunset with great pictures.

Evening today, return to the hotel in the city center.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Mandalay

After breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel to Mandalay jetty and embark on a private boat for a relaxed 1 hour journey on the Irrawaddy River to Mingun. Experience the sights and sounds of Mingun, starting with the celebrated MingunPaya, which would have been the world’s largest (if King Bodawpaya hadn’t died before it was finished). The construction of this enormous brick building was halted after a fortune-teller predicted the King’s death upon completion. An earthquake that hit in the 1800’s, split the monument and reduced it to partial rubble – it’s possibly the world’s largest pile of bricks. From the flat top you have a fine view of the HsinbyumePaya, Mingun village and the river. Carry on to the gorgeous alabaster Hsinbyume Pagoda, an unusual stupa with a couple of stories behind it. It’s supposedly a representation of the SulamaniPaya which according to the Buddhist plan of the cosmos, stands atop Mount Meru (the mountain that stands at the centre of the universe). Afterwards hop on over to the Mingun Bell that weighs 90 tons and is claimed to be the world’s largest hung, uncracked bell still capable of ringing. Before returning to Mandalay by boat there’ll be enough time to explore the small neighbourhoods throughout Mingun crafting traditional basketry and mingle with the friendly craftsmen and vendors.

Next, you will across the Irrawaddy River in to Sagaing where 600 ivories colored pagodas and monasteries, Sagaing Hill is generally seen as the spiritual hub of Myanmar and claims residence to more than 3,000 monks and almost 100 meditation shrines.

You’ll visit pagodas such as Swan Oo PonNya Shin, U Min ThoneSae and Shin Pin Nan Gyaing.

Your trip will be continued to Sagaing’s local market, where a less visited tourist site. Then we’ll head over to a small pottery village which is recognized for manufacturing ubiquitous water pots to observe the tradesmen here applying their traditional methods for producing their goods.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Mandalay

After the breakfast, you will be picking up to the airport for your flight to Heho. On arrival, our guide will welcome you and transfer to Nyaungshwe in one hour.

Upon arrival the edge of the lake, then you will board a private motorboat and begin heading out onto Inle Lake, one of Myanmar’s most spectacular and breathtaking sights.

Inle Lake is dotted with floating vegetation and fishing canoes, the scenic hills provide the perfect backdrop.

Today, you also pass several villages, which are built on stilts over the water from Intha people.

Experiences the daily activities of the local leg-rowing fishermen and you are also view their ‘floating gardens’…

One of the highlights to day is a visit NgaHpeChaung Monastery, which houses loads of early Shan Buddha Images. Few years ago, this temple was known as “jumping cat”, now is not anymore but the Buddha images are still worth to visit.

Your next will be PhaungDawOo Pagoda; this is main haven of Buddha images which decorated in gold leaf.

Taking a short break to visit the traditional crafts, you will explore the making incredible woven items from lotus silk, or Cigar making workshop, Boat Builders, even silver smiths.

Later today, you will be returned to the hotel and relax the rest of your day.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Inle

Breakfast at your hotel and then visit the lake’s morning market (the market is open every day apart from dark moon and full moon calendar days) which located rotates between the villages on the lake in a 5 day schedule. It’s also visited daily by the lake’s inhabitants as well as the surrounding natives who also come to sell and trade their wares.

After one-hour transfer by boat through the small canal, you will be taken to the Pa-Oh village of Indein

A 1-hour boat ride down a small canal will take you to the Pa-Oh village of Indein, nested on the western shores of Inle Lake.

Take a walk around the village before ascending a rural road to the top of a hill.

The Indein Pagoda complex is undoubtedly one of the most amazing sites around the shore of the lake and it consists of hundreds of small stupas which are overrun by moss and greenery.  On returning, a short break at the Inthar Heritage House to learn more about the history and culture of the lake's indigenous people and enjoy a delicious coffee and cake (snack break not included).

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Inle

This morning is your free time until check out hotel and transfer to Heho Airport to take flight back Yangon. Arrive Yangon and transfer to hotel for check-in and relax.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon

Free until transfer to Yangon International Airport to take your departure flight home. Tour ends.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: N/A

End of tour services.

PRIVATE TOUR COST: Prices in US dollars per person in double sharing room

From 05 Jan to 30 Apr 2019 & 01 Oct 2019 to 30 Apr 2020 (except 24-29 Jan 12-18 Apr 2020)

Group size

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4 Persons

6 Persons

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Land Tour/pp

2092

1656

1459

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Flight/pp

825

825

825

 

Total/pp

2917

2481

2284

 

 

 

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