Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Yangon full day sightseeing (by car)
Arrive at Yangon International Airport and welcome by KST
representative and our tour guide. Check in to hotel and
Yangon sightseeing; visit to Chaukhtatgyi (Reclining Buddha)
Pagoda a colossal reclining Buddha, Karaweik Hall Royal
barge on the Royal lake for photo stop, Yangon's city center
featuring Sule Pagoda at city center and colonial building,
drive in downtown visit China Town with the fruit market and
Yangon's city center covering World famous Shwedagon Pagoda.
Witness the golden dome light up sunshine at the sunset.
Overnight at hotel in Yangon.
Day 2: Yangon - Sittwe - Mrauk U (by flight, boat and car)
Yangon to Sittwe by flight. Upon arrival transfer to jetty
and proceed by travel's Express Speed boat for journey
upriver to the last royal capital of Rakhine, Mrauk U.
Overnight at hotel in Mrauk U.
Day 3: Chin tattoo village - Shakama Tribes village (by
car)
After breakfast at hotel, start a scenic journey and very
bad and bumpy road by car (or) boat to tattoo chin village
of the Lay Too Chin Minority. The Chin minorities are
probably best known for their colorful fabrics and tattoo
faces, a century old tradition not practiced anymore in our
modern times. Return to Mrauk U. In the afternoon you will
explore a typical village of the Shakama (Thet) minority to
see the rural way of life. Enjoy a short canoe trip through
the beautiful landscape of river followed by further
explorations of temples. Visit to Shittaung Temple, a shrine
of 80,000 Buddha images the adjacent Anndaw Thin Temple,
Htukkan Thin Ordination hall and the 17th century temple of
Yadanar Phone Pagoda and Laymyatnar Temple. Proceed to local
Shakama village by Rowing Boat. And then Zeenar Manaung
Pagoda, Luck Say Kan Lake, Bandola monastery, Syakkya
Manaung Pagoda and sun set at Shwegou Taung pagoda.
Overnight at hotel in Mrauk U.
Day 4: Mrauk U - Mro (khami) Tribe - Sittwe (by car and
boat)
After breakfast at hotel, visit to Market, Archaeological
Museum, Koekhaung Temple and Thet (or) Shakama Village and
going back to Sittwe. On the way back to Sittwe, we visit to
another Hidden missing Ethnical Mro (khimi) Tribe village.
The villagers are very helpful and warmly welcome. They are
very proud of their hand weaving clothes. It is the best
quality hand weaving in Myanmar vanishing tribes clothes.
And then continue to Sittwe. Overnight at hotel in Sittwe.
Day 5: Sittwe - Yangon (by flight and car)
After breakfast at hotel, visit to main market in Sittwe,
sightseeing and shopping in Sittwe. At noon going to air
port for back to Yangon. Arrive Yangon and on the way visit
to Lawka Chanthar Arbayar Laba Muni Buddha Image (Kyauktawgyi)
and Royal White Elephant camp. Overnight at hotel in Yangon.
Day 6: Shopping and Departure. (by car)
After breakfast at hotel, morning shopping at Gems Mart
and Handicrafts shops. Visit to Bogyoke Aung San (Scott)
Market where you can buy many souvenirs. And then transfer
to airport for departure.
