18 Days Best of Laos and Myanmar Relaxing Tour

After breakfast, your tour guide will meet you at the hotel around 8:00 am – 8:30 am. The day will go through the highlights of Vientiane. You'll stop and visit:

1. Buddha Park:also known as Xieng Khuan, is filled with over 200 Buddhist and Hindu statues.
2. Patuxay Monument:a monument about the war in Vientiane that honors the people who fought for freedom from France.
3. Pha That Luang Stupa: a huge Buddhist stupa covered in gold and constructed in the 3^rd century.

1. Wat Si Saket: the oldest surviving temple with thousands of Buddhist images.
2. National Museum: get to know some history of Laos.

• After the tour, your tour guide will escort you to the hotel for a good rest.
• Overnight in Vientiane

• In the morning, after breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up to Vientiane railway station for ob boarding to Luang Prabang. It takes about 120 minutes.
• Welcome to Luang Prabang!
• The charming town in northern Laos, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Explore its serene streets, adorned with temples and colonial architecture, and soak in the rich culture at vibrant night markets. Luang Prabang awaits with its unique charm and tranquility!
• Upon your arrival in Luang Prabang, your private local tour guide will welcome you in the railway station and then escort you to your hotel in Luang Prabang city.
• The rest of the day will be at your leisure to relax and explore the city, you can enjoy some drinks in one of the cafés or stroll along the beautiful riverside.
• Feel free to ask our tour guide for suggestions if you'd like to explore the city instead of taking a rest.
• Overnight in Luang Prabang

After breakfast, your tour guide will meet you at 8:00 am – 8:30 am to start the day of the Luang Prabang city tour. In the morning, you will visit:

1. Royal Palace Museum: once served as the residence of King Sisavang Vong and was designed in the French Beaux-Arts style with many interesting artifacts of traditional Lao culture.
2. Wat Sene: the oldest temple of Luang Prabang.
3. Wat Xiengthong: its roofs sweep low to the ground and represent classical Laotian architecture.
4. Wat Visoun: the oldest Buddhist temple and the city’s museum of religious arts.
5. Wat Aham: the monastery of the blossoming heart.

1. Arts and Ethnology Center: learning about Laos’ many ethnic cultures.
2. Weaving villages of Ban Xiengkhong and Ban Xienglek: known for their arts and crafts including saa paper and silk.

• Overnight in Luang Prabang

After breakfast, your tour guide will meet you at the hotel around 8:00 am – 8:30 am. The day begins with a boat ride up the Mekong River, which gives you a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside. Along the way, you'll stop and visit:

1. Ban Xanghai village: the place where Laos rice wine and rice whiskey are produced. You'll have the opportunity to try some and learn about the process used to make it.
2. Pak Ou Caves: two linked caves filled with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims.

1. Bear Rescue Sanctuary: three bear houses were built with a capacity for 25 rescued bears. You'll prepare an enrichment feed for the bears.
2. Khouang Si Waterfall: the most beautiful in Laos. You can cool off with a refreshing swim in the pools or walk along the forest trails.

• Overnight in Luang Prabang

• Enjoy your breakfast until your tour guide escorts you to take the flight from Luang Prabang to Yangon, which takes 7 hour and 35 minutes.
• Welcome to Yangon!
• Our tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport upon arrival. You will be escorted to the hotel and check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure for recovery.
• Overnight in Yangon

After morning breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up at 8:30 am to Yangon Railway Station. Taking the local circular Train journey to the outskirts of town (20-30 minutes ride).

1. Circular train journey:observing the lively and colorful life of the rural Burmese people.
2. Kyi Myin Daing Market: a variety of street vendors sell colorful wares, where you can explore the market and meet friendly locals.

1. Old City Hall: A well-balanced blend of Western and Burmese architectural styles, listed on the Yangon City Heritage List.
2. Botahtaung Pagoda: features golden decorations inside and houses a sacred hair of Gautama Buddha.
3. Bogyoke Market:sells many Burmese traditional handicrafts including stone, wood, bronze carvings, and much more.
4. Kandawgyi Park: famous Karaweik, a concrete replica of a Burmese royal barge built in 1972, near Chaukhtetgyi Reclining Buddha Image.
5. Shwedagon Pagoda:an important Buddist icon, which has been described as one of the wonders of the world, plays a very important role in old Burmese history.

• Overnight in Yangon

• After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, your tour guide will escort you to Yangon airport and take a flight to Heho Airport, which will take 1 hour.

• The rest of the time is on your arrangement. You could visit Phaungdawoo Pagoda and Paya, Inthein Village, and Yan Aung Nan Aung Hsu Taung Pye Paya.
• Overnight in Inle Lake

In the morning, after breakfast, you’ll start the Inle Lake full-day tour.

1. Visit the lake’s morning market. This market is visited by lake inhabitants and surrounding hill tribes to sell and trade wares.
2. Then you’ll continue down a small canal leading to Indein in the middle of the lake, populated by ethnic Padaung (“long neck women”).
3. Walking through a covered alley lined on both sides with a thousand pagodas and a long-covered staircase, you’ll have a chance to discover the magnificent complex of Alaung Sithu in beautiful scenery of ancient stupas, which are buried in vegetation with a panoramic view of the Inle Lake.
4. After enjoying a local Burma lunch, you’ll continue to visit Khaung Daing Village in the afternoon. Khaung Daing Villiage is a native village near the northwestern of Inle Lake. There are some Shan-style temples to visit.

• When the tour ends, you’ll be escorted to the hotel in Inle Lake. The rest of the day is at leisure.
• Overnight in Inle Lake

In the morning, after breakfast, your tour guide will escort you to Bagan, enjoying the scenery on the way. The whole drive takes around 7 hours. In the late afternoon, you’ll arrive at Bagan and then enjoy a fun horse cart ride to a little village called Taung Phi for a view of a teak monastery. Keep riding in the horse cart around temples and winding roads, while the sun moves toward the horizon, making interesting shadows from the temples on the ground. You’ll visit Shesandaw Pagoda and watch one of the best sunsets in Southeast Asia.

• Overnight in Bagan

Today, you need to get up early at 5:00 am to experience a beautiful hot air balloon flight over Bagan’s temples. Drifting over a panorama of a thousand ancient pagodas, silent in the shadow of low-slung mountains and against the banks of the mighty Irrawaddy River, you will have a wonderful overhead perspective of Bagan. It's a fantastic and interactive experience. The entire experience will last about 2.5 hours. On landing, our fully trained Myanmar ground crew will pack the balloon whilst passengers enjoy a glass or two of celebratory champagne. You’ll receive a flight certificate signed by the pilot. After enjoying a delicious breakfast, you have free time on your own until your tour guide picks you up at 1:00-1:30 pm to Mount Popa.

1. Mount Popa: a dormant volcano in central Myanmar and the highest point of the Pegu Range.
2. Popa Taungkalat Monastery:a special monastery high up on a big rocky hill, offering beautiful views of the fields nearby and Mount Popa.
3. Nat Shrine: mannequin-like figures representing the 37 Nats, dedicated to animist spirits.

• Overnight in Bagan

In the morning, after breakfast, your tour guide will escort you to start a half-day Bagan tour. You’ll visit:

1. Thousands of Buddhist pagodas: over 4000 Buddhist temples and Pagodas sprinkled all across the town.
2. Nyaung Oo Market:locals buy and sell products.
3. Shwezigon Pagoda: the largest pagoda in Bagan painted with real gold.

• Welcome to Mandalay!
• Upon your arrival in Mandalay, your local guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to the hotel for the rest.
• Overnight in Mandalay

After enjoying your breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Mandalay at 7:30 am-8 am. You’ll take a drive to Mingun, located 11 km up the Ayeyarwady River on the west bank from Mandalay. From here, you will explore the historic sites around Mandalay. In Mingun, you’ll visit:

1. Mingun Bell: the world's largest uncracked bell.
2. Pathodawgyi Pagoda: the world's largest pile of bricks.
3. Myatheindan Pagoda:It's white and looks like the mythical Buddhist Mountain called Mount Meru.

1. 27m tall leaning tower.
2. Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery:built of brick in traditional style with elaborated stucco ornamentations that look like carvings.
3. Bargaya Monastery: a splendid teak wood monastery with wood carving.

1. Mahargandaryone Monastery:The largest teaching monastery in Myanmar.
2. Weaving Workshop:Weaving is the main business of Amarapura people.
3. U Bein Bridge: exploring the local way of life and enjoying the sunset.

• Overnight in Mandalay

After breakfast, enjoy your time and wait for our tour guide to pick you up to take a flight back to Yangon. Upon arrival, you will be escorted to the hotel and check in. The rest of the day is the free time for you to tour Yangon again for what you impressed, like hanging the market for souvenirs, or enjoying a food tour at night or having a half-day bike tour.

• Overnight in Yangon

• This morning, you’ll take a flight to Ngapali Beach after enjoying breakfast. It will take about 1 hour.
• Welcome to Ngapali Beach!
• This Myanmar coastal gem features pristine white sands, clear blue waters, and a serene atmosphere. Enjoy leisurely strolls along the palm-fringed shore, or unwind under the shade of coconut trees, or visit its charming fishing villages and vibrant local markets. The beach promises a tranquil escape for sunseekers and nature enthusiasts.
• Overnight in Ngapali Beach

• Today is on your arrangement. Enjoy your beach relaxing in Ngapali Beach.

• Overnight in Ngapali Beach

• Today is on your arrangement. Enjoy your beach relaxing in Ngapali Beach.

• Overnight in Ngapali Beach

Today transfer to airport for flight home. End of service