After a nice breakfast at the hotel, you all take a morning flight to Bagan situated in Central Myanmar, on the east bank of the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River. You will once again be greeted at the airport of Nyaung U Airport and transferred to the hotel for check in;
Afterwards you will first take a sightseeing
tour around the colorful Nyaung Oo market, and Shwezigon Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century as a religious shrine, then Ananda Temple, King Kyansittha’s masterpiece and the crowning achievement of the early style temple of architecture. This is the opportunity to see Thatbyinnyu Temple, the highest building on the Bagan plain, and Htilominlo temple , noted for its fine plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decorations;
In the afternoon, it's time to observe the process of traditional lacquer ware, one of Myanmar’s best known handicrafts and a specialty of Bagan. Afterwards visit Manuha Temple, Myingabar Gubyautgyi Temple , an early period Pyu-style Temple of Hindu influence with some of the oldest mutual paintings in Bagan and Dhamanyangyi Temple noted for its remarkable brickwork;
Last but not least, you are in the wonderful time of the sunset over the Ayeyarwaddy River from Buphaya or Shwesandaw Pagoda. You spend a night at the hotel in Bagan.
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Bagan 2 Nights