14 Days Myanmar Trekking Tour in Hsipaw

Flight: International flight on your own arrangement or on requests

Welcome to Mandalay! Upon arrival, your guide will greet you at the airport and escort you to the hotel for check-in. Then enjoy your free time.

You can stroll around the Mandalay Palace, the last royal palace of the last Burma king. Visit the Shwenandaw Monastery, built in the 19th century, which is well known for its teak carving of Buddhist myths.

Overnight in Mandalay.

Meals: B

Get up early this morning and get on a long drive to Hsipaw. Along the way, you will see breathtaking landscapes and explore local life. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is at leisure for you to discover the peaceful town of Hsipaw.

Overnight in Hsipaw.

Meals: B

After breakfast, start today’s trek. First cross a natural hot spring and then head to Par Phate village. Say hello to the friendly Shan people who are working in their seasonal farmlands.

After that, continue trekking to Man Pyit village to meet the Palaung ethnic minority. Finally, trek towards the last stop of the day - Pang Kang.

Overnight in Pang Kang.

Meals: B

Departing from Pangkham, you set out for Tan San village, where you can mingle with the locals to pick up tea leaves. This village is famous for producing Shan green tea.

Then you trek towards Pang Khar to see the villagers weave and make cotton bags. There are natural pools available to escape from the heat. In the late afternoon, head for Man Loung for the evening.

Overnight in Man Loung.

Meals: B

In the morning, attend a alms giving with Palaung people before leaving for Nam Hu, another Shan village that runs tea industry. Here you can go to see hoe black tea, green tea, etc., are dried.

Then continue your trek in the mountain and stop at Kyan Khin hot spring en route. Before checking in the hotel, visit Baw Gyo Pagoda that was built at the same time with Bagan temples in the 11th century.

Overnight in Hsipaw.

Meals: B

After breakfast in the morning, take a train from Hsipaw to Mandalay, which offers breathtaking views and the most exciting ride out of all railway expeditions in Myanmar. The train stops at Gokteik Viaduct, where you can take the best photo of the railway.

Overnight in Mandalay.

Flight: Domestic flight is on Indochina Tour's arrangement

Meals: B

Transfer to airport for flight to Bagan in the early morning. Upon arrival in Bagan, you will be welcomed by your local guide at the airport.

In Bagan, you will be amazed by the thousands of Buddhist pagodas spread on the plain. These pagodas used to own by individual families during its prosperous time.

You will visit the Nyaung Oo Market where local people buying and selling food for daily life. Then head for the Shwezigon Pagoda which is the largest pagoda in Bagan painted with real gold.

Have a rest at the hotel during the hottest time in the afternoon. Then it's time to enjoy a Horse Cart Ride for the sunset! You can climb up to the top of the Shwesandaw Pagoda for sunset and then take the horse cart back to the hotel. It will be an unforgettable memory of taking the horse cart ride to travel through the pagodas when it is quiet in the dusk.

Overnight in Bagan.

Meals: B

Today, enjoy your free time to explore the Bagan plain.

Dhammayan Gyi Temple is the largest of all the temples in Bagan. Ananda Temple houses four towering golden Buddhas facing the four opposing directions. Thatbyinnyu Pahto is a five-story brick monastery topped by a sikhara tower.

Overnight in Bagan.

Flight: Domestic flight is on Indochina Tour's arrangement

Meals: B

Transfer to airport for the flight to Heho in the morning. Upon arrival, your local tour guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to Kalaw, the hill station founded by the British to flee the heat.

En route, pay a visit to bustling Heho market, the meeting point for different ethnic minority groups of surrounding areas to trade handmade goods and locally grown produce.

Then, visit the Pindaya Caves that are set in a limestone ridge overlooking the beautiful Pindaya Lake. The cave houses over 8,000 Buddha Images of various sizes which are made from teak, lacquer, marble, alabaster, and cement.

Overnight in Kalaw.

Meals: B

Today’s tour will take you to Green Hill Valley Elephant Camp, where your kids will be happy and willing to spend a day to get in close touch with the Asian elephants. There are several elephant camps in Myanmar that focus on rescue and care retired elephants. You will have the opportunity to feed them and wash them in the river.

This camp also aims to natural habitat protection and reforestation. You can plant a teak tree before leaving. Then return to Kalaw for leisure.

Overnight in Kalaw.

Flight: Domestic flight is on Indochina Tour's arrangement

Meals: B

In the morning, transfer to airport for the flight to Heho, where you will be picked up by local guide. They then will take you to your hotel by the lakeside of Inle Lake.

Inle Lake locates in the highland of Myanmar in an altitude of around 3,000 feet above sea level. Here you will enjoy different atmospheres and ambiance from the middle part of Myanmar.

Lives of In-Tha, the local ethnic people, are centered on the lake. They live in stilted houses, grow fresh produce such as tomatoes, melons, and papayas in unique floating gardens, and eat fish as a staple. On the lake, you can see traditional fishing methods by using the leg-rowing technique.

Then you will visit Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the most highly revered monastery in the Inle Lake area. After that, continue your boat ride to Nga Phe Chaung monastery, one of the oldest monasteries on the lake. The Buddha statues are more than 200 years old.

Next, proceed to the floating garden - Kyun-Hmyaw, which was built-up from strips of water hyacinth and mud. Finally, relax and enjoy spectacular sunset views over Inle Lake before returning to the hotel.

Overnight in Inle Lake.

Flight: Domestic flight is on Indochina Tour's arrangement

Meals: B

Take a boat through the Inn Thein creek, and you’ll get to Indein village. There are two groups of pagodas ruins to explore, Nyaung Ohak and Shwe Inn Thein.

The pagoda complex of Nyaung Ohak dates back to the 16th century, and you can see the traces of time clearly. Plants and trees spring up over these pagodas. Slow down your pace to marvel at the detailed sculptures of celestial beings and mythological animals.

From Nyaung Ohak, a 700-meter covered walkway leads up to Shwe Inn Thein, where you can see hundreds of pagodas in the 17th and 18th centuries. You can also get a stunning view of Indein village and the surrounding area.

After that, take the flight back to Yangon.

Overnight in Yangon.

Meals: B

Start the day with a circular train ride in Yangon. On the train, you can enjoy a variety of insights into the local life and interact with some locals to make the most of the journey. After that, visit the famous Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple, home to a 66-meter long reclining Buddha, and shoot photos at the picturesque Karaweik Hall royal floating barge.

Have some rest after lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy your free time to wander the Bogyoke Market. Then stroll around the busy streets of Yangon’s famous China Town and Yangon Jetty. Finally, end today’s tour with an amazing sunset view at Shwedagon Pagoda, the largest pagoda painted with real gold in Yangon.

Overnight in Yangon.

Flight: International flight on your own arrangement

Meals: B

Today transfer to the airport for your flight home.

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