6 Days Myanmar Shan State Cycling Tour

Flight: International flight on your own arrangement or upon requests

Welcome to Yangon! Upon arrival, your guide will greet you at the airport and escort you to the hotel for check-in.

After a short rest, start your Yangon city tour at the historic Post Office, followed by Strand Hotel, Mahabandoola Garden and Independence Monument. Next 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.

Then end today’s tour with an amazing sunset view at Shwedagon Pagoda, the largest pagoda with painted real gold in Yangon.

Overnight in Yangon.

Flight: Domestic flight is on Indochina Tour's arrangement

Meals: B

Biking distance: 38 km

Transfer to airport for domestic flight to Heho in the early morning. Upon arrival in Heho, you will be welcomed by your biking team at the airport.

After a safety briefing and a testing out of the bikes, start riding to Pindaya. You will ride over rolling hills in Shan State. Lush forests, rice fields, and buffaloes can be seen. You can stop to have a chat with farmers in the fields. Cross through the local villages, you come to a wonderful downhill ride to Pindaya.

Overnight in Pindaya.

Meals: B

Biking distance: 65 km

Start the morning with a visit to 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.

Then continue your bike ride to Kalaw, a popular hill station in the British days. Along the trail, you go through rice fields, hill tribe villages, and pine forests. Upon arrival at Kalaw, after a shower in the hotel, walk around the town’s colonial buildings for a glimpse of the old days.

Overnight in Kalaw.

Meals: B

Biking distance: 65 km

Today, after a short-distance main road ride, venture off to the road that is less visited by tourists. Authentic rural scenery and natural landscapes are the rewards. Then a downhill ride takes you to the flatland near Inle Lake.

Ride up to the western shore where less traffic and gently rolling hills offer you a better cycling experience. Keep riding to Nyaungshwe, the gateway town for Inle Lake.

Overnight in Nyaungshwe.

Meals: B

Biking distance: 12-15 km

Today’s trip will first take you to ride along the Inle Lake’s eastern shore to witness the lives of In-Tha (name of local ethnic people) which 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. Take a boat to cruise 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: International flight on your own arrangement

Meals: B

Transfer to Heho airport for the flight back to Yangon and then connect to your flight home.

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