Burma: Land of Golden Temples & Floating Gardens
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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Rangoon on a guided walking tour
- Welcome Briefing before witnessing the most sacred Buddhist site in all of Burma—Shwedagon Pagoda
- Discover local culture and traditions on a tour of Burma
- Discover Bagan's thousands of pagodas during a hot air balloon ride You may wish to rise early this morning for an optional hot-air balloon ride
- Experience Dhammayangyi the largest temple in Myanmar
- View the U Bein Bridge near mandalay
- Visit a local village inhabited by members of the Pa-O tribe, one of the many ethnic minorities in Burma
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Trip includes
- Airport transfers are included when you purchase our operator's International air to coincide with trip's day by day agenda.
- All land transportation and 6 internal flights
- Accommodations for 14 nights
- 31 meals—daily breakfast, 9 lunches, and 8 dinners (including 1 Home-Hosted Dinner)
- 32 small group activities
- Services of a resident, English-speaking Trip Leader provided by our trip operator
- Gratuities for local guides, drivers, and luggage porters
- Porterage for 1 bag per traveler
Itinerary
We depart the U.S. on an overnight flight across the Pacific and cross the International Date Line.
Accommodation: Avion Apart Hotel or similar
Arrive in Bangkok late in the evening. An OAT representative will meet you at the airport and assist with your transfer to our Bangkok hotel. Travelers on our optional Vientiane & Luang Prabang trip extension arrive earlier in the day.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Sedona Hotel Yangon or similar
After breakfast at our hotel, we fly to Rangoon, Burma, and stop to exchange money before beginning our discovery of Burma’s largest city and former capital. Also known as Yangon, the...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Sedona Hotel Yangon or similar
Discover local culture and traditions on a tour of Burma Today we’ll enjoy a guided tour of Rangoon. We’ll begin by walking through the city center, taking in the bustling markets and ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: The Hotel @ Tharabar Gate or similar
Early this morning, we’ll transfer to the airport for a short flight to central Burma. Our destination is Bagan, also known as the “City of Four Million Pagodas.” Many of...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: The Hotel @ Tharabar Gate or similar
Discover Bagan's thousands of pagodas during a hot air balloon ride You may wish to rise early this morning for an optional hot-air balloon ride, a memorable opportunity to enjoy a bird...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: The Hotel @ Tharabar Gate or similar
Experience Dhammayangyi the largest temple in Myanmar This morning after breakfast, we’ll head to a Bagan workshop to learn how to make a popular dish called pone ye gyi,...
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Sedona Hotel Mandalay or similar
See the ancient city of Inwa After an early breakfast, we transfer to the airport for a 30-minute flight to Mandalay. We'll explore several highlights of Mandalay, which briefly ser...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Sedona Hotel Mandalay or similar
View the U Bein Bridge near mandalay Following breakfast this morning, we depart for Mandalay Hill. Upon arrival, we’ll ride an escalator to the top, where Mandalay Hill Monastery offers sw...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Sedona Hotel Mandalay or similar
See the largest fully functioning bell in the world in Mingun After breakfast, we enjoy a pleasant boat ride a few miles upriver from Mandalay to the village of Mingun, home ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Pine Hill Resort or similar
Myanmarian women carrying firewood to the local friday market We rise early for our flight to Heho. Upon arrival, we visit a local village inhabited by members of the Pa-O tribe, ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Pristine Lotus Spa Resort, Inle Resort or similar
Encounter local farmers living near Kalaw A diverse variety of ethnic hill tribes reside in small villages nestled among the hills that surround Kalaw—includ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Pristine Lotus Spa Resort, Inle Resort or similar
Discover life along Inle Lake Today’s discoveries on Inle Lake begin with a boat ride to Nga Hpe Kyaung, a stunning wooden temple and Buddhist monastery built on sti...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Pristine Lotus Spa Resort, Inle Resort or similar
Discover mysterious hilltop ruins while touring Burma After breakfast, we depart by boat to visit some local workshops that produce Shan paper and traditiona...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Avion Apart Hotel or similar
After breakfast, we transfer to Heho for a flight to Rangoon. Upon arrival, we enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Then we wander through the some 2,000 stalls of Bogyoke Aung San Market....
Meals: Breakfast
We rise before daybreak for an early morning flight back to the U.S. If you are continuing on the post-trip extension to Phnom Penh & Angkor Wat, Cambodia, you'll fly to Phnom Penh.
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We believe that there is a Gutsy Woman inside each of us; one who occasionally needs to make time for herself to refresh and renew her mind, spirit and body. Over the past decade, Gutsy Women Travel has been developing a community of women who have turned to us for the opportunity to recharge their energies in the company of other like-minded women in fascination destinations.
Women are traditionally caregivers, regularly placing the needs of everyone else in their lives ahead of their own. Yet it is undeniably important that women take the time to nurture themselves and travel is one of the best ways to do just that!
Guided Vacations: GWT has blocked space for their interested clientele on the trips listed on the 2015 calendar. In order for the guided land vacations to operate exclusively for Gutsy Women, the operator will need at least 10-16 participants deposited on the trip. We are witnessing very strong interest on many of the featured 2015 trips however there is a release date for holding space on these trips and if by time of release date the trip has not reached its minimum numbers, the trip will be opened up to other travelers however the group size will remain as scheduled.
River Cruises: Gutsy Women Travel has secured a group block of cabins on each Grand Circle River Cruise featured in our 2015 trip calendar. GWT clients will have the ability to benefit from the single supplement waiver/discount which is inventory controlled; we recommend that you make your selection as soon as you are able. Women have the ability to upgrade for a higher category stateroom. This is not a private charter and women will therefore be traveling with other guest consisting of male and female participants. Gutsy Women will arrange a reception for their guest on the first evening of arrival so our female travelers can meet each other and in order for them arrange to have meals and excursions together. The Cruise Director on board is available to assist all passengers inclusive of the Gutsy Women group.
Safaris: Gutsy Women Travel arranges small group safaris exclusively for women operated by OAT. We have secured a block space for a minimum of 10 people and a maximum of 16 on each safari.
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