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Mandalay
Shwe Ye Mon Hotel (superior room) or Similar
Monywa
Hotel Chindwin (superior room) or similar
Bagan
Floral Breeze Hotel (superior room) or Similar
Day 1: Yangon- Mandalay (-/L)
Possible Flight: Golden Myanmar Airlines Y5 505 (ETD 08:40 ETA 10:35) via Heho
After breakfast, you will be picked up at your hotel by our driver to transfer to the airport for the flight to Mandalay, the last Capital City of the 3rd Myanmar Dynasty.
Upon arrival at Mandalay airport, drive to Mandalay City.
Lunch at Local Restaurant. Then drive to your hotel for check-in.
In the afternoon, taste your biking visiting the Kuthodaw Pagoda which is known as the world biggest book of the world, Golden Palace Monastery where you can see the best wood-carvings. The monastery was at first in the Palace City wall and 5 years before the British Annexation, it was dismantled and reassembled to the present site to be donated to the venerable monks. The Golden Palace so called because the interior and exterior surfaces of wood structure have been gilt with millions of Gold Leaves that are fabricated in Mandalay. Finally, go up Mandalay Hill to enjoy the panoramic view of the city with sunset.
Overnight at Mandalay
Total Biking Distance 10 KM
Day 2: Mandalay – Amarapura – Sagaing – Mingun-Mandalay (B/L/-)
Today Excursion is by Bike to the Ancient capitals of Amarapura aka the Southern City, the ancient Royal Capital before Mandalay. In Amarapura, visit one of the biggest monasteries with more than 1200 Buddhist monks where under the strict tight-scheduled Rules the monks study very hard the Buddhist Canons day and night in order to be able to carry on the Budda’s teachings verbally like the Noble Theras did after the Buddha’s demise in the 6th Century B.C. Then visit the Silk-Weaving workshop. Here, Amarapura hand-weaving silk Designs are very famous as Lun Yar Kyaw Cheik, More-than-hundred Loom Design, in which many small colorful silk thread looms wave through the weft creating the unique Myanmar Ceremonial silk longyis. Depending on the designs, to finish a longyi with a hundred or so looms, it can take at least a month! Then drive to U Bein Bridge believed to be the longest wooden bridge in the world that spans Taung Thaman Lake. Take a walk on the bridge and enjoy a photo opp!
And then ride the bike to Sagaing crossing over newly-opened bridge paralleling the first British- built Span side by side.
Lunch at Sagaing Hill Restaurant.
Sagaing, the capital city of Sagaing Division, has been quite a few times Royal Capital and now stands as a Buddhist Center.
And then continue by bike to Mingun where the World’s Biggest Mingun Bell, weighing over 90 Metric Tons that is believed to be the world heaviest hanging bell in the world and Migun Stupa unfinished due to the mysterious beliefs of its builder. Then, visit the very first Home for Aged founded purely by a Burmese Lady. Meeting with the long-term nurse who speaks fair English at the Center of Old Age pays a lot. Finally visit Mya Thein Dan Pagoda which represents famous Mt. Meru according to Buddhist Cosmology.
After that, take the boat back to Mandalay along Ayeyarwaddy River relaxing on chairs provided on board.
Overnight at Mandalay
Total Biking Distance 40 KM
Day 3: Mandalay – Monywa – Pho Win Taung Caves (B/L/-)
After breakfast, drive to Sagaing crossing over newly-opened bridge paralleling the first British-built Span side by side. Sagaing, the capital city of Sagaing Division, has been quite a few times Royal Capital and now stands as a Buddhist Center. Visit Sagaing Hills filled with Meditation Centers, Monasteries, and Nunneries. The view from the platform of Sun Oo Punya Shin Pagoda that takes the overwhelming hilltop is really breath-taking.
Then, drive to Monywa(approx; 2.5 hours), the second biggest city after Mandalay in the central Myanmar. Monywa is the major trade center whose surroundings are filled with the fertile fields yielding the best crops such as rice, beans, vegetables and also tobacco. One the way to the town, visit Thanbude Temple with its more than half million Buddha Images inside and outside of the main temple.
In the afternoon, drive to the jetty of Chindwin River which is the third longest river to take a ferry to the other side to do the countryside Bike Tour to Pho Win Taung Cave Pagodas. Upon arrival, walk all the way up the Sandstone Caves build from 16th to 19th century. Monkey food sellers will accompany you all the way of the loop. Then, drive back to Monywa, cross the river to the town and check-in at the hotel.
Overnight in Monywa
Total Biking Distance 25 KM
Day 4: Monywa- Pakkoku- Bagan (B/L/-)
After breakfast, visit Bodhi Tahtaung Buddhas so named after one-thousand Sitting Buddhas under a thousand Bo Trees. Then, visit the second largest Reclining Buddha and the tallest standing Buddha which measures 413 feet in height.
Then drive to Chaung U junction where you can start your biking up to Ma U village to feel the village life with home industries such as Bamboo Scales Making, Incense Stick and so on. Talk a walk among the 16th to 18th century Pagoda Complex nearby. You can also drop in at one of the pit-stops where you can see the Myanmar Traditional Cosmetic, Thanaka plantations. Continue driving to Pakkokku, which is known as the Tobacco Trade Center where you embark the private boat (approx; 2 and a half hours)to Ancient City, Bagan.
In Pakkokku, if the time permits, you can visit some Myanmar Home Industries such as Cherrot or Myanmar Cigar factory, Paper-mache factory, slipper factory, all hand-made home factories located at the Pakkokku City.
Then continue to the Jetty of Pakkokku to take a boat ride(approx 2 hours!) to Bagan. Hundreds of Ancient Stupas, Temples, Monestaries, Libraries and Buddhist Universities welcome you to the then Heart of Buddhism. On arrival at Jetty, get on your private van then drive to your hotel for Check-in.
Overnight in Bagan
Total Biking Distance 35 KM
Day 5: Bagan Sightseeing (B/L/-)
After breakfast, start your full-day biking tour with a climb up to a temple to have a glimpse of Bird’s eye view tasting a bit of its marvel. Then you may visit Nyaung U morning market which is known as Market On The Floor with a variety of local vegetables and products such as typical snacks, food, Handicrafts, Thanakha the most adorned Burmese Make-up, and so on. Then, visit the most sacred stupa Shwe Zi Gon built in 11 Century by the most outstanding Buddhist King, Anawrahta, Gu Byauk Gyi Temple to see the mural from 12 Century, the massive red-colored Htilominlo Temple, and lastly before check-in at the hotel, visit most beautiful Ananda Temple built in late 11 Century housing giant Standing Buddhas which give the viewers illusion of Smiling-or-Serious facial expression of the Enlightened One.
In the afternoon, bike to New Bagan where you may pay a visit to famous Lacquer Wares Workshop is worth enough to see its hand-made black products that come in a variety of household items from the smallest one of tea-cup to the Giant Sun Oak, the food container to be sent to the Buddhist monasteries in the yester years. Bike around the ancient temples of New Bagan until the sunset over a temple.
Overnight in Bagan
Total Biking Distance 20 KM
Day 6: Bagan - Mt. Popa half-way by bike – Bagan (B/L/-)
Today, start your biking adventure up to the Myanmar’s Nat paraidise of Mt. Popa. Enjoy the landscape of Upper Myanmar with hundreds of Toddy Palms that can be seen along the fence line of the farms where the local farmers grow peanuts, seasame, peas, cotton and many more crops. After an hour or more biking, you will get to the Palm Tree Hut where you can study how the Myanmar people from Upper Myanmar make good use of Toddy palm trees; the branches for furniture, the wood from the stem to make stools and tables and house beams and the leaf for roofing, and the palm juice to make several drinks including distilling the strong country spirit.
After a short break, continue to Mt. Popa. Make some stops on the way from time to time to make photos and talk to the local people. After one and a half hour of biking, you will arrive at the town of Mt. Popa.
Enjoy your lunch at Yangon Restaurant
After lunch, you can visit the Nat Museum located at the foot of Popa Taung Kalat. There are 37 Nats altogether officially recognized by the authorities, and of course there are millions of Nats that are not registered. Mt. Popa is the abode of all the official nats and the museum is the place where you can see the Life-size statues of Registered Nats.
It is optional to ascend the 800-step Mt. Popa on top of which, from the pagoda and shrines, you can enjoy the panoramic view of the Oasis area looking out west, you can see the plain of Bagan. Along the staircase, you will see many pilgrims, shops selling the souvenirs of Mt. Popa, and lastly the Mt. Popa monkeys.
Then continue your way back to Bagan either by car or on a bike.
Overnight at Bagan.
Total Biking Distance 50 KM
Day 7: Bagan departure (B/-/-)
After breakfast, transfer to Bagan Nyaung U Airport for the flight onwards!
End of the tour!!!
Note: The group size is limited up to maximum number of 6 pax so that we can give the full attention to all travellers in a way of close intimacy. We guarantee the departure when the minimum of 2 cyclists are confirmed. For solo travellers, we are happy to welcome them as always and they can have their own room as long as the single supplement is paid. Nevertheless, a shared room with another same-sex solo cyclist can be arranged at no extra cost. As for 2 days, the bike rental fees are included in the fare. However, if you bring your own bike we will deduct the bicycle fees accordingly from the total cost.
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