lunch at the Swan Hotel Restaurant. Shopping at Zegyo Market. Sunset at Mandalay Hill. Shan dinner at the Lashio Lay Restaurant. Attend performance at Marionette Theater. Accommodations at the Mandalay Swan Hotel.
Day 13 Mandalay 11/13 Tuesday. Breakfast at the Swan Hotel. Explore ancient city of Ava by horse cart. Enjoy spectacular vistas from the ancient city of Sagaing. Myanmar lunch at Sakhan Thar Restaurant. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner at the Sedona Hotel Restaurant. Shopping at night market. Accommodations at the Mandalay Swan Hotel.
Day 14 Mandalay 11/14 Wednesday. Breakfast at the Swan Hotel. Visit to Buffalo Point where teak logs are transported. Two hour boat ride to visit the ancient city of Mingun where the world’s largest uncracked bell is kept. Myanmar lunch at Aye Myint Thar Restaurant. Visit gold leaf makers, wood and stone carvers. Visit monks at Mahagandayo Monastery. Explore ancient city of Amarapura and family making hand loomed clothing. Sunset at U-Bein Bridge. Chinese dinner at Mandalay Swan Hotel Restaurant. Accommodations at the Mandalay Swan Hotel.
Day 15 Mandalay—Bagan 11/15 Thursday. Breakfast at the Mandalay Swan Hotel. Visit Mahamuni Pagoda containing Myanmar’s largest bronze Buddha image. One hour late morning Air Mandalay flight to Bagan. (6T 302 Mandalay to Bagan: 11:40 am to 12:10 pm). Transfer to accommodations at the Than Te Hotel. Lunch at the Than Te Hotel Restaurant. Visit Bagan Museum. Riverside dinner with local dance performances. Accommodations at the Than Te Hotel.
Day 16 Bagan 11/16 Friday. Breakfast at the Than Te Hotel. Explore some of more than 2,000 ancient temples and pagodas by horse cart. Lunch at the Than Te Hotel Restaurant. Early afternoon at leisure. Sunset viewed from an ancient temple. Riverside dinner at the Than Te Hotel Restaurant. Accommodations at the Than Te Hotel.
Day 17 Bagan—Yangon 11/17 Saturday. Breakfast at the Than Te Hotel. Explore more ancient temples and pagodas by horse cart. Lunch at the Than Te Hotel. Early afternoon at leisure. One hour early evening Air Mandalay flight to Yangon. (6T 302 Bagan to Yangon: 6:45 to 7:15 pm). Transfer to accommodations at the Liberty Hotel. Myanmar dinner at the Liberty Hotel Restaurant. Accommodations at the Liberty Hotel.
Day 18 Yangon—Bangkok 11/18 Sunday. Breakfast at the Liberty Hotel. Morning guided city tour. Lunch at the Inya Lake Hotel. Shopping at Bojoke Aung San Market. Late afternoon at leisure. Depart Yangon early evening. Two hour Thai Airlines flight to Bangkok. (TG 306 Yangon to Bangkok: 8:20 pm to 10:00 pm). Transfer to accommodations at the Royal President.
Day 19 Bangkok--Osaka—Los Angeles 11/19 Monday. Morning departure from Bangkok via Osaka to Los Angeles on Japan Airlines. (JL 728 Bangkok to Osaka: 9:10 am to 4:15 pm; JL 060 Osaka to Los Angeles: 5:10 pm to 10:05 am (11/19)). Arrive in Los Angeles mid-morning.
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