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Myanmar Heritage | Irrawaddy River – Bagan to Mandalay: 7-Nights

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Myanmar Heritage | Irrawaddy River – Bagan to Mandalay: 7-Nights

$2899 $2699 per person

*Prices are CAD per person, based on 2 people sharing in lead in cabin (250 Sq ft – Main Deck) – RV Paukan 2012

*Upgrades for Other Cabin Categories for 2021 Dates:

– Upper Deck Deluxe: +$575 CAD pp

– Upper Deck Premier Suite: +$1450 CAD pp

*Price subject to change

Upstream: Bagan-Salay-River Village-Yandabo-Monywa-Ava-Sagaing-Amarapura-Mingun-Central Mandalay

Between Prome and The Irrawaddy River has witnessed the history of Myanmar and gave it life. On its banks are located all the “must see” highlights of the Golden Land from the city of Pyay (Prome), where the roots of the Bamar civilization can be found, to the Royal Capitals of Mandalay, Amarapura and Ava passing through the glorious city of Bagan with its 3,000 temples and pagodas where sat the First Myanmar Empire yond Mandalay the river wonderful second life.

There is no better way to visit all Myanmar than taking a “boutique” cruise on the Irrawaddy in the comfort of our ships. No more long coach trips and the hassle to pack and unpack luggage.

What’s Included: 

All meals &, Coffee/Tea/Water – Complimentary local beer throughout the cruise – a glass of Wine at lunch and dinner – Sightseeing as described in the Itinerary – Ayravata Cruises English Speaking Guide (additional non-English speaking guide is provided if more than 8 cabins are booked by parties speaking the same language) – All Entrance Fees.

What’s Not Included: 

Other Drinks, laundry, all items of a personal nature; health-accident-baggage or travel protection plan outside the ship’s boundaries, port charges of $100 CAD pp, fuel surcharges if applicable*

MEMBER BENEFIT:

As a Trip Merchant member, you will receive a 5% savings plus any additional offers available. Inquire at time of booking.

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Mention Promo Code for Savings: TMPaukan

Departure Dates

March 7, *14, 21
*Reverse Routing (Downstream): Mandalay-Mingun-Amarapura-Sagaing-Ava-Monywa-Yandabo-River Village-Salay-Bagan
All 2021 Dates use RV Paukan 2007 ship, except March 14 and 21 are RV Paukan 2012 ship
  • Destination
  • Arrival City
    Bagan, Myanmar
  • Departure City
    Mandalay, Myanmar
  • Activity Level
    Leisurely
  • Passenger Limit
    18-29 Cabins (depending on ship)
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Bagan - Salay
TRANSFER: Transfer from airport or hotel to Jetty can be arranged at supplement upon request. Pls note that it takes approximately 30 minuts drive from Airport and Hotel to ship (Koe Lone Ye Kin). Please note: We are not able to accept early arrival before 11:00 AM.
EMBARKATION Board the Ship at  Koe Lone Ye Kin Jetty 11:00 am and cast off 11:30 am, welcome cocktail in the saloon.
AFTERNOON EXCURSION : Salay After Lunch, we walk ashore at Salay, a small town founded in the 13th century with Bagan-era shrines, beautiful 19th century teak monasteries and preserved British colonial buildings. We explore the Salay House, a restored 1906 colonial trading company warehouse on the bank of the Irrawaddy. Our walk takes us along the town’s main Strand Street towards the local market before turning away from the river to visit the beautiful Yoke Soun Kyaung Taw Gyi wooden monastery. This ornately carved teak monastery was designed as a copy of the Crown Prince House of Mandalay, and is now a museum boasting remarkable wood carvings and artifacts. We pass some interesting Bagan-era monuments on our way to visit Mann Paya, a pagoda with a beautiful lacquerware Buddha, before returning to our ship with a stroll past some of Salay’s many beautiful colonial. Dinner and moor overnight mid stream.
Meals Provided: Lunch, Dinner
 
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Bagan
MORNING EXCURSION: Bagan This morning our excursion takes us to one of the most incredible areas of Myanmar: Bagan. Once the center of the Pagan Empire, Bagan today is a tourist, artist, and archeological mecca. We will start the tour with ShweZigon Pagoda construction during the reign of King Anawrahta and a Buddhist religious place, is believed to enshrine a bone and tooth of Gautama Buddha, the massive Htilominlo, built by King Htilominlo on the site where he was chosen from the five sons of King Nadaungmya to be the crown prince of Pagan. While the murals that once decorated much of the inside of this temple have only survived on the ceilings, Htilominlo boasts the finest plaster carvings which still remain undamaged on the arch pediments. Then stop by Thatbyinnyu Pagoda for photo shoot on the way back to ship for Lunch.
AFTRNOON EXCURSION : Bagan- After lunch, we visit Gubyaukgyi Temple (Great Painted Cave Temple), where the richly-colored paintings are thought to date to the original construction period in the early 12th century and we will also see a sand painting demonstration by a local artist. Next to this temple is the gilded Myazedi Stupa, which offers both a linguistic and a historical significance: an inscription consecrating Gubyaukgyi in four languages (Pyu, Mon, Old Burmese, and Pali), which established Pyu as an important cultural influence in the early Pagan period. Then a visit to Bagan would not be complete without exploring one of the most famous temples of Bagan, Ananda. Built in 1105 CE during King Kyanzittha’s reign, it is one of only four surviving temples from this period. We will explore the cruciform of the temple, with four standing Buddhas facing north, south, east, and west. After that we stop by Dhammayan Gyi Pagoda for photo shoot. For our final stop of the day we proceed to the Bagan Viewing Hill where we will view the sunset over the pagodas and stupas of Bagan before returning to the ship.
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
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Bagan - River Village
MORNING EXCURSION: Bagan Explore some of Bagan’s local markets selling wood carvings, fabric, longyis and rattan product. Visit a workshop to see the ancient technique of lacquer ware making. Alternatively, guests can hire a horse cart or a bicycle and explore the site on their own (or) have a splendid Balloon Flight over Bagan (surcharge applied – optional). Back to the ship around Noon and cast off.
AFTERNOON EXCURSION: River Village We cruise upstream all day. Stop at River village for a walk. Dinner followed by a Puppet Show on the sundeck.
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
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Yandabo
MORNING EXCURSION: Yandabo-
In the morning we arrive at Yandabo, a picturesque river village specializing in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war signed on Feb. 24, 1826. We go ashore for a walking at some pot-making workshops and visit the monastery. We cruise upstream the rest of the day, moor overnight near Myin Mu.

Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Monywa - Sagaing
FULL DAY EXCURSION: Monywa- Early morning drive by coach (approx. 1 ½ hours) to Monywa to visit the Hpowindaung cave where hundreds of Buddha Statues are placed inside niches decorated with wonderful mural paintings dated back .Serve Lunch at local restaurant in Win Unity Hotel in Monywa. After lunch we visit the splendid Sambuddhai Kat Kyaw pagoda with its more than 500,000 Buddha images. Drive back to Myin Mu and Overnight night at River bank.
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Ava - Sagaing - Amarapura
.MORNING EXCURSION: Ava Visit Ava by horse-cart visiting the beautiful 200 year old teak Bagaya Kyaung Monastery, Nanmyin watchtower (27mt. high) and the Me Nu Ok Kyaung monastery. Return to ship & sailing to Sagaing.
AFTERNOON EXCURSION: Sagaing – Amarapura In the afternoon, we visit to Sagaing Hill, a hill studded with many Pagodas and Monasteries rich in wood carving and religious art. Then we travel by coach to Amarapura, the penultimate Burmese Royal Capital (1783) to visit a traditional silk weaving workshop followed by U-Bein Bridge, the world’s longest wooden bridge (1.2 km) and enjoy the sunset there. Dinner and overnight on board near Sagaing Hill.
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Mingun - Central Mandalay
MORNING EXCURSION: Mingun After breakfast we will enjoy a leisurely walking tour of the small town of Mingun. Our first stop is King Bodawpaya’s monumental, uncompleted stupa. During construction, an astrologer to the king argued that the king would die upon completion of the temple, and work was immediately halted. Had it been completed, it would have been the largest in the world. The cracks we see are the result of the 23 March 1839 earthquake that shook the area. We continue our walk to the Mingun Bell, which was the heaviest working bell in the world until 2000 when the Bell of Good Luck was unveiled in Henan, China. After having the opportunity to stand inside the bell as it is rung, we have time to shop in the local market, famous for its makeshift galleries that display inexpensive art from both local and internationally known artists. Lunch on board.
AFTERNOON EXCURSION: Central Mandalay Visit central Mandalay: Mahamuni Pagoda, then visit to the workshops of gold leave making and marble carving. And visit to Kuthodaw Paya, which contains the world's biggest book, near by Mandalay Hill where spiraling staircases lead to sweeping views of the city and its temples and Sunset time at Mandalay Hill. Dinner on board. Overnight at Mandalay.
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Mandalay
  Morning disembark at Gawein Jetty around 9:00 am
Meals Provided: Breakfast

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RV PAUKAN 2012

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RV PAUKAN 2012

TWIN DELUXE WITH FRENCH BALCONY (8 CABINS): 250 SQ. FT - MAIN DECK
SINGLE (2 CABINS): 107 SQ. FT. - UPPER DECK
DOUBLE DELUXE WITH BALCONY (6 CABINS): 270 SQ. FT - UPPER DECK
PREMIER WITH BALCONY (2 CABINS): 270 SQ. FT. - UPPER DECK