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Shwedagon Pagoda
Bagan, Burma (Myanmar)
Bagan, Burma (Myanmar)

Remote Myanmar tour: journey into the hills

15 days from £4,995pp

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Tour highlights

  • Get up close and personal with the tattooed Chin tribes.

  • Drive on rural tracks to untouched parts of the country.

  • Climb Myanmar's second highest mountain, Mount Victoria (Natmataung).

  • Trek in the Shan Hills around Inle Lake.

Price includes:

  • Scheduled international and domestic flights
  • In-destination transfers
  • Activities and excursions as detailed
  • All accommodation
  • 24-hour support while you travel
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Itinerary idea in detail

Includes international flights from a choice of UK airports, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

  • Today you begin your journey by boarding your international outbound flight to Yangon.

  • On arrival in Yangon, you will be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel.

    • Close-up of Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon)
      Close-up of Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon)
    • Incense sticks burn below the enormous reclining Buddha in Yangon
      Incense sticks burn below the enormous reclining Buddha in Yangon
    • The Shwedagon Pagoda shines bright in the evening
      The Shwedagon Pagoda shines bright in the evening

  • This morning, you will be taken on a walking tour of colonial Yangon, visiting the former Post Office and Strand Hotel, to name a few. Late afternoon, your driver and guide will take you to visit the shimmering Shwedagon Pagoda as the sun sets, followed by drinks on 19th Street — the perfect place to people-watch in downtown Yangon.

    • Shwedagon Pagoda
      Shwedagon Pagoda
    • The Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon)
      The Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon)
    • Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon
      Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon

  • You will be collected from your hotel and transferred to the airport where you will fly to Bagan. On arrival in Bagan, you will go on a tour of the city, exploring some of the many temples and stupas that make it such a historical treasure. Toward the end of the day, you will climb one of the larger temples to see the vast area that Bagan's architectural dream covers in time for the sun to slip behind the Ayeyarwady River and mountain pass.

    • Temples of Bagan
      Temples of Bagan
    • Sunset cruise on the Ayeyarwady, Bagan, Myanmar
      Sunset cruise on the Ayeyarwady, Bagan, Myanmar
    • Sunset on the Ayeyarwady, Bagan, Myanmar
      Sunset on the Ayeyarwady, Bagan, Myanmar

  • Day at your own leisure to continue exploring the beautiful temple complex.

    • Bagan, Burma (Myanmar)
      Bagan, Burma (Myanmar)
    • Bagan, Burma (Myanmar)
      Bagan, Burma (Myanmar)
    • Bagan, Myanmar
      Bagan, Myanmar

  • You will be met by your driver and guide in a 4x4 jeep this morning and taken on the journey west into the Chin Mountains. The journey is hard-going at times, however extremely rewarding given the off-the-beaten track nature of the Chin State.

    • Chin elder, Mindat
      Chin elder, Mindat
    • Mountain Oasis Resort, Mindat, Burma (Myanmar)
      Mountain Oasis Resort, Mindat, Burma (Myanmar)
    • Viewing point at Mountain Oasis Resort, Mindat, Burma (Myanmar)
      Viewing point at Mountain Oasis Resort, Mindat, Burma (Myanmar)

  • Today, you will explore Mindat and the surrounding hills with your guide, meeting villagers from various ethnic groups, such as the Dai and Muun.

    • Lady of the Muun tribe, Chin State, Myanmar
      Lady of the Muun tribe, Chin State, Myanmar
    • Market in Mindat, Chin State, Burma (Myanmar)
      Market in Mindat, Chin State, Burma (Myanmar)
    • Local lady, Mindat
      Local lady, Mindat

  • Leaving Mindat this morning you drive through the Chin Mountain range to Mount Victoria. At base camp, you will start the trek over the mountains with your guide to the summit of Mount Victoria. After completing the climb, leave and drive on to Kanpetlet, where you will spend the night.

    • Village life in the Chin Mountains, Kanpetlet, Myanmar
      Village life in the Chin Mountains, Kanpetlet, Myanmar
    • Lady of the Dai tribe, Kanpetlet, Myanmar
      Lady of the Dai tribe, Kanpetlet, Myanmar
    • Zina Mam Aung golden stupa on the top of Mount Victoria, Chin State, Myanmar
      Zina Mam Aung golden stupa on the top of Mount Victoria, Chin State, Myanmar

  • Leaving Kanpetlet you drive back down the Chin Mountain range into the lowlands. The journey is pretty rough and bumpy throughout, and around mid-afternoon, you arrive in Bagan and your accommodation for some pampering.

    • Bagan, Myanmar
      Bagan, Myanmar
    • One of the many temples at Bagan, Burma (Myanmar)
      One of the many temples at Bagan, Burma (Myanmar)
    • A few of the majestic temples of Bagan, Myanmar
      A few of the majestic temples of Bagan, Myanmar

  • From Bagan, you will fly to Heho, where your driver and guide will take you through the market towns on the way to the pretty colonial hill station of Kalaw. Afternoon at leisure in Kalaw.

    • Sellers at market, Kalaw
      Sellers at market, Kalaw
    • Kalaw, view across the Shan State
      Kalaw, view across the Shan State
    • Kalaw, Burma (Myanmar)
      Kalaw, Burma (Myanmar)

  • Today you start your trekking adventure through the hilly terrain from Kalaw to Inle. The trek will take you through a series of villages little visited by tourists. Overnight accommodation is very basic.

    • Kalaw, Burma (Myanmar)
      Kalaw, Burma (Myanmar)
    • Kalaw market
      Kalaw market
    • Kalaw, Myanmar
      Kalaw, Myanmar

  • Continue the trek to its conclusion at the temple of Indein on the banks of Inle Lake where you will enjoy lunch before transferring to your hotel.

    • Inle Lake, Myanmar
      Inle Lake, Myanmar
    • Life on Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)
      Life on Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)
    • Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)
      Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)

  • Today you will go out on Inle Lake in a boat with your guide. Hopefully, you will be fortunate enough to witness the famous leg-rowers and meet the Karen people, or as they are more commonly known, long-neck hill tribes.

    • A leg rower transports his goods on one of the channels to Inle Lake
      A leg rower transports his goods on one of the channels to Inle Lake
    • Fisherman and their families choose to live in stilted houses on Inle Lake
      Fisherman and their families choose to live in stilted houses on Inle Lake
    • Longtail boats are the fastest form of transport on Inle Lake
      Longtail boats are the fastest form of transport on Inle Lake

  • Free day to rest and relax at Inle Lake and reflect on your adventure in Myanmar.

    • A Burmese woman tending her crops, Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)
      A Burmese woman tending her crops, Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)
    • The hustle and bustle of daily life on Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)
      The hustle and bustle of daily life on Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)
    • A local market, Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)
      A local market, Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)

  • Return to the airport at Heho and fly back to Yangon. You have the use of a guide and driver between flights in Yangon to go out for lunch before returning to the airport in time for your departure flight. Your return flight will arrive the same day.

    • Novice monks walk to exams in the grounds of a temple at Nyaung Shwe
      Novice monks walk to exams in the grounds of a temple at Nyaung Shwe
    • Markets provide a sensory overload of colour and aroma, Burma (Myanmar)
      Markets provide a sensory overload of colour and aroma, Burma (Myanmar)
    • Lady at the Heho Market, Burma (Myanmar)
      Lady at the Heho Market, Burma (Myanmar)

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When to go

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Place Daily max temperature (°C) Monthly rainfall (mm)
Yangon
 
Bagan
 
Mindat
 
Kanpetlet
 
Kalaw
 
Inle Lake
 
Nyaung Shwe