Myanmar Joined Tour

Your local guide will greet you at the airport whatever day or time you may land in Yangon . It is because our program will start at 15:00 . But we will have meet and greet program at hotel lobby at 14:00 to introduce to each other and to listen to the trip brief of your local guide .
At 15:00 , we will start exploring the highlights of Yangon with the first visit to Chauk Htet Gyi Pagoda “ The Huge Reclining Buddha Statue in the length of 72 meters “ where we are to wander around the number of Buddhist monasteries and your local guide will let you have some surprise opportunities to make the some grate photos of monks and novices around the monasteries .
As the sun drops, our thoughts inevitably turn to one of the wonders of the religious world: Shwedagon, the famed Golden Pagoda. Photographing Shwedagon is anything you want it to be. There are challenging but still interesting to observe and shoot different religious activities of all Buddhist people. Free shooting around the pagoda platform will be done till sun is completely down. Then have a dinner and overnight stay in Yangon.

Our sincere suggestions : Please settle the bill to hotel tonight if you have some bills to settle
Pack your luggage and get it ready for tomorrow because you are to wake up early tomorrow morning to catch the flight to Bagan .

Today We are to wake up very early in Yangon but for now Yangon must wait: we’ll be back later to explore its remaining highlights.
After early wake up , take away the breakfast box and transfer to the Yangon airport for your flight to Bagan, ( Flying hour from Yangon to Bagan is approximately 1hrs and 15 minutes ) upon arrival to Bagan, we are directly to proceed to Mindat (Southern Chin State ) (160 Km, 6-7 hours) by 4 x 4 jeep. Mindat which is located in the western part of Myanmar, accessible by road from Bagan, one of the most famous ecotourism sites in Myanmar, . A visit to Chin region ia an opportunities to observe their strange traditional custom and chin women with tattoos on their faces. Mindut are popular destinations in the southern part of chin state visited by tourists for its picturesque beautiful scenery and fine weather. Hunting is still practice and one can see various head bones of animals proudly hanged at walls of their houses. Their primitive weapon is the bow and arrow. In chin this weapon is universal, being used both in fighting and hunting such larger animals. On the way to Mindat Our delicious lunch will be at one of simple local restaurant in the small town called Paut then drive straight to Minday. Upon arrival at Mindat in the evening, check-in at a small & simple hotel. Enjoy dinner at a small local restaurant and overnight stay in Mindat

After wake up , pack all our camera equipments and get all necessary stuffs ready and then drive straight to local restaurant where we will have breakfast . After breakfast, Today’s our mission lies in Mindat . With the help of local experienced chin guide, we are to explore Chin villages around Mindat where you will see three different kind of tattooed women , They are called Munn tribe , Makham tribe and Daing tribe . Each tribe has their distinguished tattooed design.
Off course, We are going to explore the chin villages , but not all villages , only special places where we can see the chin women with the best tattooed design on their face . and after morning excursion and shooting is done , take a lunch break at good and simple local restaurant . then a little break to recharge your battery and to rejuvenate your enthusiasm for afternoon shooting .
Afternoon sightseeing include a visit to Pan Auk Village , start half day trekking to Pan Aut Chin Village. We will see different tattooed faces of the other Chin women and their way of life. It is one of the big villages of about 40 villager. In our sightseeing in the village, it will include old shaman’s house, wooden memorial poles of their nat festivals, old stone tombs at their cemetery and Chin traditional huts under decorated by many skulls, horns and bones of the different animals. Where we will do light trek around village to observe the village life of Munn Chin Tribe . Then back to Mindat and dinner is arranged at simple and good local restaurant in Mindat . overnight stay in Mindat.

This morning we are to enjoy the breakfast at hotel in Mindat and then check out the hotel to visit some tribal villages to make the different great photos of landscape photography with tattooed women and some indoor photography as well . We will spend the rest of morning around Mindat and beyond . In the afternoon , we are driving back to Bagan and we will get back to Bagan in the late afternoon . enjoy the dinner at local restaurant and overnight stay in Bagan .

Today is the final day of the Ananda Pagoda Festival offers an extraordinary photo opportunity. So we are to wake up early to head off to Ananda Pagoda where number of thousands of Buddhist monks and novices will be lining up to collect the alms donated by the pilgrims in attendance. It is promised that there are countless opportunities for making the great photos of novices and local people .
After that we will proceed to one of the hidden temple where to do surprise photo secession and staged shots then have a short break for lunch and take a midday break at hotel .
In the afternoon , we are doing some landscape photography with horse drawn carriage and do sunset shots from the best sunset corner of Bagan . Overnight stay in Bagan.

Early in the morning, well before dawn, head off for Sunrise shots from Shwesandaw pagoda, Of course this is a grand indulgence! — but Bagan is one of the visual wonders of the world, up there alongside Angkor in Cambodia and Borobodur in Indonesia. And Bagan is simply vast, nearly 70 square kilometres in extent, and if the weather smiles on us there is simply no better way of photographing its mind-boggling scale or capturing its dreamlike mood .then back to hotel for breakfast.
After breakfast, we will directly proceed to local Nyaung Oo Market in search of the wonderful moments of daily life and interactions between people. After that a visit to Shwezigon pagoda a 1,000-year-old Buddhist stupa whose glittering golden bell-shape dome became a model for pagodas throughout Burma ( Where the great chance for shooting at long corridor with the shadow of concrete pillars ) . Before we are doing one of staged shot with local girl working some craft inside temple and around . then take a short break for lunch and have a midday break at hotel .
During the midday break, everyone is invited in hotel lobby to share experience in photo shooting and take some advice from local guide for better photography.
In the evening, we’re off to one of our special Bagan spots to shoot silhouettes shots during the sunset then enjoy the dinner and overnight stay in Bagan.

Today we will drive to Mandalay from Bagan- driving to Mandalay is better than flying to Mandalay . If you drive to Mandalay . there will be good chance to see some local villages and rural lives on the way . So we can stop and make some great photos on the way to Mandalay. Upon arrival to Mandalay : we will focus on making some great photos around the marble street and then go to Mahamuni pagoda . Then take the lunch break and check in hotel . In the afternoon , we are to explore the best photography playgrounds of Mandalay including Kuthodaw Pagoda known as The World’s Largest Book where to do some great photos and then we are doing sunset photography from the corner of the palace of the moat or riverside village based on situation at that time . Enjoy the dinner and overnight stay in Mandalay .

- Today we are to challenge our enthusiasm by ourselves for the whole day sightseeing without a little break at hotel before the sun come up till the sun is completely down.
- Around 05:15 am, We're off to nearby U Bein Bridge, at 1.2km the world’s longest teak footbridge. It's a hugely photogenic structure. It stretches across Thaungthaman Lake it comes alive in every sense as dawn approaches. Monks in crimson cross from one end to the other; fishermen cast their nets in the still waters, and the occasional cyclist adds more movement and backlit geometry to the scene. you’ll have captured dozens of great images: after making the classic shots near by the wooden bridge. We are to head off to one of the impressive nunnery in Sagaing where we are making the most iconic photos of young Buddhist nuns praying, meditating with special arrangement ( Remarks : this nunnery is one of the secret place for professional photographers and no other photographers and normal clients go there , only one of the hidden photogenic spot for our clients).
- After shooting at Buddhist Nunnery in Sagaing , we are to drive straight to Mingun from Sagaing ( it takes approximately 45 minutes ) . upon arrival to Mingun , enjoy lunch at good local restaurant and afternoon shooting start from Massive Mingun Pagoda ( Pa Htoe Daw Gyi ) with some Buddhist nuns or young novices. Then walk down to Myatheindan stupa ( one of the impressive stupa with unique architectural design ). One more photos secession will be arranged at Myatheindan stupa with Buddhist nuns. Then visit to Home for old aged in Mingun where making meaningful portrait of elderly men and women is compulsory. After that stream down to Mandalay and enjoy the diner at hotel in Mandalay and overnight stay in Mandalay .

- After breakfast at hotel , we are to check out hotel and drive straight toNyaung U to fly to Heho for a visit to Inle lake , upon arrival to Heho, directly drive straight to Shweyan Pyan Wooden Monastery, famous for Oval shaped window Where we will do free shooting and some opportunist shots around monastery Then directly proceed to Nyaung Shwe which is major gateway to Inle lake and lunch break at local restaurant In Nyaung Shwe. After lunch , transfer to jetty in Nyaung Shwe and then take a boat ride to hotel for check in and have a short break.
- - Afternoon sightseeing start floating around the typical floating village called Pauk Par Village to have a chance of shooting unique way of life and life styles of People and we are to visit one of local house in the village to connect you with the local family for chatting and shooting .then hanging around the fishermen for shooting fishermen fishing naturally before sun is down . then drive back to hotel and have a dinner at hotel . overnight stay at Ananta Inle Hotel .

This morning we are to wake up early again to make the iconic sunrise shots with local fishermen – So your local guide know the best shooting ground where to do the best staged shots with fishermen during the pre and post sunrise – then we will have the quick breakfast at your hotel and before we are heading off to the village of weaving factory where to see the local ladies doing all process of weaving factory – Needless to say , Weaving factory is one of the good place for doing the best way of life photography – After that visit to local cigar factor and meet with the pretty girls making hand-rolled cigar – then moving to Indein known as the hidden treasure of Inle Lake which lies the small village of Indein with hundreds of ancient pagodas of many shapes and sizes and in various states of ruin. Some of them have been restored, but most are in the crumbling state overgrown with bushes.
Upon arrival to Indein , we will have the short break for lunch before we are walking up to the huge pagoda complex of ancient pagodas . Definitely we will make some landscape photography with tribal people around the pagoda complex and do some free shooting . then we are heading back to hotel and on the way back to hotel , we are doing silhouettes shots during the dust and enjoy the dinner at hotel and overnight stay in Inle lake .

we will start our boat trip to Hpe-Kom, the last lake of Inle. On the way we will visit Sagar village, famous for more than 400 pagodas and stupas on its land. Have lunch on the lake and continue our boat ride to Hpe-Kom. Admire the beautiful, lush scenery on boat side of this lake. Inle´s calm waters are dotted with floating vegetation, fishing canoes and bamboo houses will free your hassle away. We will reach Hpe-kom and after 1 hour driving, arrive Loikaw, the capical of Kayah State.
Check in hotel in Loikaw, we will visit the Kayah museum to study the traditional way of living of the Kayah people. At late evening, we will proceed to Thiri Mingalar Taung Kwe Zedi, the landmark of the Kayah State, to enjoy panoramic view of Loikaw and its surroundings at sunset time and overnight stay in Loikaw

Today we are leaving our hotel in loikaw early to get to the remote village of long necked women earlier than other local and foreign visitors .In addition to that morning light is the best to do the better landscape photography on the way . It may take 40 minutes drive to the first village of long necked women where we will see the number of families of long necked women – Off course, we do not visit every house of the village . Please do trust your local guide who know the best place where we can do indoor photography , portrait photography and village photography – And also it is promised that you will have the great photos with different shooting styles beyond your expectation . enjoy the picnic lunch in the village and we will head back to loikaw if we are happy with great photos we took . On the way back to Loikaw, we will drop in one of local village where we can see Kayah tribe in their colorful tribal clothes . then moving back to loikaw town and overnight stay in Loikaw .

Today we are to say good bye to A Little Loikaw Town and drive to Heho airport , But journey by road is the best way to explore all secret beauty of country and lesser known tribal people and less visited local villages . So we will surely have the countless opportunities to do some landscape photography , meet with tribal people and make some stops at local village on the way – Off course, we are to enjoy the lunch at local restaurant on the way – catch the domestic flight to Yangon . Upon arrival to Yangon , transfer to local restaurant for the fareware dinner and overnight stay in Yangon.

<p>This morning we are to leave hotel early and walk around the city center of Yangon where to enjoy the morning activities including colonial buildings, morning street market , some vendors and local tea shop through your lens . after that a visit to Yangon train station to do the last street photography of your trip before you all are heading back to hotel for refreshing and checking out the room . then you are to say good bye to your local guide and you all will be transferred to airport for your onward travel destination.</p><p>You can consider to take optional Extension trip to Golden Rock ( Pre or Post Trip ) You can request us to get the detail program to Golden Rock .</p>