The Best Of Myanmar

<p>On arrival at the Yangon airport, you will be welcomed your tour guide, Transfer to your hotel for check in and a chance to freshen up and relax. Settle into the hotel and meet for a group orientation and lunch break.</p><p></p>

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This morning, Optional sunrise shot and early morning sunrise shots from ground level before dawn . after breakfast we'll explore Bagan and its environs from ground level. Grand discoveries and opportunities await! Especially we are to visit to typical local village namely West Pwar Saw village to capture meaningful portraits of local old woman with very distinguished face, hanging around the behind the scene of the village, explore the traditional lacquer ware workshop and capture the slices of rural life and then lunch break and relax and rejuvenate energy and enthusiasm for afternoon shooting.
In the evening, we're off to one of our special Bagan spots to shoot silhouettes shots of local people with special arrangement till sunset and overnight stay in Bagan.

<p>This morning we will enjoy the breakfast at hotel and after breakfast , we are to continue our expedition to Mindat " Remote Land Of Tattooed Women , We will make some stops on the way for our opportunist shots. </p><p></p>

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.

<p>This morning , we will finish our breakfast at hotel in Mindat and then check out the room and we will explore the remaining highlights around Mindat including landscape shooting nearby the river and village photography with tattooed women and tribal people and then take a short break for lunch and drive back to Bagan. Upon arrival to Bagan, check in hotel and overnight stay in Bagan.</p>

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 .

<p>This morning we are to wake up too early and go to U Bein Bridge located in Amarapura where to do the best sunrise photography – So we must be at the bridge minimum 30 minutes before sunrise . and then we will walk on the bridge to do free shooting and enjoy the breakfast at local tea shop before we go to Sagaing . Where to visit Buddhist Nunnery and do the landscape photography from the top of Sagaing Hill. After than we will take the cruise streaming up to Mingun . We are doing the staged shots in Mingun including the stages shots at Pahtoedawgyi Pagoda and Myatheindan Pagoda . then we are to take the boat before the sun goes down and stream down to Mandalay . Enjoy the sunset from the boat on the way back to Mandalay . enjoy the dinner at local restaurant . Overnight stay in Mandalay.</p>

After breakfast at hotel , we are to check out hotel and drive straight to Mandalay International Airport ( 48 km away – approximately 1 hr drive ) 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, still having a chance for clients who is sill enthusiastic to make the perfect shots of Buddhist monks there. 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 visiting to traditional hand weaving workshop in Inn Paw Khone Village known as the weaving village of Inle lake – Free shooting would be done in the weaving factory till you are happy with you photos – Lotus Fabric ( Unique product of Inle lake as well as Myanmar ) , Silk and cottons fabric are mainly woven traditionally and manually in the factories of the village ), after that we are to float 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 in Inle Lake.

This morning , wake up early for doing the staged shots with local fishermen then enjoy the breakfast at hotel before we go to five day market ( Market day on the lake is not daily market – Market open at different place of the lake ) you will see the tribal people at the market place and then we will visit one of the local house on the lake to meet up with family and doing the portrait photography . then take the lunch break .
After that we will visit and see the long neck woman to shoot before we head off to Indein pagoda and village . we are doing the landscape photography at Indein Pagoda and then head back to 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

After breakfast, one hour drive to Padaung native village called "Pan-pet". In this old village, only the Padaung races are living. We will seed their traditional clothing and long ring deceration on their neck, lad and hand. Not only thise traditinla clothing but also we will see autherntic way of lift of Padaung people in the village. After lunch, we will make another one and half hour scenice driving to old Kayar village which lines far from the city. This village is one of the unique old villages of the orginal trip called Kayar tribe in their Kayar state. Most of the women are still using their traditional clothes as in the picture. In the late evening, return to Loikaw and overnight stay in Loikaw.

<p>Today we are to take the long drive ( minimum five hours ) from Loikaw to Pindaya . a charming town of Pindaya, also referred to as the “Switzerland of Myanmar”, due it’ stunning scenic wonders consisting of rolling hills and vast fields of seasonal vegetation.En-route you will make stops to take photos of local villagers in their daily lives, working in their farms or buffalo boys on their way to work. Upon arrival to Pindaya, check in hotel and overnight stay in Pindaya.</p>

<p>This morning , you are to wake up early again and drive up to view point of Pindya Cave Pagoda from where we are to take the stunning photos during the sunrise and then we are to do some staged shots around the best photography playgrounds of Pindaya and visit the umbrella making factory where you still can make some great photos of ladies making the colorful umbrella . then head back to hotel and check out the room and enjoy the lunch before transferring back to Heho aiport and catch the flight back to Yangon . Upon arrival to Yangon, you all will be transferred to hotel and overnight stay in Yangon .</p>

This morning you are free and relaxed until your departure to Yangon International Airport .

Notes : You wish to explore some unexplored corners around Yangon , Why not let us know to let you know the best photography playgrounds around Yangon