Travel Southeast Asia with 21 day package from Indochina to Myanmar

Breakfast at your hotel – Visit Cu Chi tunnel – Lunch – Explore HCM city: Saigon Post Office – Notre Dame Basicalli – The Jade Emperor Pagoda – War Remnant museum - Ben Thanh Market – Overnight at hotel in Saigon

Breakfast at your hotel – Ben Tre town – Take boat trip – See how people make bricks, coconut fruits processing – Take motor cart (xe lôi) Pass by rice fields and vegetable plains – Check-in homestay - Take a rest. Join cooking together with family & have a dinner. Overnight at homestay in Ben Tre.

Breakfast at homestay – Transfer to Caibe – Your cruise starts from Phu An Jetty at 10h00am. Start with a bicycle ride around this remote area, ending up at Le Longanier Restaurant. Lunch is served in this exquisite colonial-style villa set in a lush tropical garden by the river. After lunch, start your leisurely cruise on the busy waterways, with stops along the way for glimpses of local cottage industries that provide a living for the river people. Before  arriving  at  Sa  Dec,  stop  to  visit  a traditional pottery factory where everything is made by hand. Dinner is served on board. Enjoy your first night on board Song Xanh on the Mekong River. Overnight on board.

After breakfast served on board step ashore and take a stroll to  the  outdoor  market. Visit  the  historic  house  of  the  real-life character in the novel and film The Lover by Marguerite Duras. Back on board cruise up towards Long Xuyen along a narrow canal,  passing  several  monkey  bridges.  Lunch  is  served  on board. Upon arrival in Long Xuyen, visit Tiger Island. Dinner is served at a local house. The owner welcomes you and a candlelit dinner is served in this authentic environment.After dinner, return on board and resume your cruise towards Chau  Doc.  Your  boat  sails  until  around  10:00  pm  before anchoring for the night. Overnight on board.

Enjoy breakfast when sampan toward to Chau Doc – disembark at Victoria Chau Doc private pier at 10.00 - Check-in at hotel in Chau Doc - Overnight at hotel in Chau Doc

Take morning speedboat to Phnom Penh – Arrival Phnom Penh port – arrive – Visit Royal Palace & Silver pagoda - visit Wat Phnom Temple, from where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of Phnom Penh during sunset. Overnight at the hotel in Phnom Penh.

Breakfast at hotel - Visit the Tuol Sleng Prison Museum and the notorious 'Killing Fields' of Choeung Ek - exploring Psar Toul Tom Pong, also called the “Russian Market". - Enjoy Sunset Cruise on the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers in Phnom Penh, it bursts into 4 branches - Overnight at the hotel in Phnom Penh.

Morning take speedboat to Siem Reap – Arrive. Free afternoon in Siem Reap. Overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap.

Visit Visit Banteay Srei - En-route stop at Pre Rub (turn the body) - Lunch at local restaurant 
Visit Preah Khan temple, built by King Jayavarman VII dedicated to his father - Continue to Neak Pean, a small island temple located in the middle of the last Baray, constructed by a Khmer king in the Angkor area - Enjoy farewell dinner at nice restaurant with Apsara dance show. Overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap

Morning – free -Transfer to the airport for flight to Yangon (1 stop in Bangkok). Upon arrival pick up and transfer to the hotel check in. 
Enjoy private tour and drive through downtown to explore the city centre and its fabulous mix of architecture and sites. You’ll start at the post office – a lovely historic building, passing by Strand Hotel, Mahabandoola Garden and Independence Monument along the way. Then visit famous Chauk Htat Kyi, home to a 70-meter long reclining Buddha. The feet of the statue carved with traditional symbols and often many locals gathering to pay homage and pray. Photo stop at the Karaweik Hall royal floating barge. Nothing will prepare you for Shwedagon Pagoda, with its glittering gold stupa. At the pagoda observe local pilgrims and monks offering their devotions and enjoy the amazing sunset view at Shwedagon pagoda. Overnight in Yangon

Early morning flight to Bagan. Begin our exploration by visiting a busy local market and gain an insight into the bustling market atmosphere in Bagan. You will spend the day exploring the architectural masterpieces of this amazing town by visit to a diverse selection of the most important pagodas and temples. In the late afternoon climbing to the top of the Temple for sunset views. Sit back relax and be amazed by the beauty of Bagan as you watch the sun slowly set behind the ancient Pagodas. Overnight at the hotel in Bagan

Optional: Balloon over Bagan – A sunrise flight over Bagan is a unique experience. Depart the hotel before sunrise and transfer to the departure point (depending on wind). While sipping coffee/tea and having a croissant, observe how the crew inflates the balloons. A thorough safety briefing follows before you take off for a 45 minutes to 1-hour flight. Upon landing, retrieve vehicles will be on hand to serve sparkling wine and refreshments before a transfer back to your hotel. The whole excursion door to door normally last between 2h30 and 3h. 
Rate per person in USD: $330 (only in high season) + $15 (20 Dec 2016 to5 Jan 2017(Christmax & New Year Rate)

You may continue sightseeing Temples & Pagodas and villages in the morning or take excursion trip to Mount Popa (45 km drive), an extinct volcano with spectacular views, and 4981 feet above sea level. 777 steps lead up to the Buddhist shrine place on the top of the Popa peak. On the top of mountain there are monasteries, pagoda and shrines indifferent styles. In the midafternoon back to Bagan and then day at leisure.
Overnight at the hotel Bagan.

More than just temples, our tour introduces you to provide a great overview of Bagan's history, culture and local lifestyles. Today see the real way of life for most Myanmar people by visiting villages near Bagan to view the local lifestyle. Then you will explore Bagan from a different perspective as you explore the area by Pony cart. The cart can explore areas that cars are unable to enter giving a different feel of Bagan. In the late afternoon transfer to jetty where a private wooden river boat is waiting. Sitting under the shade or on the open-deck you’ll be treated to fabulous views as you cruise down the Irrawaddy River to Shwezigon Pagoda. A private boat tour on the river during sunset time will hopefully show you a spectacular sunset. Relax and enjoy the scenery. Overnight at the hotel in Bagan.

Transfer to the airport for your flight to legendary Mandalay, a city of great cultural importance. This morning visit the second most sacred image in Myanmar next to the Shwedagon Pagoda is the Mahamuni Pagoda. Visit local artisan’s workshops of gold leaf making, woodcarving and marble carving. Next visit Golden palace Monastery famous for its intricate woodcarvings. Continue to the Kuthodaw Pagoda, which is known as the world largest book due to the Buddhist scripture carved on 729 marble slabs. Before sunset visit a 200-year-old teak bridge, the most photographic site in Myanmar. Overnight at the hotel Mandalay.

After breakfast you’ll board a private local boat for a trip up the Irrawaddy to Mingun (45 min each way). Visit the Mingun Bell which weighs more than 87 tons and being the world’s largest intact bronze bell, the unfinished Mingun Paya (built with the intention of being the world’s biggest pagoda). Mingun's other highlight is the Hisnbyume Pagoda, a white-washed temple built to resemble Mount Meru. Throughout Mingun there are small neighborhoods crafting traditional basketry and other artistic items and there is plenty of time to stop and interact with the craftsmen and friendly locals.After returning to Mandalay in the afternoon continues sightseeing and visits the ruined remains of the Royal Palace. This evening, enjoy a commanding overview of the city from the Mandalay Hill. Overnight at the hotel in Mandalay

After breakfast, fly to Heho, gateway to Inle Lake. From Heho drive to NyaungShwe where we pick our boat & transfer to your hotel for check in. Enjoy the full day tour by private boat in Inle lake. Visit the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the most holy religious site in southern Shan State. Be amazed by the local handicrafts, silk weaving, wooden handlooms and traditional blacksmith methods along the way. Visiting Inle Lake is not just about being on the water but also about discovering the Shan and Inthar villages on the banks of the river. Pass the endless floating gardens, houses, monasteries built on stilts on the lake. Proceed to Nampan village and see local cheroot factory (where the Burmese cigars are made) and canoe carving. Overnight at the hotel Inle lake

Begin your day with a visit to the market, which rotates locations every five days and where hill tribe people dressed in colorful, traditional outfits — as they barter for goods and produce. We continue our sightseeing in Inle Lake, maneuvering by boat though long, scenic channels.  We will visit the fascinating village of Indein, with its complex of ancient shrines and stupas and walk though exotic colonnades of stairways and shop stalls.  We’ll visit the “long neck” tribal women, and weaving and craft villages perched on stilts. See the lake’s unique “leg rowers” – the Inthar people row standing up with one leg wrapped around an oar. It is a feast for the senses and a photographer’s dream. Overnight at the hotel in Inle lake.

Morning flight back to Yangon. Then enjoy a visit to Scott Market, the sprawling 75-year-old Market. At the market you will find a whole variety of interesting Burmese souvenirs, from lacquer ware to gems & jewelry – bargain at the stores to fully experience the Burmese market atmosphere! Drive through the city and observe the influences of other cultures in the region. Intersperse in the tour are various religious sites such as the St Mary's Cathedral, built in 1899, and the Buddhist landmarks of Sule Paya and over 100 year old beautiful Rangoon Synagogue. In there you will have the opportunity to meet with Trustee of the Synagogue to learn the Jewish Life in the Pagoda Land.  Then visit Little India and Chinatown – stop to greet the vendors and let them introduce you to their wares – some familiar, some exotic. Overnight at the hotel in Yangon.

Breakfast at hotel – Take departure flight. End trip