Myanmar Tours - Bagan Family Escape

Bagan Family Escape - 4 Days / 3 Nights

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Bagan

Bagan offers a unique travel experience to those that make the journey to this spectacular plain in central Myanmar. A place that captures the heart of any visitor with its peppering of sun kissed temples, crumbling architecture and friendly communities. You begin your journey with a horsecart ride around Bagan for an authentic and memorable start to this tour of Myanmar. We travel between a number of villages and pagodas before residing at a temple to watch a spectacular sunset over the plain from its veranda.

Continue your tour of Myanmar by further exploring the temples of Bagan. With over 2000 and a number of quaint villages and local workshops there is plenty to see and do. After breakfast we visit the Nyaung U Market, where amid the produce stalls are local toys and other handicrafts that kids love to explore amongst. Then we visit some child friendly pagodas where glittering gold colored stupas can be admired. We also venture into Kyan Sitthar cave temple, walking through the tunnel-like corridors and viewing the fading paintings on the ceiling. A short stop at Lawkanandar Sanctuary is always popular with children, this animal sanctuary is home to several unique star tortoises.

Leaving the temples behind, we begin the drive to Mt Popa and check into Popa Mountain Resort. Surrounded by forests with a fantastic swimming pool, this is the perfect place for any family to relax and unwind. Join the pilgrims as they ascend Mt Popa and admire the crazy statues that line the walk along with the monkeys that live on the mountain. Once at the peak guests can relax and bask in the glorious views of Bagan. We then return to Bagan for a short cruise along the Irrawaddy River at sunset.

Day 1 - Bagan

Arrive at Bagan's Nyaun U Airport. En route to the hotel, stop at an elevated temple for fine views of Bagan's plains. After some light sightseeing, check-in and relax with a swim at your hotel before setting off in the afternoon for an introduction to Bagan and its landscape on horsecart. Travel around the temples and watch the sunset from the veranda of one of these ancient monuments.

Overnight in Bagan.

Day 2 - Bagan Exploration - Mt Popa (B,L)

Visit Nyaung U Market after breakfast. The next couple of hours are spent at temples that will appeal to children, starting at Shwezigon Pagoda with unique statues and glittering stupas and Kyan Sitthar Cave temple; only visible with flashlights. Also included are stops at Ananda with its mysterious smiling Buddhas and Shwegugyi known for its upper terrace views. We also make a stop at Lawkanandar animal sanctuary before heading to Mt Popa where we stay overnight.

Overnight at Mt Popa.

Day 3 - Mt Popa - Bagan (B,L)

After breakfast we join local pilgrims in a journey to Mt. Popa's summit. Statues and resident monkeys as well as the views will surely fascinate the kids. We then drive back to Bagan and stop at a small village en-route where locals make a variety of treats from the juice of palm trees and children can help grind rice and corn. Enjoy lunch with a local family. Check into the hotel and then head out for a boat cruise on the Irrawaddy River to Sae Lan Village. Enjoy a short walk, then head back to Bagan for sunset.

Overnight in Bagan.

Day 4 - Bagan - Departure (B)

This morning transfer to the Nyaung U airport for your onward flight.

Tour Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
Tour Operates: Year Around / On Request
Tour Price: Available upon Request

Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.

Our services include:

Accommodation in share rooms (configuration as outlined in table) with daily breakfast
Meals as mentioned in the program (B=Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
Kid's activity book (1 per child)
English-speaking guide (from Bagan)
All transfers and excursions with private air-conditioned vehicles
Horsecart and trishaw as mentioned
Private motorized boat for excursion to Kyauk Gu U Min.
Entrance fees for the visits as mentioned in the program
Water and refreshing towels while touring

Our services do not include

International ticket to/from Yangon
Domestic flights to Nyaung U (please refer to the supplement table below)
Meals other than mentioned (B= breakfast, L= lunch, D = dinner)
Visa arrangements for Myanmar
Visits not mentioned in the program
Drinks and personal expenses
Tips and porters at the hotels
International airport departure tax Yangon (USD 10/pax at present)
Any other items not mentioned

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All the touring itineraries on this website have been carefully crafted by our in-country management teams and represent a series of experiences we can certainly recommend. However, we understand that every travel experience should be as unique and individual as each traveler. Our consultants are waiting to hear from you so that we can tailor or custom design a Myanmar tour to your individual specifications.