Transfer from airport to ship for lunch followed by exploration of a selection of the 3000 plus BAGAN monuments by bicycle or coach. Overnight on RV Shin Arahan.

 

 

Further explorations of BAGAN and visits to a lacquer workshop.  Overnight on RV Shin Arahan.

 

 

Further exploration by coach of the monuments follow by a lacquerware workshop and visit to the local markets. Sail in the noon to upstream. Evening walk at Oh Ne Kyaung village to see the local life in this typical river side community. Overnight on RV Shin Arahan.

 

 

This small rural village is specialized in pot making. We visit the Pandaw School, built with past donations from Pandaw passengers. Overnight on RV Shin Arahan.

 

 

Passenger will take a tour of central Mandalay visiting the Mahamuni Pagoda and Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung teak carved monastery. Next we explore the ancient capital of Amarapura by coach and sampan and crossing the U Bein Bridge to see paintings in a temple. Overnight on RV Shin Arahan.

 

 

Sail upstream and visit the spectacular potteries near Kyauk-myoung where the famous 50 gallon water pots are handmade. We see all stages of manufacture from the throwing of the pots to the week-long firing in huge kilns. Overnight on RV Shin Arahan.

 

 

We enter the Third Defile at its end point and sail upstream all day until Ma Le village, the starting point of the 3rd Defile of the Irrawaddy. We visit the village and cruise downstream again.

 

We stop at Mingun to see the largest working bell in the world and the unfinished pagoda which is the largest single mass of brick building in the world. We also visit the Mingun Old Peoples Home originally established with the assistance of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company in the 1930s. Overnight on RV Shin Arahan.

 

 

The true delight of Sagaing lies in its 1.000 hermitages and sanctuaries, rich in woodcarving and religious art. Overnight on RV Shin Arahan.

 

 

Disembark at Mandalay Shwe Kyet Yet Jetty in mid morning.

(Disembark the ship between 8.00 am - 9.00 am at Shwe Kyet Yet Jetty, Mandalay.)

 

Cruise Price Excludes: International flights, no flights included out of Mandalay for cruise ending in Monywa/Mandalay, port dues (if levied), laundry, all visa costs, fuels surcharges (see terms and conditions), imported beverages such as wines, premium spirits and liqueurs, fancy soft drinks