Marvelous Mandalay Tour
Overview
This one day tailor-made tour will provide a full understanding of upper Myanmar culture with its charming locals’ hospitality, and a wide knowledge for the history and tradition. The beautiful environs with the surrounding looks of the lake will be worthy of our morning waking-up time. In addition, a widen knowledge of Buddhism will be found in monastery and the inherited Myanmar traditional arts and crafts will be as one of the treasured hours. While we are paying a visit to the huge Buddha statue, it feels like we are in the fascinating history of good old days. The greatness of Myanmar people and belief will capture us during the moments at ancient Monastery. Taking a glance from the hills of Mandalay and enjoying the panoramic sunset view of Mandalay will be one reason for your one day City Explore.
Inclusions
- Air conditioning car with driver for sightseeing
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local English speaking guide
- Local taxes
- Lots of love and smile
- Private tour
- Transport by private vehicle
- Bottled water
- Fuel surcharge
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Mandalay Region, Mandalay Region
We will be greeted by our friendly guide at the hotel lobby in the morning (09:00 am). Today, we will drive to Amarapura which is an ancient royal capital full with heritage. Take a short walk at U Pain Bridge which is built of teak logs and planks over 200 years ago by Mayor U Pain. After that, we will pay a visit to Mahagandayon Monastery which is located near Taungthama Lake and learn about monastic education, life and experience. Next, we will visit Aung Nan tapestry workshop, bronze casting statue workshop and learn about Myanmar traditional arts and crafts. Next, we will visit to a stone carving workshop and see skillful craftsmen who drill to create the most artistic Buddha images. We will also visit to a famous and huge statue of Mandalay Mahamuni Pagoda with the multiple layers of gold leaf at the bottom of statue. Then, we will enjoy our lunch somewhere in Mandalay City. Take a break after having lunch. Continue sightseeing with Ku Tho Daw Pagoda, known as the world’s biggest book; Golden Monastery, famous for its wood carving. At the end of the tour, we will explore the major destination, Mandalay Hill and take a glance from the hill and enjoy the panoramic sunset view of Mandalay. Then we will transfer to our hotel, relax and take a review on our today’s activities, write it down on our travel diaries.
Duration: 9 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Mandalay Region, Mandalay Region
We will be greeted by our friendly guide at the hotel lobby in the morning (09:00 am). Today, we will drive to Amarapura which is an ancient royal capital full with heritage. Take a short walk at U Pain Bridge which is built of teak logs and planks over 200 years ago by Mayor U Pain. After that, we will pay a visit to Mahagandayon Monastery which is located near Taungthama Lake and learn about monastic education, life and experience. Next, we will visit Aung Nan tapestry workshop, bronze casting statue workshop and learn about Myanmar traditional arts and crafts. Next, we will visit to a stone carving workshop and see skillful craftsmen who drill to create the most artistic Buddha images. We will also visit to a famous and huge statue of Mandalay Mahamuni Pagoda with the multiple layers of gold leaf at the bottom of statue. Then, we will enjoy our lunch somewhere in Mandalay City. Take a break after having lunch. Continue sightseeing with Ku Tho Daw Pagoda, known as the world’s biggest book; Golden Monastery, famous for its wood carving. At the end of the tour, we will explore the major destination, Mandalay Hill and take a glance from the hill and enjoy the panoramic sunset view of Mandalay. Then we will transfer to our hotel, relax and take a review on our today’s activities, write it down on our travel diaries.
Duration: 9 hours
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- Minimum age is 21 years
- Infant seats available
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
sayurians
January 2020
Memorable. Exotic. Touching. Emotional. Cultural rich. In my life I had different experiences. Still remember 1990s with the fall of the Soviet Union, how we had lessons at school without life and same plain food we had to eat every evening in my family, what my father artisan architect went thr...
Memorable. Exotic. Touching. Emotional. Cultural rich. In my life I had different experiences. Still remember 1990s with the fall of the Soviet Union, how we had lessons at school without life and same plain food we had to eat every evening in my family, what my father artisan architect went through to feed the family... and then many years of hard work to find oneself living in Japan and be able to travel anywhere in the world... even isolated and exotic Myanmar. We traveled 40+countries already, lots of travels in Asia for secluded beaches getaways - in Thailand, Bali. Myanmar was on the list for a long time.. And finally this year, for starting a new decade in 2020, we got a chance to spend 3 days in Mandalay. I picked up Pro Niti Travel as our trusted partner for planning our experiences and showing us the best cultural heritage and artisans places in Mandalay. I’m a big fan of craft/design/art and had 2 big goals for this trip 1) to create photo collection of locals/local life since I’m working on my Asia travels photo book 2) see artisans as much as possible. Pro Niti travel offered us customized tour that meet all our wants and needs! My personal highlights of this trip: 1) Sagaing Hill, amazing artist Min Aung (OMG, he sells fantastic artworks for $1-$2), sitting on top Soon Oo Pon Nya Shin Pagoda, and Aung Myae OO Monastic Education School, established by a Buddhist monk, Venerable Vilasa 2) Aung Nan Tapestry workshop and King Galon Gold Leaf Workshop 3) Buddha Image Craving workshop 4) Stone carving workshop 5) Shwenandaw Monastery, all teak monastery originally part of the Royal Palace. IMPRESSIVE! Special thanks to: — Ms. Tianna Thadar Myat Noe, Pro Niti travel consultant, our project manager rockstar who delivered not only exceptional customer service to us, but also was super friendly and helpful, always in touch with me on WhatsApp for any questions I had. — Ms. Nilar Tin, our fantastic guide, who showed us local life, told history and went extra mile always to create our memorable experiences. Super professional and friendly, knowledgeable and simply a very nice person! More stories on IG sayurians. Thank you Pro Niti Travel team for great trip!vmgo2834
March 2020
Interesantisimo viaje a un pais todavio no muy conocido con una cultura, historia, y monumentos espectaculares, bonitos paisajes y gente encantadora. Todo un acierto hacer el viaje con Pro Niti Travel. Muy bien organizado y con guias excelentes. Gracias por tu buen trabajo Veronika.
Interesantisimo viaje a un pais todavio no muy conocido con una cultura, historia, y monumentos espectaculares, bonitos paisajes y gente encantadora. Todo un acierto hacer el viaje con Pro Niti Travel. Muy bien organizado y con guias excelentes. Gracias por tu buen trabajo Veronika.sharkscin
November 2018
Typically, I'm not one to use a travel agency to organize my tours. However, Myanmar can be a bit difficult to plan for from afar and I didn't have the bandwidth to cobble together internal flights, hotels and all the other details. Likewise, with a fairly restricted time frame of 6 days/5 nights...
Typically, I'm not one to use a travel agency to organize my tours. However, Myanmar can be a bit difficult to plan for from afar and I didn't have the bandwidth to cobble together internal flights, hotels and all the other details. Likewise, with a fairly restricted time frame of 6 days/5 nights and a desire to deeply delve into the sights of the Mandalay, Bagan, Inle Lake areas (this was my second time to the country) I knew I would have to be efficient. Enter Pro-Niti Travel. On a recommendation from a friend, I reached out and Janusz promptly responded with a customized itinerary that checked all the boxes. We made a few tweaks that took into account my already booked flights into and out of the country and added in the Bagan ballooning. Upon arrival in country, EVERYTHING was taken care of including - 3 well timed internal flights, 3 boat tours, and always-prompt drivers that got me from A to B and/or would spend the day with me driving me around for the best photo-ops (I did not opt for guides but have heard from a friend that subsequently used Pro-Niti that they were top notch). They even thew in a Myanmar cell phone SIM chip for good measure. The hotels greatly exceeded expectations, especially in Bagan, and the price point for the whole package was better than I could have imagined. Sadly, weather dictated that the ballooning had to be cancelled and Janusz did his best to get me on the next morning (which was also cancelled due to weather). Getting the money back was not a problem. In sum, Pro-Niti was outstanding and I would highly recommend them to anyone traveling to Myanmar.