Departure from Paris on a scheduled flight. Services and overnight stay on board.

Early arrival at Yangon airport. Welcome by your English speaking guide and transfer to the city.
Rangoon is the economic capital and largest city in Burma. It has the largest number of colonial buildings of any city in Southeast Asia.
Lunch at a restaurant in the city centre. Visit Pansodan Port, Pansodan Street, and start walking along Mahabandoola Road: Sule Pagoda, Maha Bandoola Gardens, Shwe Bontha Street and the Indian quarter of Anawrahta Road. Visit a tea shop and the Chinatown. BBQ dinner in the streets of Chinatown - an enriching introduction to local Burmese life.

Return to the 3* hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to catch your flight to Mandalay. This city is the second largest city in Burma and one of the former royal capitals. Welcome and transfer to the 3* hotel.
Visit of the Mahamuni pagoda and a puppet factory (speciality of Mandalay). Continue to Ava. Lunch at a restaurant under the mango trees. Visit the village and stop in houses to meet the inhabitants. Meet a family that makes woven bamboo panels used to build traditional houses. You will travel by cart to Bagaya Monastery, then to Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery where you will meet a monk in charge of general or religious education for the village children.

Continue to Taung Tha Man village and cross the famous Ubein wooden bridge.

Return to your hotel in Mandalay. Peking duck dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Stroll along the banks of the Irrawaddy River to observe the local life. You will walk through the hidden streets of Mandalay and discover a colourful traditional market with many fresh products, mainly fruits and vegetables.

Drive to Bagan (6 hours). Stop at Paleik where you can witness a special ritual at the Snake Temple. You will join the local pilgrims in their gathering (cleaning the pythons), a unique ceremony. Simple lunch en route at a local restaurant.

Dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Bagan 3* hotel.

After breakfast, we leave to discover the temples of Bagan. Bagan is without doubt the most amazing site in Burma. On the banks of the Ayeryarwady river, more than 2200 temples stand on a surface of 40 km2. Discover the local market of Nyaungo then visit the Ananda temple. Departure for a monastery to attend the service of the last daily meal of the monks. An exchange with a monk will be organised, allowing a better understanding of the Buddhist philosophy: ask your questions!

Lunch at the monastery. Then visit the villages of Myinkaba and the Gubyaukgyi temple. Meeting with 2 craftsmen of lacquer and wood objects. Departure by carriage or bicycle to a pagoda. Dinner at a restaurant with a puppet show. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast, fly to Heho. Welcome and transfer by coach to Myin Ka Village (1h drive) where you start the trek (about 5h). You pass by small paths, through the green landscapes of rice fields, tea plantations.... You continue by a beautiful winding road to the minority village where you will have lunch with the local people. Visit the village school (depending on the school calendar). Possibility to offer supplies to the children. Continue on foot to the main road where the bus is waiting for you.

Transfer to your hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant with tasting of Shan specialties and overnight at the 2* hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Early morning stroll to Kalaw market (depending on market day). Board the local train to Nyaung Shwe village. Picnic lunch on the train. From the arrival station, depart by road to Nyaung Shwe village, gateway to the mythical Inle Lake. Walking tour of this peaceful town on the shores of Inle Lake. Drive to a vineyard located a few kilometers from the town (about 20 minutes drive). Visit of the vineyard and its facilities; small tasting of wines of different varieties.

Return to Nyaung Shwe. Cross the lake in small motor boats to the hotel. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight at Inle Lake 3*.

Breakfast at the hotel. Day trip by dugout canoe on the Inle Lake. Visit the floating market and then walk through the Indein village and the bamboo forest along the river. Visit the local school, before climbing to the top of the hill via moss covered stairs. At the top, you will be greeted by a Buddha amidst many stupas. The religious complex at Indein is undoubtedly one of the most impressive sites on the shores of the lake. If time permits, stop at the Inthar Heritage House. Lunch during the visit. Return to the dugout and stop at a cooperative that makes paper pulp from mulberry bark and umbrellas.

Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for the airport in Heho. Flight to Yangon. Light lunch at a local tea house which has a variety of traditional Burmese meals. A must try is the "Kyauk Pa Daung Palartar", one of the locals' favourite dishes. Visit Bogyoke market known as Scott Market. Free time for shopping.
The best time to visit the Shwedagon Pagoda is at sunset, when its golden stupa, bathed in the last rays of the sun, glows with a magical radiance. Your trip to Burma would be incomplete without a visit to this legendary pagoda.

Farewell Burmese dinner in a restaurant of our selection. Overnight at the hotel.

Free morning depending on departure time. Return flight. Services on board.