This fascinating
cruise takes you through the heart of
Burma (now Myanmar) with its wide
variety of landscapes and cultures.
15 days • Air,
land & cruise
13 days • Bangkok/Bangkok
- Scheduled transpacific flights
and airport transfers in Yangon on
days 3 and 15 when TRAVEL 360 issues
the air tickets
- Flights: Bangkok/Yangon/Bangkok
- Intra-Myanmar air
- Ten night cruise on the ms Pandaw
II or Pandaw IV in an outside cabin
on the Main Deck
- 12 breakfasts (B), 11 lunches (L)
and 12 dinners (D)
- Services of a professional
English speaking local hosts and
cruise director throughout
- Sightseeing as detailed in the
itinerary including:
YANGON Orientation
tour, tour around the Shwedagon
Pagoda, Scots Market; PYAY
Thiri-ya-kittiya; THAYETMYO
Covered market, war cemetery, golf
course; MINHLA
Italian forts; MAGWE
Myat-thalon Pagoda; SALE
Yout-saun-kyaung; BAGAN
sightseeing of the temples; THEINGONE School and
monastery; YANDABO
Homes of the local potters and their
workshops; AVA
Bagaya Kyaung; MANDALAY
city sightseeing including Mahamuni
Pagoda and Shwe-im-bean
- Inside visits and special
features as shown in bold in the
tour description including admission
charges where applicable
- All local taxes and port charges
- TRAVEL 360 flight bag and portfolio
of travel documents
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Day 1 BOARD YOUR
OVERNIGHT TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHT.
Day 2
ARRIVE BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Arrive late this evening in Bangkok.
Transfer on your own to your hotel at
the airport.
Day 3
BANGKOK / YANGON, MYANMAR.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport
to continue your journey. Arrive in
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Upon
arrival, you will be met and transferred
to your hotel. Later enjoy a late
afternoon orientation tour followed by
an excursion to the remarkable Shwedagon
Pagoda
at sunset. (B,D)
NOTE: Depending on your air
schedule, an extra night in Bangkok may
be required.
Day 4 YANGON
/ PYAY / CRUISING.
Coach to Pyay and board your ship. After
lunch, visit the archaeological site of
Thiri-ya-kittiya, with
its outstanding museum
of Buddhist artifacts. Cast off today at
sunset. (B,L,D)
Day 5
THAYETMYO.
This colonial town guarded the border
between Royal Burma and British Burma.
Visit the covered market, see the
colonial homes and visit the war
cemetery where Turkish
prisoners of war were laid to rest, then
travel by horse cart to see the
country’s oldest golf
course. (B,L,D)
Day 6
MINHLA & GWECHAUNG.
Explore two Italian forts, originally
constructed to keep the British from
invading from Royal Burma. Climb
Gwechaung Hill for a panoramic view
before returning to the ship. (B,L,D)
Day 7
MAGWE.
A short walk will bring you to the
magnificent Myat-thalon Pagoda.
This pagoda was constructed entirely of
solid gold bricks. Later continue
cruising on the Irrawaddy River, taking
in the remote rural life in a land that
seems forgotten by time.(B,L,D)
Day 8
SALE.
Your port of call today includes views
of the teak monasteries of Sale,
including Yout-saun-kyaung
with its unforgettable woodcarvings.
Later, moor at Tan-chi-taung
Mountain and ascend by foot or
WWII jeep to witness the spectacular
sunset over Bagan. (B,L,D)
Day 9
BAGAN.
Stretching across a vast plain, the
ruins of World Heritage listed Bagan are a splendid sight.
There are few trees to obstruct the
view, and one can gaze over forty square
miles of countryside and see literally
thousands of abandoned Buddhist
monuments and temples. You will explore
a selection of the most significant of
these. During your stay in Bagan there
will also be an opportunity to visit a
lacquer factory. (B,L,D)
Day 10
BAGAN / THEINGONE.
This morning, continue your exploration
of Bagan before casting off. Relax on
the top deck as you cruise past the
scenic countryside. Later, visit the
village of Theingone,
with its new school and monastery. (B,L,D)
Day 11
YANDABO.
Your stop today is in the tiny rural
village of Yandabo. The
town is renowned in Burma/Myanmar for
its terra cotta pottery making.
Afterward, visit the Pandaw
School and the
dispensary, both constructed and opened
with donations from past passengers of
Pandaw cruises. (B,L,D)
Day 12 AVA
/ AMARAPURA.
Take a coach or sampan and visit the
ancient capitals of Ava and Amarapura.
There is time to explore the ruins,
including Bagaya
Kyaung, a 200 year-old
Royal Monastery made of teak with
elaborate woodcarvings. Then cross the
famous teak U Bein Bridge
to see the paintings in the Kyauktawgyi Pagoda. (B,L,D)
Day 13
SAGAING HILLS / MANDALAY.
Travel by small boat, then take a
leisurely walk to the Sagaing
Hills. There are over
1,000 monasteries and temples here. Then
on to Mandalay. Your tour includes
Mahamuni Pagoda
and the teak-carved monastery Shwe-im-bean. Next, visit a
tapestry making workshop. End the day at
sunset atop Mandalay Hill. (B,L,D)
Day 14
MANDALAY / YANGON.
Disembark after breakfast and transfer
to the airport for the flight to Yangon.
After checking into your hotel, head
over to the bustling Scots
Market for your last
look at day-to-day life in Myanmar. (B,L,D)
Day 15
DEPART YANGON.
After a visit to the war cemetery at
Htaukchan, you are transferred to the
airport. (B)
Ask about
optional extensions to Inle Lake,
Bangkok, and Angkor Wat.
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Day 1 DEPART USA.
Day 2 CROSS THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE.
Day 3
ARRIVE YANGON.
Orientation tour, Shwedagon
Pagoda
Day 4
YANGON / MANDALAY. Embark
ship
Day 5
MANDALAY / SAGAING HILLS.
Mahamuni Pagoda, Shwe-im-bean,
Sagaing Hills
Day 6
AMARAPURA / AVA.
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, U Bein
Bridge, Bagaya Kyaung
Day 7
YANDABO. Pandaw School,
Dispensary
Day 8
THEINGONE / BAGAN. School, Monastery
Day 9
BAGAN. Buddhist monuments
and temples
Day
10 SALE. Tan-chi-taung
Mountain, Yout-saun-kyaung
Day
11 MAGWE. Myat-thalon
Pagoda, Nat or spirit shrines
and hermitages
Day
12 MINHLA & GWECHAUNG.
Forts and Gwechaung Hill
Day
13 THAYETMYO. Market, War
Cemetery, Golf Course
Day
14 PYAY / YANGON. Thiri-ya-kittiya and museum;
Disembark, Scots Market
Day
15 DEPART YANGON. War
Cemetery, transfer to the
airport |
BANGKOK - Amari Airport
(SF)
YANGON - Dusit Inya
Lake Resort (SF)
| Depart USA
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13 Days
Land/
Cruise*
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15 Days
Air, Land
& Cruise‡
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| Thu
Jan 19 |
$3825
|
$4837
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| Sun
Jan 29R |
$3825
|
$4917
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| Wed
Feb 08 |
$3825
|
$4837
|
| Sat
Feb 18R |
$3825
|
$4917
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| Tue
Feb 28 |
$3825
|
$4837
|
| Fri
Mar 10R |
$3825
|
$4917
|
| Mon
Mar 20 |
$3825
|
$4837
|
| Thu
Aug 03R |
$3825
|
$5056
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| Sun
Aug 13 |
$3825
|
$5137
|
| Fri
Nov 03R |
$4187
|
$5345
|
| Mon
Nov 13 |
$4187
|
$5265
|
| Thu
Nov 23R |
$4187
|
$5233
|
| Sun
Dec 03 |
$4187
|
$5233
|
| Wed
Dec 20R |
$4187
|
$5265
|
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2007#
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| Wed
Jan 03 |
$4187
|
$5153
|
| Sat
Jan 13R |
$4187
|
$5233
|
| Tue
Jan 23 |
$4187
|
$5153
|
| Fri
Feb 02R |
$4187
|
$5233
|
| Mon
Feb 12 |
$4187
|
$5153
|
| Thu
Feb 22R |
$4187
|
$5233
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| Thu
Mar 08 |
$4187
|
$5233
|
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The above prices are per person based
on double occupancy on the Main Deck.
* The Land/Cruise price includes the
flight
Mandalay/Yangon on day 14 or day 4 of
reverse itinerary.
# 2007 departures are subject to price
and
itinerary modifications. Details
available in
August 2006.
Single supplement: 50% of Land/Cruise
rate.
Triple reduction: 10% of Land/Cruise
rate.
Upgrade to Upper Deck per person: $362
(0119-0320), $241 (0803-0813), $281
(1103-0308, 2007)
‡ Airfares
are based on departure from Los Angeles.
U.S. departure taxes and surcharges
are not included and will be advised at
time of booking. Airfares and taxes are
subject to change.
