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Myanmar<br />
Bagan, Myanmar<br />
The Myanmar Explorer From $ 3315<br />
11 Days Minimum: 2 Offered Year-round Private Custom & Group<br />
Myanmar, a country where our modern world has barely intruded and<br />
where Buddhism is still a way of life, offers some wondrous sights with<br />
endless natural beauty and impressive architecture. Start our journey in<br />
the largest city Yangon and unearth the country’s most sacred Buddhist<br />
temple, Shwedagon Pagoda. Cruising the tranquil Inle Lake to see the<br />
leg-rowers and floating gardens. Explore Pindaya Cave with thousands<br />
of Buddha statues. Enjoy the most unforgettable sunset panorama in<br />
Bagan where thousands of temples are scattered across its countryside.<br />
We had a fantastic time in Asia,<br />
probably the best trip we’ve ever done.<br />
I appreciate all the hard work – everything fell into place.<br />
Myanmar was a highlight and I’m so pleased we added it to the itinerary<br />
and that we spent the full 9 or 10 days there. Another highlight was the<br />
Mekong river cruise. We were lucky in that it was towards the end of the<br />
season so there were only a maximum of twenty guests at any time with<br />
a crew of around 40. It topped even our experience with Scenic in Europe.<br />
The Jahan has bigger cabins and the service was outstanding, not to mention<br />
that they had great food.<br />
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Treasures of Burma From $ 2195<br />
10 Days Minimum: 2 Offered Year-round Group & Custom<br />
Discover Burma (Myanmar) on this fascinating journey through its ancient<br />
temples, friendly people, riverside cities, and communities floating<br />
on water. Gain an insight into life in a place largely cut off from<br />
Western influence for so long. We begin in the largest city and cultural<br />
centre, Yangon and make our way north to the spiritual centre, Bagan,<br />
home to thousands of ancient pagodas. Travel further north to reach the<br />
country’s major commercial centre and the last royal capital, Mandalay.<br />
Relax in Inle Lake before concluding our trip in Yangon.<br />
I’d rate the tour company a 10/10.<br />
The itinerary was perfect with virtually no overlap from city to city, i.e.<br />
we didn’t see the same thing twice. The tour guides themselves were great<br />
with a good command of English, very knowledgeable and able to make<br />
suggestions for local restaurants, shopping, whatever. I was impressed too<br />
that they took us to places where things were made locally rather than<br />
something touristy.<br />
I particularly appreciated the air conditioned SUV and supply of bottled<br />
water when we were in Siem Reap; don’t think I would have made it<br />
otherwise (temperatures were in the high nineties).<br />
We loved virtually all of the hotels, our favorites being the Apricot in<br />
Hanoi, the boutique hotel in Chiang Mai -Puripunn, the Sunrise Resort in<br />
Hoi An and the hotels in Bagan and Inle Lake as part of our tour.<br />
One very good thing came out of our flight delay however: the guide took<br />
us home with him and then arranged for his in-laws to prepare lunch for<br />
us. When David tried to tip him afterwards he wouldn’t take the money<br />
saying we had been his guests. It was a wonderful and unique experience.<br />
Look forward to planning another trip with you for next year.”.<br />
David & Jeanne, Toronto<br />
Detailed itineraries & updated pricing at www.tripconnoisseurs.com/asia
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