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YANGON - KAWTHAUNG - FORK ISLAND - KAWTHAUNG - YANGON ( 6 Days / 5 Nights )

Day1. Yangon ( arrival with morning flight )

 Upon arrival at Yangon, check into your hotel. A uniformed host will invite you a welcome drink and collect your tour program from our tour guide.
Sightseeing will start with the famous world renowned pagoda; the highlight of Yangon. Shwedagon pagoda described by Somerset Maugham: "The Shwedagon rose superb, glistening with its gold, like a sudden hope in the dark night of the soul of which the mystics write, glistening against the fog and smoke of the thriving city". This massive bell-shaped stupa rises nearly 100 meters above its hill-top surroundings. Wander through this magnificent structure and its courtyards, stupa, bells, temples and Buddha images and see religious and secular visitors from all parts of the globe. Shwedagon has become the symbol of Myanmar. And visit Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda (72m long Buddha image), Karawaik Hall (designed as a Royal Floating Barge on Royal Lake) for Kodak moment and finally visit the famous shopping centre in Yangon; the Scott Market and come back to hotel.
In the afternoon, proceed to Botataung pagoda, where sacred hair relic of Lord Buddha is enshrined in it. Then, visit the Strand Hotel built in 1896 once described as the "leading hotel of the East" and drive to Mawtin Jetty and take a rickshaw for a short trip along the Rangoon River that offers a remarkable atmosphere with spectacular colors for Kodak moment. Overnight at hotel.


Day2. YANGON - KAWTHAUNG ( by morning flight )
After breakfast, transfer to Yangon airport and take a flight to Kawthaung with domestic flight. Upon arrival, the guide from MAR will pick you up at the airport and transfer to the jetty and proceed to Myanmar Andaman Resort with speed boat. Free at leisure and have lunch and dinner as indicated in the itinerary. Overnight at MAR.

Day3. FORK ISLAND
Free at leisure. Overnight at hotel.

Day4. FORK ISLAND
Free at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
 

Day5. FORK ISLAND-KAWTHAUNG-YANGON ( by morning flight )


Early morning, take the ferry speed boat and come back to Kawthaung. Upon arrival, transfer to Kawthaung airport and fly back to Yangon with domestic flight. Free at leisure at the hotel or take a city tour with your own arrangement

Day6. YANGON ( departure with afternoon flight )
Today free at leisure in the morning and appr (10:30) transfer to Yangon airport for your departure.

Optional Activities on Day 2 & 3

Visiting Islands & villages
Trekking & Jungle safari
Bird Watching
Sea Kayaking & Fishing
Diving & Snorkeling