DAY ONE

Upon arrival in Mandalay you will be greeted at the airport and taken into the city. This first day you will be left at leisure.

DAY TWO

Today you will be taken to watch monks receiving their morning alms in Sagaing, before exploring the history of Burma’s final royal city.

DAY THREE

Drive up into the hills to the former British hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin. Visit the Botanical Gardens and nearby waterfalls.

DAY FOUR

Take the train over the Gokteik Viaduct. You will reach the sleepy town of Hsipaw - a former Shan princeton - mid-afternoon.

DAY FIVE

Trek up into the hills surrounding Hsipaw and spend the night in a local village.

DAY SIX

After a hearty, local-style breakfast, you will start walking back down to Hsipaw. This afternoon you can visit the “East Haw”, the former residence of Hsipaw’s last Prince.

DAY SEVEN

Today you will travel along the old Burma Road to the town of Lashio.

DAY EIGHT

In the environs of Lashio try your hand at mountain-biking, stand-up paddle boarding, and waterfall jumping.

DAY NINE

Fly to Yangon, staying in the hippest hotel in town.

DAY TEN

This morning you will be taken on a street food tour of Yangon breakfast eateries. In the afternoon you will be left at leisure to recover from all the food.

DAY ELEVEN

Today you will drive down into Mon State and then hitch a ride on a truck up to the Golden Rock atop Mt Kyaikhtiyo. Overnight at the summit.

DAY TWELVE

Travel into Kayin (Karen) State and the verdant landscape of Hpa An.

DAY THIRTEEN

Explore the caves and mountains surrounding Hpa An.

DAY FOURTEEN

This morning you will take a boat down to Mawlamyine, capital of Mon State, stopping of at the monastery of an audacious Mon entrepreneur from the colonial era.

DAY FIFTEEN

Today you will visit the Western Terminus of the Burma Death Railway, where thousands perished during its construction in the Second World War.

DAY SIXTEEN

Visit the entreprising island that some believe will one day be Myanmar’s answer to Hong Kong.

DAY SEVENTEEN

Take the train north back to Yangon

DAY EIGHTEEN

Today you will be left at leisure on your last day in Myanmar, before being transferred to the airport for your departure flight.

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