INSIGHT VIETNAM AND MYANMAR

                                                                      7 DAYS

Introduction of insight-vietnam-and-myanmar

In Vietnam, you will first head to the old city of Hanoi, see the Tran Quoc Pagoda, enjoy a half-hour cyclo tour through Hanoi's the Old Quarter. After Hanoi, move on to explore the Notre Dame Cathedral, and Old Saigon Post Office in Saigon. In Myanmar, you will have a city highlights trip to the historic Post Office, Mahabandoola Garden, and Independence Monument in Yangon. After that, transfer to Bagan, and you will definitely be impressed by the over 10,000 temples between the 11th and 13th centuries.

Itinerary of insight-vietnam-and-myanmar

Day 1 Welcome to Hanoi!

Flight: International flight on your own arrangement or upon request

Welcome to Hanoi! Upon arrival, your local tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport. Then, the guide will escort you to the hotel and help you check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2 Hanoi City Tour - Discover the Capital City of Vietnam

In the morning, your guide and driver will pick up at your hotel, start the tour to beautiful Tran Quoc Pagoda located on the shores of West Lake. This Pagoda is full of amazing Buddhist symbolism that visitors can learn more about.

Then, head to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the final resting place of Vietnamese great father, President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house, where he lived on and off from 1958 to 1969.

The next destination is One Pillar Pagoda, a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Leave the pagoda for the Temple of Literature, which is the first college of Vietnam.

In the afternoon, you need to choose one of the city’s museums (History Museum or Ethnology Museum) to visit. After that, drive back to admire Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple before taking cyclo tour through the Old Quarter, also known as the 36 streets, this bustling area of narrow streets is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. It’s a great place to explore in Hanoi.

Optional:
Later afternoon, you can watch a Water puppet show for one hour. It is a unique traditional performance of Vietnam.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3 Flight to Saigon | Best of Saigon

Flight: Domestic flight include in quotation and will be on INT`s arrangement

Today, transfer to airport for flight to Saigon, upon arrival, our guide will meet you at airport and escort to hotel for check in.

In the afternoon, you’ll explore some of the most important sights in Ho Chi Minh. Start by visiting the Notre Dame Cathedral. Constructed by French colonists during their settlement, discover its significance as the largest cathedral in Southeast Asia.

Across the road is the Old Saigon Post Office, a neoclassical architectural building considered one of the main attractions in the city. Visit the Reunification Palace, home of South Vietnam’s President during the war.

The final stop is Cholon, the Chinatown in Ho Chi Minh. Explore the thickly settled district rife with tea-houses and pagodas, and the famous Binh Tay Market.

Overnight in Saigon.

Day 4 Mekong Delta Discovery

This morning, transfer to remote My Tho. This burgeoning capital rests in the Mekong Delta and is surrounded by beautiful countryside known as the "rice basket of Vietnam". First visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, decorated with mosaics made from broken pottery. Overlooked by a tall white Buddha, it is set amongst lovely gardens overflowing with flowers, shrubs, lotus pools, and tombs, and ornate gates that provide entry. Continue on a boat ride along the river to view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages.

After lunch, visit An Khanh, a small village that specializes in fruit orchards and coconut sweets. If time permits, you can take a short cycling trip through the island or explore the island on foot (the island is flat and relatively small).

Overnight in Saigon.

Day 5 Flight to Yangon | Half Day Yangon City Highlights Tour

Flight: International flight is on R.T Tour's arrangement

Today, you will take the flight to Yangon. Upon arrival, your guide will greet you at the airport and escort you to the hotel for check-in.

After a short rest, start your Yangon city tour at the historic Post Office, followed by Strand Hotel, Mahabandoola Garden and Independence Monument. Next visit the famous Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple, home to a 66-meter long reclining Buddha, and shoot photos at the picturesque Karaweik Hall royal floating barge. Then end today’s tour with an amazing sunset view at Shwedagon Pagoda, the largest pagoda with painted real gold in Yangon.

In the evening, enjoy a Cultural Dinner Show at Karaweik Palace, a restaurant located on the Royal Lake. The show features the traditional instruments, attire, and dances of Burma, conveying the ten national arts. After the show, return to your hotel for the evening.

Overnight in Yangon.

Day 6 Flight to Bagan | Bagan Highlights Tour

Flight: Domestic flight is on R.T Tour's arrangement

Transfer to airport for domestic flight to Bagan in the early morning. Upon arrival in Bagan, you will be welcomed by your local guide at the airport and then transfer you to the hotel.

In Bagan, you will be amazed by the thousands of Buddhist pagodas spread on the plain. These pagodas used to own by individual families during its prosperous time.

You will visit the Nyaung Oo Market where local people buying food in daily life and the Shwezigon Pagoda which is the largest pagoda in Bagan painted with real gold.

Have a rest at the hotel during the hottest time in the afternoon. Then it's time to enjoy a Horse Cart Ride for the sunset. You can climb up to the top of the Shwesandaw Pagoda for sunset and then take the horse cart back to the hotel. It will be an unforgettable memory of taking the horse cart ride to travel through the pagodas when it is quiet in the dusk.

Overnight in Bagan.

Day 7 Farewell from Bagan

Flight: International flight on your own arrangement or upon request

Today, the guide will transfer you to the airport. Hope you have a nice trip home and look forward to traveling with you again!