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Discover Burma’s secrets on our cultural
journey from Bagan to Inle Lake.
PHOTO: KEREN SU
Once hidden from the outside world, Burma
is “quite unlike any land you know about,” as
Rudyard Kipling famously wrote. We’ll bring
you to this magical land’s glittering gold-
spired stupas, intriguing pre-Buddhist “nat”
shrines, traditional artisans, tranquil mountain
paths, and the highland villages of its hill
tribes. We meet pilgrims and monks at the
magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda, watch sunset
over the pagoda-strewn plains of Bagan, and
travel up the peaceful Irrawaddy by private
boat to visit riverside temples. In the
Shan highlands, we are welcomed into hill
tribe villages, and we’ll boat into fantastic
“floating” markets on serene Inle Lake.
Burma abounds with visual delights, but
it’s our encounters with its deeply spiritual
people that linger in our mind long after
journey’s end.
Days 1-2 Yangon We join the saffron-robed
monks and Buddhist pilgrims at the stupendous
Shwedagon Pagoda and explore Bogyoke Market
and the bustling waterfront of the Yangon River.
Days 3-5 Bagan Two thousand brick pagodas
from the 11th to 13th centuries rise majestically
from the great plains of Bagan, a World Heritage
Site. We climb to the top of one for a sunset
view and take a private boat to a village on an
island in the Irrawaddy River.
Days 6-7 Mandalay After “making merit” at the
Maha Muni Pagoda, we journey to 14th century
Sagaing, with its white hillside pagodas. A horse
cart brings us to the ruins of Ava, the Burmese
capital from the 14th to the 19th centuries,
and we capture sunset photos at picturesque
200-year-old U Bein Bridge.
Days 8-14 Hill Tribe Country / Inle Lake
Among Burma’s traditional hill tribes, we visit
villages and meet a local shaman. At vast Inle
Lake, famous for its leg-rowers, we explore by
longboat, visit a wildly colorful floating market,
and meet the abbot of a Buddhist monastery.
Depart on Day 14 via Yangon.
OF BAGAN
AND MANDALAY, MAGICAL INLE LAKE
JOEL CARILLET
HIGHLIGHTS
• Mingle with monks at spectacular
Shwedagon, watch the sun set over
hundreds of pagodas at Bagan
• Meet Akha, Palung, and Ann hill tribe
people in their villages and markets
• Boat village to village along the great
Irrawaddy River
• Explore magnificent Inle Lake, with
its floating markets, stilt villages, and
famous “leg-rowers”
DETAILS
• 14-day trip begins and ends in Yangon
• 13 nights hotels
• All meals included except 3 dinners
DATES
Nov 4-17, 2017 Nov 3-16
Jan 6-19, 2018 Jan 15-28, 2019
Feb 13-26 Feb 12-25
TRIP COST
FALL 2017 / SPRING 2018
$5895 (14-16 members)
$6095 (10-13 members)
$6495 (6-9 members)
Single supplement: $1325
Internal airfare: $565 (subject to change)
Optional balloon ride in Bagan: $380
(subject to change)
Laos: Luang Prabang extension:
from $890
TRIP LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cultural explorations, optional hikes of
2-4 hours