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From Yangon: 2 Days 1 Night Excursion to Golden Rock

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Overview

Available languages

English

48 hours

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Learn not only about the spiritual heart of the Buddhism but also discover the natural beauty of the region around Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock). This is an adventure trip as you must take a ride by an open truck from the base camp to the mountain top.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Make a pilgrimage tour up to Mount Kyaiktiyo, home of the famous Golden Rock Pagoda.

• Admire the gilded dome of the Shwemawdaw Pagoda and see the Great Reclining Buddha Image, Shwetharlyang Pagoda in Bago.

• Visit the War Cemetery which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

As you will be visiting religious sites, please wear clothes that cover your shoulders and knees, and remember to take off your shoes and socks when entering pagoda areas.

This tour is not available during the Water Festival between 12 to 18 Apr. During this time, everything in town is closed: restaurants, shops, markets, Museum, etc. Driving through the city is extremely difficult if not impossible because people celebrate the famous water-festival. You cannot avoid of getting very wet because everyone throws water at everybody. People drive through the city in open cars and there are stages along the street where people throw water. Everybody going up will get very wet.

Due to road conditions, travel in this region is not recommended during the monsoon season (June - September).

Please note that there will be a compulsory Christmas Eve Dinner on 24 Dec & New Year Eve Dinner on 31 Dec at most of the hotels. We will keep you informed.

Yangon: Not included

Golden Rock: Mountain Top Hotel (Deluxe room) or similar

Within 60-31 days prior to arrival date – 20%

Within 30-16 days prior to arrival date – 50%

Within 15 days prior to arrival date – 100%

If you cancel at least 7 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.

If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.

If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Supplement for Single room – USD 120 per person,

All sightseeing tour and transfer services with private air conditioned car/coach as detailed in our itinerary,

Service charges, room tax and baggage handling

Breakfast

Transfers and tours with English speaking stationed guide,

Accommodation in shared twin / triple room with breakfast at hotels as specified,

Services not mentioned in our itinerary, Meals not specified (lunch & dinner)

Tips for your guide and driver (USD 8 for guide and USD 3 for driver)

Camera Fee (MMK 1,000), Travel insurance (MMK 10,000)

What To Expect

Day 1

Yangon – Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock)

Accommodations

Accommodation at Mountain Top Hotel (or) Kyaikhto Hotel (3* hotel).

1

Kyaiktiyo Pagoda

Approx. 0800 A.M., pick up from your hotel in Yangon and drive to Golden Rock. En route, visit a tree shrine dedicated to legendary animist spirits known as "Nats", a handicraft village that produces woven bamboo wares. Continue to Kin Pun "base camp" (110 km - 3½ hours) and onward to Kyaiktiyo (the "Golden Rock"), a huge boulder completely covered by gold leaves and delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff. From Kin Pun, a steep and rough 11-km dirt road leads to the upper staging point, a journey made in open trucks, which can be very crowded. On arrival, watch the beauty of a sunset at this important pilgrimage site. Both lunch and dinner to your own account. Accommodation at Hotel near Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock).

6 hours•Admission Included
Day 2

Golden Rock – Bago – Yangon

Accommodations

Accommodation at Mountain Top Hotel (or) Kyaikhto Hotel (3* hotel)

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Shwemawdaw Paya

Breakfast at hotel. Return to Yangon via Bago. Sightseeing in Bago includes the Great Shwemawdaw Pagoda, which is over a thousand years old.

20 minutes•Admission Included
2

Shwethalyaung Buddha

Its spire is even taller than that of Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda, the 55-meter-long reclining Shwe Thalyaung Buddha Image, one of the country's most revered objects.

25 minutes•Admission Included
3

Kyaik Pun Pagoda

Then, continue drive to Yangon, with a brief stop at Kyaik Pun Pagoda, famous for its four giant Buddha figures.

20 minutes•Admission Included

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From Yangon: 2 Days 1 Night Excursion to Golden Rock

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