7 days 6 nights
Specific Tour
14 people
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese (subject to availability)
Quick answer
Seven days with your own guide in each city, from the golden Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon to the temple plain of Bagan and the last royal capital, Mandalay. You fly between Yangon and Bagan, drive to Mandalay through the dry zone and fly back to Yangon.
From US$920 per person for the whole tour, based on 4 travellers sharing double rooms in the hotels listed or similar. Domestic flights are quoted separately. The route is adjusted to current travel advisories and confirmed in your tailor-made quote before booking.
| Day | Route and highlights | Overnight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrive in Yangon, downtown and Shwedagon at sunset | Yangon |
| 2 | Fly to Bagan, market, lacquerware and Ananda Temple | Bagan |
| 3 | Villages around Bagan and a sunset boat on the Irrawaddy | Bagan |
| 4 | Drive to Mandalay, gold-leaf and marble workshops | Mandalay |
| 5 | Amarapura and Mandalay: monasteries and U Bein Bridge | Mandalay |
| 6 | Fly to Yangon, Bogyoke Market and the old city | Yangon |
| 7 | Departure from Yangon | — |
Private tour with your own English-speaking guide · 7 days 6 nights · Yangon – Bagan – Mandalay – Amarapura – Yangon
Seven days with your own guide in each city, from the golden Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon to the temple plain of Bagan and the last royal capital, Mandalay. You fly between Yangon and Bagan, drive to Mandalay through the dry zone and fly back to Yangon.
Easy to moderate. Temple visits on foot (barefoot inside pagodas), an hour on a wooden river boat, a four-hour drive from Bagan to Mandalay and two domestic flights. Suits couples, families with children over 10 and active older travellers.
Upper-range hotels or similar, confirmed in your quote: Park Royal, Chatrium, Meliá or Sedona in Yangon; Thiripyitsaya, Royal Palace or Tharabar Gate in Bagan; Rupar Mandalar, Apex or Mandalay Lodge in Mandalay.
November to February is the most comfortable season: dry, warm days and cool nights. March to May is very hot in Yangon, Bagan and Mandalay, so visits are planned early and late. June to October is the green, rainy season, quieter and cheaper.
Your guide and driver are yours alone, so the pace and the stops follow you. English-speaking guides are standard; other languages can be requested and are confirmed in your quote, subject to availability.
More ideas: All private tours in Myanmar · Yangon and Bago: Golden Pagodas and Colonial Streets in 4 Days · Very Best of Myanmar: Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan and Inle Lake in 10 Days · Thailand and Myanmar: Bangkok, Yangon and Bagan in 9 Days
Photos: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Go-Myanmar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Htanaungg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Pay by card (OnePay, +3.5% fee) or by bank transfer to a local company account in your currency (no fee). How to pay →
Meet your guide at Yangon airport. Depending on your arrival time, drive through colonial downtown past the Post Office, the Strand Hotel, Mahabandoola Garden and the Independence Monument, see the reclining Buddha of Chauk Htat Gyi and Karaweik Hall, and end at Shwedagon Pagoda for sunset.
Overnight: Yangon · Meals: —
Morning flight to Bagan (Yangon to Bagan flights currently run on selected days only, so your dates are planned around them). Visit the local market, a family lacquerware workshop and a selection of the most important temples, including Ananda, then watch the sunset over the plain from a permitted viewpoint.
Overnight: Bagan · Meals: B
A slower day in the villages around Bagan to see daily life away from the temples. In the late afternoon, board a private wooden boat on the Irrawaddy and drift down to Shwezigon Pagoda as the sun goes down.
Overnight: Bagan · Meals: B
Drive about four hours to Mandalay, the last royal capital, with a refreshment stop on the way. In the afternoon visit the traditional gold-leaf and marble-carving workshops that supply pagodas across the country.
Overnight: Mandalay · Meals: B
Visit Mahagandayon Monastery in Amarapura, the carved teak Shwenandaw Monastery and Kuthodaw Pagoda, the "world's largest book" of 729 marble slabs (access to each monument is checked after the 2025 earthquake). Before sunset, walk the U Bein Bridge, the longest teak bridge in the world.
Overnight: Mandalay · Meals: B
Fly back to Yangon. Visit Bogyoke Aung San Market (closed on Mondays and public holidays), St Mary's Cathedral, Sule Pagoda and the Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue, then the streets of Little India and Chinatown.
Overnight: Yangon · Meals: B
Free time until your transfer to Yangon International Airport.
Overnight: — · Meals: B
Official advice differs by country and by region, so please read your own government's advice first. The UK FCDO has no regional warning for Yangon and advises against all but essential travel to Mandalay Region (including Bagan and Mandalay) and southern Shan State (including Inle Lake); the US and Australia advise against all travel to Myanmar. We adjust routes to current travel advisories, do not plan routes into areas where the FCDO advises against all travel, and confirm each itinerary before booking. Travel insurance that covers your trip is required.
Yes. Most nationalities apply online for a tourist e-visa on the official portal evisa.moip.gov.mm before travel; allow several working days. Your passport should be valid for at least six months. We check the current rules for your passport when we prepare your itinerary.
November to February is dry and pleasantly warm, with cool nights at Inle Lake. March to May is very hot, especially in Bagan and Mandalay; June to October is the monsoon, greener and quieter, with some rain most days.
The Myanmar kyat (MMK). Bring clean, unmarked US dollar notes to exchange; card acceptance is limited outside upper-range hotels, so plan to pay most local expenses in cash.
Every tour is private. English-speaking guides are standard; other languages can be requested and are confirmed in your quote, subject to availability.
Pay in your currency, to a local account
Metta Voyage holds company bank accounts in 13 currencies. Pay your deposit by local bank transfer with no fee from us; the account details come with your invoice.
💳 Card via OnePay: +3.5% processing feeHow to pay →
Save the itinerary to share with your travel companions
Save the itinerary to share with your travel companions
