Yangon Day Tours

Trip Overview

One of our professional tour leaders will come and meet you at your hotel on your appointment time (about 8:00 am). Full day Yangon sightseeing tour will start from Shwedagon pagoda; it is the most popular landmark of Myanmar and beautiful majestic pagoda all over the world. Located on the highest hill of Yangon and also is a 99.9 meters tall, it dominates the town. After that, proceed to the biggest reclining Buddha Statue, Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda in Yangon City follow by short walking in Kandawgyi Park to enjoy the good view of golden pagoda and royal Kalaweik hall on the water. After that it will be the time for your inclusive Myanmar traditional lunch at a restaurant. And lunch, transfer to the downtown for city tour, visit historic Botahtaung pagoda, 2000 year old Sule pagoda and Strand hotel which is one of the most famous historic colonial buildings in Asia and earliest 5 stars hotel in the country. In the late afternoon, walking among the beautiful colonial buildings and China town to see the way of life of the people in the city will be included. In the evening, proceed back to your hotel and it will be at the end of the tour on around 18:00.

Included Main Highlights

• World famous Shwedagon Pagoda
• Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda
• Kandawgyi Park
• Royal Kalaweik Hall
• Myanmar traditional Lunch
• Historical Botahtaung Pagoda
• Over 2000 years old Sule Pagoda
• Colonial Building Sightseeing
• Walking in the town
• China town

Tour Facts & Features

Pricing: 65 USD per pax start from 2 persons

This above mention pricing will validity form 1^st June 2019 to 31^st May 2020. We offer optional sightseeing and additional nights at a hotel or guesthouse in Yangon and all over the country for our own clients.

What’s included

• Official licensed English Speaking tour guide
• All sightseeing mention in the above program
• All entrance fees and camera fees
• Myanmar traditional lunch
• Free drinking water
• Good private air-con car
• Service charges and car

What’s not included

• Travel insurance
• Accommodation
• Visa fees
• Dinner and all beverages
• Personal expenses
• Tips to show your graduate for your guide and driver if you satisfied with them

To make tour reservation or inquiry for detail information, please Contact Us. One of our experts will get back to you within 24 hours.

“YANGON DAY TOURS INFORMATION”

Shwedagon Pagoda : Towering almost 100 meters above the green cityscape of Yangon, the Shwedagon Pagoda is the landmark visible from miles around. One of the wonders of the world, it is believed to have been built over 2500 years ago. The hair relic of the Gautama Buddha and other relics of the three previous Buddhas were enshrined in it. Successive kings had enlarged the Pagoda during the period of from 15th to 18th century. The final enlargement of the Pagoda was carried out by Queen Shin Saw Pu, rising to the height of 326 ft.

Sula Pagoda : Located right in the center of the Yangon city is Sule pagoda built over 2000 years ago. As many other ancient pagodas, it has been rebuilt and repaired many time. It is also believed that a hair relic of the Buddha was enshrined according to its Mon name “Kyaik Athok” meaning the pagoda where a sacred hair relic of the Buddha over 2000 years ago.

Botahtaung Pagoda : Situated on the bank of the Yangon River, Bo means military leader and Tahtaung means a thousand. Thousand of military leader came there to welcome and escort the hair relics of the Buddha brought from India over 2500 years ago. Later a pagoda was built on the site where the sacred hairs were welcomed. It was completely destroy during WW II and rebuilt in 1948. Most of the pagodas in Myanmar are solid but Botahtaung is hollow inside like a temple. So visitor can walk through it.

Chaukhtatgyi reclining Buddha Image : Situated north east of Shwedagon pagoda is Chauk Htat Gyi Reclaiming Buddha Image (72 m) long, one of the largest Buddha Images long. Original image was built by Sir Po Thar in 1970 and damaged due to climate over the years.

Downtown : Being geographically and commercially the heart of the city, you can reach by bus every part of the city easily from there. Most of the tourists start their city tours at the right center of the city, opposite the Town Hall with the visit of Sule Pagoda. When you arrive at the center point of the city, you can find simultaneously the City Hall, the Immigration office, Immanuel Baptist Church and High Court Building. It is an ideal place for those who want to take pictures of these buildings built during the colonial time.