BURMA OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLE TOUR – 9 DAYS

Itinerary:

BURMA OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLE TOUR – BRIEF ITINERARY:

Day 1: Mandalay motorcycle tour to Ywan Ngan – Pindaya (185 km) (L/D)

Day 2: Ya Sa Kyi – Inle Lake & Inle Lake sightseeing by boat (85 km) (B/L/D)

Day 3: Inle motorbike tour to Kakku – Taung Gyi – Nyaung Shwe (130 km) (B/L/D)

Day 4: Nyaung Shwe motorbike tour to Kalaw (125 km) (B/L/D)

Day 5: Kalaw motorbike tour to Tar Yaw Thit – Hin Gar Kone – Myin Ka – Kalaw (120 km) (B/L/D)

Day 6:  Kalaw motorbike tour to Meikhtila – Mount Popa (265 km) (B/L/D)

Day 7: Mount Popa – Bagan & sightseeing in Bagan by car (55 km) (B/L/D)

Day 8: Bagan – Pakokku by boat & Pakokku – Monywa (190 km) (B/L/D)

Day 9: Monywa – Sagaing – Mingun – Mandalay (140 km) (B/L)

PRE ARRIVAL

Today should be your arrival day to Mandalay. Upon your request, we will be pleased to arrange your ground transport or accommodation in Mandalay.

It is to be noted that you are informed to meet up with your ground operation team in Mandalay on that day to do the technical inspection to the motorbike and other necessary gears and equipments arranged for your trip with us in Myanmar.

Day 1: Burma off-road motorcycle tour: Mandalay motorcycle tour to Ywan Ngan – Pindaya (185 km) (L/D)

Pick up from your hotel in Mandalay at about 8.00am, then be transferred by private car or taxi to our bike store. This morning we are to start riding from Mandalay to Pindaya. First, we are driving to Kyauke and Han Myit Mo from where we are rolling up through the villages and continue the ride through zigzagging your way up the mountains and then arrive at Ywan Ngan “A small town located on the top mountain” where to enjoy the lunch.

After that we are driving through the narrowed road of the Shan Plateau will take you through some tea growing villages and cliff-side trails to a sealed road on the other side and we are to drive to the little village of Pa Laung Tribe called Ya Sa Kyi located on the top of the mountain in Pindaya. Be noted that The village for your overnight stay is located above the sea level of more than 1,300 meters.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Village monastery in Ya Sa Kyi Village in Pindaya

Day 2: Burma off-road motorcycle tour: Ya Sa Kyi – Inle Lake & Inle Lake sightseeing by boat (85 km) (B/L/D)

This morning we are to enjoy the breakfast at village monastery and walk around the little village to meet up with friendly tribal people and kids for doing charity activities. Then we are driving down to Pindaya through narrowed village road of Taung Paw Gyi to get to Pindaya. From Pindaya we are heading off to Nyaung Shwe (Inle). On the ways along the road side, you can see panoramic plantation fields of cabbages, paddy fields, seasonal flowers. Upon arrival to Nyuang Shwe, we are to enjoy the lunch before we check in hotel in Nyaung Shwe. In the afternoon, we are doing sightseeing in Inle by private boat.

It is a chance to see not only the magnificent scenery but also the authentic local life on the water. Here, the boat is your main transportation which will take you through flourishing floating gardens with all kind of vegetables and fruits. Moreover, you can see the incredible image of the one – leg rowing fishermen with your own eyes, watching them with their daily work.

Next, we will pay our visit to Phaung Daw Oo pagoda – the largest and most outstanding structure on the lake. It is said that the place holds the 5 holy Buddha images made of gold. After that, Nam Pan village is our last stop of the day where we can see how people make cheroot (Myanmar Cigar), lotus silk and cotton.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Nyaung Shwe

Day 3: Burma off-road motorcycle tour: Inle motorbike tour to Kakku – Taung Gyi – Nyaung Shwe (130 km) (B/L/D)

Today we are to set off from the low-lying lands at Inle Lake toward Kakku, through the rolling hills toward the east of the lake. The drive is spectacular, crossing over the railway line and through small villages inhabited to the Pa-Oh people. This area was closed to visitors for many years and even now only a few intrepid tourists make their way through here.

After two hours you’ll arrive at Kakku. The first view of Kakku is breathtaking: there are more than 5200 individual stupas, some of which are 20 metres high, and several Buddha images scattered throughout. There are no clear facts about the history of the stupas but most date back to the 11th-13th century, the same period when Bagan was thriving. Wander throughout the temples, taking your time to enjoy the wonder and awe of this site and discover the intricate carvings and details on the structures. And enjoy the lunch at Kakku pagoda. After that, we are diving back to Nyaugn Shwe by the way of Taung Gyi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Nyaung Shwe

Day 4: Burma off-road motorcycle tour: Nyaung Shwe motorbike tour to Kalaw (125 km) (B/L/D)

Today shall be one of the exciting days of your trip to ride to Kalaw from Nyaung Shwe through all unexplored villages of Shan Plateau that provides the unlimited possibilities for off rides in the region. Riding along the scenic landscapes of the plateau is an incomparable way to get closer to the real and typical life of the people and to enjoy the panoramic and colourful sceneries. Upon arrival to Kalaw, you are to check in hotel and free and easy for the rest of the day.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Kalaw

Day 5: Burma off-road motorcycle tour: Kalaw motorbike tour to Tar Yaw Thit – Hin Gar Kone – Myin Ka – Kalaw (120 km) (B/L/D)

Today after breakfast at hotel, we are to start riding around Kalaw, located on  the western edge of the Shan Hills at an elevation of 4,356 feet, Kalaw was built as a hill station during the British colonial period.

The climate here is very pleasant and in spring and summer, the roads around town are lined with thickly flowering crocus. The cooler temperatures and scenic surrounding countryside, filled with ethnic hill tribe villages, makes this area the most popular part of the country to where we are to explore the forgotten tribes of Shan Plateau by two wheels. As you are back to Kalaw in the afternoon, you are to relax and refresh for the rest of the day.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Kalaw

Day 6:  Burma off-road motorcycle tour: Kalaw motorbike tour to Meikhtila – Mount Popa (265 km) (B/L/D)

After breakfast, you will be downhill riding from Kalaw to Meiktila about 130 kilometers, then arrive at Meikhtila. After that, you will continue the ride to Kyaukpadaung, a small town to drive up to Mount Popa. Lunch will be at the local restaurant on the way. Arrive at Mount Popa in the late afternoon, check in the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Mount Popa

Day 7: Burma off-road motorcycle tour: Mount Popa – Bagan & sightseeing in Bagan by car (55 km) (B/L/D)

After breakfast, you will be downhill riding to Bagan through a countryside road. You will witness local village life along the roadside and upon arrival to the hotel in Bagan, check in the room and continue sightseeing in Bagan by car which includes the Shwezigon pagoda, one of the four most significant buildings in Bagan.

Continue to visit the Htilominlo pagoda, famed for its original fine plaster carvings and glazed sandstone decorations which are remarkably well preserved before the visit to the Ananda Pagoda, one of the finest, largest and best persevered in Old Bagan. You will also have a chance to see a lacquer ware workshop whose birthplace is in Bagan. Finally, visit the Dhammayangyi pagoda, Bagan’s largest temple. Enjoy the sunset from one of the most scenic spots in town and return to the hotel. Dinner with the puppet show in the local restaurant.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Bagan

Day 8: Bagan – Pakokku by boat & Pakokku – Monywa (190 km) (B/L/D)

After breakfast, we will drive to the Bagan Jetty for a leisurely boat journey on the Irrawaddy River to Pakokku. After three hours boat ride on the Irrawaddy River, we will get to Pakokku from where we start driving to Ma Ahu Alae Village – a small village with full of ancients pagodas, lovely people with great smiles. Take a short break then continue riding through the unexplored villages of A Neint & A Myint. We can take regular stops and interact with the locals who rarely come into contact with foreigners. Then continue riding to Monywa. Upon arrival, enjoy the beautiful sunset from the top of Pagoda in the pagoda complex of Lay Kyun Sakkya, Standing Buddha Image in Monywa.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Monywa

Day 9: Monywa – Sagaing – Mingun – Mandalay (140 km) (B/L)

Today after breakfast at the hotel in Monywa, we are driving back to Mandalay which is just 140 km far. On the way, we drop in Nunnery in Sagaing just  21 kilometers south-west of Mandalay. Sagaing is another Myanmar’s ancient capitals, famous for its many hundreds of white, silver and gold pagodas and monasteries that dot its hilly landscape. Take the short break for lunch at Nunnery before continue driving to Mingun along the Ayeyarwaddy River Bank. From Mingun, we are crossing the river by the ferry to Nan Daw Kyun – The Island of Royal Palace, then driving back to Mandalay.

Return your bikes to our team of ground service. Our private car or taxi will take you back to your hotel in Mandalay or Mandalay international airport where you check in your departure flight home.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: N/A

END OF SERVICES!

Optional trip to Ngapali Beach & Yangon are available upon your request with an EXTRA.