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Day
01 Yangon – Sittwe - Mrauk U
(Lunch, Dinner)
Transfer to Airport for domestic flight to Sittwe. Upon arrival in
Sittwe, transfer to the jetty for a chartered boat trip on the
Kaladan River to Mrauk U, about 5 hours upstream.
Overnight at NAWARAT Hotel in Mrauk U.
Day 02: Mrauk U
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
After breakfast at the hotel visit Myanmar’s legendary lost city
of Mrauk U. Back in its 15th century heyday Mrauk U was one of the
richest cities in all of Asia but today the town is more like a
sleepy village. A morning tour of Mrauk U’s sights includes
Koethaing Temple, the Pitakataik Library, Laungbanpyauk Pagoda,
Yadana Mannaung and Sakaya Mannaung Pagodas. After lunch, visit
Shitthaung Temple, Mrauk U’s most important monument, built in
1535 by 1,000 architects and containing a remarkable collection of
Arakanese Buddha images and relief’s.
Continue to the multi-spired Andawthein Ordination Hall, with its
unique stone carvings, the circular Ratanabon Pagoda,
Dukkhanthein, a huge fortress-like temple with vaulted passages
containing interesting stone sculptures and Laymyetnha, the first
pagoda erected in Mrauk U in 1430.
Overnight at NAWARAT Hotel in Mrauk U.
Day 03: Mrauk U-Sittwe
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Enjoy sunrise over the misty hills of Mrauk U from the top of the
hill. After breakfast continue sightseeing in Mrauk U with a visit
to the market, the ruins of the Royal Palace and the
Archaeological Museum. Proceed to the jetty and board a chartered
boat back to Sittwe. On arrival enjoy sunset over the Bengal Bay
from View Point Beach.
Overnight at SITTWE Hotel in Sittwe.
Day 04: Sittwe-Yangon
(Breakfast)
A morning city tour of Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State,
featuring the colourful fish market and the Cultural Museum before
the transfer to Sittwe Airport. Arrive Yangon and
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