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Myanmar: Buddhist Temples & Spiritual Silence
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Myanmar: Buddhist Temples & Spiritual Silence

Bagan, Inle Lake & Mandalay

Yangon, Bagan & Inle Lake, Myanmar
12 days
4.8 (45 reviews)
Groups of 2–14

About this experience

Myanmar's temples at Bagan are one of the world's most extraordinary sights — over 2,000 ancient pagodas spread across a desert plain, best seen from a hot air balloon at sunrise. Add the floating villages of Inle Lake and the gold-covered Shwedagon Pagoda, and Myanmar offers a depth of Buddhist culture unmatched anywhere.

Highlights

Hot air balloon over Bagan's 2,000 temples at sunrise
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon — Myanmar's most sacred site
Inle Lake: floating gardens, leg-rowing fishermen & stilt villages
Mandalay: U Bein Bridge at sunset & Kuthodaw Pagoda
Buddhist monastery morning alms-giving ceremony
Pindaya Caves — 8,000 Buddha statues in a limestone grotto

Included

  • Return flights from London to Yangon
  • 10 nights accommodation
  • Internal flights Yangon–Bagan–Inle–Mandalay–Yangon
  • Hot air balloon over Bagan
  • All guided city tours
  • Inle Lake full-day boat tour

Not included

  • Most meals
  • Visa
  • Monastery donation (etiquette guidance provided)
Best time to visit: November–February

Starting from

£1,999/ person

Up to £3,200 pp depending on options

Duration12 days
Group size2–14 people
Activity levelEasy
Spread the cost with 0% interest instalments over 3, 6 or 12 months.

No payment required at this stage. Our team will prepare a tailored proposal.