8 Days Glimpse of Cambodia and Myanmar Tour

Get a glimpse of Cambodia and Myanmar in 8 days! Witness the awe-inspiring temples of Siem Reap, immerse yourself in the cultural tapestry of Yangon, and marvel at the ancient wonders of Bagan. Join us for an unforgettable ancient adventure!

Day 1-3 Cambodia: Siem Reap city tour with Angkor Wat visit (3 nights)
Day 4-5 Myanmar: Yangon city exploration with circular train journey (2 nights)
Day 6-8 Myanmar: Bagan hot air balloon ride with Mt. Popa exploration (2 nights)

FULL ITINERARY

Day 1 Siem Reap Arrival (D)

Welcome to Siem Reap!

Upon arrival, our tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport. You will be escorted to the hotel and check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure for recovery.
In the evening about 6:10pm, your tour guide will pick you up to enjoy the welcome dinner with a sumptuous buffet dinner while enjoying the Khmer traditional dance performance.
After that, you will be escorted to the hotel and have a good rest.
Accommodation: Overnight in Siem Reap Meals: Dinner

Day 2 Siem Reap - Angkor Temple Discovery (B, L)

Today, you will get up a little bit early, at about 5:00am for the sunrise of the Angkor Wat, experiencing the breathtaking moment.

After enjoying the sunrise, you will be escorted to the hotel for breakfast and have a little rest. You guide will pick you up at about 10:00am to start your Angkor Temple discovery. In the morning, you will visit:

1. Ta Prohm: one of the largest temples built during the Khmer empire, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of Jayavarman VII.
2. Banteay Kdei: considered to be one of the main group of temples in the Angkor complex with peaceful and quiet surroundings.

After the lunch at a local Cambodian restaurant, you will continue to visit:

1. Angkor Wat: the 7th wonder of the world, is a miniature replica of the universe in stone, its beauty and state of preservation is unrivaled.

After the tour, we prepare a Mudita Signature Treatment for you after touring the temples of Angkor Wat, rejuvenate with a spa session in Siem Reap. Using an herbal compress, your masseuse provides a massage treatment that is said to reduce tension and improve energy flow throughout the body.

After that, head to the local night market to explore and enjoy a local dinner at the Pub Street. Then, you will be escorted to your hotel, enjoy your free time and have a good rest.
Accommodation: Overnight in Siem Reap Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3 Siem Reap City - Local Village Exploration (B, L)

Today, after breakfast, your guide will pick you up at about 9:00am, heading to the spot for the countryside jeep tour.

Hop aboard an open-air Jeep and explore the countryside around Siem Reap. Drive along dirt trails and country lanes, stop in remote rural villages, and admire views over the rice paddies. Along the way, learn about Cambodian life as you meet the locals, sample bamboo rice cakes, and watch demonstrations of traditional handicrafts such as basket weaving.

The jeep tour is about 1.5 hours, and then you will pay a visit to a Cambodian local family and see what their daily life is like. Then enjoy a local lunch with them.

Take a half day excursion to the biggest Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake – Tonle Sap Lake. Firstly, tour Kompong Phluk, the largest village on the lake, to discover the fascinating daily lifestyle of the local people who live on the water.
Then, take a boat trip to enjoy the beautiful lake views and mangrove forests.

One of the highlights is to enjoy the beautiful sunset of Tonle Sap Lake, with a beer and the tranquil and serene atmosphere.
Then, back to the Siem Reap downtown, and you will be escorted to the night market and Pub Street, where you will have a nice evening to spend.

After the tour, back your hotel for a good rest.
Accommodation: Overnight in Siem Reap Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4 Siem Reap to Yangon (B, D)

After breakfast, enjoy your time and wait for our tour guide to pick you up to the airport, taking a flight to Yangon, about 5 hours and 50 minutes.
Welcome to Yangon! It’s the largest city in Myanmar, famous for its colonial-era buildings, churches, and pagodas.
In the evening, enjoy a Cultural Dinner Show on the Karaweik Palace, which is a floating marble boat. The show features the traditional instruments, attire, and dances of Burma conveying the ten national arts. After the show, you’ll return to your hotel to have a good rest.
Accommodation: Overnight in Yangon Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 5 Yangon City Exploration (B, L)

After morning breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up at 8:30 am to Yangon Railway Station. Taking the local circular train journey to the outskirts of town (20-30 minutes ride).

1. Circular train journey: observing the lively and colorful life of the rural Burmese people.
2. Kyi Myin Daing Market: a variety of street vendors sell colorful wares, where you can explore the market and meet friendly locals.

Go back to the downtown area of Yangon to enjoy Myanmar cuisine. You’ll continue your tour in the afternoon. You’ll explore:

1. Old City Hall: a well-balanced blend of Western and Burmese architectural styles, listed on the Yangon City Heritage List.
2. Botahtaung Pagoda: features golden decorations inside and houses a sacred hair of Gautama Buddha.
3. Bogyoke Market: sells many Burmese traditional handicrafts including stone, wood, bronze carvings, and much more.
4. Kandawgyi Park: famous Karaweik, a concrete replica of a Burmese royal barge built in 1972, near Chaukhtetgyi Reclining Buddha Image.
5. Shwedagon Pagoda: an important Buddist icon, which has been described as one of the wonders of the world, plays a very important role in old Burmese history.

Enjoy the sunset over the Shwedagon pagoda, and then you’ll get back to the hotel for a good rest.
Accommodation: Overnight in Yangon Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6 Yangon - Bagan (B)

In the morning, after breakfast, your tour guide will escort you to Yangon International Airport to take the flight to Bagan, about 80 minutes. When you arrive in Bagan, you’ll be picked up and transferred to the hotel for check-in.

This afternoon, you’ll explore Bagan. In this ancient city, you’ll visit:

1. Thousands of Buddhist pagodas: over 4000 Buddhist temples and Pagodas sprinkled all across the town.
2. Nyaung Oo Market: locals buy and sell products.
3. Shwezigon Pagoda: the largest pagoda in Bagan painted with real gold.

Then enjoy a fun horse cart ride to a little village called Taung Phi for a view of a teak monastery. Keep riding in the horse cart around temples and winding roads, while the sun moves toward the horizon, making interesting shadows from the temples on the ground. You’ll visit Shesandaw Pagoda and watch one of the best sunsets in Southeast Asia.
Accommodation: Overnight in Bagan Meals: Breakfast

Day 7 Bagan Hot Balloon Ride & Mount Popa (B)

Today, you need to get up early at 5:00 am to experience a beautiful hot air balloon flight over Bagan’s temples.

Drifting over a panorama of a thousand ancient pagodas, silent in the shadow of low-slung mountains and against the banks of the mighty Irrawaddy River, you will have a wonderful overhead perspective of Bagan. It’s a fantastic and interactive experience.

The entire experience will last about 2.5 hours. On landing, our fully trained Myanmar ground crew will pack the balloon whilst passengers enjoy a glass or two of celebratory champagne. You’ll receive a flight certificate signed by the pilot.

After enjoying a delicious breakfast, you have free time on your own until your tour guide picks you up at 1:00-1:30 pm to Mount Popa.

1. Mount Popa: a dormant volcano in central Myanmar and the highest point of the Pegu Range.
2. Popa Taungkalat Monastery: a special monastery high up on a big rocky hill, offering beautiful views of the fields nearby and Mount Popa.
3. Nat Shrine: mannequin-like figures representing the 37 Nats, which is dedicated to animist spirits.

Note: you need to climb 777 steps to get to Popa Taungkalat Monastery, if you don’t want to do that, you can choose to visit the sandalwood forest and medical herb garden with plenty of flora and fauna.

After touring Mount Popa, a stop will be made at a palm tree plantation on the way back to the hotel in Bagan. Villagers earn money from these palm trees. It’s a nice break where you can watch them work with palm trees.
Accommodation: Overnight in Bagan Meals: Breakfast

Day 8 Bagan Departure (B)

In the morning, after breakfast, your tour guide will escort you to the airport.
Tour service ends here. Hope you enjoyed a great trip with us and we look forward to seeing you next time.
Note: If you’re planning to continue exploring Indochina region, like Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos, please never hesitate to tell us, we’re tour experts for all of these destinations.
Accommodation: NA Meals: Breakfast

Tour Price 
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Tour inclusive of:

– Flight tickets with airport tax as listed in above itinerary.
– Entrance fee and sightseeing as listed in the itinerary.
– Private English speaking tour guide service.
– Private van for land transportation with cold drinking water and soft drink provided in the car.
– Meals as listed in the itinerary (B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner).

Tour exclusive of:

– International air tickets.
– Visa Handling fee, visa stamp fee
– Meals are not listed in itinerary
– Insurance, gratuities and personal expenses
– Tipping for guide, driver and hotel bell boys, etc
– Surcharge for public holidays (if any)
– Services not stated in the itinerary

8 Days Glimpse of Cambodia and Myanmar Tour

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