The Best Of Myanmar

Today you are to fly to Yangon which is the major gateway to Myanmar and upon arrival to Yangon International Airport , you will be warmly welcomed by your driver and bring you to your hotel in Yangon . Overnight stay in Yangon .

This morning you are to wake up early to go to Shwedagon Pagoda where to photograph illuminated golden pagoda before sunrise and shooing the Buddhist people doing the religious activities around the pagoda is the great opportunities for the photographer after that head back to hotel to enjoy the breakfast then move to the one of the Buddhist Monastery where we will explore the monastic life of Buddhist monks – and your local guide will let you have some great photos at the monastery . ( We are to be at the monastery by 10:30 am or early arrival to monastery is better to wander around for opportunist shots ) then we are heading off to the Chauk Htet Gyi Pagoda “ The Reclining Buddha in Yangon in length of 72 meters ) where to do the free shooting before you have the midday break at hotel or lunch break
In the afternoon, we are to make first visit to Yangon’s train station where to do street photography and then
You are to move the jetty where to take the local ferry to enjoy the daily lives of local people through your lens until the sunset and overnight stay in Yangon.

Flying to Mandalay by morning flight and explore the highlight of Mandalay through the lens .
The highlights of Mandalay to explore are the street of stone sculptors , Bronze Casting workshop for doing street photography – A visit to monastic education center where to meet the numbers of smiling kids -Kuthodaw Pagoda and other photography playgrounds . Overnight stay in Mandalay .

This morning we are to wake up too early and go to U Bein Bridge located in Amarapura where to do the best sunrise photography – So we must be at the bridge minimum 30 minutes before sunrise . and then we will walk on the bridge to do free shooting and enjoy the breakfast at local tea shop before we go to Sagaing . Where to visit Buddhist Nunnery and do the landscape photography from the top of Sagaing Hill. After than we will take the cruise streaming up to Mingun .
We are doing the staged shots in Mingun including the stages shots at Pahtoedawgyi Pagoda and Myatheindan Pagoda . then we are to take the boat before the sun goes down and stream down to Mandalay . Enjoy the sunset from the boat on the way back to Mandalay and Overnight stay in Mandalay

This morning driving down to Bagan by road (Actually there is no internal flight available between Mandalay and Bagan) – But travelling by land give you more opportunities to enjoy the countryside and do some opportunist shots on the way.
Upon arrival to Bagan – continue sightseeing including the staged shots inside the temple and doing landscape photography before the sun goes down. Overnight stay in Bagan.

This morning you are to wake up early to do sunrise photography from the best corner of Bagan and then we will go back to the hotel to have a quick breakfast before we go to the village where to shoot the line of novices going around the village. Shooting the line of novices going around the village is very interesting. And then we are doing one more staged shot – shooting the pretty girl making the traditional handicraft near the temple. then take a short break for lunch and a midday break at hotel. In the afternoon, we are doing interior photography ( architectural shots with your wide-angle lens ) then we are doing landscape photography with the low-rise temples before the sun goes down. then enjoy the dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight stay in Bagan

Today we are to fly to Heho for a visit to Inle lake , upon arrival to Heho, directly drive straight to Shweyan Pyan Wooden Monastery, famous for Oval shaped window, still having a chance for clients who is sill enthusiastic to make the perfect shots of Buddhist monks there. Then directly proceed to Nyaung Shwe which is major gateway to Inle lake and lunch break at local restaurant In Nyaung Shwe. After lunch , transfer to jetty in Nyaung Shwe and then take a boat ride to hotel for check in and have a short break.
Afternoon sightsee focus on weaving factory where you will see a lot of local people working in the big weaving factory and it is a one of the good place for making the good photography of people and their ways of lives . then we will go around the floating village and floating garden . Before the sun goes down , we will do silhouette photography with fishermen until the sunset . then go back to hotel and overnight stay at hotel in Inle lake.

This morning , wake up early for doing the staged shots with local fishermen then enjoy the breakfast at hotel before we go to five day market ( Market day on the lake is not daily market – Market is open at different place of the lake ) you will see the tribal people at the market place and then we are streaming up to Shwe Inn Dein Pagoda Complex located on the western shore of the lake, where you will find the beginning of a long stair path leading to the well hidden Inn Thein Pagoda complex. Here you will see one of the most amazing historical sights on the shore of the lake consisting of hundreds of small stupas overgrown by moss and vegetation.then take the lunch break .then we are to head back to hotel and take leisure for the rest of the day . overnight stay in Inle lake .

This morning you have optional sunrise shots if you are still willing to do the better shots of fishermen and lake dweller and then we are to move to the one of the place where you can make the best shots of long necked women ( that will be staged shots and photo secession will be organized by your local guide ) and then we are heading back to the town to enjoy the lunch before flying back to Yangon by the afternoon flight . Upon arrival to Yangon, you will be taken to hotel and overnight stay in Yangon .

This morning you are free and relaxed at your hotel or you can join early morning sightseeing with local guide to visit Yangon’s Biggest Wholesales Vegetable Market where to do awesome street photography and then get back to hotel and relax before your departure to Yangon International Airport.