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Day 1: Yangon- Kin Pun camp (base camp of Kyaik Hti Yoe)
Morning breakfast at the hotel and drive to Kyaik Hti Yoe (about 4 hours). On the way visit Shwe Mawdaw pagoda at Bago which is the highest stupa in Myanmar. Proceed to drive and stop at the fishermen village in which fishermen prepare fish under salt and dry fish on ht erode side(on the bank of the river), visit rubber plantation to observe how local people produce Rubber sub from rubber tree. When you arrived to the base of the mountain (Kin Pun camp) leave your car and baggage and takes track (public transportation) for one hour and arrive to the top of the mountain. Then excursion to Golden Rock, which is one of the three important places in Myanmar. Overnight at Golden Rock Mountain.
Day 2 : Kyaik Hti Yoe –Mawlamyine
Morning breakfast at the hotel and go down to the base of the mountain as the same way and take your car and drive to Mawlamyine. On the way visit the village in which people make bamboo chair and bamboo mat. Stop at down town of Tha Hton which is the first city in Myanmar that introduced religion Tharavada Buddhism to Bagan. Proceede to Mawlamyine. Upon arrival to Mawlamyine check in at hotel. Visit Sein Don monastery which was built by beloved chief queen of penultimate king of Myanmar, King Mindon in which you can see marvelous wood curving, amazing glass mosaic work, incredible glass work from Murano, Italy. Then enjoy peaceful sunset from Kyak Thalan pagoda. Overnight at Mawlamyine.
Day 3: Visit around Mawlamyine
Morning breakfast at hotel. Cross over Thanlwin river and visit the handicraft villages on Bilu Island (a village produce different kind of product from Rubber sab, a village produce black board from stone, a village produce mat made of coconut shell). All villages on Island has to visit by local truck that you can rent on the other bank of river. Afternoon back to Mawlamyine and visit Win Sein TawYa monastery compound there is the largest reclining Buddha which is under construction, the second longest reclining Buddha and visit to Hpa-auk meditation center. Overnight at Mawlamyine.
Day 4: Mawlamyine-Hpa-an
Morning breakfast at hotel. Visit interesting Mawlamyine fish market. Then drive to Hpa-an. On the way enjoy beautiful landscape. Visit Kha Yone cave: which is lime small stone cave. As one of local belief, you may see local people and medium for blessing to whom go to work foreign country (Thailand). After few minutes arrive to Kaw Nyat village in which there is wonderful U Hna Auk wooden monastery. U Hna Auk was a Karen rich man who fight against British Bombay Burma Floating la company especially for wood export and water transport. Then Procede to Hpa-an from Ei-Du junction, there is Ei –Du Karen village famous for weaving. Then visit Kyauk Htat pagoda which is in the middle of nice lake. Famous for unusual shape of rock near the big mountain on which there is small pagoda and nice place for panorama. Upon arrival to Hpa-an check in at hotel. Overnight at Hpa-an
Day 5: Hap- an -Yangon
Morning breakfast at hotel and visit Bodhitataung (thousand of Bodhi tree under which there are many small Buddha images). Then drive to Yangon. On the way visit Kaw Kun cave: which is small cave beautiful for bas-relief of thousand of small Buddha. On the way back visit Kyat Kha Wine monastery and Kyaik Pun 4 sitting Buddha images at Bago and Htauk Kyant evening market at Htauk Kyant junction . Overnight at Yangon.