1 Day Bagan (by car & horse-drawn carriage) (L)

You will be picked up at your hotel around 8:00 a.m. Your guide will take you on a tour of some of Bagan’s major pagodas and temples – for example, the Shwezigon Pagoda, which was built as a religious shrine by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century. You’ll visit the Gu Byauk Gyi Temple, which features exquisite murals of Jataka scenes; the Ananda Temple, with its four giant upright Buddha statues and numerous seated figurines within its inner gallery niches; and the Shwe Gu Gyi Temple, which is known for its stucco decorations. You can also enjoy the panoramic views of the region’s various monuments. Picnic lunch near the ruins. In the afternoon, you will travel by horse-drawn carriage to Myinkaba, which is two kilometres south of Bagan. This village is famed for its lacquerware and is also the location of numerous interesting temples. One of them is the Nanphaya Temple, in which King Manuha is said to have lived; another is the Gu Byauk Gyi Temple and its lovely interior frescos. From the top of one of the bigger pagodas, you can round off the day by enjoying the sunset view of the pagoda fields and the Ayeyarwady River. You will stay overnight in Bagan.