Day 1: Yangon
Arrive in Myanmar (Burma) via Yangon Airport and check-in to your hotel. If you reach early, we recommend to visit more than 2,500 years old Shwedagon Paya, a spectacular stupa in Burma.
Day 2: Inle Lake
Take a morning flight to Heho Airport where your Trip Leaders will greet you at airport. The flight journey is included in your tour price and the tickets will be emailed prior to your journey. On arrival, check in at the hotel at the edge of Inle Lake. Once rested, take an afternoon boat ride in the lake exploring floating gardens and life around the lake.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance cycled: ~ 30km / 18mi
Day 3: Inle Lake
We start slow with a countryside ride. The stilt villages and floating markets around Inle Lake are a fascinating introduction to the Burmese way of life. You will have plenty of opportunities to interact with leg-rowing fishermen, lotus fibre weavers and fruit and vegetable farmers who live in this region.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Distance cycled: ~ 30km / 18mi
Day 4 & 5: Pindaya
The simplicity that you will witness on a bike ride from Inle Lake to Pindaya will charm you. Thrilled children watch eagerly as you cycle through terrain that has been off-limits until recently, while farmers tend to paddy fields with their buffaloes and others make their way around in horse drawn carts and cycle rickshaws. Savor the liberating ride.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance cycled: ~ 55km / 33mi*
Day 6: Mandalay
We leave the simple pleasures of the Shan hill forests behind as we head towards culturally diverse Mandalay. Don’t be surprised if you hear Mandarin here as the local community comprises Chinese, Thais, Laotians, Shan and Karen descendants with a sprinkling of Indian and Nepali settlers present as well.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance cycled: ~ 55km / 33mi*
Day 7: Mandalay
For those who are up for riding today, a ride on the opposite side Irrawaddy River is fascinating.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Distance cycled: ~ 40km / 24mi*
Day 8: Mandalay
This is a rest day, so you can spend the day at leisure and visit the Royal Palace and the Buddhist monasteries of Mandalay if you feel like exploring. Mandalay is a great place to try out traditional cuisine of Myanmar – there’s plenty of soups, dumplings, side dishes and curries with meat and vegetables on offer. Dig in.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 9: Monywa
A classic ride today through the hinterland takes us to a small town, Monywa, situated beside Chindwin river.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance cycled: ~ 60km / 36mi*
Day 10: Bagan
A long ride today with a short transfer via boat and van. Ride past spectacular country farms and fields.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance cycled: ~ 80km / 48mi*
Day 11: Bagan – Pagoda Trail
We explore the trails that run among the stupas by bike and return to the hotel for lunch. The evening is at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Distance cycled: ~ 30km / 18mi
Day 12: Bagan – Mount Popa
We take a transfer and climb to the top of Mount Popa, a volcano 1518m above sea level, where we see numerous Nat temples and relic sites atop the mountain.
Enjoy the view of Bagan where an estimated thirteen thousand sacred pagodas were built on the plains between the 9th and the 13th century. Three thousand of these Theravada Buddhist relics now remain. The view is breathtaking and the uniformity, diversity and subtlety of these temples will amaze and intrigue.
Post-lunch, we ride downhill towards Bagan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Distance cycled: ~ 40km / 24mi
Day 13: Yangon
We take a flight to Yangon for your onward travel.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 14: Departure
Your leaders will make arrangements for your transfer to the airport in time for your onward journey.
Meals: Breakfast
*with shuttle – short transfers.
