Luxury Travel Vietnam Offers Promotion Tour to Myanmar From Hanoi

Yangoon, Burma, May 16, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The tour is the cool choice for Vietnamese and worldwide travellers when Thailand – the traditional favourite destination in the Southeast Asian region – has been in political crisis.

Myanmar has emerged as quite a safe and peaceful site for tourists rather Thailand.

Luxury Travel, which is a 100% fully registered and privately-owned Vietnamese company and Vietnam’s first luxury tour company with full travel service agency, has offered travelers an option for week long in the Buddhism country.

Upon arrival in Yangon International airport, warmly welcome by a local tour guide, tourists will start the first day trip by visiting the magnificent Shwedagon pagoda, landmark of Myanmar and one of the greatest wonders of the world.

Buffet dinner with traditional culture show serve at Karaweik Hall which is a classy modern restaurant standing in water. Overnight in Yangon.

Early morning of the second day, travelers will fly to Mandalay, where they take an excursion to Amarapura, City of Immortality, founded in 1783 AD. Here, one can see Mahaganthayon monastery the largest teaching monastery in Myanmar. Daily at around 10:30 a.m. about 700 monks queue up for their last meal on this day.

The great serenity of U Bein wooden Bridge, which constructed in 1849, will be the next step. It is about three quarter of a mile with 1086 posts and enchanting Taung- ta-man lake.

Maha Muni Buddha image temple, completely covered with gold leaf, is the last visit before lunch.

After lunch time, travelers will visit the reconstructed Mya Nan San Kyaw Palace, Kuthodaw Pagoda, often called the world’s largest book (a set of 729 huge stone slabs on which the Buddhist scriptures are inscribed) and Shwekyaung monastery which is what remains from Mandalay palace after second World War.

The entire monastery was built with teak wood and carved all over with motifs and mythical creatures. The day tour will finish by visiting Mandalay Hill, the natural watch-tower where visitors can watch the sunrise or sunset over the city plains.

Visitors will start the third day in Mandalay by visiting Sagaing Hill where over 600 monasteries for monks and nuns are located for Buddhist studies and meditation.

U min Thonze or thirty caves pagoda has many Buddha images in a crescent shaped colonnade, Ywahtaung Village where you can see silver workers producing bowls and other silver items by traditional methods and the most impressive Soon Oo Pon Nya Shin Pagoda nearby.

Private boats float to Mingun that is famous for its huge and incomplete Pahtodawgyi Pagoda built by King Bodaw Badon in 1791 and Mingun Bell the biggest hanging bell in the world. There are handicraft workshops such as bronze molding, gold leaf beating, and marble stone carving.

A flight to Bagan, where sightseeing leads to Nyaung Oo Market, Shwezigone Pagoda in which the Frontlet Relic of Buddha were enshrined, Gubyaukgyi Temple, where is noted for its wall paintings, Htilominlo Pagoda one of the largest temples of Bagan is noted for its fine plaster carvings Ananda Temple.

The finest, largest and best preserved of all the Bagan temples, Ananda Okkyaung, a brick monastery with 18th century mural paintings and Dhammayangyi Pagoda, extending approximately 255 feet on each of its four sides, is Bagan’s most massive shrine.

A visit to a local family lacquer ware workshop, this is one of Myanmar’s best-known handicrafts. Manuha Temple is considered one of the earliest temples in Bagan and Nanpaya temple -- a unique sandstone monument and Thatbyinnyu Pagoda, the Bagan’s tallest temple at almost 217ft.

The sunset from Shwesandaw Pagoda is breathtaking, the most popular sunset-viewing spot in Bagan. Dinner and overnight at Bagan.

The last day will start with a fly to Yangon. Travellers will visit Chaukhtatgyi reclining Buddha image which is one the largest image and then take Sule pagoda surrounding -- city hall and the largest collection of British colonial buildings.

At the Gem mart where the qualities of gems are displayed.

The country is known as the world number one producer of precious stones.

Boggyoke market provides an amazing range of Myanmar products which is a shopping paradise for tourists and locals. In the evening, China town will be next visit of the fifth day. After touring amazing Myanmar, fly back to Vietnam.

Tour prices start from US$990 net per-person double rate, this includes accommodation costs, nearly all meals, regional and international flights, private transfers, private pick up and drop off service. The tour can be booked at last minute, and can be customized to suit individual interests and schedules.

“Throughout Myanmar you will savor fresh and exotic cuisine, experience the warmth and openness of the Burmese people and enjoy abundant luxury shopping, this new travel experience brings you absolutely the best of the best Myanmar has to offer” said Dav Nguyen, Sales and Marketing Manager of Luxury Travel Company.

For additional charge, guests are also free to request balloon ride, restaurant reservations, meetings with artists, cooking instructors and designers, shopping recommendations, spa reservations, tours with special-interest lecturers, and exclusive access to local activities and cultural events.

For tour and booking, visit www.luxurytravelvietnam.com

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