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6 DAYS/5 NIGHTS
Day 1, Bangkok/Yangon
Depart for your tour of Burma (now called Myanmar). Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon sightseeing includes a sunset visit to the 2.500-year-old Shwe Dagon Pagoda and its 325-foot central stupa sheathed in gold. (Traders Hotel)
Day 2, Yangon/Bagan
Morning flight to Bagan, the city of 13,000 temples. Full-day sightseeing includes a memorable experience at Bupaya Pagoda for the panoramic view over the Ayeyarwady River and the many ancient monuments, which make this one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia. (Bagan Hotel)
(B/L/D)
Day 3,Bagan
Continue touring Bagan and its surroundings. An excursion overland to the sacred Mt. Popa, an extinct volcano crowned with shrines at the peak, 777 stairs up from its base.
(B/L/D)
Day 4, Bagan/Mandalay
Morning flight to Mandalay Full-day sightseeing in Mandalay, home of the largest marble Buddha in the world and center for Burmese art, architecture and handicrdfts. (Sedona Hotel)
(B/L/D)
Day 5, Mandalay/Yangon
Return to Yangon by air. More sightseeing in Yangon. (Traders Hotel)
(B/L)
Day 6, Yangon/Banghok
Morning at leisure. Evening flight to Bangkok. (B)
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11 DAYS/9 NIGHTS
Day 1, Monday - USA / Shanghai
Depart the USA on your Air China transpacific flight to Shanghai. Cross the International Date Line.
Day 2, Tuestlay - Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai and transfer to your hotel, (Huating Hotel)
Day 3, Wednesday - Shanghai / Chengdu
Fly to Chengdu, and transfer to your hotel. (Jinjiang Hotel)
Day 4, Thursday - Chengdu / Lhasa
Fly to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. (Lhasa Hotel) (B/L/D)
Day 5, Friday - Lhasa
Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka Park and the Drepung Monastery,
(B/L/D)
Day 6, Saturday - Lhasa / Gyangtze
Travel 150 miles by motor coach/car to Gyangtze. Visit the Kumbun Stupa with 10,000 Buddha figures. (Gyangtze Hotel)
(B/L/D)
Day 7, Sunday - Gyangtze / Xigaze
A two-hour drive takes you to Xigaze, the second largest city in Tibet. Here, you tour the Tashilhunpo Monastery. the seat of the Panchen Lama. (Xigaze Hotel)
(B/L/D)
Day 8, Monday - Xigaze / Lhasa
Return to Lhasa on a route that follows the Yarlung Zangbo River and the gorge that cuts through the mountains. (Lhasa Hotel)
(B/L/D)
Day 9, Tuesday - Lhasa / Chengdu
Join our extension to Nepal (see below) or take a morning flight to Chengdu. Afternoon sightseeing in this capital of Sichuan, China's most populous province. (Jinjiang Hotel)
(B/L)
Day 10, Wednesday - Chengdu / Shanghai
Transfer to the airport for the flight to Xian and our China Extension (below right) or to Kunming and the "Land of Southern Clouds" (Page 23), or return to Shanghai. (Huating Hotel)
(B/L)
Day 11, Thursday - Shanghai / USA
Board your Air China flight for the USA. Arrive home the same day.
(B)
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