Culture Tour

DURATION - 2 DAYS / 1 NIGHTS

Tour Code - GAM 06

Day 1: Mandalay - Mogok

You will be picked up from the hotel by our tour representatives about 7:00 am in the morning. Drive to Mogok via passing Madayar road and on the way, you can have lunch at local restaurant. Make a stop and break at Shwe Nyaung Bin station gate to see the local products, shops and food stalls. Arrive at the Kyatpyin at the west part of Mogok, you will visit the gem market: locally called “Pan Ma Htar Pwe” near the Panma open-air market. Next visit will be to the biggest gemstones market called “Pan Chan Htar Pwe”; observe the precious colorful rubies and view of selling and buying.

Visit the famous Smile All Gems Paintings shop. See the process of making paintings with small pieces of gemstones. Then, further visit to the Quartz Cutting & Polishing workshop in there learn about how to cut the gemstones by machines and how to polish gems to be brighter. Visit or pay homage to the Chan Thar Gyi Pagoda to watch the night beauty of quiet and charming town. Mogok is very colorful with different people like Shan-chinsese, Napalese, Palaung, Leshaw, Burmese and Lesu.

Overnight in Mogok

Day 2: Mogok - Mandalay

After breakfast at hotel, visit to the Nilar market which is interesting to see local products, fruits, vegetables and foods. Then, drive to the gem market “Manimingalar” near the Mogok Motel in there you can see various beautiful gemstones in various size. Then, drive down to Mandalay. You will arrive back to Mandalay in the late evening.

Overnight in Mandalay

 
Service Include

• Transport by good air-conditioned car & safe driver
• Escorted English language tour guide
• 1 night’s accommodation based on twin/double shared accommodation at standard hotel
• Complimentary bottles of water & wet towels
• Special permit (except gem mining)

Service Exclude

• Insurance
• Meal
• Expenditure on personal nature such as laundry, beverages, gratitude to guide & driver