Burma by Rail, Road, Air & River View Basket

Yangon | Nay Pyi Taw | Inle Lake | Mandalay | Pyin Oo Lwin | Bagan

01-14 November 2016

Burma is blossoming; its extraordinary culture, natural beauty and famously friendly people are more accessible than ever.

Embark on a gentle adventure mixing train journeys with comfortable coach connections, a flight and a cruise. This journey offers a rare chance to discover mystic Myanmar from many angles.

This adventure will unearth a bustling modern nation, the deeply spiritual and atmospheric world of Buddhist temples and shrines, the colonial environs of old Burma and wild dramatic scenery of mountains, lakes, valleys and rivers.

The trains are rustic and slow and reveal a special experience of life with the locals; the plane and the coach journeys personify a more modern Myanmar; and this unique tour is capped off with numerous serene boat excursions on Burma's lakes and rivers.

Your Tour Leader

Scott McGregor has been involved in the media for over 30 years as an actor, presenter, writer and producer. Graduating from NIDA in 1979, he appeared in a wide range of stage, film and TV roles and has presented and hosted numerous prime-time ratings winners including two series of his own Railway Adventures programs. His antique shops with a decidedly railway theme, under the banner of Off The Rails, were legendary through the 1990s and Ruwenzori, his Orient Express-style retreat near Mudgee in NSW, which he established in the 1980s, has been a popular boutique tourist accommodation for the last decade.

Over the last 10 years, Scott has led a score of tours to destinations all over the world and in 2012 he established Railway Adventures, focusing on the quality and character of the journey as well as the destination.

Highlights

• 14 Nights in quality 4-5 star accommodation
• Iconic cultural sites including Shwedagon Pagoda, temples of Bagan, Royal Palace Mandalay and colonial Yangon
• Entrancing natural wonders including Inle Lake, Irrawaddy River, Mt Popa and the spectacular Kalaw Mountains
• 4 train journeys, 3 flights, 2 boat trips and luxury coach connections throughout
• Special steam train excursion at Bagan
• Fully escorted by your experienced English speaking local guide and tour leader
• Most meals including banquets, buffets, Burmese and western culinary delights

Inclusions

• Accommodation in twin or double rooms with daily breakfast in quality hotels
• All sightseeing tours and transfer services with private air-conditioned coach as detailed in the program
• Meals as specified in the program
• All entrance fees as mentioned in the program
• English-speaking locally stationed guide throughout the trip
• Train travel as mentioned in the program (upper class seats)
• Domestic flights as mentioned in the program
• Private local boat and horse cart excursions
• Porter fees at the airports
• All tipping
• Return airport to hotel transfers