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Golden Land
Beautiful Burma

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  Welcome to Myanmar,
one of the most
undiscovered destinations
in the world		  
  Shwedagon Pagoda
towers over Yangon,
and is the most sacred
spot in the country		  
  The Shwedagon and
surrounding shrines are
particularly beautiful
during the changing
color of twilight. 		 
  Enjoy a full day of
sightseeing in Yangon		  
 

The old French
colonial City Hall

  
  A bustling
street scene
in Yangon		  
 

Fly to Bagan, a city
on a spectacular plain
stretching away from
the Irrawaddy River, . . .

  
  . . . dotted with thousands
of 800-year old temples		  
  Ananda Pahto is one of
the finest, largest,
best-preserved and
most revered of
the Bagan temples		  
  Enjoy two full days
exploring the majestic
temples of Bagan		  
  One of three seated
Buddha images at
Manuha Temple		  
  Schwezigon Pagoda’s
graceful bell shape
became a prototype for
all stupas in Burma.		  
  Visiting Bagan is like
stepping back in time		  
  Fly to Mandalay, the last
capital of royal Burma,
and still a cultural
and spiritual center		  
  Visit Mahamuni Paya,
where the enshrined
image is perhaps the
country’s most venerated		  
  Shwenandaw Monastery is
built entirely of golden
teak, with intricately
carved wooden figures		  
  The monastery was once
part of Mandalay Palace,
used as private apartments
by King Mindon and
his chief queen		  
  Kuthodaw Paya is known
as the world’s biggest book,
with 729 miniature pavilions
housing marble slabs inscribed
with Buddhist scriptures.		  
  A day excursion takes us to
Sagaing, the spiritual center
of Myanmar with hundreds
of stupas, monasteries,
temples and nunneries		  
  Thousands of monks
and nuns retreat to
Sagaing for meditation
and contemplation		  
  End the day at U Beina’s
Bridge, a picturesque
teak bridge which extends
over one kilometer across
Taungthaman Lake		  
  At dusk, the bridge teems
with monks and locals
as they stroll home or
linger to enjoy the
colors of the sunset		  
  Fly to Inle Lake,
home to 17 villages built
on stilts over the water		  
  The lake’s calm waters
are dotted with patches of
floating gardens tended
by the Intha people		  
  Sightseeing includes
a visit to the Nga Phe
Kyaung Monastery		  
  The hidden Indein Temple
Complex consists of hundreds
of small stupas overgrown
by moss and jungle greenery		  
  Myanmar sits at the crossroads
of Asia’s great civilizations		  
  Whether seeing the
mighty Irrawaddy River,
ancient cities, or searching
for an elusive tiger, . . .		  
  . . . there is always a feeling of
adventure wherever you go		  
  Myanmar offers the
warmest welcome in
Asia, making this truly
a “Golden Land.”		  
   
Tour Extension to the Temples of Angkor in Cambodia
  
  Continue with our optional
post-tour extension to
Cambodia to see the
glorious Temples of Angkor		  
  Banteay Srei will
amaze you . . .		  
  . . . for the details
of its ancient carvings		  
  Join Toto Tours
on this exploration
of some of the most
thrilling marvels of
the Asian World		  
  You will not want
to come all this way
and miss seeing the
world heritage temple
complexes in Cambodia