15 Ng. 100 Đ. Nguyễn Xiển, Thanh Xuân Nam, Thanh Xuân, Hà Nội 100000
15 Ng. 100 Đ. Nguyễn Xiển, Thanh Xuân Nam, Thanh Xuân, Hà Nội 100000
Embark on an enriching Myanmar Photography Tour GTTP5 - 15 Days with Golden Trail Travel, a meticulously crafted expedition designed for passionate photographers and ardent cultural explorers yearning to capture the profound beauty, spiritual depth, and vibrant daily life of Myanmar. This comprehensive 15-day photo adventure delves deep into the heart of a country often described as the "Golden Land," offering an extraordinary array of subjects from bustling urban centers and thousands of ancient temples to serene lakes, misty mountains, and intimate encounters with diverse ethnic communities.
This Myanmar photography expedition is expertly structured to maximize your photographic opportunities at every turn, ensuring you're at the ideal vantage point for optimal light, unique compositions, and authentic human connections. Our expert photography guides, intimately familiar with Myanmar's diverse regions and cultural nuances, will lead you through magnificent pagodas, mystical archaeological sites, tranquil waterways, and bustling urban centers. You'll begin by capturing the dynamic energy of Yangon, exploring its colonial architecture, vibrant street life, and the awe-inspiring Shwedagon Pagoda.
The journey then takes you to Mandalay, the last royal capital, exploring its spiritual heart through visits to ancient cities like Innwa (Ava) and Sagaing, with a focus on capturing the iconic U Bein Bridge at sunset for spectacular silhouettes. A scenic detour to Pyin Oo Lwin (Maymyo), a charming colonial-era hill station, adds picturesque gardens and waterfalls to your portfolio. A truly unique experience awaits with a train journey across the dramatic Goteik Viaduct to Hsipaw, offering breathtaking views and opportunities to capture authentic Shan State life by boat.
A memorable river cruise connects you to the legendary plains of Bagan, where you'll spend two full days immersed in a landscape dotted with over 2,000 ancient temples and stupas. Here, you'll have unparalleled opportunities for sunrise and sunset photography over this timeless wonder. The expedition then shifts to the serene beauty of the Shan State, venturing to Mount Popa, an extinct volcano crowned by a monastery, and the charming hill station of Kalaw, where you'll enjoy scenic treks through picturesque landscapes and local villages. You'll explore the mystical Pindaya Cave before arriving at the ethereal Inle Lake, where you'll spend three full days capturing its unique one-legged rowers, floating gardens, and traditional village life, including a visit to the ancient stupas of Indein. You'll engage with devout Buddhists and diverse local communities, documenting their traditional lifestyles, vibrant customs, and warm hospitality. From bustling cities and ancient spiritual sites to dramatic railway journeys, serene lakes, and misty mountains, this Myanmar photography tour promises an expansive and profoundly rewarding experience, allowing you to build an extraordinary portfolio of truly authentic Burmese moments. Prepare your lenses for an unforgettable visual narrative of Myanmar's captivating charm.
Yangon's Urban Pulse & Shwedagon Grandeur: Dedicate time to capturing the vibrant energy and iconic landmarks of Yangon. Explore its colonial architecture, bustling street life, and immortalize the shimmering gold of Shwedagon Pagoda, especially during the golden hour, for stunning architectural and spiritual photography.
Mandalay's Royal & Spiritual Heritage: Immerse yourself in Mandalay, the last royal capital, and its surrounding ancient cities:
U Bein Bridge at Sunset: Capture the legendary U Bein Bridge in Amarapura at sunset, focusing on the dramatic silhouettes of monks, local commuters, and traditional boats against the vibrant sky. A quintessential Myanmar photo opportunity for portrait and cultural photography.
Innwa (Ava) & Sagaing Hill: Discover ancient monasteries, crumbling ruins, and panoramic views of countless pagodas, offering rich subjects for historical, architectural, and spiritual photography.
Scenic Pyin Oo Lwin (Maymyo): Visit this charming colonial-era hill station, offering a contrast to the bustling cities. Photograph its botanical gardens, waterfalls, and unique local character.
Dramatic Goteik Viaduct Train Journey: Experience a truly unique and thrilling train journey across the Goteik Viaduct to Hsipaw. Capture the engineering marvel itself and the breathtaking mountainous landscapes and rural life from the train. This is a rare and exciting travel photography opportunity.
Hsipaw's Shan State Life by Boat: Explore the charming town of Hsipaw and its surroundings by boat on the Dokhtawady River. Photograph Shan State life, rice paddies, and local villages, offering authentic rural and cultural photography.
Majestic Bagan Temples at Sunrise: Dedicate significant time to exploring the iconic plains of Bagan, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Capture the breathtaking sunrise over thousands of ancient temples and stupas, creating ethereal and timeless landscape photographs.
Mount Popa's Spiritual Landmark: Visit Mount Popa, an extinct volcano crowned by a gilded monastery. Capture its unique geological formation and the panoramic views from its summit, providing excellent landscape and architectural photography opportunities.
Tranquil Kalaw & Trekking: Explore the charming hill station of Kalaw, known for its cool climate and colonial buildings. Embark on a trek through the hills, capturing picturesque landscapes and candid moments of local life in ethnic minority villages.
Mystical Pindaya Caves: Explore the spiritual ambiance of Pindaya Cave, filled with thousands of Buddha images in various shapes and sizes. Offers unique opportunities for interior and spiritual photography.
Unique Inle Lake Life & One-Legged Rowers: Spend three full days on Inle Lake, capturing its distinct features:
One-legged Intha fishermen: Photograph their iconic and skillful rowing technique.
Floating gardens, workshops (silversmiths, weaving), and stilt houses: Document daily life and traditional crafts in the villages built on water.
Indein Village: Explore the ancient stupa complex of Indein, offering a timeless photographic backdrop.
Perfect for documentary, cultural, and candid photography.
Diverse Cultural Encounters: Engage with devout Buddhists and various ethnic groups throughout the journey, documenting their traditional lifestyles, vibrant customs, and warm hospitality.
Varied Landscapes & Lighting: This comprehensive tour covers a vast range of photographic subjects, from bustling metropolises and ancient temple plains to unique riverine landscapes, misty mountains, and serene lakes, ensuring a rich and diverse portfolio captured under optimal lighting conditions
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Surcharge will be applied for single traveler or single room request
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English speaking guide. French , Germany , Spanish, Italian, Russian speaking guide can be arranged with on request.
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You will meet at Yangon international airport and Transfer to your hotel ,at around 4 pm we leave for the Swedagon Pagoda by private a/c minibus and stay until after sunset – return to hotel. We will take the circular train around Yangon which is a fantastic opportunity for photographs of local people. Sellers along the tracks, passengers and local life, just fantastic. We will then go to the downtown area, visit the beautiful colonial architecture including a visit to the superb Strand Hotel. We will walk along busy streets with their bustling cafés and markets. For sunset we will go to the banks of the Ayrewady where we will take some super photos of local people crossing over in dozens of boats to the other side of the river. NB: The schedule maybe reversed and we may begin in the Colonial quarter and do the circular train could be in afternoon.
Meal: Dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon
Early flight to Mandalay. Arrive at Mandalay proceed drive to the former British hill station of PyinOoLwin with its cooler climate. Enjoy a horse cart ride through town and visit the Botanical Gardens with its 432 acres of leafy gardens.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in PyinOoLwin
Depart this morning and transfer to the railway station for the 6-hour scenic journey across the GokeHteik Viaduct. Enjoy a picnic lunch on board while the elevated scenery passes by. ArriveHsipaw on the banks of the Dokhtawady River and overnight.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hsipaw
Walk to the SHAN villages with Boat Trip - 7hrs
Take an easy trek for a couple of hours through Shan Farming villages, with panoramic scenery of rice paddy, fields with seasonal crops and see local handicraft work – hand fans, bamboo baskets.Get in the boat and travel upstream with the mountains, valleys, and fruit plantations along the river. Make a visit to a SHAN village which has typical houses with charming gardens Walk uphill to a 150 year old monastery set on its own in the forest. Return to Hsipaw by boat.
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel in Hsipaw
Enjoy breakfast at a local tea shop this morning before enjoying a short walk around town. Depart and drive to Mandalay and en-route stop at Amarapura, the 'City of Immortality'. Visit Mahagandayon monastery, home to over 1,000 monks, and take a stroll across the iconic U Bein Bridge.
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel in Mandalay
Sunrise at UBein Bridge! It’s worth it! Quite different from the hoards of people in the evening. We may be lucky and see some monks crossing the bridge in the pink light of dawn. From there going to the local tea shop for breakfast, before leaving for Ava, where we visit this magnificent site by horse and cart. A definite stop amongst others is the BagayaKyaung which is superb wooden monastery where young monks take their lessons. We then go on to Sagaing where we visit the SetkyarThida Nunnery and the Monastic Education School, both offering great photo opportunities. Sunset photos at Sagaing hill before returning to the hotel.
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel in Mandalay
Early morning departure by boat down the Irrawaddy River to Bagan ; bucolic river scenes, mountain views and a great way to arrive in the historic, ancient city. Late afternoon orientation visit to the site of the ruined 11th to 13th century capital – still containing over 2,000 chedis, stupas, pagodas scattered across a riverside plain and certainly one of the most incredible sites of South East Asia. Photography. Around about evening time arrive at Bagan. transfer to the hotel for a relaxing evening and early night!
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel in Bagan
Up early for sunrise, an experience not to be missed by any photographer! I like the ShwesandawPaya for this although so do many others! Back to the hotel for breakfast and then a leisurely full day in Bagan.E bikes or a/c car with all day for sightseeing. Any main pagodas we may have missed yesterday we will see today and enjoy a picnic lunch at one them. We will visit a couple of local workshops including where the delicate lacquer ware is made. Sunset at another pagoda.
Meal: Breakfast
Hotel in Bagan
After the breakfast Drive to Popa visit after by a/c car to Kalaw where we will stay 2 nights. Kalaw is a base for exploring the surrounding countryside. Arriving in Kalaw after checking in to our hotel we will have a photo class and look at the work so far.After that sightseeing and photography around Kalaw.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Kalaw
After breakfast depart from our hotel to the trekking point by car. The trek will take approximately 6 hours.
During the day we will see local tribes people working in the fields, tending bean tobacco, garlic, rice, etc. We will arrive in a village where we will stop for lunch in a local home. After lunch we will trek to another village and monastery before returning home via another route. This is an opportunity to take some different photos of local tribes’ people.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Kalaw
Day trip through the picturesque countryside of the Shan Plateau taking in, firstly, one of the local farmers’ markets before heading to the town of Pindaya to visit the spectacular ShweUmincave temples. Lunch by the lake and a chance to check out the traditional umbrella making which Pindaya is also famous for. Afternoon transfer to Nyaungshwe – gateway town to the famous Inle Lake - and some free time to explore the lively market town.
(The markets rotate to different locations every 5 days so it is rather difficult in advance to know where they will be)
Also trains to and from Kalaw are unreliable time wise so our schedule for all of Inle Lake could be on different days from those above.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Inle Lake
Today we are going to get up VERY early for a sunrise shot of the fishermen as the lights is different in the mornings to the evenings. Also, there almost no tourists which is wonderful! We will going to have breakfast at one of the local restaurant for local food. Hopefully we will visit a market (see below) before visiting all the attractions on the lake, the fishermen, the floating gardens, monastery, and many local workshops, producing cheroots, umbrella, boat, silk and silver workshops. These can make for very attractive and interesting photographs where all you have learnt can be applied! Lunch will be taken overlooking a canal which also offers some interesting shots.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Inle Lake
Today we are going to visit Indein by boat. Indein is full of ruined pagodas covered by vegetation, a sort of “pagoda forest” We will take a trek up and along the nearby mountain top and see the panoramic view of the lake and Indein Pagoda complex. Then we will trek for a couple of hours through rural farmlands to a Pa O tribal village, passing rural farmland producing various crops. We will also visit some traditional local handicrafts before returning to our boat and heading back to NyaungShwe.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Inle Lake
We will be collected by a/c car and taken to Heho for our flight back to Yangon. We will get together on arrival at my hotel for a final critique and appraisal before having lunch together (included) which signifies the end of the tour although I will be available in the afternoon for anyone wishing to continue visiting Yangon.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Yangon
After breakfast, free time at leisure. You can be relaxing at the hotel or discover Yangon on your own until the departure time to the airport for the flight home
Meal: Breakfast
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