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DAY 07 YANGON/KYAIKHTO Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Visit Shwedagone Pagoda 'Great Pyramid of Fire'. This fabulous pagoda continues to dominate Yangon's After breakfast begin your 4 hour overland landscape and is a remarkable architectural sightseeing tour to Kyaikhto, Golden Rock. En-route achievement. It is the perfect symbol of a country in visit the city of Bago, Kyaikpun Pagoda, and the which Buddhism pervades every aspect of life. The palace of King Bayinnaung. physical presence of the Shwedagon's golden stupa dominates Yangon and its spiritual magnetism in turn Golden Rock is a huge boulder precariously perched dominates Myanmar, attracting tens of thousands of on the edge of a cliff face seemingly defying gravity. pilgrims each year. The pagoda dates back about 2,500 It is believed that Buddha's hair is precisely placed years and was built to house 8 sacred hairs of the on the Golden Rock stupa thereby keeping its fine Buddha. balance. Enjoy the panoramic views. At the Savoy Hotel reservations for a Deluxe room At the Mountain Top Hotel reservations for a Deluxe have been confirmed for the following 2 nights. The Room have been confirmed for this evening. Savoy Hotel is a 4 star colonial boutique hotel located in a picturesque area of Yangon overlooking the Overnight: Mountain Top Hotel- Deluxe Room Shwedagon pagoda and near the People's Park. DAY 08 KYAIKHTO/YANGON Each of the 24 guest rooms and 6 suites are furnished with wooden fittings and decorated with Burmese Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch antiques. The combination of the polished teak and crisp white linens oozes colonial charm. Although This morning visit a local market at Kyaikhto or traditional in look and feel, the rooms are outfitted Waw village. Also visit Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda with all modern amenities. which stands over 100 meters high and is one of the most venerated pagodas in Myanmar. Afterwards This evening visit the farmer’s market and participate begin your return journey to Yangon. in the local religious event of lighting 1000 oil lamps on the pagoda platform together with the local pilgrims. Overnight: Savoy Hotel – Deluxe room