Taunggyi Hot Air Balloon Festival

About Taunggyi Hot Air Balloon Festival

The popular festival holds by Pa-O people of Shan State, Myanmar. It celebrates by hot air balloons competition of days & nights. Day balloons are in the shape of Pagodas or Animals. Night balloons are in the form of multi-colored lantern paper with different designs. There can see amazing fireworks and firecrackers from hot air balloon. It holds about a week.

TOUR NAME	TAUNGGYI HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL
TOUR CODE	MSTF001
DURATION	6D/5N
COVERAGE	Yangon – Heho–Inle Lake–Taunggyi-Yangon
VALIDITY	2014 November 03 to 08

Day 01- November 03, 2014

Yangon Arrival (L/D)

-          Arrival at Yangon International Airport

-          Lunch at local restaurant

-          ChaukHtatKyi; fourth largest colossal reclining image in Myanmar

-          Yangon City Center- surrounded by various colonial style buildings

-          Bogyoke (Scott) Market (closed on Mondays); colonial building where can shop Myanmar souvenirs

-          Shwedagon Pagoda- world famous golden Stupa; the wonderful holy place of Buddha

-          Dinner at Karaweik Palace Restaurantenjoy dinner with Myanmar Cultural show

-          Overnight at hotel in Yangon.

Day 02- November 04, 2014

Yangon-Heho-Inle Lake (B/L/D)

-          Breakfast at hotel

-          Leave Yangon to Heho by domestic flight

-          Drive to NyaungShwe

-          An excursion by boat on Inle Lake- famous for their leg rolling style

-          PhaungdawOo Pagoda-  located in the middle of the lake

-          Inpawkhone Village - famous for silk weaving workshop, silver workshop

-          Ngaphechaung Monastery – located in west of Inle Lake

-          Lunch &Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Inle Lake.

  

Day 03- November 05, 2014

Inle Lake-Taunggyi Hot Air Balloon Festival (B/L/D)

-          Breakfast at hotel

-          Drive from Inle Lake to Taunggyi

-          Lunch at restaurant

-          Taunggyi Hot Air Balloon Festival- amazing hot air balloon with full of light

-          Dinner & overnight at hotel in Taunngyi

Day 04- November 06, 2014

Taunggyi Hot Air Balloon Festival (B/L/D)

-          Breakfast at hotel

-          Taunggyi Market, where you can buy Shan’s traditional foods and hand- made articles.

-          Lunch at restaurant

-          Hot Air Balloon Workshop-get new experience of how to make Hot Air Balloon

-          Taunggyi Hot Air Balloon Festival- enjoys festival performing day and night.

-          Dinner & Overnight at hotel in Taunngyi

Day 05- November 07, 2014

Taunggyi-Heho-Yangon (B/L/D)

-          Breakfast at hotel

-          Transfer to Heho by coach

-          Leave Heho to Yangon by domestic flight.

-          The Kaba Aye Pagoda (world peace pagoda) -built for memorial the 1945-46 sixth Buddhist Synod

-          National museum (closed on Mondays) - main museum of Myanmar culture and civilization of our people.

-          China Town where can see the many vendors on theplatform & can buy the variety of Myanmar

-          Lunch &Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Yangon.

Day 06- November 08, 2014

Yangon Departure (B)

-          Breakfast at hotel

-          Transfer to Yangon International Airport for your departure.

“Hope to see you again”

ENJOY THE TAUNGGYI HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL