DAY 1 : BAGAN – PAKKOKU

Board the ship at 09.00 hrs. We cast off at 09.30 hrs and sail upstream to the Irrawaddy and Chindwin confluence. Continue cruising north to the bustling town of Pakkoku where we visit the monastery, cheroots and weaving workshops. We pass the Chindwin and Irrawaddy river confluence and we stop for the night.

DAY 2 : PAKHAN-GYI – AHMYINT VILLAGE

Visit the little town of Pakhan-gyi. This post-Pagan period provincial capital was walled with a moatand originally had a governor’s palace. We see the old walls; visit the museum and a spectacular 19th century wood carved monastery. Continue cruising to Ahmyint village and visit the local market, see beautiful houses and the lovely17th century style Min Kyaw Swa stupas with 18th century style paintings. Arrive at Monywa, the Chindwin River largest port, in the early evening.

DAY 3 : MONYWA (HPOWINDAUNG CAVES)

Late morning explore the village of Kanee and climb the pagoda hillock for its view. Back to the ship for Lunch. In the afternoon, we explore Kin village with its beautiful wooden houses and the woodcarvings monastery. Continue sailing upstream until late at night.

DAY 4 : KANEE – KIN

Late morning explore the village of Kanee and climb the pagoda hillock for its view. Back to the ship for Lunch. In the afternoon, we explore Kin village with its beautiful wooden houses and the woodcarvings monastery. Continue sailing upstream until late at night.

DAY 5 :  MINGIN

Continue sailing upstream the whole morning. In the afternoon, we arrive the small enchanting town of Mingkin and explore its temples and 1900’s wooden houses and the Min Kyaung Monastery with old Buddha Images.

DAY 6 : KYIDAW

At Kyidaw (Kyi Taung Oo) we visit Shwe Za War Yaw monastery one of the oldest and best preserved wood carved monastery of Myanmar, embellished with wooden sculpted idols with fascinating gold leaf wall decorations. We walk through a beautiful scenario of paddy fields to the village of Kan where we visit another splendid example of Myanmar old monastery. Afterwards we MANAGED BY —— COMPANY Handbook of Sailings & General Information / May 2019 Edition / Page 76 of 89 return to the ship. Proceed upstream up to Kyaw Zin, a village very close to Kalewa, where we stop for the night.

DAY 7 : KALEWA

In the morning we explore Kalewa, the main river port for the trading with India, the lively market and climb up to Shwe Moat Htaw stupa for the beautiful view. Back to the ship before lunch and keep on cruising upstream to Mawlaik.

DAY 8 : MAWLAIK – SAILING BACK DOWNSTREAM

Mawlaik (situated 35 km from the Indian Border) was the administrative capital of this area rich of Teak forests. It is a pleasant colonial town with its golf course surrounded by splendid colonial houses built by the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation in the 1920’s and 1930’s (there is still a small community of Indians that used to work for the Scottish company and their descendents). The governor’s house, the administrative building, the school, the hospital, the “Dak Bungalows”, company headquarter are well preserved, still in use nowadays and nicely maintained. Being this our turnaround point, we begin sailing back downstream to Monywa.

DAY 9 : SAILING DOWNSTREAM FOR 100 MILES

Continue sailing all day downstream. Stop at a typical River village, where we visit the school and the typical houses.

DAY 10 : YANDABO

In the morning stop at Yandabo, a picturesque river village specializing in Pot-Making, where the peace treaty of the First Anglo-Burmese war signed on Feb. 24, 1826. Explore the village stopping to some pot-making workshops to learn their unique production technique, and visit the monastery. Back to the ship for Lunch and sail all day.

DAY 11 : MANDALAY (DISEMBARKATION)

After breakfast, the client disembark at Gawein Jetty around 9:00 am.