Flight: TG2903 Bangkok - Mandalay 09.50 - 11.15

Meet & Greet: On arrival in Mandalay, you will be welcomed to Myanmar by your guide and driver and transferred to your hotel to check in.

Afternoon at leisure: This afternoon, you can relax after your long journey or explore independently.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Hotel by the Red Canal (Shan Room)

Morning boat trip to Mingun: After breakfast, you will take an hour's trip by boat up the Irrawaddy River to Mingun. Here, you will visit the magnificent Mingun Bell, which is the world's largest un-cracked bell and weighs in at an impressive 90 tons. Afterwards visit with Hsinbyume Paya as well as the unfinished Mingun Paya, which was intended to be one of the world's largest chedis and was built, at least in part, by King Bodaw Paya.

Afternoon tour of Mandalay: Return to Mandalay for lunch at in a local restaurant and after lunch, your guide will take you to experience the sights and sounds of Mandalay that are not included in your Pandaw cruise itinerary.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Hotel by the Red Canal (Shan Room)

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Private transfer: This morning, you will be met at your hotel and transferred to the jetty in Mandalay to board your Pandaw cruise boat.

River Cruise: Board the ship at Shwe Kyet Yet Jetty, Mandalay and settle into your cabin. After introductions and lunch on board, head out to tour central Mandalay, visiting the Mahamuni Pagoda and Shwe-Im-Bin teak-carved monastery. Later, head just outside the city to Inwa to visit Bagaya Kyaung and Me Nu Ok-Kyaung before winding up in Amarapura to cross the famous U Bein Teak bridge. Return to the Pandaw at dusk in time for dinner.

Accommodation: Stay tonight onboard the RV Katha Pandaw or Pandaw II (Main Deck Cabin)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

River Cruise: In the morning again leave the boat to explore the ancient capital of Ava. Return for lunch and cast off, making your way out into the Irrawaddy. In the late afternoon you will arrive at Yandabo, a small rural village specialised in pottery. You will also pay a visit to a local school and dispensary, both built with past donations from Pandaw passengers.

Accommodation: Stay tonight onboard the RV Katha Pandaw or Pandaw II (Main Deck Cabin)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

River Cruise: Arrive this morning in legendary Bagan. Founded in 849AD on the dusty banks of the Irrawaddy River, Bagan sprawls across central Myanmar and is one of the most remarkable archaeological sites in all of Asia. The plains of Bagan are home to around 2,200 temples, stupas and pagodas of varying shapes and sizes. In its heyday, in the 13th century, there were over 4,000 temples, stupas and pagodas, many of which were covered in gold giving visitors of the day a not-so subtle clue as to the kingdom's wealth and power. Today's visitor can only imagine what it would have been like in the 13th century but enough temples remain to provide an amazing spectacle, even today. One of the highlights of a visit to Myanmar and most memorable for its tranquillity and the sheer scale of it all. Today you will tour a selection of the 3,000 listed monuments in this important World Heritage Site, as well as paying a visit to a local lacquerware workshop.

Accommodation: Stay tonight onboard the RV Katha Pandaw or Pandaw II (Main Deck Cabin)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

River Cruise: Ascend Tan-chi-Taung Mountain either by foot or with the help of a local truck for the spectacular sunrise over Bagan. Later, head to Sale, where you will visit a number of teak monasteries.

Accommodation: Stay tonight onboard the RV Katha Pandaw or Pandaw II (Main Deck Cabin)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

River Cruise: Head further south along the Irrawaddy today, stopping at the small city of Magwe en route. Here, you will climb the river bank and wind your way through a labyrinth of passages and paths to reach the magnificent Myat-thalon Pagoda. This stunning pagoda was constructed with solid gold bricks.

Accommodation: Stay tonight onboard the RV Katha Pandaw or Pandaw II (Main Deck Cabin)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

River Cruise: Cruise on towards Minhla. Today you will visit Minhla's Italian built forts, constructed to keep the British at bay from Royal Myanmar. The pleasant colonial town of Thayetmyo marks the former border between Royal Myanmar and British Myanmar, as it would have been following the 2nd Anglo Myanmar War of 1855. Many of the buildings dating from this period are still standing, including the covered central market. As well stopping at the market, you will be taken to see the colonial houses and ride out by horse and cart to see the countryside and golf club.

Accommodation: Stay tonight onboard the RV Katha Pandaw or Pandaw II (Main Deck Cabin)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

River Cruise: Today you will visit the 5th-8th century archaeological site of Thiri-ya-kittiya, a former centre of the Pyu civilization. The site contains a fascinating museum stocked with early Buddhist artifacts and sculpture.

Accommodation: Stay tonight onboard the RV Katha Pandaw or Pandaw II (Main Deck Cabin)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

River Cruise: Continue heading downstream, watching the Burmese countryside slide by. Today you will make a stop at the famous A Kauk Taung area, home to a series of spectacular stone carvings on the riverside cliffs.

Accommodation: Stay tonight onboard the RV Katha Pandaw or Pandaw II (Main Deck Cabin)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

River Cruise: Heading down into the southern Delta region, continue your exploration of the creeks and gullies with a stop at Donabyu, another little known town with a busy port and bustling markets. In the First Anglo Burmese War of 1825 the Burmese general Maha-Bandoola was defeated here following a long and near disastrous campaign by the British.

Accommodation: Stay tonight onboard the RV Katha Pandaw or Pandaw II (Main Deck Cabin)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

River Cruise: Cut through the delta channels this morning, sailing through to the Rangoon River and entering the Twante Canal. This important link connects the Yangon River with the Irrawaddy Delta. En route you will stop off in the busy riverside town of Twante for a brief exploration.

Accommodation: Stay tonight onboard the RV Katha Pandaw or Pandaw II (Main Deck Cabin)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

River Cruise: Early this morning, you will arrive at Yangon, the thriving former capital of Myanmar. Moor at the downtown Botahtaung Jetty, where you will disembark and say goodbye.

Guided tour of Yangon: On arrival, you will be met by your private guide and driver and taken on a tour of the city, starting on Pansodan Street, which is famous for some of Yangon's most impressive colonial buildings. Continue to Pansodan jetty to observe the frenetic daily life on the Yangon River, and on to Sule Pagoda which dates back some 2,000 years. You will then have the chance to see the magnificent reclining Buddha at Chauk Htat Gyi; followed by the Karaweik Hall, a 'hamsa bird shaped' floating barge on Kandawgyi (Royal) Lake. Lunch today is included in a local restaurant before you complete the tour with an extended visit to one of the world's most spectacular monuments, the Shwedagon Pagoda. After your tour you will be taken to your hotel to check-in and spend your final night at leisure.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Savoy Hotel (Deluxe Room)

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch