Myanmar

Our Myanmar Photo Tour (formerly known as Burma) is another of our star destinations for 2020. Myanmar is an exciting country from a cultural, social and humanistic point of view, and a dream for many photographers all around the world. Now, we give you the opportunity to go for yourself and photograph this wonderful country.

During this extraordinary 14-day long Myanmar photo tour, we will photograph magical places such as Bagan, with more than 2,000 temples, fantastic cities like Yangon and Mandalay, or the spectacular Inle Lake with its magnificent surroundings and impressive network of villages, channels and markets. In addition, from all of our trips, this is one with a greater social component. In each of our destinations in Myanmar, we will be able to photograph local people in their daily routines. From craftsmen at their jobs and to monks praying in the surroundings temples, without a doubt, we will have plenty of opportunities to capture incredible portraits. We’ll also pay special attention to sunrises and sunsets as we will be photographing some of the most spectacular temples in Bagan where there are more than 2,000 Buddhist monuments as far as the eye can see.

Don’t miss this special opportunity to visit and photograph a country with such great contrast and beauty. A destination with so many possibilities makes it easy for us to offer you a truly visually inspiring itinerary that you will savor from beginning to end.

 

Day 1 

 

Arrival to Mandalay. Today we will meet the group and being our tour of this fascinating country.

Depending on time, we will try to shoot our first sunset by the world famous U Bein Bridge.

Night in Mandalay.

 

 

Day 2 

Mandalay

 

We will be photographing some markets in the city to capture locals and their daily routines. We’ll then continue the morning exploring various areas around the city to capture the true essence of what makes Mandalay such a unique place.

In the afternoon, we will visit the Golden Palace Monastery and the Mahamuni Pagoda for our sunset session.

Night in Mandalay.

 

Day 3 

Mandalay

Today we will photograph some beautiful puppet shops.

Later, we will visit some villages, Sagaing, Innwa y Amarapura, with wonderful opportunities for photography.

Then, we’ll head back to Mandalay to visit the Mingun Stupa, and will be capturing the sunset by Mya Thein Tan Pagoda.

Night in Mandalay.

 

Day 4 

Route from Mandalay to Inle Lake.

 

Today, we will wake up early to travel to Inle Lake, about a  6 or 7 hours drive.

We will arrive there by the afternoon, and will spend the rest of the day exploring and capturing the wonderful channels by the area around the lake.

For sunset, we will be photographing from the shorelines of Inle Lake.

 

 

Day 5

Inle lake.

Today we will wake up early to photograph the intha fishers by Inle Lake at sunrise. We will have to contract a boat excursion to see them.

Then (or the following day), we will visit the Five Days market, to photograph the local sellers and their routines, a wonderful spectacle that will amaze us and bring us countless chances to capture precious scenes.

After lunch, we’ll head to photograph Indein and the Stupas path.

For sunset, we will capture again some intha fishers at work.

 

 

Day 6 – November, 8th, 2018

Inle lake

 

We’ll wake up early again to visit Kukka and capture the pagodas in the area.

After that, we’ll go to Ywama, to photograph the local markets and souvenir shops, as well as the people living and working here.

In the afternoon, we will photogrpah Phaung Daw Oo Paya, the precious sanctuary, as well as the market located next to it.

For sunset, we will visit the lake shore and will get spectacular images from there.

 

Day 7 

Route to Bagan

 

We will leave early in the morning to Bagan, after doing our last sunrise shooting in the area.

During our way, we may stop in several places when we find photo opportunities, as well as in cities as Meiktila.

In the afternoon, we’ll reach Mount Popa and will visit this wonderful area. For sunset, we will try to capture the mount view from the distance, from one of the roads around it.

Later, we will continue to Bagan to register in our hotel.

 

Day 8 

Bagan

 

We will wake up early for a wonderful sunrise view from Shwesandaw Pagoda, to capture incredible scenes with the first lights of the day.

Later, we will visit Dhammayan Gyi Pagoda, which is the largest in the area. Again, here we will also get wonderful photo opportunities.

We’ll have launch in the area (picnic or similar, not included) and will continue photographing many different pagodas.  At the same time, we’ll capture the locals and the monks at the souvenir and food shops.

We’ll stay by there till the rest of the afternoon, and will head to Thatbinnyu Pagoda for sunset shooting.

 

Day 9 

Bagan

 

Today, we’ll wake up early to capture sunrise from Sulaimani Pagoda, as well as the are around it..

Later, we will reach Shwezigon Pagoda, to capture this amazing building and its surroundings, where we will get fantastic images

After lunch we will visit BuPhaya Stupa and the temples in the area.

For sunset, we will go back to Shwesandaw Pagoda, to photograph the incredible views of the area we can get from there, under different light conditions.
We may also do a night photography session in the area, if conditions are interesting.

 

 

Day 10 

Bagan.

 

We will head again to Shwesandaw Pagoda, to photograph the area from different angles. From there, we may be ablto photograph the typical hot air balloons over this zone.

Clients can optionally contract a hot air balloon ride.

After this, we will visit Manuha Temple to photograph the reclined Buddha.

During the rest of the day, we will have free time to rest or go shopping. Later, we will photograph the wonderful golden cupule at Dhammayazika Pagoda, and stay there till sunset, capturing the impressive scenery around Bagan.

 

Day 11

Route to Yangon

 

Today, we’ll wake up early to drive to Yangon, a route that will take most of the day. We will capture sunrise from Bagan or from the route.

During our drive, we may do some photo stops, for example to capture again the silhouette of Mount Popa, or in Nayipido.

Once we get Yangon, we’ll go to do the check in at our hotel, and if we still have time enough, will go to Kandawgyi Lake to photograph sunset by the shore.

 

 

Day 12 

Yangon.

 

We will capture sunrise from Shwedagon Pagoda, and then will have a walk by the city, practicing portraits, social and street photography.

After lunch, we’ll have some free time for shopping or rest at the hotel.

Then, we’ll go back to Shwedagon Pagoda for sunset shooting, and will stay in the area for blue hour and some night photography.

 

Day 13 

Yangon.

 

We’ll visit Chinatown in the morning, a place where we’ll have many photo opportunities.

After this, will head to the Bagyoke Aung San market, and will capture the daily scenes and routines of the sellers and the locals.

In the afternoon, we will be visiting Sule Pagoda, located in the center of a roundabout,, by an urban surrounding. We can photograph this impressive view from top of the Sakura Tower (optionally), or from the streets around the pagoda.

 

 

Day 14 

Flight back home

 

Drive to the airport and end of the trip. Flight back home.

 

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