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New Year Celebration Cruise - 7 Nights - Mandalay-Bagan-Mandalay
(8 days/7 nights)
Highlights | Prices | Departure Dates | Itinerary
Highlights
Join the Road To Mandalay on our exclusive New Year Celebration Cruise, travelling through the heart of Burma on the glorious Irrawaddy River.
The New Year Celebration boasts a collection of unique visits, excursions and experiences together with the occasional surprise for a truly unforgettable start to 2013.
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Prices
| | Governors | State | Deluxe | Superior | Single | | Suite | Cabin | Cabin | Cabin | Cabin | | | | | | | | | | | | Price (USD) | US $8,610 | US $6,320 | US $5,180 | US $3,880 | US $3,880 |
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* Prices are per person and include all table d'hôte meals and accommodation on board based on two people sharing (except Single Cabin), economy class flights, transfers and sightseeing in Myanmar as shown in the itinerary.
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Itinerary
The New Year’s voyage contains an array of unique visits and experiences devised for this special celebration trip.
Activities include...
- Sunrise yoga and meditation sessions on the top deck or at a local pagoda
- Local art exhibition in the Observation Lounge
- Massages, pedicures and manicures on top deck
- Exclusive lecture and musical introduction to "Music and the Cycles of Life" which aims to help record and preserve the ancient musical heritage of indigenous peoples
- Lectures on Burmese culture and history
- Burmese tribal costume show
- Visit to the bridge with the captain
- Lunch on top deck with a local supplier with the chance to taste and learn about local produce
- On 31st December on the top deck there will be a special New Years Eve Cocktail Party, prior to indulging in a special feast prepared by the chef, following by a live band and shan balloons released into the sky at midnight for each guest to make a new year's wish.
2012 Itinerary
Wednesday 26th December - Mandalay & Amarapura
Morning domestic flight from Yangon to Mandalay. On arrival, transfer to the Road To Mandalay berthed on the Ayeyarwady River at Shwe Kyet Yet. A delicious lunch is served on board on the top deck. In the afternoon, enjoy a guided tour of Amarapura. Before returning to the ship, admire sunset over the river at U Bein's Bridge, reported to be the longest teak bridge in the world. This evening enjoy a welcome cocktail party on the top deck and your first dinner in the Restaurant. Take in a Yamayana Play in the Observation Lounge before retiring to your cabin for the night.
Thursday 27th December - Ava & Mandalay
Sunrise Yoga or meditation is followed by an early morning breakfast and offering of alms at Shew Kyet Yet. Late morning, transfer by tender boats and horse carts to the ancient city of Ava which has served as capital of the Burmese kingdom for nearly 400 years. After a picnic lunch by Kandawgyi Lake, transfer by bus to Mandalay for a guided tour of the key sights of Mandalay, regarded as the centre of Burmese culture and Buddhist learning. The tour will include a visit to Mahamuni Temple, one of the three holiest places in Myanmar. A Myanmar wine & cheese presentation will take place in the observation lounge prior to Dinner on board. After dinner experience a Burmese tribal costume show and dance on top deck.
Friday 28th December - Burmese village & cruise
Sunrise meditation and Yoga sessions are available on the top deck. Breakfast on board before a morning visit to the small Burmese village of Pauk Taw Pauk Myaing. A walking tour of this traditional Burmese village gives you the opportunity to discover the Burmese way of life first hand - from farming and handicrafts to spirit houses and tea-shops. Return to the ship as the Road to Mandalay sets sail for Bagan. Enjoy a cooking demonstration on the top deck with Executive Chef before a delicious buffet lunch is served. The rest of the day is spent relaxing on board, observing the fascinating local river life glide by from the top deck. Enjoy a local Tanaka and longyi presentation, followed by a delightful afternoon tea ceremony. Late afternoon, an on-board guide lectures on the History of Bagan until sunset when the ship moors mid-river for the evening. Dinner on board.
Saturday 29th December - Bagan
Sunrise Yoga or meditation is followed by breakfast on board at your leisure. On arrival in Bagan this morning join a tour of Bagan by typical Bagan horsecarts and visit some of the more significant pagodas including the Sulamani Temple. Complete the tour by bus to the revered Shwezigon Pagoda. Return to the ship for lunch. This afternoon join the guide for a sunset tour by bus of Bagan. Visit the Myinkaba Gubyaukgyi Temple and explore a local village as well as the Lawkananda Temple overlooking the Ayeyarwady River. Watch the Sunset from Dhamayazaka Temple. Upon return to the ship enjoy dinner in the Restaurant followed by a local Puppet show in the Observation Lounge.
Sunday 30th December - Bagan
After breakfast at leisure, there will be a chance to view a Novication ceremony at Taung Be Monastery where the local boys are initiated into the monastery to become Buddhist monks. Following this there is a choice of activities and sightseeing today so you can spend the day on your preferred program. One Option takes you on a journey to Mount Popa, an extinct Volcano, where you will also visit sugar palm village and the unique Mount Popa monastery, enjoying lunch at Mount Popa Resort. You may decide to join the bike tour and find yourself cycling upstream through pagoda fields and local villages, stopping for a relaxing lunch at a colonial style house restaurant on stilts overlooking the Ayeyarwady River. Alternatively you may wish to discover the pagoda fields and Burmese way of life in a less energetic way by royal horse cart, meeting fellow travellers at the restaurant for lunch. As the sun sets, enjoy a cocktail on the river bank with local Elephant Dance as entertainment before returning to the ship for dinner served in the restaurant. This evening there will be an Art exhibition in the Observation Lounge showcasing tribal crafts.
Monday 31st December (NEW YEARS EVE) - Bagan & Cruise
Early morning Meditation or Yoga on the top deck, followed by a leisurely breakfast on board. Join the guide to explore some of Bagan's local markets selling wood carvings, fabrics, longyis and rattan goods and see Myanmar's famous lacquer ware being made. Mid-morning the ship begins its cruise north towards Mandalay. Relax on the top deck with a back revival massage or a pedicure and manicure and watch the fascinating river life glide by. After lunch on the top deck, enjoy a tour of the kitchen and engine room, followed by a delightful afternoon tea in the Piano bar. Late afternoon, an on-board guide lectures on Buddhism until sunset when the ship moors mid-river for the evening. A New Years Eve cocktail party on the top deck will start the evening's celebrations, followed by Chef's special buffet dinner feast in the Restaurant. The celebrations continue with a live band on the top deck and a champagne countdown to Midnight with some traditional Burmese surprises to welcome in the New Year.
please note the dress code for this evening is formal - suggested tuxedo for men and long evening dress for ladies.
Tuesday 1st January 2013 (NEW YEARS DAY) - Cruise & Sagaing
Sunrise Meditation or Yoga for the early risers, and breakfast on board. Relax on deck as the ship continues its cruise towards Mandalay. A leisurely New Year's Brunch is served mid morning on the top deck. In the afternoon, enjoy a guided tour of Sagaing, with visits to a nunnery lead by an 80 year old nun, a local silversmith and Soon U Pon Nya Shin Pagoda. Return to the ship for your final night on board. Chef has prepared a unique farewell dinner served in the restaurant. A Royal Acrobatic show will provide tonight's entertainment on Top Deck.
Wednesday 2nd January - Mandalay
After an early breakfast on board, disembark the Road To Mandalay and transfer to Mandalay airport for your onward flight to Yangon.
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