ACROSS MOUNTAIN RANGES OF BURMA

Welcome to Myanmar! Your guide will meet you at the Mandalay airport and transfer to your hotel in town.

Settle in and then enjoy free time to explore Mandalay. Welcome dinner, trip briefing and meet the local team tonight.

Overnight stay: Hotel in Mandalay

Head off old road to Bagan passing Tada Oo and Myingan. This is pleasant ride passing through farming villages on roads with light traffic. The drive to Bagan takes around 5 hours and we break the journey with lunch at Myingan town. Arrive to Bagan in the afternoon. Foreigners are not allowed to drive motorbikes in Bagan so we’ll change to e-bikes or car and climb up to temple terrace to witness sunset.

Distance covered: approx. 180km
Overnight stay: Hotel in Bagan

Wake up early morning have breakfast at your hotel and we start head to check some nice temple around. Then, ready to ride Mindat. First we cross the river by ferry from Bagan and drive around five hours with motorbikes to Mindat , small town located on mountain ridge in Chin state. The road condition has improved greatly during the recent years. The terrain is very flat until reaching Chin state where hills grow to mountains.

Distance covered: approx. 185km
Overnight stay: Hotel in Mindat

After breakfast we drive down to deep valley and take long snaking road up passing through many Chin villages. This is very good area for photography and many of the ladies here have facial tattoos. Our drive is going up some more until long traverse on single track forest road passing Aye Village. As we get closer to Mt Victoria the forest gets denser and you will be on a little road in the jungle until emerging to new road end at the foot of Mt Victoria. It is 3miles from here to the summit and the trail to the top is ideal for motorcycles. After some summit shots we drive down to our hotel.

Distance covered: Approx. 80km
Overnight stay: Hotel in Kanpetlet

Early departure and long driving day to Ann town which is located between Mrauk U and Mt Vic.

Ann has considerable military base so you might have a chance to knock down few beers with friendly army lads at the local pub in the evening.

Overnight stay: Guest house in Ann
Distance covered: Approx. 80km

Wake up early after breakfast we start heading to Ngapali. Today we travel over the Rakhine Yoma mountain range to Ngapali beach. Passing on the dusty roads through farming lands. We will arrive to Ngapali late afternoon check into the hotel and get fresh. This evening, you could try delicious sea food in the local restaurant.

Overnight stay: Hotel in Ngapali
Distance covered: Approx. 165km

The whole day is free leisure at Ngapali Beach. Myanmar’s premier beach destination. You can explore here deserted beaches and small fisherman villages or simply take it easy.

Overnight stay: Hotel in Ngapali

After R&R in Ngapali, we head off back towards Mandalay. Today we have a long drive day across the Rakhine mountains back to the arid central plains of Myanmar where we will overnight in Pyay.

Overnight stay: Hotel in Pyay
Distance covered: Approx. 250km

After breakfast at hotel we start riding to Taungoo. We’ll be passing a number of small remote villages. Doing some serious km’s today as we tackle some bumpy trails, gravel roads and shall be serve the lunch on the way at local restaurant. We will arriving into the Taungoo late afternoon.

Overnight stay: Taungoo
Distance covered: Approx. 230km

Today we continue to Napyitaw, Myanmars young capital, established in 2005. One of the highlights here for drivers are the massive 20 lane highways that cut through the city. They tend to be eerily empty making for a perfect driving experience.

Overnight stay: Hotel in Pyay
Distance covered: Approx. 130km

After breakfast at hotel we start riding up to further on to Pinlaung, which is the highest altitude town in Southern Shan State, well known for it’s tea and pears, as well as new emerging area for coffee plantations. Take a scenic mountainous road leading down to the lake valley, cross the bridge and continue another 1,5 hours ride to Nyaung Shwe town at the northern end of Inle Lake. Should we get to the switch motorcycles to boats and embark on a short trip over the lake to learn about Intha floating gardens, leg rowers, perhaps visit couple local craft shops. Evening is free for some walk around town.

Overnight stay: Hotel in Naypyitaw
Distance covered: Approx. 240km

Today before we head to Pindaya first we will explore the lake by boat. Marvel at floating farms, leg rowers and villages built on stilts. After the boat trip we back to the hotel grab the bags and have lunch at the local restaurant and rest for a while then, we ready to ride again to the Pindaya. Pindaya is known for its caves, and also as main agricultural hub, so there are plenty of small villages and Danu and Palaung communities. There is nice scenic road over mountain range. We will arrive late afternoon at Pindaya.

Overnight stay: Hotel in Mandalay
Distance covered: Approx. 80km

In the morning we ride out of town and take a shortcut that connects to the nice road with eucalyptus trees, it’s possible to make a quick detour to visit a blue pond hidden in the groves. Lunch stop in Ywangan and we can check out local coffee initiative, Genius Coffee that works closely with a community of Danu small growers. Shortly after leaving the town, road climbs up the mountain, and another 1,5 hours would be a serpentine ride which is partially under reconstruction, offering great view anyway. Once back in the lowlands, it’s just half an hour until we reach the old Yangon-Mandalay highway, from where it’s another 1,5 hours to Mandalay via Kyaukhse.

Meals included : Breakfast
Distance covered: Approx. 220km

Spent the last day exploring Mandalay before your transfer to the airport