Popular Posts

Thursday, 11 July 2013

Myanmar Cycling Tour!

၂၀၁၀ခုႏွစ္ေနာက္ပိုင္းႏွစ္ေတြမွာ ကမာၻတ၀န္းအေတာ္ကိုေရပန္းစားေနတဲ့ ျမန္မာျပည္ခရီးသြား ေလ့လာ ေရးခရီးစဥ္ေတြပါဘဲ! ဒါေပမဲ့ အေရွ႕ေတာင္အာရွမွာေစ်းအႀကီးဆံုးျဖစ္ေနတဲ့ တည္းခိုစရာဟိုတယ္ေစ်း ေတြႏွင့္ တည္းခိုဖို႔မလံုေလာက္တဲ့ဟိုတယ္ေတြေၾကာင့္ လာသင့္သေလာက္ဧည့္သည္ေတြ တခ်ိဴ႕က  ေစ်းေပါၿပီးပိုအဆင္ေျပတဲ့ တျခားႏိုင္ငံခရီးစဥ္ဆီသို႔ မွ်ားဦလွည့္ကုန္တာကိုေတြ႕ေနရပါတယ္၊
ဒီလိုဘဲ အခု နာမည္ေက်ာ္ SHANGRILA  အုပ္စုမွာ ခရီးသြားဧည္႔သည္ေတြကိုဆြဲေဆာင္ထားတဲ့ စက္ဘီးခရီးသြားလုပ္ငန္းေတြကိုၾကည့္လို္က္က်ပါအံုး!
အခုလဲ ျမန္မာစီးပြားေရးလုပ္ငန္းထဲမွာ  အကိုက္ဆံုးခရီးသြားလုပ္ငန္းေလးတခုလဲျဖစ္ပါတယ္...
 
 
trip status will be change to Confirmed Departure once we have min. 6pax.

participants looking for more cyclists to join in this trip. Explore the back country roads of Myanmar, as you cycle from Inle lake in Shan state to ancient Bagan where 55 kingdoms have been established.
min. to go: 8pax.

the tour comes fully-supported & guided with aircon-bus, leader cyclist, rear cyclist cum mechanic, good quality hotels, all meals, drinks & fruits along the journey.
see video & info at http://www.shangrila-adventure.com/cycling/myanmar/new-myanmar-cycling-tours/

to sign up, email ask@shangrila-adventure.com or call 65362086
 

Myanmar Cycling Tour

  Myanmar Cycling Tour
Inle Lake –> Mandalay –> Monywar –> Bagan –> Popa
Successfully completed our - Cycling Tours in Myanmar 13-20Jan2013

a video-recording of the journey done by one of the cyclists in the recent tour (credit to Wang EH):
Myanmar, the golden land, is another exciting destination in our cycling portfolios. We are the local Myanmar tour operator under our own new outfit SHANGRILA ADVENTURE (MYANMAR) Travels & Tours Company Limited.
Due to the vast distance of the central region from Yangon, we fly you to Heho airport to start your cycling holiday from Inle lake, a beautiful highland lake filled with many water villages on stilts & surrounded by mountains. You ride along the back country roads towards ancient capital of Mandalay. Enroute, you get to see locals using bullock-carts to transport their crops, & village kids waving at you from their homes.
The program includes spending a full day exploring the pagodas of ancient Bagan, cycling on off-road conditions & sandy paths that are usually not undertaken by the normal tourists. The trip ends in Mount Popa with a visit to the popular Taung Kalat pagoda that sits high atop a huge stone feature.
Overall, we would grade this program as moderate strenuous. It is suitable even for average cyclists as there are no high altitude, or harsh weather conditions. We have made the journey more pleasant & possible for everyone by planning for cycling only on the nicer & quieter countryside roads.
Early birds Registration (S$50 discount now till 30Mar2013) for Nov2013-Feb2014 tours!

fixed departures 2013/2014:

1) 10-18Nov2013available (+ balloon- festival)
2) 24Nov-02Dec2013available
3) 08-16Dec2013 available
4) 26Dec-03Jan2014 - available (New Year 2013 in Bagan!)
5) 04-12Jan2014 available
6) 18-26Jan2014 available
7) 01-09Feb2014 available
8) 15-23Feb2014 available
9) 01-09Mar2014 available
* other dates upon request
>> sign up this trip

 

9D customed-made itinerary Overview :

(* for customisation/private groups with extendced days/tailor-made itinerary, please contact us)
DISTANCE : 300-400km
DURATION : 09days
PRICE : contact us for details
Day01 – Arrive Yangon / Shan state Inle lake (cycle 30km)
Upon arrival to Yangon, we connect you on domestic flight (650km) to Heho airport in Shan state & cycle from airport to your hotel by the lake.
gentle uphill from Heho airport, before descending 250m down to the lake
Terrain: 90% tarmac, mostly flat & downhill (easy)
Highlights: Inle Lake, water-villages, local fishing culture
Day02 – Inle lake (cycle 30km)
Explore this pristine lake as we cycle on your bike. hop on the long boats for a cruise on the lake & visit some water villages.
lunch at a local restaurant on the lake.
Terrain: 80-90% tarmac, mostly flat (easy)
Highlights: Inle Lake, water-villages, local fishing culture
Day03 – Inle / Mandalay (cycle 55km, drive 220km)
Today is a very long day, as we need to travel from Shan state to the ancient capital of Mandalay. After early breakfast, we move off in vehicle to the starting point for cycling.
Experience the back-country roads as we ride off-road for the entire morning to our lunch point. It is a tough day, but be rewarded with the countryside scenery and quiet & shady roads.
Terrain: 60% off-road, undulating with some uphill climb (moderate)
Highlights: back country roads, villages, mountain scenery.
Day04 – Mandalay / Monywa (cycle 20-40km, drive 125km)
After breakfast, we will drive out for Mandalay tour by vehicle. The first stop is the 200 year-old U-Bein wooden bridge. Next, we continue to Kaungmudaw pagoda before driving towards Monywa. Due to the busy traffic on the main road, we will drive you to the start point for cycling, at the junction of the smaller road leading up to the standing Buddha. From here, we bike all the way to your hotel in Monywa.
Terrain: 10-20% off-road, busy traffic & not-so-good road conditions (easy)
Highlights: 200-year old U-bein bridge, Kaungmudaw pagoda, 170m standing Buddha statue
Day05 – Monywa / Pakokku / Bagan (cycle 97km, drive 43km)
We drive to the 1st metal bridge over Ayerwaddy river to begin our cycling section. This the longest rail bridge in Myanmar.
28km undulating ride to lunch point at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, cycle another 42km to Pakokku. depending on time & conditions, we will either vehicle-support or cycle the last 27km into Bagan.
Terrain: 10-20% off-road, mostly undulating, gentle uphill of less 50m (moderate)
Highlights: local villages & padi cultivation
Day06 – Bagan (cycle 30-50km)
Today, we will cycle to explore this ancient town of 11th century. 55 kingdoms have been established here.
Get on your mountain bikes to visit several key pagodas such as Ananda & Dhamma Ya zi ka.
In the evening, view the magnificent sunset over the plains of Bagan from atop a pagoda
Terrain: 40-50% off-road, sandy, flat (easy)
Highlights: various ancient pagodas in Bagan. Sunset over the plains of Bagan from a pagoda.
Day07 – Bagan / Mt Popa (cycle 35km, drive 25km)
We drive out to the T-junction off the main road to start our cycling along the quiet & pristine country road to Mount Popa.
The road is undulating with a very steep 1km section before lunch point. After a nice local lunch, take on the challenge to complete final 4km uphill climb to your destination resort on Mount Popa.
Terrain: 10% off-road, uphill climb of 600m. steep 4km to top (strenuous)
Highlight: Mt Popa national park, Taung kalat pagoda
Day08 – Popa / Bagan / Yangon
After breakfast, get ready to check out of the hotel & we drive you back to Bagan for domestic flight back to Yangon (700km). Gather for celebration dinner in Yangon.
Highlights: Shwedagon pagoda
Day09 – Depart Yangon
Send-off to airport for departure
Note: cycling distances are as planned for reference only. Actual distance will vary according to ground conditions, cyclist fitness-level. At any time, individual cyclist can choose to board our support vehicle or when our leaders feel that it may be necessary to do so due to time constraint.



Cost inclusions:
01) 2x internal flights Yangon-Heho & Bagan-Yangon at USD260
02) all hotel 3-4star accommodation (twin-share) option: single supplement applies
03) all meals during cycling days (01-07)
04) 1x welcome dinner & 1x celebration dinner
05) air-conditioned passenger support-vehicle (everyone is guaranteed a seat in the bus)
06) support-logistics truck for bikes
07) leader cyclist + mechanic/rear cyclist
08) 24-speed branded MTB bike
09) bottled drinking water + fruits + snacks during cycling days
10) entrance fees to Shan state, Inle lake, Bagan as stated in itinerary

>> sign up this trip
 
 
 
 
Tour Schedule 2013


(last update: 19Jun2013)
We are continuously updating our fixed departures/schedules for 2013. These are for individuals to participate or specific flagship trips that we
run a only on selected months of the year.
For other upcoming scheduled or confirmed trips (trekking, overland journey/sight-seeing) , please visit our Facebook page for more information.
CYCLING / BIKE
Tours

Jan-FebMar-AprMay-JunJul—AugSep-OctNov-Dec
CHINA

GuiZhou03-10Apr
13-20Apr (completed)
28Aug-04Sep07-14Sep
Tibet to Nepal18-30May 01-14Jun (completed)06-19Oct (limited
last call!)

YunNan Shangrila Tiger Leaping Gorge to LiJiang

05-12May (scheduled)08-15Sep
26Oct-02Nov
QingHai Golmud to Tibet 27Aug-07Sep
Tibet to YunNan Shangrila 17May-01Jun
Round QingHai Lake17-25Aug

SiChuan PiCha valley & XinLong
16-25Sep
10-19Oct
New! Silkroad – XinJiang to Kyrgyzstan16-29Jun new!
(scheduled)
MYANMAR & INDOCHINA

Myanmar Cycling13-20Jan (completed)

17-24Feb (scheduled)
23Feb-02Mar19-26Oct10-18Nov2013
24Nov-02Dec
08-16Dec
26Dec-03Jan2014
(status: limited)
***
04-12Jan2014
18-26Jan
01-09Feb
15-23Feb
01-09Mar
Laos Luang Prabang to VV06-13Janend Octon request
Cambodia Phnom Penh to Siem Reap17-24Febend Octon request
Vietnam Dalat to Da Nang23-30Mar new! (scheduled)end Octon request

Other Adventures & Tours Fixed Departure/Schedule

China (please contact us for private departures)
Tibet
1) Western Tibet A-Li & Mount Kailash 01-12Jun, 14-25Sep
2) Tibet to Nepal Overland (friendship highway) (monthly, 6 to go)
3) QingHai Tibet Train Tour (monthly, 6 to go)
SiChuan
1) Minya Konka Trek (22-31May confirmed departure; monthly Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov)
2) Mount Genyen & Yala Trek 12-25Oct
3) SiGuNiang Trek & Climbing DaFeng & ErFeng (monthly Oct-May, min. 2pax to go)
4) Western SiChuan (East Tibet) Cultural Journey 11-21May, 19-30Oct
YunNan
1) HaBa Snow Mountain Climb (upon request, 4 to go)
2) Shangrila Tiger Leaping Gorge & YuBeng Trek (upon request, 2 to go)

No comments:

Post a Comment