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Bagan Family Tour: Explore Ancient Temples and Hot Air Balloons
Embark on an engaging family tour in Bagan, Myanmar, with a sand painting class and immersive activities that awaken your inner archaeologist and adventurer!
Embark on an engaging family tour in Bagan, Myanmar, with a sand painting class and immersive activities that awaken your inner archaeologist and adventurer!
Duration:
1 day
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bagan - Dive into the vibrant culture and heritage of Bagan on this fun-packed family adventure! From the rainbow display of balloons at sunrise over the ancient temples to meeting a Buddhist monk, Bagan offers memories to last a lifetime. Experience the hustle and bustle of daily life in rural villages before breakfast. Visit majestic temples and…
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Bagan - Dive into the vibrant culture and heritage of Bagan on this fun-packed family adventure! From the rainbow display of balloons at sunrise over the ancient temples to meeting a Buddhist monk, Bagan offers memories to last a lifetime. Experience the hustle and bustle of daily life in rural villages before breakfast. Visit majestic temples and marvel at giant golden Buddhas enshrined in architectural wonders on our Bagan family tour.
Your patient guide will captivate you with tales of temple legends while keeping the kids engaged with activities. Learn about ancient history while marveling at spectacular mural paintings and stone carvings of mystic creatures. Express your creative side and make your own souvenir with the guidance of a local sand painting artisan.
After lunch, we’ll head to an old Buddhist monastery, a beautiful structure full of historic paintings and saffron-robed monks. Conditions permitting, you will have an opportunity to interact with and photograph the monks and their daily life in the pagoda. Our Bagan family tour is packed with insights into authentic Myanmar, its history, culture, and people.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Bottled water
- Breakfast
- Open-air breakfast with fresh fruit, local pastries, and fresh organic Myanmar coffee/tea
- Tea and coffee
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Bottled water
- Breakfast
- Open-air breakfast with fresh fruit, local pastries, and fresh organic Myanmar coffee/tea
- Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
This intriguing family-orientated journey enthralls you to unleash your hidden adventurer and archaeologist! Engaging tasks that focus on enlightenment and discovery let you appreciate the grandeur of Myanmar’s Bagan area for all ages. You’ll explore the mysterious inscriptions of age-old temples and watch hot air balloons gently sail over the Bagan…
This intriguing family-orientated journey enthralls you to unleash your hidden adventurer and archaeologist! Engaging tasks that focus on enlightenment and discovery let you appreciate the grandeur of Myanmar’s Bagan area for all ages. You’ll explore the mysterious inscriptions of age-old temples and watch hot air balloons gently sail over the Bagan terrain. A sand art course in Old Bagan, and other vibrant events, will maintain your family’s schedule thrilling and rich in exploration.
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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959natalip
Dec 27, 2019
Worth every cent - superb - Thank you Thandar (our guide), Ian (founder) and Three Treasures Tours for your exceptional commitment to the people and communities of Bagan. I could list the many wonderful things we did on this 12-hour tour - from the sunrise over the templed landscape, the delicious South Asian samosas and Chinese-style doughnuts for breakfast, the sand-painting (I had no idea what it was either, but all will be explained, and it is both relaxing and fun - and in a temple, no less), a visit to a local farm, a ride in an ox-cart (arranged last minute at our child's request), wandering the sandstone caves of a local monastery, the sunset boat ride down the Irrawaddy river - but in fact the most wonderful aspect of this tour was our guide Thandar and the company she works for. Thandar was flexible and arranged our day so that it unfolded seamlessly. She knew exactly when to share information and when to let our little family explore things for ourselves. Thandar trained in Law and has a million other qualifications to her name, including speaking Japanese (and English), being a social justice advocate, and taking beautiful photographs. Three Treasures Tours was established only a few years ago as a way of strengthening existing engagement with locals, especially in education and agriculture, reflecting Ian's background in permaculture. The depth of these relationships was apparent everywhere we went. Our post-sunrise breakfast, for example, was prepared by a family living adjacent to a quiet and lovely temple we had visited, whose income is supplemented by Three Treasures Tours. You could spend your money on a purely commercial enterprise when you visit Bagan/Myanmar, or you could give something back by choosing to spend you money with organisations like Three Treasures Tour. I definitely recommend the latter - you won't regret it.
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Tony
Dec 26, 2019
Six stars! Local, authentic and enriching...sustainable too - This was an incredible, authentic, enriching, wonderful experience. We started the day at 5:45am, when we were collected at our hotel by our guide. She took us to an incredible viewing location to watch the sunrise over the plains, and the balloons rising out over the mist and pagodas. We were then taken to a secluded pagoda, where we were able to walk around the catacombs, and observe a morning prayer. Breakfast was an incredible feast of local delicacies. We then visited a local village, it’s school, and enjoyed an ox and cart ride around the village. We observed local farming techniques, and a range of commercial activities (sewing, sesame seed sieving etc.). It was a humbling experience observing the daily lives of the local villagers. We were then taken to a local lunch venue, which served an incredible range of local dishes. After lunch we did some sand painting, and then visited another secluded monastery and pagodas, climbed the nearby hill and ascended the hilltop pagoda to take in breathtaking river, mountain, valley views — it was an incredible panorama. We finished the day with a boat ride downstream and saw an incredible double sunset through the clouds and then over the mountain range. We returned home at 6:30pm. They were able to pack so much in to the day, it was truly incredible.
I honestly would give this tour six stars if I could. The guide was knowledgeable, helpful and engaged in sharing her understanding of the area. We avoided the crowds, while still being able to see most of the significant monuments. Our guide’s knowledge of the UNESCO process was incredible, and we shared a conversation about the challenges the sites face. We had our daughter (9yo) with us and grandma (70yo) and we everyone got something out of the day. Couldn’t recommend this tour and this company more highly.
It’s also clear how this company works with local people. We were able to visit local people, who happily and comfortably welcomed us in to their homes, showed us their daily activities. It was evident the support that this tour company provides to local communities.
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