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Bagan & Inle — 6 days (Yangon, Old Bagan, Shwesandaw, Mount Popa & Inle Lake)

4.6(8 reviews)8 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Eight days, three domestic flights, and a balloon at dawn. Six days without Mandalay, taking the night bus from Bagan to Inle rather than flying.

Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Eight days, three domestic flights, and a balloon at dawn
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Shwedagon PagodaEight days across a country very few people are visiting at the moment, which is both why it is quiet and why you should read the…
  • Ananda TempleOver two thousand temples survive from a building programme that ran for two and a half centuries and stopped in 1287.
  • Balloons over BaganThe balloons fly October to March only.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 7 nights accommodation as listed: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Flights
  • Three domestic flights: Yangon-Bagan, Bagan-Heho, Heho-Mandalay
  • A balloon flight in the October-March season, with a second window if scrubbed
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
Permits & fees
  • Licensed local guides throughout
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • Bagan archaeological zone and Inle lake zone fees

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
  • Travel insurance, which must cover a country under an advisory
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Climbing the temples, which has been banned since 2018
  • Balloon flights outside the season, when they do not operate
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • International flights and the Myanmar e-visa

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Yangon Hostel

Hostel

Day 1

Bagan Hostel

Hostel

Days 2–4

Inle Lake Hostel

Hostel

Days 5, 6

Mandalay Hostel

Hostel

Day 7

What you'll eat

7 breakfasts and 3 dinners across 8 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 5, 6
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–8

10 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Meridian Overland
4.6 (8)

Based in New Delhi

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.6/5
Based on 8 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.3/5
Guide
4.5/5
Itinerary
4.3/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
4.6/5
Tour operator
4.4/5
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Sneha Kulkarni – Chennai2025-11-18 · Verified booking

Myanmar done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

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Nikhil Joshi – Hyderabad2025-11-18 · Verified booking

Myanmar done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. No hesitation recommending them.

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Rohit Verma – Bengaluru2025-11-18 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says.

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Vikram Bose – Nagpur2025-11-18 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Would send friends their way.

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Elena Petrova – Singapore2025-05-10 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Recommended.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Sneha Kulkarni – Hyderabad2025-05-10 · Verified booking

Myanmar done well. The itinerary had room to breathe.

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Sneha Kulkarni – Nagpur2025-05-10 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Would send friends their way.

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Nikhil Joshi – Chandigarh2025-05-10 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Good value for what's included.

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