Compare A Taste of Italy by Sarracini Travel vs Highlights of Myanmar by Audley Travel
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| Duration | 8 days | 11 days |
| Price From | $ 1,331 | $ 4,335 |
| Price Per Day | $ 166 | $ 394 |
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| Trip Style | Private guided tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Premium | Standard |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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Daily Breakfast, 2 Lunches & 2 Dinners |
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| Description |
Like a creamy gelato or hot espresso, one taste of Italy can linger for a lifetime. Travelling from eternal Rome and up through the hazy hills of Tuscany, you’ll spend eight days sampling the best of Assisi, Siena, Florence, Bologna, Padova, Venice, and Montepulciano. Catch the spirit of La Vita Bella as you explore elegant Florentine piazzas, rummage through handcrafted artisanal treasures, sip world-class wines, and float down intimate Venetian canals. Extend your visit by 2-3 days to discover the treasures along Italy’s Amalfi coast, from charmingly gritty Naples to sun-bleached Capri! |
Subject to a long period of isolation, Myanmar has remained relatively untouched by the outside world. Consequently, its temple-strewn landscapes and royal palaces survive refreshingly unspoiled. As the country has opened up, our specialists have explored Myanmar’s well-known cities and its little visited villages and countryside. |
Day 1: Rome
Welcome to Rome! After a meet and greet at the airport with your driver, you will be transferred to your hotel. At 8:30 pm reach the meeting point to be ready for the departure of the Rome by Night Tour. The local expert guide will lead you to discover the wonders of the Eternal City, charming by day, absolutely romantic by night. The tour ends in the Colosseum area. Enjoy on your own the rest of the night. Return to the hotel on your own and overnight stay.
Day 2: Rome > Assisi > Siena > Florence
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Early morning departure for Assisi. Visit the Basilica of St. Francis featuring masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue. Continue to Siena, home of the Palio. End the day in Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Florence
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast, you will spend the day venturing around beautiful Florence, the “Cradle of Renaissance, where, with the help of Michelangelo, Italian art reached its pinnacle. Spend the afternoon strolling the cobblestone streets of Florence on your own or take a short trip to Pisa (optional).
Day 4: Florence > Bologna > Padova > Venice
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Depart for Bologna after breakfast in Florence. Wander through some of the city’s many, elegant arcades (or porticos), for which Bologna is famous. In the afternoon, continue toward Padova, with its original Sant’Antonio Basilica. In the early evening, we will arrive in Venice. Check-in to your hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Venice
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, enjoy your private water-taxi transfer to Piazza San Marco, with “Skip the Line” tickets to visit the splendid St. Mark’s Basilica and, after this, check out the most iconic places of the “Floating City”. Spend the afternoon roaming along Venice’s canals at your leisure and then return to the hotel and overnight.
Day 6: Venice > Montepulciano (Tuscany) > Rome
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast, depart for Tuscany, known for its romantic churches, castles and beloved wines. Proceed to Val di Chiana with a stop in Montepulciano, a Medieval town rich with history and art. That evening we will arrive in Rome.
Day 7: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast depart from the hotel for the included tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St.Peter’s Basilica with our exclusive “Skip the Line” access. The tour ends in St. Peter’s Square. Afternoon and evening at leisure. Meals: B
Day 8: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
Final breakfast followed by check-out. Arrivederci!
Day 1 Yangon
Yangon
After being met on arrival by an Audley representative, your private driver will transfer you to your hotel. Depending on your flight, you will have the rest of the day to relax, or explore the surroundings. Inya Lake, the largest lake in Yangon is a short walk away, popular with locals taking a stroll after work.
Day 2 Yangon
Yangon
Begin the day with a private guided tour of Yangon's colonial architecture, including a stop at a traditional tea shop for late morning refreshments. This afternoon visit the city's centrepiece, the Shwedagon Pagoda. Enjoy a stroll around this spiritual landmark and soak up the atmosphere at dusk as local families come to give offerings. Your private guide will be able to provide some insight into the ceremonies and traditions you might see. After some time back at your hotel to relax, you might like to end the day with a visit to Chinatown for a few beers on 19th Street.
Day 3 Bagan
Yangon , Bagan
Be picked up from your hotel this morning by private transfer to the airport in time for your flight to Bagan. Your airport guide is on hand to assist you to catch the short flight. On arrival, you're met by your guide and private driver. After checking in to your hotel and having time to relax, head out with your guide to explore Bagan's temples. Once the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan, Bagan has more than 2,000 temples and pagodas - only an estimated 20% of what was originally built. A huge temple site, your driver is on hand to take you between temples.
Day 4 Bagan
Bagan
Today you are free to explore Bagan independently. You might like to hire bikes from your hotel to explore the temples independently, a good option on the relatively traffic free roads.
Day 5 Mandalay
Bagan , Mandalay
This morning take a private transfer to the airport for your flight to Mandalay. On arrival you're met by your guide and private driver who accompany you to your hotel. After some time to relax, visit the ancient former capitals of Ava and Amarapura. Littered with temples and stupas, your guide can explain the fascinating history of the area as well as showing you the most impressive- as well as quirky- temples. Accessed by a variety of local boats, you'll get the chance to try some local methods of transport. End your tour by watching sunset at the iconic U Bein's bridge.
Day 6 Mandalay
Mandalay
Mandalay has a surprising amount to offer for those who know where to find it. Take a private guided tour today which has been designed to reveal Mandalay from a diverse and interesting perspective. The itinerary today is quite flexible and your guide will design it so that you can see some of the more interesting areas whilst avoiding the main tourist traps. Late afternoon head out onto the river on your private boat and cruise upstream to Mingun where you will see the mighty unfinished stupa and stroll among the locals. Enjoy the sunset and views of river life on your cruise back to Mandalay.
Day 7 Mandalay
Mandalay
Leave Mandalay this morning and drive two hours through foothills to the former colonial hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin (Maymyo). Enjoy the highlights of this charming town, accompanied by a local guide. A former British colonial town, it has some unique architecture and gardens as well as lively local markets. Akin to British retreats in India, it's called a hill station- but is actually set on rather flat land. Return to Mandalay this evening in time for dinner at your hotel.
Day 8 Pindaya
Mandalay , Heho , Pindaya
This morning be picked up by a driver and guide to catch a short flight to Heho. On arrival you're met by your driver and guide and transferred to the charming town of Pindaya, a drive of around two hours. You might catch a glimpse of traditionally dressed farmers and buffalo carts along the way. On arrival in Pindaya, visit one of the nearby rural Danu villages for lunch, eating in a local house. Accompanied by a private guide, you can visit the local monastery and have the chance to meet the local Danu people, an ethnic group of the Shan people.
Day 9 Inle Lake
Pindaya , Inle Lake
Accompanied by a private guide, visit the Pindaya Caves this morning, famed in the region for the thousands of Buddha statues that fill the interior. After the visit leave Pindaya and travel back through the Shan plateau via the Red Mountain Vineyard. The drive takes about three hours and it's worth stopping for lunch at the vineyard along the way. Arrive on the shores of Inle Lake to board a small boat to transfer you to your accommodation which is located further up the shore.
Day 10 Inle Lake
Inle Lake
Explore Inle Lake with your private guide today and visit the floating villages, markets and monasteries by private boat. The Indein Pagoda complex is a particular highlight, with hundreds of pagoda scattered around a central stupa. This afternoon take a private canoe trip with your guide to view the local villages as the sun sets over the lake.
Day 11 Return home
Inle Lake , Heho , Yangon
Fly back to Yangon today. You have use of a private guide to show you a little more of the city or enjoy a spot of shopping and dinner before your international flight departure this evening.
