Cultural & Culinary Tour - 9 Days/ 8 Nights
“Cultural & Culinary Tour” offer our travelers an absolute indulgence of all five senses. In this fascinating journey, you will have a unique opportunity to not only experience the priceless wonders of Myanmar, but also a chance to bring back Myanmar’s best-kept culinary treasures to share with family and friends at home.
Sitting at the crossroads of the great civilizations of India and China, Myanmar brings new meaning to an exotic, mysterious journey. You are sure to be captivated by the ancient Burmese civilization explored through this distinctive and diverse culinary adventure.
At the heart of it all, you will ramp up cooking experiences to extraordinary, starting in Yangon. Unique and stimulating cooking experiences continue throughout your journey including a rare opportunity to cook in a family kitchen, assisted by village cooks who will personalize your culinary adventure; then you dine with the family in a Northern Burmese home.
Your taste buds will go over the top, far off the tourist track, with visits to tea houses, people’s markets, a rice noodle factory, a winery, floating vegetable gardens, traditional local breakfasts, and everywhere, meals at authentic Burmese restaurants.
The crown jewel of the city has to be the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda, dominating Yangon’s skyline. Yangon is a paradise for unique shopping finds. Scotts Market will charm you and after all that shopping, we’ll head for an evening in Chinatown, alive with the pungent aromas of delicious street food.
Explore Mandalay, the center of Burmese culture, where you will experience history come to life and wander through colorful Zeycho market for finger silk, cotton weavings, marble carvings, bronze and silver crafts, and the famous kalaga (shwe chi doe) tapestries.
Nothing prepares you for the utter grandeur of Bagan, the capital of the first Burmese Kingdom, and now one of Asia’s richest archaeological sites. With its more than 2,000 pagodas and temples set in a vast plain beside the Irrawaddy River, it will take some time to register you are looking at this panorama of pagodas and stupas, none of which are identical.
Back in Yangon you enjoy more cultural treats and some last minute shopping. When you gather for a special farewell dinner, you will delight in sharing treasured memories as your stories beyond the plate.
There is much to experience during this journey to the Burmese heart and soul of Myanmar. This exquisitely adventure to the heart of Myanmar is designed for small group If you are interest to get more information, please contact at info@myanmarshalom.com
INTANGIBLE TREASURES YOU WILL BRING HOME
Take home Myanmar’s best-kept culinary recipes to experiment with and share! Every time you chop and stir, we guarantee your kitchen will be filled not just with intoxicating aromas but the indelible images of your journey to the heartland of ancient, exotic Myanmar.
