Day 6 Peregrine Tour with Local Guide Ko Ko Aye in Began. Today we explored the sights and sounds of Began from dawn to dusk. I started earlier than my peregrine tour group as I enjoyed Balloons over Began first. My tour group spotted me from the ground. The first place we visited today was Nyaung U's lively market, very noisy , busy, hustle and bustle and bargains to be had by our group. After the market we left the noisy market to visit a selection of temples...

Balloons over Bagan trip was amazing . You need to book before you leave your country via travel agent or online . It's amazing. Early morning start and you are picked up by Balloons Over Bagan staff from your hotel at 5.30am where you are driven to your balloon take off site. You are given a small breakfast and a safety briefing from your pilot . The briefing was very clear but some of our party did not follow instructions . Our experienced pilot sorted out the...

Sky Palace Hotel in Bagan is our base for 3 days on our Peregrine 17 Day Tour with local guide Ko Ko Aye. Our group really enjoyed Sky Palace Hotel. It's in walking distance from several good eating places , a good coffee shop and ATM if required. From this base we would be doing day trips to a number of temples, a number of impressive archeological wonders of Asia ,Nyaung U's lively market, lacquerware, sample locale cuisine, Mt Popa

Day 5 Peregrine tour Burma. Local guide Ko Ko Aye. Early morning start up at 5.30am to leave Oway Hotel and head for the waterfront to spend an entire day on a private ferry boat to cruise down the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady ) River. The source of the Irrawaddy River is from the Himalayas and flows to the ocean. It's massive and over a 1000 miles long. It must be a major force to be reckoned with in the monsoon season. Our trip today will take 10 hours plus by river ...

Day 4 Peregrine tour. Local guide Ko Ko Aye. By bus we left Mandalay City and drove to one of Burma's most famous hill stations, Maymyo (Pyin U Lwin). It did provide us a welcome escape from the heat of the plains. It was established during the colonial era in the late 19th and early 20 centuries. Today it is the crossroads for traders coming over from China. This was definitely reflected in the market. Our group had fun exploring the markets and learning how t...