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11 DAYS MYANMAR - YANGON TO MANDALAY. 
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR & WORKSHOP
€880/USD1050*.
29th Dec 2018 - 8th Jan 2019

"Leave nothing but footprints.  Take nothing but memories."
Set free your creative side with amazing photography, make new friends and discover Indonesia.
After many years of isolation, Myanmar now offers travellers the opportunity to experience its rich culture. Myanmar retains the aura of a bygone era with a great combination of diverse landscapes, stunning temples, fascinating cultures and warm hospitality. Let your hair down and celebrate New Year with with new friends among golden pagodas, great landscapes and good vibes.

Independent travelling in a small group of up to six participants. A great way to bond with other like-minded travel photographers!

INFORMATION EVENING - 28th June 2018

Your first time to Asia? Or you would like a face to face discussion or have any questions? Great! I'll love to answer them! 

A 90 minute Myanmar info evening will be organised on Thursday 28th June 2018. Join the information evening by filling in the contact form below.

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The only photography workshop tour that gives you full control and flexibility by providing the great workshops, and tours which include transport and like-minded photography travel pals. You just book your flights to get there. Then book the hotels of your choice where we will be travelling through, or use my recommendations.
 
Don't forget, you are also on holidays and may want some time for yourself. Apart from the workshops where we work and travel together, there is sufficient rest & recreation time included for your own thing. Or if you prefer, hang out with me for meals, drinks and company. Whatever you decide, is cool for me! The tour is designed to end in Mandalay where you can choose to extend your stay or travel further with your new friends and photography skills.
 
The Yangon - Mandalay photography workshop tour requires us to wake up rather early (oh god....!) and 2 sleepless nights. This is when we have the best light and less crowd. However, don't forget that you can always take a siesta during the day!
 
Needless to say, you'll get better deals for summer the earlier you book your flights and hotels.

Tour Highlights

  • Ideal light conditions for photography.
  • Dazzle your eyes at Shwedagon Pagoda during dawn and dusk.
  • Spending New Year with new friends at an exotic location.
  • Boat trip in Lake Inle visiting local villages. 
  • Climb up temples and pagodas at Bagan.
  • Enjoy Burmese hospitality.

TOUR ITINERARY

DAY
Highlights
Included.
DAY 01
29th Dec. Sat.
Yangon
2pm. Meet up for welcome drink, briefing and get to meet fellow photographers. Head off to Shwedagon for sunset shoot followed by group dinner. Both are optional.
Included:
Welcome drink, briefing. introduction workshop, city tour & transport .
DAY 02
30th Dec. Sun.
Yangon
5am. Morning visit to Shwedagon for sunrise shoot. Optional group breakfast. Visit rural Yangon by train & other areas. 7pm Night bus to Lake Inle. Optional early group dinner.
Workshop, city tour. & transport. Bus transfer to Lake Inle and to your hotel.
DAY 03
31st Dec. Mon.
Inle
Early morning 5am arrival in Inle. Rest. Afternoon workshop. Sunset shoot. Optional group New Year's Eve dinner.

Workshop, city tour & transport. (boats & bicycles)
DAY 04
01st Jan. Tue.
Inle
Early morning departure 6am. Full day boat trip Inle lake. Optional group lunch & dinner. Workshop.

Workshop, lake tour & boat transport. 
DAY 05
02nd Jan. Wed.
Inle
Early morning departure 6am. Full day boat trip Inle lake. Optional group lunch & dinner. Possibility of visiting Kakku as an option. 

Workshop, lake tour & boat transport. 
DAY 06
03rd Jan. Thu.
Inle to Bagan.
Morning departure to Bagan via Mount Popa. Arrive late afternoon in Bagan. Optional group dinner.

Tour in Mount Popa, transport and workshop
DAY 07
04th Jan. Fri.
Bagan
Early morning sunrise shoot. Visit nearby temples. Late afternoon sunset shoot. Full day tour. Optional group dinner.

Transport van and workshop
DAY 08
05th Jan. Sat.
Bagan
Morning sunrise shoot. Visit nearby temples. Late afternoon sunset shoot. Optional group dinner.

Transport (e-bikes) and workshop
DAY 09
06th Jan. Sun.
Bagan to Mandalay
9am morning departure. Arriving in Mandalay late afternoon. Workshop. Optional group dinner.

Transport and workshop
DAY 10
07th Jan. Mon. Mandalay (Ubein & Sagan)
Early morning 6am departure Ubein bridge for sunrise. Local breakfast & explore surrounding areas. Evening sunset photography of Ubein bridge. Whole day tour. Group dinner is optional.
Transport (scooters) and workshop
DAY 11
08th Jan. Tue.
Mandalay
Morning visit to Zeyo market and exploring of Mandalay. Optional group lunch. Sunset at Mandalay hill. Optional end of workshop dinner! End of tour.
Transport & workshop
09th Jan. Wed.
From Mandalay
Extend and continue your travels in Myanmar or another nearby country!



MORE INFORMATION

Tour participant's profile

  • You are a free independent traveller with a lust for adventure and photography. You are capable of making your own accommodation arrangements at each location. Everything else is taken care of. Relax and enjoy yourself.
  • Bummer..... You should have some basic knowledge about photography, understand exposure and handling your camera (not on full auto). If you are currently shooting on full auto or would like a refreshal, it is highly recommended that you join the half-day photography crash course.
  • Another one....Be willing to wake up at 5.30am as this is where the action is. Photography is more important than sleep! Remember, you have the day to take a siesta and at the end of the tour you can extend your stay and wake up at your leisure.
  • Adventurous to take night buses as distances are far and bus travel is the most cost-effective way. Most buses are pretty comfortable with good leg room. Able to ride a bicycle and be pillon rider on scooters as we move around locally!
  • Just reasonably fit as it involves walking and light treks.
  • You share my core values of interacting with the local people & culture, sensitive about their way of doing things, believe in social responsibility and supporting the local economy.
  • You are easy going, enjoy meeting people and making new friends. We are a small group of up to 7 photographers and I want everyone to have an a wonderful time with me. Be zen about life and accept the unexpected as part and parcel of having memorable moments!
  • Like me, you are passionate about travel photography and wish to get amazing photos and not snap shots!

Skills you will take away 

  • Develop core photography competence.
  • Understand landscape, night. people and street photography.
  • Work with long exposures and capturing star trails.
  • Effective composition tips.
  • Shoot great travel photographs.
  • Manage challenging light situations and using available light.
  • Create panoramic images.
  • Other image editing & processing techniques of with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
  • People interaction skills in spontaneous situations & street photography.
What is included and excluded from the photography tour.
I believe in transparency and accessibility to the tours. Each of us have personal budgets, different comfort expectations but a common goal of travel photography and great images. Over 11 days, through the workshops and tours, we will explore many photography techniques, improve your photography skills along the way while working together.
 
Apart from the personal attention you'll be receiving, you will have your own free time. There will be opportunities as well to share costs with fellow photographers to do other activities not included (optional excursions).
 
The most important components of the tour are already included.
 
WHAT IS INCLUDED :
  • Unless mentioned, all land transport during the period and the workshops are included from Yangon ending in Mandalay.

WHAT IS EXCLUDED :

  • Airfare or transport to arrive in Yangon and depart from Mandalay.
  • Travel insurance.
  • Meals, accommodation, entrance fees (will be listed out for you in advance),
  • Tips and expenses of a personal nature
  • Anything else that is not included will be mentioned in the detailed program.
  • Please take a moment to glance through the links below as they provide insights, tips and suggestions to make your travel arrangements hassle free.
* USD rate is an indication and subject to currency fluctuations. Check current exchange rate here.
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