timeline 2008 - Myanmar Projects
 

2008 Missions

Fang & Mae Hong Son
11-18 June

 

Kathina @ Sasanarakkha
24-28 October

 

Myanmar
6-14 December

 

Pha Pa @ Maesot, Thailand
25 December to 1 January

 

6-13 December 2008 / 6-17 December 2008
Humanitarian Mission @ Myanmar 2008

mission  well  accomplished


Objectives:

A trip to participate in lighting up lives of thousands in Myanmar

A good chance to build & cultivate the spiritual friendships among Dhamma practitioners - Kalyana Mitta

 

Highlight:

An opportunity to:

- partake in helping to sponsor building of education/health facilities @ various parts of Myanmar.

- offering meal dana to more than 1,000 monastics

- donate requisites to monastics

- donate stationeries to students

- donate to various institutions (schools/hospitals/orphanages)

- stay in schools sponsored by FireFly Mission

 

 

Itineraries:

 

Day 1: 6-Dec (Sat)

Singapore - Yangon

- Samiddhodayasukhitarama Daw Nanacari Myanaung Nunnery, Yangon

- Shwedagon Pagoda

 

- Overnight at the Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel

 

Day 2: 7-Dec (Sun)      

Yangon

- Vithakar Nunnery Teaching Women School

- Orphanage (Residential Nursery) - up to 5 yrs old

- Hninzigone Home for the Elderly

 

- Khemarama Nunnery School

- Overnight at the Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel

 

Day 3:  8-Dec (Mon)   

Yangon - Kyaikto

- visit Zamburatana BCC

- Dana offering at the Naga Cave Monastery

- visit Tooth Relic Pagoda

- way to Kyaikto

- Overnight at the Mountain View Hotel

 

Day 4:  9-Dec (Tue)

Kyaikto - Bilin - Taungxun

- Shifu Hill Monastic School

- Bilin & Taungxun Schools

- Overnight at the Mountain View Hotel

 

Day 5:  10-Dec (Wed)

Kyaikto - Kyaitiyo (Golden Rock)

- Overnight at the Mountain Top Hotel

 

Day 6:  11-Dec (Thu)   

Kyaitiyo (Golden Rock) - Bago - TaungOo

- Overnight at TaungOo

 

Day 7:  12-Dec (Fri)  

TaungOo - Yangon

- Overnight at the Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel

 

Day 8:  13-Dec (Sat)

Yangon - Singapore

 

 

--- Extended ---

 

Day 7:  12-Dec (Fri)

Shwegyin – Htantabin - Mandalay

- Overnight at Mandalay

 

Day 8:  13-Dec (Sat)

Mandalay - Maymyo

- Overnight at Mandalay

 

Day 9:  14-Dec (Sun)

Mandalay – Yathar Village (Myingyan) – Bagan

- Overnight at Bagan

 

Day 10:  15-Dec (Mon)

Bagan

- Overnight at Bagan

 

Day 11:  16-Dec  (Tue) 

Bagan (Nyaung U) – Yangon (Internal Flight)

- Overnight at the Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel

 

Day 12:  17-Dec (Wed)
Yangon - Singapore

 

 

1Fees: 

S$1,400.00 – Adult (Twin / Triple Sharing)

S$1,200.00 – Children/Students (sharing room with parents/relatives/friends)

Extended
S$1,800.00 – Adult (Twin / Triple Sharing)

S$1,700.00 – Children/Students (sharing room with parents/relatives/friends)

 

 

1Fees Inclusive:-

- Dana to various institutions (Schools/Orphanages/Hospitals)

- Myanmar Entry visa

- Yangon Int’l airport tax

- all accommodation

- transfer & transportation

- fullboard meal (7L & 6D)

- location chartered truck for kimpun Basecamp to Yethetaung Basecamp up/down

- s/seeing with English speaking guide

- entrance fees

- porterage fees for airport in/out

- tips & drinks

- 2 FireFly Mission polo t-shirt

- extended group – internal flight between Bagan - Yangon

 


more details & photo:

- Day 1 (6-Dec) to Day 4 (9-Dec)

- Day 5 (10-Dec) to Day 8 (13-Dec)

- Day 9 (14-Dec) to Day 12 (17-Dec)

 

more photo from the web-album:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ffm.myanmar08

http://picasaweb.google.com/dhammafarer

 

... together we light up the world