Explore Mandalay—the former capital of the Konbaung Dynasty—and Sagaing on this thorough arts and crafts tour. These bustling commercial centers are repositories of ancient Myanmar culture and allow you to see the inner workings of several craftsman's factories including gold-leaf tapestry making.

After pickup from your hotel, begin your day with a trip to see how gold-leaf tapestry is made. Then you continue your education of interesting crafts by watching marionette makers and wood carvers. View marble stone carvings and see how bronze is cast as your guide explains all these intricate processes to you.

Continue to Sagaing to see beautiful works of a Burmese silver smith, a pottery cottage, and rattan wares. The Sagaing hill is one of the best places to see a panoramic view of Myanmar, sighting many hundreds of white, silver, and gold monasteries dotted around the city.

Return to Amarapura where you observe the exquisite loom weaving of a Burmese silk longyis, before being amazed by the skill of the blade artists at U Bein Bridge. Your guide then returns you to your hotel with your head full of interesting craft knowledge.