Meet up in Mandalay, receive your detailed tour and Myanmar road use briefing and then get a chance to familiarise yourself with your motorbike by having a ride round the bustling city; visit Mandalay Palace and head up to Mandalay Hill to be rewarded with a stunning sunset over the city.

From Pindaya, ride down to Nyaung Shwe, the charming gateway town to Inle Lake. Meet local Pa-O tribal villagers in the surrounding hills before dinner by the lake (standard hotel option will be in Nyaung Shwe, superior option will afford you a hotel on the lake itself).

The following morning, leave your bike at the hotel as you explore Inle Lake by boat. Visit the ancient lakeside stupas at Indein and see handicrafts in Nampan village. If the time is right, see the floating markets that are a photographer’s dream. Then take the short trip up the mountain to Kalaw, heading through tribal villages along nice dirt roads to this picturesque colonial-era hill station, with its large population of Nepali guides whose families remained here after the Second World War.

Head north to the nearby thousands of temples on the plains of Bagan. Take the chance to lounge by your hotel pool and cool off before exploring the ancient temples which are one of Myanmar’s top tourist spots – but by exploring the smaller structures you can get away from the crowds. The sunset over the plains makes for one of the most breathtakingly beautiful sights in the world.