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 Yangon
Located in the fertile delta region of central
Myanmar , on the Yangon river 30-km from the Andaman
Sea . It was built by the British in 1852 and become
the capital in 1885.Yangon was an important seaport
as well as one of the main entrance to Myanmar by
air or by sea. It is also known as “The Garden City
of the East”.The highlights in Yangon are:
Shwedagon Pagoda
: to appreciate the architecture feature and to
learn tradition and the culture of Myanmar .
The City Centre :
To appreciate the ancient architecture of colonial
style building and observe the daily life of Yangon
people.
Bogyoke Aung San Market :
the large market, which offer a huge variety of
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Mandalay
Mandalay , the last "the last royal city" of the Myanmar kings, is
located in Central Myanmar on the Ayeyarwaddy river
bank, 668-km north of Yangon . It can reach by air,
by boat, by train and by bus. . It
takes about 14-hours by train and about 12-hours by
express coaches by road. Mandalay international
airport is another gateway to enter Myanmar
Mandalay is the centre of Arts and Crafts which
includes; Gold leaf making, stone carving, wood
carving and bronze casting. It is also right to say,
a centre of international Buddhist learning because
of the wealth of Buddhist monasteries and nunneries. Shwe Nandaw Kyang, an ancient wooden monastery
former one of the building of Mandalay palace and
the world largest book (the inscriptions on stone
slabs) can be found in Mandalay .
Base on Mandalay it is easy to visit around the
Mandalay to ancient cities and places of Amarapura,
Inwa, Saggaing, Mingun, Monywa, Pyin Oo Lwin etc.
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Sagaing
Saggaing lays 21-km south west of Mandalay on the
west ban k
of the Ayeyarwaddy River .Saggain hill is a
religious retreat. It is known as a place where over
600 monasteries for monks and nuns are located for
Buddhist studies and meditation. At the nearby
village of Ywahtaung , you can see artisans
producing silver bowls and other silver items using
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Amarapura
Amarapura, which is an ancient city of the Konbaung Dynasty, situated 11-km south of Mandalay .
Amarapura is known by the silk and cotton weaving. U
Bein Bridge is a 1.2-km long footbridge made of teak
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regarded as the longest wooden bridge in the world.
It is a place to see a lot of life: fisherman
fishing or casting a line into the water, local
walking with their bicycle home to Taungthaman village
across the lake and monks in carrying almsbowl
between the monasteries on both sides. It is also
well known for the sunset. In Amarapura you can find
the Mahagandayon monastery where approximately 1000
monks study and learn the Buddhist scriptures.
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Inwa (Ava)
Inwa was the capital of Myanmar kingdom for nearly
400-years. It was located a few kilometers south of
Amarapura, on the bank of Ayeyarwaddy and Myitnge
River meeting point. The Myitha canal connects the
Myitnge and Ayeyarwaddy River , making Inwa on
island. Being cut off from road by river and canals,
the ancient city of Inwa is to be isolated and
escape from urbanization. A nice place to visit as a
country site. Farms, villages, monasteries and
ruined pagodas are scattered around the area within
the old city walls.
The Bagaya Kyang , a wooden monastery, the Nangmyint 27 meter (90-feet) high masonry watch
tower is remains of the palace sight and Maha
Aungmye Bonzan, also known as the OK-Kyang is a
masonry monastery, imitation of the traditional
wooden style is the interesting places to visit in Inwa.
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Mingun
Mingun is about 11-km upriver from Mandalay on the
opposite bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River . The
pleasant boat trip to Mingun lets travelers
experience life along the river.
Pathodawgyi pagoda, intend to be the world's largest
pagoda or unfinished pagoda and Mingun bell,
weighing 90-tons, it is claimed to be the largest
hung and uncracked ringing bell in the world can be
found in Mingun .
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Monywa
Monywa is the second biggest town in Upper Myanmar .
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is located just three hours' drive to the west of
Mandalay . It stands on the bank of the Chin-dwin,
which is one of the main rivers in Myanmar . Po wun
mountain and Shwe Ba mountain are places of interest
where magnificent stone carvings and engravings-
dating back presumably to the 17th century- can be
observed. Thanbuddhay pagoda in Monywa is
extensively populated with 582,363 small Buddha
images – their heights ranging from 3 inches to 12
inches.
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Pyin Oo Lwin
Pyin Oo Lwin situated on the Shan plateau about
42-miles (67-km) north-east of Mandalay . It can be
reached by road or rail. It takes over two hours
drive by car from Mandalay . The road to Pyin Oo
Lwin winds up the hills and there are many hair-pin
bends along the way. As it is over 3000 feet
(1000-metre) above sea level it is cool the whole
year
 round.
It was famous as a hill station and summer resort in
the time of the British colonialism and is still
enjoying this popularity. Pyin Oo Lwin still has
some office, house, bungalows, churches and
recreation centers-are relics of the past. National
Kandawgyi Garden can study for different kinds of
flowers, shrubs and plants. Just outside the town,
Pwegauk waterfall, which has the water, flows
constantly through the year and the Peikchinmyaung
Cave , 15-miles (24-km) away from the town, is a
natural cave, which has many springs with clear
water running under it as well as stalactites and
stalagmites formed by nature. Many Buddha images
also can be seen inside the cave can be visited in
Pyin Oo Lwin.
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Bagan (Pagan)
Bagan, which is193-km south west of Mandalay , is
situated in the central plain of Myanmar. It is on
the eastern bank of Ayeyarwaddy
River and was built in 9 th century and developed
during 11 th to 13 th century A.D. Bagan city covers
an area of 42 sq -km. There, one can find over 2000
pagodas, temples and monasteries. King Anawrahta
(1044-1077AD) introduces Tharavada Buddhism into
Myanmar . The endless pagoda's stand testimony to
the rich culture heritage of Myanmar . It had been
declared world cultural heritage by the UNESCO.
Bagan is a place for not only to discover the
archaeology and architecture but the history and
culture heritage of the past also to find out.
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Taunggyi
Taunggyi situated at 4,712 feet above
 sea
level and generally experiences cool and pleasant
weather for the whole year which is the land of the
Shan and other national races, is the capital of
Shan State . A cool climate makes it a highly popular
summer resort. The mountain ranges near Taunggyi
area can make a trekking trip to the village of hill
tribe's national races.
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Pindaya
Pindaya can be reached by road either
from Taunggyi or Kalaw and it is 30-miles (45-km)
from Kalaw and 62-miles (106-km) from Taunggyi. It
is located at the foot of Menetaung blue mountain
Range. To the east of Pindaya lies
 a
plateau which is over 3000 feet above sea level and
in the west lays a mountain range which is over 5000
feet high. The Zawgyi River , a tributary of the
Ayeyarwaddy River , rises from the eastern sector of
Pindaya and flows down south. Pindaya is a place
picturesque beauty with many scenic spot. On the way
to Pindaya can found hillocks here and there cover
with seasonal plantations. The Pindaya nature cave
contains over 8000 Buddha images is amazing.
Trekking to the mount Yazagyi and surrounding blue
mountain range can be expeditation to the hill
tribes villages of Danu, Pa O, Palung and Taung Yo.
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Kalaw
Kalaw situated on the edge of Shan Plateau and over
1300 meters above sea level , is one of the summer
resort for myanmar people .It was also a hill
station for the British during the colonial in the
past. The weather is mainly frush and cool all the
year round. Shan , Palaung , Danu , Taung Yo , PaO ,
Bannar , Indian and a tribe called Nepalis (
Gurkhas retired from British military services ) lived in Kalaw.Trekking and hiking trip to the
tribes villages arround Kalaw is simply essential.
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Inle
Inle Lake is the most famous scenic spot in the Shan
State . It is 22-km long and 11-km wide. The Lake is
about 900-meters above sea level and sheltered among
the hazy blue mountains . Famous for its
unique leg-rowers, floating villages , colorful
markets and festivals. Inle is interesting to
observe the Inthas living on the lake(the Lake
dwellers of Inle).
 They
build their homes over the water on stilts, they
build floating farms on the lake and villagers row
their long, narrow boats with unique way of
leg-rowing that has made them famous.
The Inthas earn their living by farming and fishing.
Other products are hand-loom-woven shoulder-bags,
silk/cotton longyis and various works of handicraft.
Phaung-daw-Oo Pagoda in the Inle Lake is also very
famous. It is the shrine of five Buddha images.
Phaung-daw-Oo Pagoda festival held every year during
the month of Thadingyut (October) with great
pagentry.
Ywama, the site of a daily floating market and Inle
Spa are places of interest to visit.
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The Golden Rock Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda
Kyaiktiyo is located 160 kilometers from Yangon . It
is a famous place for Myanmar people to make a
pilgrimage by trekking and hiking. The Kyaiktiyo pagoda is perched on the edge of the Paunglaung
mountain range which
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part of the Eastern Yoma in Kyaikto township , Mon
state . It is about 1,200 meters above sea level.
This magnificent pagoda is located on Kyaiktiyo
hill. Kinpon camp is situated at the foot of the
hill which is a convenient place to start trekking.
The ascent is 7 and half miles (or) 12 km where 33
mountains ranges are passed among the green forests.
There is also a steep winding road for 4-wheel drive
cars from the base to the nearest point of the
pagoda. From the summit, one can have a panoramic
view of the Sittaung River valley in the west and to
the south, the green forests as well as the mountain
ranges in the north and east. During the trekking,
parties will not pass through the local villages.
They are just camps for pilgrims to take rests.
However, this trekking experience is quite similar
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