Myanmar
(Burma)
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Yangon (Rangoon)
Highlights
- Shwedagon Pagoda with its enormous glittering
golden dome
- The Strand Hotel, High Court, City Hall,
Pansodan Street and General Post Office for British colonial architecture
- Bogyoke Market, the Scotts Market of old
Rangoon, for the best in Burmese handicrafts
- Sule pagoda, Indian town and China town for
mysterious temples and bustling street-sceneries
- A day trip to Bago for the Shwemawdaw Pagoda and
the Shwethalyaungs huge reclining Buddha
- A two day excursion to Kyaiktiyo for the
extraordinary "Golden Rock" balancing on the edge of the mountain
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Bagan Highlights
- Tour Bagans temples by bicycle or horse
and carriage
- Ananda Temple, the architectural masterpiece of
Bagan with its four standing teak Buddhas
- Shwezigon Pagoda for its magnificent golden
stupa
- A panoramic sunset view of Bagan and the
Ayeyarwady River from the top of an ancient temple
- A trip to magical Mount Popa, an extinct volcano
and pilgrimage site
- A boat trip over the Ayeyarwady River
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Mandalay & the North
HighlightsVisit Mahamuni Pagoda with its religious
shopping arcade, Kuthodaw Pagoda and the Shwenandaw monastery
Climb Mandalay Hill for a birds-eye view of the
city
Visit the family workshops around the city for
bargain handicrafts and souvenirs
A day trip to the deserted former capitals of
Amarapura, Ava and Sagaing
A boat trip across the Ayeyarwady River to
Mingun
Moniwa for the extraordinary Po Win Daung Caves
Pyin Oo Lwin for colonial architecture, antique
horse-drawn carriages and botanical gardens
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Inle Lake & Shan
State Highlights
- Inle Lake for its serene natural beauty,
floating gardens, famous leg-rowers and bizarre Jumping Cat Monastery
- In Dein and Kakku for ancient pagodas
- Kalaw for faded colonial atmosphere, pine
forests and trekking to ethnic minority villages
- Pindaya Cave and its 8,000 Buddhas
- Kengtung in the Golden Triangle for colourful
hill tribes and waterfalls
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