This guide covers what you need to plan a trip to Myanmar: the main destinations, local customs, the best seasons, how to get around and practical details. The highlights are the temple plains of Bagan, the golden Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the royal history of Mandalay and the floating villages of Inle Lake. It also looks at Buddhist architecture, traditional communities and the countryside. Use it to decide which places to visit and to plan your itinerary. Before you book anything, check current official travel advisories, entry requirements and access conditions for the places you plan to visit.
Nan Paya Temple is one of four Bagan monuments built of sandstones. The architectural structure of Nan Paya Pagoda is unique. The inner walls were built of baked bricks whereas...
Nam Pan Village is located in the south of Ywama village. The whole village is situated on the stilts over the water, which is a traditional way of building houses...
A four-sided pillar in a cage between the two monuments bears an inscription consecrating Gubyaukgyi. Myazedi inscription also Yazakumar Inscription or the Gubyaukgyi Inscription, inscribed in 1113, is the oldest...
The Gubyaukgyi (Great Painted Cave Temple) built to enshrine the golden image, is a fine temple in the Early Style, square, with a vestibule in the east. The temple is...
According to King Manuha's inscriptions, Manuha Temple is one of the oldest temples in Bagan,it is a rectangular building of two storeys temple built in Myinkaba by captive Mon King...
Amarapura is known with the ancient Buddhist architecture bearing the stamp of history of Myanmar. The Mahagandhayon Monastery is considered one of the highlights of this former capital. Just west...
These markets are called "5 Day Markets" because the hill people rotate between 5 different locations over a 5 day period. They were here this day and people come from...
Indein village is one of the small villages of Inle Lake located on the western bank of the lake. This mysterious place is at the end of the marvelous Indein...
Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda is located on Shwe Gon Taing Road. Tamwe Township. Yangon. The pagoda is famous for its huge image of Reclining Buddha built in 1966 that replacing...
Bogyoke Aung San Market which former name is Scott Market, is the most popular market of Yangon and Myanmar as well. It was built and inaugurated in 1926. The market...
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