Being 7 miles (11km) south of Mandalay, just half and hour by car from
downtown, is Amarapura with its beautiful temples and monasteries, once a
royal also. Maha Gadayon Monastery, Bagaya Kyaung Monastery and U
Bein’s wooden bridge are the famous destination for travelers.
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| AVA |
Inwa or Ava, located in Mandalay Region, Burma, is an ancient imperial
capital of successive Burmese kingdoms from the 14th to 19th centuries.
Throughout history, it was sacked and rebuilt numerous times.
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| BAGAN |
Bagan preeminent ancient religious cities in Southeast Asia. The ruins
of Bagan city cover an area of 42 sq. km embracing over 2000 ancient
pagodas and temples. The enchanting city is located in the tropical zone
of the country, on the eastern bank of the Irrawaddy River about 193
kilometers south east of Mandalay. Bagan shows Myanmar architectural
heritages from the 11th to mid 14th centuries. For many visitors Bagan
is the more extraordinary of the two cities and this because of the
view. The ruins of the more than one hundred Angkor temples stand alone
and isolated in thick jungles, and only from the top of the tallest
temples it is not possible to see others in the distance. Sprawling
across a vast dusty plain, the ruins of Bagan are unhidden. There being
no trees to obstruct the view, one may gaze over forty square miles of
countryside, upon literally thousands of temples.
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| INLE LAKE |
Inle Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes of South East Asia. Lush,
green and fertile, remote Inle Lake is a picture of rural tranquility.
As it lying 875 km above sea level at Shan State. You can reach there by
flight to Heho airport. The lake is nearly 100 km north to South but
only 5 km wide and there are more than 200 villages on or around it,
surrounding a population of about 150,000 and most is Intha People.
Sagar (Sankar) the second lake: you can observe of local rice mill
factory, making bullock cart wheels. Pristine culture and traditional
life-style of the ethnic groups of Pa-O and Intha inhabited around
Sankar.
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| GOLDEN - ROCK |
The Golden Rock (Kyaik-htiyo or Kyaiktiyo) is a sacred, massive
gold–leafed boulder delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff and is
topped by a small stupa at the top of Mount Kyaik-hti-yo. It was built
in the year 574 BC more than 2500 years ago and now well know as Miracle
Golden Rock and which starting at pilgrim-village. An endless stream of
pilgrims comes to admire the sight and add squares of gold leaf to its
surface. The Golden Rock is a truly extraordinary natural feature. It is
little wonder it is regarded with such sacred awe. According to legend,
it is kept in place by a single hair of the Buddha. The views from the
Golden Rock are spectacular and many visitors stay to watch the sunset.
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| YANGON |
Yangon also known as “Rangoon” is a former capital of Myanmar and the
commercial capital of Myanmar. It located at lower Myanmar at the
convergence of the Yangon and Bago Rivers about 19 miles (30 km) away
from the Gulf of Martaban and Its standard time zone is UTC/GMT +6:30
hours. The sprawling city was first fortified by King Alanpaya in 1755
that marked his conquest of Lower Myanmar by changing its name from
Dagon to Yangon. The British established Yangon as their capital in 1852
after they won control of Lower Myanmar. Yangon was built by many
beautiful colonial buildings, wide tree-lined streets and tranquil lanes
with the colonial style. Yangon city set up on 231.2 sq mi (598.75 km2)
and has a population in 2010 approximately 4,348,000. The places of
interest are Sule pagoda “The heart of city”, Bogyoke Aung San Market
also called Scott Market and China Town. The most famous landmark of
Myanmar is The Shwedagon Pagoda (dated over 2,000 years old) which is
visible from miles around and it is the most sacred of all Buddhist
sites in the country for Buddhist people.
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