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1 TO 2 DAYS EXCURSIONS FROM YANGON
Located 45 minutes from Yangon, it is inhabited by more than 90 species of birds and 70 species of herbivorous animals...
BAGO
The ancient capital of the Mon Kingdom (15th century A.D.) is located 80
km north from Yangon and is famous for its enormous
SHWEMAWDAW
PAGODA
"Shoemadoo...was once, in point of sanctity,
superior to all other temples in Ava, and the natives
declared it to be more than 2,000 years old. It was
formerly gilded as highly as the Shoedagon pagoda, to
which, in point and elegance of structure, it is
superior." (Capt. F.B. Doveton, 1852),
SHWETHALYAUNG
PAGODA,
one of the largest reclining Buddha images in
Myanmar.
ROUND
TRIP BAGO - NYAUNG KHARSHAY - BAGO BY STEAM LOCOMOTIVE
Enjoy a splendid day excursion travelling on the
local train with its steam-powered locomotive. Your train
excursion will take you round-trip from Bago to Nyaung
Kharshay, where you have time to wander to the local
market. A privately chartered 1st class carriage is a
delightful escapade as you travel through rice paddies,
stopping at several villages only accessible by train -
the only place of its kind in the world.
MOEYUNGYI WILDLIFE RESERVE
Situated in the Bago Division, the Moeyungyi Wildlife Reserve
covers 40 square miles of an enormous wetland. Our
birdwatching enthusiasts will be more than thrilled to stay there for
one day!
| KYAIKTIYO From Bago you travel east across the Sittaung Bridge to Kyaiktiyo. Upon reaching Kinpun Base Camp after a 2 hour drive, you will be transferred into open trucks for a spectacular ride up the Hermit Hill Base Camp. Make your own pilgrimage up to the mystical Golden Rock where the men apply gold leaves to the rock's surface. A 5.5 meter high stupa, resting atop a huge gold-gilded boulder, precariously perched high on the edge of the hill will make you believe in the unbelievable! |
 El goldern de Kyaikhtiyo,the Rock |
| PYAY This Land of Highly Civilised People, located 285 km north-west of Yangon at the banks of the Ayeyarwaddy River. Descending 5,000 years ago from Mongolian tribes, the Pyu became the ancestors of Myanmar people. |
Las estatuas de Budda en las piedras, Pyay |
SHWESANDAW
PAGODA,
standing on the platform of this Golden Hair Relic
Pagoda, you will hardly overlook the...
 Hset Que Gyi Pagoda,Pyay |
HSET
THAT GYI PAGODA, an enourmous seated Buddha image, rising over 66 meters above the city - it gives Pyay the look off "LEGOLAND". |
SRIKHETRA
is a paradise for archeologists. In the compound of the
largest and best preserved Pyu settlement you will find
the stupas of BAW BAW GYI, BE BE GYI, PAYA GYI and
PAYA MAR, among Myanmar's oldest ones.
| SHWE
MYAT HMAN - BUDDHA WITH GOLDEN SPECTACLES So many people asked us whether Myanmar Travel Ltd. did a photo montage - No, we did not! This image was built by the most powerful Pyu King, Duttabaung, in the 5th century AD. Soon after the construction he lost his '3rd eye'. He was advised to donate a pair of spectacles to the image - thus he regained the devine-gifted eysight. Maybe spectacles were invented in the 5th century AD and not in the 14th century AD? SYRIAM TWANTE |
 El Shwe Myat Hmam,Budda con Dorado
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Bagan - Bagan excursions - Mandalay - Mandalay excursions - Kayin State - Mon State - Rakhine State - Shan State
© 1999 Myriam Grest Thein