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Bagan
Vacation Cultural Vacations
There is great oriental history to
explore and a thriving cottage
industry producing great lacquer
ware. This ancient city once was the
capital of the first Myanmar
Empire, 1044 to 1286 A.D. Now a 42
square kilometer area dotted with
thousands of ancient pagodas, stupas,
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With this cultural heritage plus the incredible background of about 130 ethnic groups it is unlikely that your dream vacation won't become true. The famous ancient temple city on the banks of the Ayeyarwady or Irrawaddy river is the top tourist destination in the country, traveling without visiting Bagan is like a trip to Egypt without visiting the pyramids.
Even today Bagan is
dotted with thousands of
ancient pagodas,
stupas, shrines,
ordination halls, temple
and monuments. Visit one
of the
monasteries
and get ideas how the
monks and novices live.
Have a boat cruise on
the famous
Ayeyarwady - Irrawaddy
River
-video is here-, or see
the ox carts moving
around the pagodas and
temples.
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Mandalay or Heho (Inle
Lake, Taungyi) is around one hour or less,
Bagan can also be reached by road from
Yangon, a
distance of around 683 kilometers. Buses
make the trip in about 16 hours, adventurous
traveler can reduce the time by 2 hours by
taking a car since the roads are not very
good and the
traffic
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In any case a holiday or
vacation in Bagan is
something real
exceptional. You can
also play a round of
golf at the
Bagan Golf Resort,
visit one of the cottage
industry manufacturer of
exquisite
Myanmar lacquer ware
or have a drive to
Mt. Popa.
Bagan is the ideal
location for your
culture tours.
In general, vacation in
Myanmar are different to
any other vacation
destination in this
world. Myanmar is also a
very safe country,
whatever the media tells
you, don't listen, I am
living partly in Myanmar
for 20 years, I never
had ONE problem by any
means, be it crime be it
government or whatever.
I was in almost any part
of the country, its
safe, people are
friendly but the
infrastructure such as
roads and public
services are in a real
mess that's a fact
nobody can deny. Burma
could be the real dream
destination for you.
There is something for
everyone, it could be a
culture vacation,
visiting the incredible
culture and golden
Myanmar spots, like
Bagan, Mandalay, Mrauk U
and plenty of other tour
destinations.
Bagan Photos
and Videos
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