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DAY 1 :
Yangon-Kyaiktiyo
Leave Yangon in the morning for a journey by road to Kyaikhtiyo, 190km to the north-east (5 hrs). Late morning, arrive at Kyaikhtiyo base camp and transfer to the transit junction by local open truck (45 mins).
From here it is a steep one-hour walk up to the site itself. Possibility to rent some chair porters for people with difficulties walking.
A huge boulder covered by gold leaf and delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff, Golden Rock is one of Myanmar's main pilgrimage sites. The pagoda at the Golden Rock is said to hold a hair of the Buddha.
Overnight near Golden Rock.
DAY 2 : Kyaiktiyo-Bago-Yangon (Breakfast) |
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After breakfast, return to the base-camp by open truck and head back in the direction of Yangon. Stop after 3 hrs in Bago, an ancient capital dating back to the 6th century. Visit the beautiful 55 meter long reclining Buddha at Shwethalyaung and the Mon style Shwemawdaw Pagoda, one of the most venerated in Myanmar. Its spire stands 114m high and is taller even than the Shwedagon Pagoda. Visit also the old Palace “Kambozathadi” and the huge 4 sitting Buddha’s “Kyaikpun”.
Just before Yangon, stop at the Allied War Cemetery near Htaukkyan, the final resting place for over 27,000 allied soldiers.
*B : Breakfast, L : Lunch, D : Dinner
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