Tourist Attractions In Mandalay

Amongst Mandalay’s many interesting historical sights is the Shwendaw Kyaung, part of the huge moat ringed palace of King Mindon; the Mahamuni Temple, the city’s main shrine surrounded by lots of colonial buildings; and the Kuthodaw Pagoda, which houses the world’s largest `book’- 1774 marble slabs on which King Mindon had Buddhist scriptures inscribed.

Close to Mandalay are the ancient cities of Mingun - its unfinished pagoda houses the world’s largest working bell, Amarapura, Sagaing, and Ava- all good for a day’s excursion each. Visitors can travel down the river on luxury cruisers or a regular ferry to Bagan, the most important historical site on the Ayeyarwady. Bagan was the capital of the first unified kingdom of Burma and its complex of over 2000 well preserved temples built between the 11th and 13th centuries is said to rival the legendary Angkor Wat. You could also go to the picturesque hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin, a quiet colonial retreat with some excellent views of the surrounding mountains.