Extension From Mandalay

(EGTM-13) Mandalay-Monywa-Mandalay
 

Day (1) Mandalay-Monywa
Leave Mandalay and cross Ava Bridge, which was built by British engineers, to visit picturesque Sagaing Hill. This perhaps the living centre of Buddhist faith in Myanmar today and hillsides are dotted with numerous pagodas and monasteries. Visit Kaunghmudaw Pagoda which is painted white and has a huge-egg-shaped dome in Ceylonese style. From Sagaing, continue by road and visit Thanboddhay Pagoda, which is about 20 kilometers from Monywa. The richly decorated central stupa has no less than 845 smaller stupas around it. Inside the pahto, you will see thousands of Buddha images (reportedly over 500000) decorating every wall, archway and niche. The buildings in the compound have interesting jataka reliefs and there is a huge Reclining Buddha nearby. Continue to Monywa and check into your hotel. Accommodation at Monywa.

Day (2)Monywa-Mandalay
Breakfast. Early morning visit to the local market. Later, take a local ferry across the Chindwin River and then drive to visit a sandstone cave system in the Po Win Hills, named after a famous 'zawgyi' (alchemist) who once lived here. The Caves of Po Win Daung, numbering more than one hundred, are full of Buddhist statues and murals. Most exhibit the Innwa style but some may date from the 14th Century. Nearby, visit Shwe Ba Daung, which features unique pavilions cut from the surrounding sandstone and filled with Buddha images. Return to Monywa and then drive back to Mandalay. Overnight at Mandalay.

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~~~ Sightseeing ~~~
 

Yangon
 

Mandalay
 

Bagan

Inle Lake

Taunggyi
 

Mrauk U

Kyaikhityo