Overview
4 Day Yangon & Golden Rock Tour 2024
This 4-days tour will take you to the Yangon’s highlighted landmarks, the awe-inspiring Golden Rock Pagoda and Bago-the city of ancient Mon dynasty.
Yangon
The capital city of Myanmar was a settlement in the Yangon area 2,500 years ago. Its ancient name was Okkala, grew in fame after the building of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the landmark of Yangon.
Having many colonial style buildings and modern vitality among then many shady parks and beautiful lakes. Yangon has known as “the Garden City of the East”. Its name means “End of Strife” and was anglicized as “Rangoon” by the British. Rangoon city was modeled and implemented by Lieutenant Fraser of the British Engineering Corps, who had also drawn the city plan of Singapore. Yangon covers 400 square miles and has a population of over 5 millions to date . Yangon was founded by King Alaungpaya, the founder of the Koung Baung Dynasty when he conquered the lower Myanmar and built a new city on the site of Yangon, which at that time was known as Dagon in 1755. Yangon has a seaport which handles with modern facilities now. It is also linked with international airlines daily. Domestic flights operate from Yangon to various tourist destinations in Myanmar.
Bagan
The capital of the first Myanmar Empire that flourished from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries AD. Bagan is the richest archaeology site in Asia famous for its more than 3000 religious monuments spreading in 42 sq km. It enjoys world-wide renown for the ancient pagodas, temples and other religious buildings around it. The buildings-many of them in ruins constitute one of the architectural wonders of the world. Situated on the east bank Mighty Ayeyarwaddy River. Finest Lacquer-ware is famous product of Bagan. Walking between ruins and temples is unforgettable experience in lifetime. Enjoying the sunset or panoramic view from the top of the temples memorable and fantastic view. Over 3000 religious monuments, Shwezigon Stupa, Ananda, Thatbyinnyu, Dhamayangyi, Sulamuni, Gawdawpalin, Gubyaukgyi Temples are recommended to visit. When you visit Bagan, you can also study the frescoes, mural paintings and central Myanmar’s geographical landscapes.
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