Bago
The old Mon capital: Shwemawdaw Pagoda (taller than Shwedagon), the great reclining Buddha, the palace ruins. The classic day trip.
Guide
Day trips from Yangon
Yangon's surroundings are the old Burma: the Mon capital of Bago, the beaches of the Bay of Bengal, the temple plains of Bagan (worth the journey).
Photos for Yangon are still on their way. Every listing below is real.
Old capitals
Thanlyin
Across the river: the Portuguese church ruins, the colonial port town. Half-day.
The great journey
Bagan
The temple plains: 2,000 stupas at sunrise. Not a day trip - give it three days minimum. The great Myanmar pilgrimage.
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