- Bagan
The beautiful red-brick pagodas are scattered throughout grassy fields of Bagan, creating a great tourist attraction in Southeast Asia. The Buddhist temples were built throughout the fields and along the river in the same period of time as building famous Angkor Area. There are more than 4,400 temples, pagodas and tombs in total.
Bagan- source: internet
Each building owns Buddhism shape and architecture. The most striking architecture at Bagan is tomb tower amid beautiful green meadow. The temples on coastline are the most wonderful under the glow of dawn.
- Former capital – Yangon
Once the capital of Myanmar in the past, Yangon was a thriving metropolis in golden-pagoda country. The city still keeps lovely ancient roads with pictures of busy and noisy street vendors until today. Nowadays, Yangon is a dynamic city with many unique buildings originated from colonial period. Previously, Yangon was British colonial city of British in the 19th century. Magnificent Shwedagon pagoda is of the most famous tourist attraction in Yangon. Located on Singuttara Hill, it is an important spiritual pilgrimage site in Myanmar.
- Inle Lake
Inle Lake is a beautiful paradise with stunning life of fishermen here that attracts international tourists from all over the world. Lakeside farms, small villages,… on the shore of Inle Lake create unforgettable sceneries in the heart of visitors.
Inle lake -source: internet
People can go canoeing, biking or walking to visit green farmlands here. There are about 70,000 Intha – the name of local people here, living in small villages along the coast and lakes. With Buddhist religion, they are kind, friendly peasants, living in simple bamboo houses. In addition, they are famous for their extraordinary yet pretty sailing style. They only put one foot in the small boat and the other sail the boat.
- Mandalay City
Located on the eastern bank of Irrawaddy River, Mandalay was the last royal city of Myanmar before invasion of the British in 1885. Today, Mandalay has both ancient feature of a historical site and modern beauty of a novel city. The prominent architecture in the city is Mandalay Palace. It has many exquisite wooden castles which were once the royal family’s residence. Tours in Myanmar
Mandalay- source: internet
- Ngapali Beach
Possessing smooth, white sand, green coconut trees, crystal-clear blue water in Bengal Bay, Ngapali Beach is truly a tropical beach paradise. This is one of the most beautiful beaches in Southeast Asia. In Ngapali there are many different kinds of tourism services from expensive to cheap price for visitors. Furthermore, tourists would have the chance to taste fresh, delicious seafood here. It is certain that people can have relaxing, pleasant, comfortable holidays after hard-working days in Ngapali Beach.
Famous places suggested above are only 5 tourist attractions in numerous picturesque and wonderful sites of this land. Watching sunrise in Bagan, visiting Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, contemplating local fishermen when sunset at Inle Lake, sunbathing on Ngapali Beach … All of those are great activities visitors should try when traveling to Myanmar. What’s more, a lot of other amazing things are waiting for international foreigners to experience this country.
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