FULL DAY TOUR TO BAGO AN ANCIENT CAPITAL CITY

AM: depart for Bago which a city and the capital of Bago Region in Myanmar, 80 km from Yangon. Upon arrival, you will visit to: Shwe Thalhyaung Pagoda; the image has a length of 55 meter and a height of 16 meter, is the second largest Reclining Buddha Image in the world, Shwe Mawdaw Pagoda or ‘Great Golden God Pagoda’ was built around 1000 years ago and located in Bago, Myanmar. It was originally built to a height of 23 meters and was rebuilt higher several times until it finally reached its present 114 meters in 1954; Kyaikpun Pagoda which has four gigantic Buddha images all in sitting back to back against a brick pillar. This pagoda was buit by King Dhammazedi in A.D. 1476. Impressive images are 27 meters height and keep in a fair state of preservation; Myatharlyaung Buddha Image which is located nearby the famous Shwetharlyaung Buddha Image. It is another huge reclining Buddha image. It is out in the open without any cover of any sort.

PM: continue the trip with Mahazedi Pagoda, one of the revered pagodas in Bago. The Pagoda was built by King Bayinnaung in 1560 A.D. It is known that the pagoda enshrines a tooth-relic brought from Sri Lanka. Then visit to Hinthagone Pagoda which is situated on top of a hill that, according to Myanmar legend, was the only point rising from the sea where the Hintha bird could land. Ending the trip in Bago by pay a visit Kanbawzathadi Palace, a reconstruction of the original Royal palace from the second half of the 16th century. The very ornate golden palace gives a good impression of the splendor and wealth of the second Burmese empire.

Transfer back to your place in Yangon