Places To Visit

Places to Visit in Yangon.

Yangon, the commercial capital, is the main gateway to Myanmar. Evergreen and cool with lush tropical trees, shady parks, and beautiful lakes, Yangon has earned the name of The Garden City of the East. Yangon was founded by King Alaungpaya on the site of a small settlement called Dagon when he conquered Lower Myanmar in 1755.

Yangon Photos Gallery | Yangon Map

1. Shwedagon Pagoda
2. Sule Pagoda
3. Botahtaung Pagoda
4. Chauk Htat Gyi
5. Kabar Aye Pagoda
6. Koe Htat Gyi
7. Kyaikkalo Kyaikkalei
8. Kyauktawgyi Pagoda
9. Maelamu Pagoda
10. Maha Wizaya Pagoda
11. Ngar Htat Gyi
12. National Museum
13. Bogyoke Market
14. Bogyoke Museum
15. Kandawgyi Garden
16. Gems Museum
17. Karaweik Hall
18. National Races Village
19. People’s Park and Square
20. War Memorial
21. Yangon Zoological Garden

Places to Visit in Nay Pyi Taw

Naypyitaw is the administrative capital of the Union of Myanmar. Centrally located, it is 391 km from Yangon and 302 km from Mandalay, being easily accessible from all parts of the Union.

Naypyitaw Photo Gallery | Nay Pyi Taw Map

1. Uppatasanti Pagoda
2. The Gem Museum
3. Water Fountain Garden
4. The National Land Marks Garden
5. Zoological Garden

Places to Visit in Shan State

Shan State is a state located in Myanmar (Burma), which takes its name from the Shan people, the majority ethnic group in the Shan State. Shan State is comprised of 54 townships. Its capital is Taunggyi. The state is largely rural. Major cities of Shan State are Lashio, Kyaing Tong and Taunggyi.

Shan State Photo Gallery | Shan State Map

1. Thipaw
2. Tachileik
3. Shan State
4. Muse
5. Lashio
6. Kyaing Tong
7. Taunggyi
8. Pindaya
9. Nyaung Shwe
10. Kalaw
11. Kakku Pagodas
12. Hopong
13. Around Inle
14. Ywamma Village
15. Shwe Indein Pagoda
16. Phaungdawoo Pagoda
17. Ngaphechaung Monastery
18. Mine Thauk Market
19. Khaung Daing Village
20. Kaylar Village
21. In phaw Kone Weaving Workshop
22. Floating Gardens
23. Inle
24. Golden Triangle

Places to Visit in Mon State

Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is sandwiched between Kayin State on the east. the Andaman Sea on the west. Bago Division on the north and Tanintharyi Division on the south. It has a short border with Thailand’s Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip.

Mon State Photo Gallery | Mon State Map

1. Thatone
2. Mawlamyaing
3. Mudon
4. Kyaikkami
5. Kyaikmaraw
6. Thanbyuzayat
7. Setse Beach
8. Gaungsay Kyun
9. Bayin Nyinaung Yadanagu Pagoda
10. Emerald Almsbowl Pagoda
11. Wish-granting hair relic Pagoda
12. Kangyi Pagoda
13. Kyaik Thallan Pagoda
14. Kyaikpawlaw Buddha Image
15. Kyaikhtihsaung Sandawshin Pagoda
16. Mahamuni in Kyaikhto
17. Phaungdaw-oo Pagoda
18. Shwe Saryan Pagoda (Thaton)
19. Shwebontha Pagoda
20. U khanti Maha Myat Muni Wish-granting Pagoda
21. Yogo Pagoda

Places to Visit in Kayin State.

Kayin State is an administrative division of Myanmar and also known as Karen State. The capital city is Hpa-an. The Karen people in Myanmar are Christian, Buddhist and animist. Most Christian Karens are Baptists.

1. Hpa-an
2. Shwe-yin-myaw Pagoda
3. Thandaung
4. Myawaddy
5. Lunnya Pagoda

Places to Visit in Kayah State.

Kayah State is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand’s Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and west by Kayin State.

1. Loikaw
2. Thiri Mingala Hill or the Taunggwe Pagoda

Places to Visit in Ayeyarwaddy Region.

Ayeyarwady Region is a division of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River (formerly the Irrawaddy River). It is bordered by Bago Region to the north, the Bago Region and Yangon Region to the east, and the Bay of Bengal to the south and west. It is contiguous with the Rakhine State in the northwest.

1. Zalun
2. Ngwe Saung Beach

Places to Visit in Magwe Region.

Magwe Region (also spelt Magway) is a region located in central Myanmar between north latitude 18° 50′ and 22° 47′ and east longitude between 93° 47′ and 95° 55′. It is bordered by Sagaing Region is to its north, Mandalay Region to its east, Bago Region to its south and Rakhine State and Chin State to its west.

1. Minbu-Shwesettaw
2. Magwe Myathalun

Places to Visit in Mandalay.

Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar and was established in 1857. It lies on the east bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River and in the upper part of Myanmar. Mandalay has the Royal Palace of the last Konbaung Dynasty. Mandalay inherits much cultural heritage from the ancient Myanmar Kingdoms and beautiful places to visit.

Mandalay Photos Gallery | Mandalay Map
 

1. Maha Myat Muni
2. Kuthodaw Pagoda
3. Mandalay Palace
4. Shwekyimyin Monastery
5. Atumashi Monastery
6. Kyauktawgyi Pagoda
7. Sandamuni Pagoda
8. Shwenandaw Monastery
9. Mandalay Hill
10. Shweinbin Monastery
11. Yankin Hill
12. Bagan
    1. Ananda Temple
    2. Ananda Oakkyaung
    3. Thatbyinnyu
    4. Gadawtpalin
    5. Shwesandaw
    6. Bu Pagoda
    7. Dhammayangyi
    8. Mingalarzedi
    9. Mahabodhi
    10. Pahtothamya
    11. Tharabar Gate
    12. Myoe Daung Monastery
    13. Bagan Museum
    14. Shwegugyi
    15. Manuha
    16. Abeyadana
    17. Gubyaukgyi
    18. Nagayone
    19. Mya Zedi
    20. Nanpaya
    21. Seinnyet Nyima Paya & Seinnyet Ama
    22. Shwezigon
    23. Hgnet Pyit Taung
    24. Sapada Zedi
    25. Upali Thein
    26. Htilominlo
    27. Ahlodawpyae
    28. Gubyaukgyi
    29. Thuhtay Mokgu Pagoda
    30. Kyansitthar Umin
    31. Kyaukgu Umin
    32. Thamewhet Umin & Hmya Tha Umin
    33. Sulamani
    34. Payathonzu
    35. Shin Izza Gauna
    36. Pyathatgyi
    37. Leimyethna
    38. Lawkananda
    39. Dhammayazika
    40. Mt Popa
    41. Salay
    42. Tuyin Taung
    43. Tantkyi Taung
13. Pyin Oo Lwin

Places to Visit in Sagaing Region.

Sagaing Region is a division of Myanmar. located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30′ north and longitude 94° 97′ east. It is bordered by India’s Nagaland and Manipur States to the north. Kachin State. Shan State. and Mandalay Region to the east.

1. Shwebo
2. Laeshi – Naga Village
3. Aung Myay Lawka Pagoda
4. Htupayone Pagoda
5. Legyun Man Aung Pagoda
6. Mingun Pahtodawgyi
7. Mya Thein Dan Pagoda
8. Ngar Htat Gyi Pagoda
9. Shin Bin Nan Kaing Pagoda
10. Shin Bin Nan Oo Pagoda
11. Shinbyu Shin Hla Pagoda
12. Shwe Guni Pagoda
13. Shwe Kyet Yet Pagoda
14. Soon Oo Pon Nya Shin Pagoda
15. Taung Philar Pagoda
16. The Ruby Pagoda
17. Umin Koesel Pagoda
18. Umin Thonesel Pagoda
19. Yadanar Sinmyar Shin Pagoda
20. Zetawun Pagoda

Places to Visit in Bago Region.

Sagaing Region is a division of Myanmar. located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30′ north and longitude 94° 97′ east. It is bordered by India’s Nagaland and Manipur States to the north. Kachin State. Shan State. and Mandalay Region to the east.

1. Taungoo
2. Pawdawmu (Shin Pyin) Pagoda
3. Bespectacled Buddha Image

Places to Visit in Tanintharyi Region.

Tanintharyi Region is a division of Myanmar. covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus. It borders the Andaman Sea to the west and Thailand to the east. To the north is the Mon State.

1. Dawei
2. Maung Magan Beach
3. Myeik
4. Kawthaung
5. Mergui Archipelago
6. Legyun Simee Pagoda
7. Pashukyauk Pagoda
8. Shin Motti Pagoda
9. Shin Dat Weh Pagoda

Places to Visit in Kachin State.

Kachin State has Myanmar’s highest mountain, Hkakabo Razi, at 5889 meters in height, forming the southern tip of the Himalayas, and Myanmar’s largest lake, Indawgyi Lake. Hkakabo Razi is Southeast Asia’s highest mountain, located in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin.

1. Myitkyina
2. Putao
3. Inndawgyi Shwe Myinzu Pagoda
4. Kawn Moo Lon Golden Sambur King Pagoda
5. Lawka Man Aung Wishgranting Pagoda

Places to Visit in Chin State.

Chin State is a state of Myanmar. Its capital is Hakhar. There are 14 townships in the Chin State: Cikha, Hakha, Falam, Kanpalet, Matupi, Rezua, Mindat, Paletwa, Rihkhuadar, Thantlang, Teddim, Tuithang and Tonzang.

1. Harkar
2. Shwebonthar Pagodas

Places to Visit in Rakhine State.

Rakhine State is a state of Myanmar. Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State in the north, Magway Division, Bago Division, and Ayeyarwady Division in the east, the Bay of Bengal to the west, and the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the northwest.

1. Ngapali Beach
2. Thandwe
3. Kan Tharyar Beach
4. Sittwe