Myanmar Mandalay Region Old Bagan

Old Bagan

Ancient city in Myanmar, famed for thousands of historic Buddhist temples, pagodas, and ruins dating from the 9th to 13th centuries.

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Take an extended trip through Southeast Asia and you’ll be forgiven for developing a bit of temple and stupa exhaustion. Happens to the best of us. How to combat that? Well, you can skip all the in-between stuff and head straight for Bagan, in Myanmar, the reputed headquarters of the region’s Buddhist faith and home to a mind-boggling concentration of ancient religious architecture that’s an absolute feast for the eyes. In Bagan, stupas and temples are scattered in the most picturesque tropical plains of all, creating an atmosphere that’s otherworldly, most especially in the early morning when the rising sweltering sun creates stupendously misty landscapes. Even the most fervent atheist will find it impossible to not be moved by the spectacle. It is, indeed, out of this world. Where from? Pick up from your Bagan Hotel By whom? Several companies; Balloons Over Bagan are highly rated How Long? 45-minute flight plus travel time How much? Starting form USD 350 (flight only)

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