Bago City Experience Downloaded on: 10 Oct 2021 Tour code: EXYFBCEB Yangon City Day Tour ( Private ) Tour Level: Relaxed / Easy Tour Comfort: Budget Tour Period: All day 10.00 hours English,French,German,Russian,Spanish Yangon, Bago highlights tour details Journey through stunning scenery on the way to Bago Enjoy an authentic experience of exploring in the town of Bago. This Visit the Allied War Graves Cemetery journey takes you through a picturesque rural landscape of paddy Admire the historic Shwemawdaw Pagoda, over 1000 years old fields, small villages and sacred pagodas that Myanmar people value View the 55-metre-long reclining Shwe Thalyaung Buddha image and worship. why choose this tour? Escaping out to the outskirt of Yangon where you will explore the former royal Mon capital of Bago Studying Mon culture, traditions and sacred sites in the city Visit to the last resting place of over 6300 Allied soldiers Contact [email protected] www.diethelmtravel.com Copyright © Diethelm Travel Management Limited. All right reserved. Bago City Experience tour description Pick up from your hotel and then drive to Bago (84 km, about two hours). Lunch at Royal Taste Restaurant. Arrive in Bago, formerly called Pegu, and founded in the year 825 by two Mon princes. The town, a former river port and royal Mon capital, is situated about 84 km from Yangon. The highlights include the Shwemawdaw Pagoda, which is over a thousand years old, and whose tip is even taller than that of Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda. Also visit Hinthargone Pagoda, where you can see the 'Nat' Shrine. Continue to the 55- metre-long reclining Shwe Thalyaung Buddha image, one of the country's most revered objects. Visit the Mahazedi (Great Stupa), a bell- shaped stupa offering panoramic views. Just outside Bago, visit Kyaikpun Pagoda with four 30-metre-high Buddha figures seated back to back. On the way back to the capital, visit the impressive and moving Allied War Graves cemetery near Htauk Kyant, the last resting place of over 6300 Allied soldiers and home to a memorial to 27,000 more. After that, return back to your hotel. customise the tour Enjoy Bago city tour by luxurious Elephant Coach Unlimited photo opportunity during the tour includes notes Transportation in air-conditioned vehicles Please note there will be supplement during the water festival Transfer from/to hotel period from 13-17 April. Price to be advised on request. Lunch Entrance Fees / Zone Fees in Bago English speaking local tour guide (other language guides are available on request and surcharges apply) Filtered drinking water and wet towels during the tour Contact [email protected] www.diethelmtravel.com Copyright © Diethelm Travel Management Limited. All right reserved..