Things to do in Bago

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The top 46 attractions in Bago

Cities in Bago

Bago is nice little town, dominated by the noise from the road that runs through it, with dense traffic at all hours of the day. T

Temples in Bago

Shwemawdaw Paya

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The Shwemawdaw Paya pagoda was built over 1,000 years ago. It was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1930 and here you can see the rem

Temples in Bago

Kyaik Pun Pagoda

In Kyaik Pun Paya Temple there are four seated Buddhas about 700 years old. The site includes nothing more, so it may be missable

Temples in Bago

Shwethalyaung Buddha

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The reclining Buddha at Shwe Tha Lyaung is very old. An interesting story told in the murals that adorn the back of the Buddha an

Temples in Bago

Maha Kalyani Sima

The temple of Maha Kalyani Sima is in front of the huge reclining Buddha of Myatha Luoung. There are 4 standing Buddhas. Next door

Temples in Bago

Hintha Gon Paya (pagoda)

This ancient pagoda is on top of a mountain that, they say, was an island where everything was covered by water. Hintha Gon Paya h

Statues in Bago

Mya Tha Lyaung Reclining Buddha

The reclining Buddha at Lyaung Tha Mya is a visual treat. A very new site, built in 2001 on the remains of what was once an ancien

Temples in Bago

Mohazedi Paya (pagoda)

The stupa (temple) Paya Mohazedi is the largest and oldest (450 years old), but there is nothing around it, as there is in Shwemaw

Temples in Bago

Chinese Temple in Kuang Yeeng

This Chinese temple is located on the outskirts of Bago, and is very different from other typical Burmese temples. Both paintings

Markets in Bago

Bago Market

The Bago market is the only interesting thing this city can offer apart from its temples. The clothing stalls are inside a buildin

Temples in Bago

Monastery Kha Khat Way

This monastery in Bago is one of the 3 largest of Myanmar. About 1,200 monks in this monastery housed in Buddhist times when stude

Cities in Toungoo

Toungoo

We had just a chance to see a training camp of Asian elephants, and we even had the opportunity to ride on one, but they were not

Temples in Bago

Kyeg Toung Kaung

The small temple of worship of spirits could probably be missed. It's called Kyeg Toung Kaung and it's a small room with several f

Festivals in Bago

Ceremonies of Worship of the Spirits

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Attending a spirit worship ceremony reminds us of the Santeria Cubans. The person making the offerings seem to enter a trance stat

Unusual Places in Bago

Kha Khat Wain Kyaung Monastery

Unusual Places in Bago

Snake Monastery

Nature Reserves in Bago

Rice Plain Bago

Villages in Pyay

Pyay

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Bago (city)

Pyay

Paungde

Toungoo