Visit Mandalay

Visit Yangon, the largest city and former capital of Myanmar. Explore the Shwedagon Pagoda (a 99-meter-tall gilded stupa housing relics of four Buddhas, dating back over 2,600 years), stroll through the colonial-era downtown area with landmarks like the Secretariat building (historic site of Myanmar's independence), and sample local street food such as mohinga (rice noodle fish soup) at Bogyoke Aung San Market.

Visit Bagan, the ancient capital of the Pagan Kingdom in Myanmar. Explore over 2,000 Buddhist temples and pagodas, including the iconic Ananda Temple (built in 1105 AD with four standing Buddha statues) and the massive Dhammayangyi Temple (largest temple in Bagan). Watch sunrise or sunset from a hot air balloon over the plains for breathtaking views, and visit the Shwezigon Pagoda (a gilded stupa that served as a prototype for later Burmese pagodas).

The capital Myanmar built from farmland in 2005 and moved to overnight: twenty-lane highways with almost nothing on them, and an Uppatasanti Pagoda one foot shorter than Shwedagon.

Drift Inle stilt villages, temple-studded plains, and teak lanes of Myanmar

See Myanmar's ancient temple plain

Experience Myanmar's golden Buddhist pagoda

Stilt villages, floating gardens and leg-rowing fishermen on a Shan hills lake.

Golden monastery perched on a volcanic plug, guarded by monkeys and nat spirits.