Visit Yangon

Visit Mandalay, the last royal capital of Myanmar. Explore Mandalay Hill (a 240-meter hill with panoramic views and numerous pagodas), see the Mahamuni Buddha Temple (home to a revered 4-meter-tall Buddha image covered in gold leaf), and wander through the Mandalay Palace (a reconstructed royal complex surrounded by a moat and walls). Don't miss the U Bein Bridge (the world's longest teakwood bridge spanning 1.2 km over Taungthaman Lake).

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.