Mandalay Travel Guide

 12 Reviews  Known locally as the Teak Monastery, this interesting building once served as the royal apartments for King Mindon, later it was converted into a Buddhist Monastery. One of the few original buildings that survived the destruction of the city. The central building was built on tail poles and was... 

 9 Reviews  The Sandamani pagoda , ( named so because it contains the largest iron Buddha, the “Sandamani”, a statue weighting 18.562 metric tons frequently moving around because of wars and the shift of capitals in the nineteenth century”), is located to the southeast of Mandalay Hill and looks similar to... 

 8 Reviews  The palace is surrounded by this impressive moat (260 ft-wide), a canal supplies water to it. There are five original bridges around, after crossing the bridge of the main entrance you will find that the surroundings of the fort are still occupated by the army, there are two checking points before... 

 17 Reviews  A good experience while in Mandalay is a visit to the top of Mandalay Hill..at nearly two hundred and fifty meters the view out over the Palace and the Shan Hills is worth the effort..I parked my bicycle at the bottom for a small fee ..also good security..I took a shared taxi to the top and walked... 

 9 Reviews  Located at the foot of Mandaly Hill, the Kuthodaw Paya (Mahalawka Marazein Kuthodaw Pagoda) complex is one of the most interesting places in the city. The Paya was built during the reign of the Mindon Kingdom. The main Pagoda was modelled after the Shwezagon Paya at Nyaung-U (near Bagan). The paya... 

 8 Reviews  Accoding to the legend during the visit of the Gautama Buddha to Dhanyawad in Rakhine State (554 Bc) in his mission of spread Buddhism, after his teachings the Buddha where insisted by the king to leave his image for people to worsip. He meditated under a Bhodi tree for a week, where a life-like... 

 4 Reviews  The main attraction of Mingun (and most probably of all the ancient cities around Madnalay) is the ruined Mingun Paya, an functioning Buddhist temple with the remains of a massive stupa begun by King Bodawpaya in 1790. Thousand of slaves laboured to build the massive construction. The temple was not... 

 1 Review  This was a huge market, where dozens of vendors had their jade in various stages and grades of presentation were available for sale. The market is not frequently visited by tourists, and generally serves as a local source of the product. Myanmar jade is generally regarded as the best in the world,... 

 1 Review  I am not normally much of a one for shopping, but I found the Zeigyo (Central Market) absolutely fascinating. You can buy anything, and I mean anything, here. The variety is mind-boggling. By far the largest section is the cloth / clothng section (first photo) which is vast and spreads over... 

 2 Reviews  After the disappointing ancent to Mandalay Hill we started our city level sightseeing. Our first stop was Kyauktawgyi Paya, the pagoda of the “Great Marble Image,” situated near the southern entry to Mandalay Hill. This pagoda by King Mindon was not completed until 1878. The chief feature of the... 

 1 Review  There is a show " Dance from Dynasties", representing 1.000 years of History through dances, music & fashion,from the Bagan Dynasty to present. The show runs 3 times a week in the impressively illuminated tropical park of the Mandalay Hill Resort. During the show Dinner and drinks are served. It`s... 

 1 Review  If you are not at the top of Mandalay Hill watching the sunset (see seperate tip), you could do worse in the evening than go down to Strand Road on the banks of the Ayearawaddy and watch the sun dipping over the hills, reflected on the calm waters of the river. Whilst the river may be calm, the... 

 1 Review and 104 Opinions  Although Mandalay Hill Resort (the former Novotel until 2001) is a very large building, its interior... 

 1 Review  Very friendly and hospitable... So green and quiet place.. Rat`s tails with bat`s wing-webs , Steamed tiger`s whiskers with minced rhino`s balls under Mandragora sauce , Stewed proboscis , Hippopotamus` bladder , Drinks: Viper`s saliva 

 6 Reviews  Getting to Mingun is an easy process. There is a jetty at the river banks from where daily boats depart for Mingun at 9 am. You can buy your tickets (paid in kyats) at a non-signed booking office where you also pay for your entrance fee to the archaelogical zone of Mingun. We had to jumb several... 

 6 Reviews  MANDALAY . While travelling through Burma I weighed up the best means of transport to the various places that I wanted to visit. Because of the distances and decidedly slow trains and busses, I chose to fly between destinations. This enabled me to have longer visiting times also. I flew with Bagan... 

 5 Reviews  This is an embarassing thing to admit but I couldn't fit into the rickshaw seat. The driver tried a few different things and eventually I just decided to pedal myself. Same fare of course (500 kyat for a short return trip). I stayed at the Sedona hotel and the nearest shop for drinks and snacks was... 

 4 Reviews  The cheapest way to get around Mandalay is by Taxi bus, basically you just flag down the driver and climb aboard. You should check with the driver first to make sure he is headed in your direction. The fare depends on the distance, expect around 20 to 50 kyat for a short trip (USD $0.02-$0.05)....