Mandalay Full-Day Tour


10 hours
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
1 - 3
Mobile ticket

Overview

Driver will pick you up your hotel at 08:00AM.This is a day trip designed to visit different parts of Mandalay.The city's landmarks are very interesting places.When you arrive in Mandalay, you should visit Mandalay sightseeing.

Inclusions

  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Parking Fees

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: King Galon Gold Leaf Workshop, No 143 36th Street, Between 77th & 78th Street, Myet Parr Yart, Mandalay Myanmar

King Galon Gold Leaf Workshop in 36th Street is one of several gold leaf workshops where the manufacture of the wafer thin roughly 1.5 inch squares of gold leaf is carried out. Essentially it is as follows – take a 2oz button of gold and run it through a roll-press until it becomes a ribbon about 3/4 inch wide and 20 feet long. Chop it up into 800 equal pieces. Take 200 pieces, each piece separated by paper, put into a bundle and pound it with a hammed till it is flatter. Then, cut the now bigger 200 pieces into smaller pieces and repeat the procuedure several more times. It takes three men with large hammers around 6 hours to hammer the gold into small thin leaves. At the end of the day the men have turned the single gold button into around 2900 gold leaves.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Mahamuni Pagoda, Mandalay Myanmar

The Mahamuni Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, located southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar. The Mahamuni Buddha image is deified in this temple, and originally came from Arakan.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Aung Nan Myanmar Handicrafts workshop, No 97 98, 99 Mandalay-Sagaing By Pass Road, Opposite To the Myohaung Warehouse, Pyitawthar Quarter, Chanmyathazi Township, Mandalay Myanmar

Aung Nan Myanmar Handicrafts Workshop:Myanmar Culture is the heart of the Myanmar people and it is reflected so very well by the artisans at Aung Nan – Myanmar Handicrafts Workshop.Here you can see skilled wood workers carving intricate objects ranging from small animals to medium sized furniture items up to very large panels for houses. The level of detail in the carved images is so intricate and facinating.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Jade Market, South Mandalay along 86th St., Mandalay Myanmar

Having grid of cramped walk-ways is a shoulder-to-shoulder mass of jade traders.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Shwe In Bin Kyaung, 89th Street And 38th Street, Mandalay Myanmar

Shweinbin Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Burma, built in the tradition of Burmese teak architecture. The monastery was built in 1895 by a Sino-Burmese merchant.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ein Daw Yar Pagoda, Mandalay Myanmar

Eindawya Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa located in Mandalay, Myanmar. It was built by King Pagan Min in 1847, on the site of his residence before he ascended the throne.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Shwekyimyint Paya, Mandalay Myanmar

Shwe Kyi Myin Pagoda (also called Shwe Kyee Myin or Shwe Kyi Myint) is located on 24th Street between 82nd and 83rd Streets . It is probably one of the oldest pagodas in Mandalay.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Skinny Buddha, 30th St, 60/62, Mandalay Myanmar

The Skinny Buddha is located in Mandalay and is certainly a very extraordinary representation of the Buddha, who is otherwise always well-nourished. Built in 2011, this remarkable 75-foot tall seated Buddha is a “meditation image” stylistically located somewhere between manga caricature and Cubism. Here, an image of Buddha was created during his meditation phase under the tree.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Mandalay Palace, Mandalay Myanmar

The Mandalay Palace, located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of the new royal capital city of Mandalay.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Shwenandaw Monastery, Shwenandaw Golden Palace, Mandalay Myanmar

Shwenandaw Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastery located near Mandalay Hill, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (formerly Burma). Shwenandaw Monastery was built in 1878 by King Thibaw Min.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Atumashi monastery, 14th St & 63rd St, Mandalay Myanmar

The Atumashi Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma). It was built in 1857 by King Mindon, two years after the capital was moved to Mandalay.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kuthodaw Pagoda & the World's Largest Book, Mandalay Myanmar

Kuthodaw pagoda is a Buddhist stupa, located in Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), that contains the world's largest book. It lies at the foot of Mandalay Hill and was built during the reign of King Mindon. The stupa itself, which is gilded above its terraces, is 188 feet (57 m) high, and is modelled after the Shwezigon Pagoda at Nyaung-U near Bagan. In the grounds of the pagoda are 729 kyauksa gu or stone-inscription caves, each containing a marble slab inscribed on both sides with a page of text from the Tripitaka, the entire Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Sandamuni Pagoda, 2435+CW7, Mandalay Hill St, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

The Sandamuni Pagoda is located to the southeast of Mandalay Hill and bears a resemblance to the nearby Kuthodaw pagoda because of the large number of slender whitewashed ancillary stupas on the grounds. The Sandamuni Pagoda, or Paya, is located to the southeast of Mandalay Hill and bears a resemblance to the nearby Kuthodaw pagoda because of the large number of slender whitewashed ancillary stupas on the grounds.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Kyauk Taw Gyi Pagoda, Mandalay Myanmar

Kyauktawgyi Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in Amarapura, Burma, near the Taungthaman Lake. It was built in 1847 by King Pagan Min on the model of the Ananda Pagoda at Pagan.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Kusinara Pagoda, Mandalay Hill St., Mandalay Myanmar

Kusinara pagoda is a very beautiful Buddha image.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Mandalay Hill, Mandalay Myanmar

Mandalay Hill is a 240 metres hill that is located to the northeast of the city centre of Mandalay in Myanmar. The city took its name from the hill. Mandalay Hill is known for its abundance of pagodas and monasteries, and has been a major pilgrimage site for Burmese Buddhists for nearly two centuries.It is very famous for sunset.

Duration: 1 hour

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
5.0
alexy640
December 2019

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