Bago Day Tour: Temples & pagodas in Bago and a train ride back

Itinerary
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Stop At: Htauk Kyant War Memorial Cemetery, Pyay Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

The cemetery contains the graves of 6,374 soldiers who died in the Second World War, the graves of 52 soldiers who died in Burma during the First World War, and memorial pillars (The Rangoon Memorial) with the names of over 27,000 Commonwealth soldiers who died in Burma during the Second World War in the Burma Campaign but who have no known grave.[1] There are 867 graves that contain the remains of unidentified soldiers.[2] It is one of the most visited and high rated war sites of all Asia

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Shwemawdaw Paya, Bago Myanmar

The Shwemawdaw Pagoda is a stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. It is often referred to as the Golden God Temple. At 114 metres in height, the Shwemadaw holds the record for the tallest pagoda in the country although the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is usually credited as the tallest pagoda in Myanmar.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Shwe Thar Lyaung Pagoda, Bilugyun Island, Myanmar (Burma)

The Shwethalyaung Buddha officially is a reclining Buddha in the west side of Bago (Pegu), Myanmar. The Buddha, which has a length of 55 metres (180 ft) and a height of 16 metres (52 ft), is believed to have been built in 994, during the reign of Mon King Migadepa. It was lost in 1757 when Pegu was pillaged. During British colonial rule, in 1880, the Shwethalyaung Buddha was rediscovered under a cover of jungle growth. Restoration began in 1881, and Buddha's mosaic pillows (on its left side) were added in 1930.

Duration: 45 minutes