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Things to do in Myanmar

Thousands of ancient Buddhist temples scattered across the Bagan plain, one of Southeast Asia's most striking archaeological landscapes, with tourism currently limited to established circuits given the country's ongoing civil war.

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What's worth your time in Myanmar

Watch sunrise over the temples of Bagan

Culture

More than 2,000 Buddhist temples and pagodas built between the 9th and 13th centuries, one of the richest concentrations of ancient religious architecture in the world.

Visit the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon

Culture

A gilded Buddhist stupa considered Myanmar's most sacred site, said to enshrine relics of four past Buddhas and glowing spectacularly at sunset.

Explore Inle Lake's floating villages and gardens

Culture

A freshwater lake known for distinctive leg-rowing fishermen and floating agricultural gardens, among Myanmar's most iconic landscapes.

Visit the ancient royal city of Mandalay

Culture

Myanmar's last royal capital, holding the reconstructed Mandalay Palace and Mandalay Hill's hilltop pagodas and views.