8-Hour Tour Of Buddhist Pagodas In Mandalay
Highlights
Amarapura, Mandalay
driver, cultural, sightseeing
Group Tour
8 Hours
Easy
English, French, German
Description
Find peace in this city's Buddhist pagodas and observe the daily lives of the monks. Learn the art of making gold leaves in the King Galon Gold Leaf Workshop, Mahagandayon Monastery and admire the world's largest book of 729 stone tablets of Buddhist Pali Canon in Kuthodaw Pagoda. End your city tour by relaxing at Mandalay Hill and enjoying the sunset.
Itinerary
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A Day In Mandalay
- Get picked up by your Mandalay tour guide from the hotel at 8:00 am and head straight to Mahamuni Buddha Temple.
- Then, visit Mahagandayon Monastery, one of the biggest monastic schools for over one thousand educated Buddhist monks, to observe their daily life.
- Head to the world's longest teakwood bridge, U Bein Bridge in Amarapura.
- Attend King Galon Gold Leaf Workshop to understand the process of making gold leaves, historic Shwenandaw Monastery, a finely carved wooden monastery. It used to be a part of the Mandalay Royal Palace.
- From there, visit Kuthodaw Pagoda to witness the world's largest book of 729 stone tablets of the Buddhist Pali Canon.
- In the afternoon, visit Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, known for its enormous Buddha image made out of a single piece of white marble.
- Later in the evening, take your time to relax in Mandalay Hill and enjoy the aesthetic sunset.
- Enjoy the magnificent view of Mandalay city and its countryside.
- After enjoying the amazing view, head back to the hotel.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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| 1 to 4 | /person |
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This is a group tour |
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