[Day 2 Yangon Trip] Bago Region Heritage Zone

From Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, we continued our trip to Bago. Bago is 2 hours drive away from Mon State (Kyaiktiyo Pagoda’s location). As we arrived in Bago, the first place we came to visit was Shwemawdaw Pagoda. The entrance fee is 10,000 kyat (per person), but it includes four heritage sites across Bago. So, we just need to pay once for all the attractions around Bago which are included in Bago Region Heritage Zone.

Shwemawdaw Pagoda is so beautiful! It is covered in gold color making it look more stunning. The place is quite spacious and it was quiet of people at the time of my visit. In Myanmar, as far as I remember, most of the pagodas are situated in the centre of the site and usually the site is circular. So, we can go around in circle to see the pagoda in 360 degree perspective.

After Shwemawdaw Pagoda, we were off to Reclining Buddha. It took us only 20 minutes drive. As we arrived there, we were so amazed by the Reclining Buddha Statue. It is literally huge! There are also some open shops around the site selling some stuffs and souvenirs about Myanmar.

The next spot we visited after Reclining Buddha was Kyaik Pun Pagoda. It is only 10 minutes drive away from Reclining Buddha. We had to pay additional 300 kyat for camera fee. The site is not so that big. There is one big structure in the centre of the site. It is four Buddha Statues settled next to each other facing four different directions.

Kyaik Pun Pagoda was the last site we stopped at. There is one more spot of Bago Region Heritage Zone that we could have visited, but unfortunately it was late in the afternoon and we had to go back to Yangon. The journey from Bago to Yangon is about 1.5 hours. We arrived in Yangon around 6 PM, that means we had a 12 hours of day trip visiting Kyaiktiyo Pagoda and Bago in the same day. It was an amazing journey so far!