Travel tips for your trip in Bagan, Myanmar

The weather in Bagan is quite hot, so tourists usually travel in Bagan from October to February. In reality, January and February are the best times to travel in Bagan as in that time, the weather is quite cool, less rainy, many festivals, nice landscapes, sunset and sunrise in Bagan.

- Bus: Normally, tourists go bus from Yangon, Mandalay or Inle lake to Bagan. The bus is high-quality and very clean. You should choose some buses like JJ Express or Elite Express with ticket of 16,000kyats.

- Plane: Air Bagan, Air Mandaly, Air KBZ, Yangon Airways and Asia Wings are domestic aviations of Myanmar to Bagan. The average cost of flying to Bagan is 80- 120$.

- Horse wagon, car and bicycle are the main vehicles in Bagan. In which, tourists usually like horse wagon the most with the price of 25,000kyats/ day. The riders are local peoples so they will become free tour - guide for you. Bicycle is the ideal mean for tourists as you can positively transfer between tourist attractions, even stop at local house to meet and chat with locals.

Bagan is divided into 3 main areas, Old Bagan, New Bagan and Nyaung- U town. Hotels in these areas have the average price of 40$/ day. With the same price, hotels in New Bagan have high quality and modern facilities.

Tourist attractions in Bagan are mainly temples and pagodas. Each temple or pagoda has its unique beauty. Some tourist attractions as below:

    Mingalar Zedi Pagoda
    Sulamani Guphaya Temple
    Dhamma Yangyi Temple
    Anada Phaya Temple
    Shwegu Gyi Temple
    Shwesandaw Temple

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