Mandalay Heritage Tour
- Admire the rich cultural heritage of the city of Mandalay on this full day tour!
- Visit the Mahamuni Buddha image, the most highly-revered Buddha image in Myanmar
- Explore the Mandalay Royal Palace the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy
- Stop by the Shwenandaw Monastery, all covered in gold leaves and wooden carvings
- Spend time in the cottage industries and learn about wood carvings, tapestery and making gold leaves!
- Marvel at the world's largest book, the Kuthodaw Pagoda, composed of 729 marble slabs
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What to expect
Immerse yourself in the unique and diverse culture of Myanmar on this one day sightseeing tour of the fascinating city, which takes to you the city's must-visit spots! Get picked up at your hotel in the morning, then visit the Mahamuni Buddha Temple, a major pilgrimage site that houses the most highly-revered Budda image in the country. Make your way to a couple of workshops in the city that practices traditional arts like wood carving, tapestry making, and dressing gown tailoring. Here you will marvel at how the skilled workers pound gold ingots into thin sheets of gold leaves, before they are used in the monasteries! Take a breather and enjoy a quick lunch break, at your own expense, then continue the tour with a stop at the Royal Palace, filled with ancient artifacts and life-sized statues of King Mindon Min and King Thibaw Min. Explore the Shwenandaw Monastery, an ornate building made completely out of teak, and learn about Buddhist myths from your guide as admire the delicate and ornate carvings on its walls and roofs. End the tour with a stop at the Kuthodaw Pagoda, with 729 shrines that each has a single marble slab containing a Buddhist teaching, right before you get dropped off back at your hotel.
Reviews
This is a must especially if it’s your first time. Great guide and well organized tour.
For travellers reading this, you SHOULD buy/avail this tour. This is worth every penny you have. You will not only be able to visit places but also you will learn a lot! We have Mr. Tun as our guide and he was able to share their history and details about the locals.
If you want to see local life, you have to book this tour. The tour guide is very flexible and can bring you anywhere in Mandalay and even to the airport if you want.
Good to visit here, beautiful building and good arrangement.
The architecture of Mandalay Palace is beautiful and worth a look!
Nice guide, he is very enthusiasm..
Very good Oh, tour guide service is very warm, the building is very historical and cultural, good ~ ~
The guide is talkative, explains a lot of historical stories for us, and the palace building is magnificent