Tour MandalayWhere we'll take you
Myanmar packs astonishing variety into a single country — golden cities, temple plains, highland lakes and hill-tribe country. Here are the regions we know best.
Mandalay Region
Three thousand temples on a single plain
The image that draws most people to Myanmar in the first place: a horizon bristling with stupas, best met from a balloon at first light or an e-bike at dusk. Beyond the famous few lie hundreds of temples you can have entirely to yourself.
Shan State
A floating world in the hills
Leg-rowing fishermen, gardens that float on the water, stilt villages and silversmiths — Inle moves to its own gentle rhythm. Slip south to Samkar and you'll find sunken stupas and barely another traveller.
The former capital
Gold spires and colonial grandeur
The country's biggest, most cosmopolitan city: the gilded immensity of Shwedagon, faded colonial streets coming back to life, the century-old Circle Line train and Myanmar's most electric street food.
The last royal city
Craftsmen, monasteries and the teak bridge
The cultural heart of the country, where gold leaf is still beaten by hand and monks fill the teak monasteries. Cross to Mingun and Sagaing by river, and time the famous U Bein bridge for dusk.
The far south-east
Hill tribes and community tourism
Long off-limits, Kayah is now one of the most rewarding places in the country for community-led travel — animist villages, the brass-ringed Padaung women of Pan Pet, and some of Myanmar's best social enterprises.
Mon & Kayin States
Golden Rock, caves and quiet coast
Pilgrims, pirates and limestone: the gravity-defying Golden Rock of Kyaikhtiyo, the cave-temples and karst spires of Hpa-an, the Death Railway heritage of Thanbyuzayat, and the wetlands of Bago.
Most journeys combine three or four of these regions. See how they fit together in our signature routes.
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