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Bagan

Image This once splendid and glorious capital of the First Myanmar Empire is now a 42sq.km area dotted with thousands of ancient pagodas, shrines, ordination halls and monuments. It is located at the eastern bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River, with over two thousands and two hundreds religious monuments still standing and some two thousands in ruins, can be specified as one of  the richest archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. It is the most amazing site in Myanmar as in every direction we look, we will see ruins of all sizes -huge and glorious like the Ananda soar towards the sky, and small, graceful pagodas & temples stand alone in the fields. Some come with all manner of historical tales, while others are identified only by a number. Time, man and nature, particularly earthquakes, have taken their toll but the most important monuments have been restored to their original grandeur.
As the monuments have the distinct features according to their period, we normally arrange the sightseeing according to the evolution of the architecture such as-the Bupaya (3rd century, simple dome shape), the Shwezigon Pagoda (11th century-landmark of Bagan), Kyansitta Umin Caves Temple (11th century-meditation centre with 13th century mural paintings), the Ananda Temple (11th century-masterpiece of Bagan), the Gubyaukgyi Temple (11th century-mural paintings), the Nanpaya Temple (11th centuryunique temple with bricks and sandstone), the Dhamayangyi Temple (12th century-the most massive building), the Sulamani Temple (12th century-fine two-storey temple), the Htilominlo Temple (12th century-the finest pilaster), etc., are examples. Bagan offers various beauties of the sunrises and sunsets from different monuments. The sunset cruise is also recommended to contemplate the glimpses of Bagan. Exploring this magical land by bicycles or horse carts will be one of the memorable experiences of the trip. However we recommend more to do such experiences in the morning by sunrise time or in the late afternoon-by sunset time in order to run away from the heat. We can also provide 11th century style horse carts, being decorated traditionally with lacquerpaintings to your valued clients exclusively.
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