Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Afterseveralattemptstoreloadthemassivestatue,theheadofanearbyvillageclaimedthat
the Buddha visited him in a dream to tell him that the statue wished to stay where it was.
The story drew widespread attention inside Myanmar and the donations it attracted funded
the construction of the cream and gold hilltop
paya
. A major
festival
takes place here around
the Tazaung full moon in November each year, when locals gather on the hillside below the
paya
to release huge bamboo and paper hot-air balloons shaped like animals.
Pwe Kauk Waterfall
Pwe Kauk, 8km northeast of Pyin Oo Lwin • Free • Turn north opposite the Maha An Htu Kan Tha Paya en-
trance
Pwe Kauk Waterfall
was a favourite picnic spot for the British, who knew it as Hampshire
Falls. A series of short, wide waterfalls in a woodland dell, it occupies a setting that's pretty
rather than dramatic, with plenty of man-made attractions along the riverbank, including a
water-powered merry-go-round.
Peik Chin Myaung Cave and around
Near Wet Wunvillage, 20km northeast ofPyin OoLwin •Daily 6.30am-5pm •Free, K300camera fee •K5000
by motorbike taxi from central Pyin Oo Lwin
Peik Chin Myaung Cave
snakes into a hillside some 3km east of the village of Wet Wun.
Until recently the humid cavern was bare rock, but today donors have filled it with gold-
coated Buddha statues and dioramas from Jataka stories, and an underground stream gushes
alongside the concrete path. While you'll need to stoop in places, for the most part the cave
is open and well lit. It takes around fifteen minutes to reach the end of the walkway and no
socks or shoes are allowed.
WETWUN
itselfisalsoworthabriefstop-severalancientBanyantreeslinetheroadside,
and the largely Shan villagers frequent the attractive roadside
WetWunZeigaun
monastery
with its steeply tiered roofs.
