Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 02-64583; K2000 plus K700-2000 per 60 balls, club rental K1000, coaching per hr K5000;
6am-6pm)
Central driving range.
Shwe Mann Taung Golf Club
GOLF
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
5am-6pm)
Manicured 18-hole course
(
02-75898; green fee/caddy/clubs $30/10/15;
handily close to Mandalay Hill.
Yaytagon Golf Resort
GOLF
(
09 203 4052; green fee/caddy/clubs/buggy $30/10/20/15;
5am-7pm)
Beautifully set
18-hole course at the base of the Yedagon Hills.
Oriental Ballooning
BALLOON RIDES
(
http://orientalballooning.com
; per person US$320; pre-sunrise, Nov-Mar)
Pre-dawn balloon
flights depart daily in season, weather permitting. Departure points vary.
Courses
Dhamma Mandala
MEDITATION CENTRE
( 09 204 4348;
www.mandala.dhamma.org
)
Rural centre near the base of the Yedagon
Hills offering bilingual 10-day vipassana courses roughly once a month on a donation
basis. Book ahead via website. No visa support.
Festivals & Events
Traditional
pwe
(festivals), big and small, happen all the time, blocking streets or jazzing
up pagoda precincts with all-night music and lively street stalls. Cycle around enough
and you'll likely stumble into one.
Mingun Nat Festival
SPIRIT FESTIVAL
( Feb/Mar)
Pays homage to the brother and sister of the Teak Tree, who drowned in the
river while clinging to a trunk. Fifth to 10th days of the waxing moon of Tabaung.
Waso
BUDDHIST FESTIVAL
( Jun/Jul)
The Sagaing Waso festival and then the big Paleik festival take place in the
two weeks following the Waso full moon.