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4 WEEKS
Myanmar in One Month
Week one sees you heading south, by bus or train, from
Yangon
. First stop: the fabulous,
golden boulder stupa balanced atop
Mt Kyaiktiyo
. Next up,
Mawlamyine
, a beguiling,
melancholic town that was once a stomping ground of both Kipling and Orwell. Linger
long enough to make a few day trips, such as to the coconut-crazy island Bilu Kyun, the
giant reclining buddha at Win Sein Taw Ya temple, or Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, the
last resting place of the prisoners who died building the infamous Burma-Siam Railway.
Time your departure from Mawlamyine to coincide with the Monday or Friday boat
service to Kayin State's underrated capital,
Hpa-an
. Give yourself enough time here to
climb nearby Mt Zwegabin, before taking the overnight bus back to Yangon.
