Top 10 Experiences
- Sunrise over the temples of Bagan — When the over 2,000 pagodas emerge from the morning mist and the first light bathes the brick structures in gold and pink, while hot air balloons float over the plain in the distance. One of Asia's most magical moments. → Chap. Bagan
- Experience the Shwedagon Pagoda at sunset — When the last rays of the sun make the 99-meter-high golden stupa glow and thousands of candles are lit while monks and pilgrims pray. → Chap. Yangon
- Watch the one-legged fishermen on Inle Lake — Early in the morning, when the lake is still calm and mist drifts over the water, while the fishermen cast their nets with their unique technique. → Chap. Inle Lake
- Float over Bagan in a hot air balloon — 45 minutes of silence over a temple landscape stretching to the horizon. 350–400 dollars, worth every cent. → Chap. Bagan
- U-Bein Bridge at sunset — The longest teak bridge in the world silhouetted against the orange sky, with monks and farmers as shadowy figures. → Chap. Mandalay
- Kalaw-Inle Trekking with village overnight stay — Two days through rice fields, tea plantations, and bamboo forests, with a night at a host family showing rural Myanmar in all its warmth. → Chap. Inle Lake
- Slow Boat on the Irrawaddy — A whole day on Myanmar's lifeline from Mandalay to Bagan: golden pagodas on the riverbank, fishermen in dugouts, and an arrival at sunset when the first temples appear on the shore. → Chap. Bagan
- Mohinga for breakfast in the teahouse — Eat Myanmar's national dish at a street stall or in a teahouse: fish soup with rice noodles, crispy fritters, sweet milk tea. For 50 cents, the best breakfast in the world. → Chap. Culture
- Golden Rock at sunrise — The gilded boulder balancing on the mountain edge in the golden morning light, surrounded by praying pilgrims. Mystical and surreal at the same time. → Chap. Yangon
- Cross the Gokteik Viaduct by train — Roll at walking pace over a 100-year-old railway bridge, 300 meters above a gorge, while the train creaks ominously. Pure thrill. → Chap. Mandalay
