Discover Myanmar’s most iconic landmark on a half-day small-group walking tour that offers a blend of culture, history, and local flavor. Start your journey with a traditional Burmese breakfast at a local restaurant, followed by a guided exploration of the vibrant Shwedagon neighborhood, providing insight into daily life. The highlight of the tour is a visit to the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda, where you’ll uncover the rich symbolism, shrines, and traditions of Myanmar Buddhism. Designed for first-time visitors, the small-group format ensures a deeper and more engaging experience of this Yangon treasure.
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The day starts at the Botahtuang Pagoda, a religious monument rumored to have been built 2,500 years ago and contain the hair of the Buddha. The stupa is highly revered in the Buddhist community and one of the city’s most important landmarks.
For over 120 years, it has been the epicenter of countless changes in the political progression of Myanmar. It contains the Yangon Parliament House where Burma’s self-rule first began and the room where the assassination of General Aung San, the father of Modern Myanmar, and 7 cabinet members on 19th July 1947. After Independence in 1948, the new government of the Union of Burma used the complex to house various ministries and government departments. The Secretariat then became known as the “Minister’s Office.”
You will visit Yangon’s largest outdoor market. Hosting vendors from across the country, you will squeeze through stalls of clothing, handicrafts, and jewelry sipping on fruit juice and perusing art galleries.
We will visit “Kandawgyi (well-known for the royal lake)”. Karaweik Hall to marvel at the uniquely decorated “hamsa-bird-shaped” floating barge on Kandawgyi (Royal) Lake.
Next, you are off to the magnificent reclining Buddha.
The last stop is the Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar’s most distinctive landmark. Aside from its 99-metre-high stupa that hovers over the city’s skyline, Shwedagon is Myanmar's most sacred pagoda and a major pilgrimage site. After taking in the sunset, you will be returned to the hotel.
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