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3° Day : Kyaiktyio
After a hearty breakfast, you will leave by van for Kyaiktyio about 180 km from Yagon where you can admire
the top of the mountain

Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (Golden Rock): The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, is the third most important Buddhist pilgrimage
site in Burma, after the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Mahamuni Temple. It is
located in the Mon State and is a small, slightly tall stupa. more than 7 meters
built on the top of a granite boulder covered with numerous layers of gold leaves
attacked by devotees. According to legend, the rock is found in a precarious
balance above a lock of Buddha's hair. The rock, the pagoda and all the
structures built around it are located on the top of Mount Kyaiktiyo, and it is
said in many places that a visit to this place is enough to convert to Buddhism.

You will then be accompanied to the hotel where a luxurious dinner with a local menu awaits you.

4° Day : Kyaiktyio - Bago - Yangon
After a suggestive breakfast with a view of the Golden Rock, the mountain tour will begin and departure for
the ancient capital Bago. Along the way, stop at a typical country market and at the pot factories and you
will have the following stops:

Shwemawdaw Pagoda: The Shwemawdaw Pagoda is a stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. Often referred
to as the Temple of the Golden God. At 114 meters (374 feet) high, the
Shwemadaw holds the record for the tallest pagoda in the country. Shwemadaw,
with the Shwedagon and Kyaiktiyo, are the famous Mon pagodas. The annual
pagoda festival is a 10-day affair that takes place during the Burmese month of
Tagu.

Stop to admire the pannorama from the Hinta Gone Pagoda on the hill and
lunch in a local restaurant

Shwethalyaung Buddha: The Shwethalyaung Buddha is a reclining Buddha.
The Buddha, which has a length of 55 meters (180 feet) and a height of 16 meters
(52 feet), is believed to have been built in 994, during the reign of Mon King
Migadepa. It was lost in 1757 when Pegu was sacked. . During British colonial
rule, in 1880, the Shwethalyaung Buddha was rediscovered under a jungle
growth cover. Restoration began in 1881 and the Buddha mosaic cushions (on
the left side) were added in 1930.

Kyaik Pun Pagoda: Kyaikpun Pagoda, is a pagoda in the Bago Division of Burma, in the city of Bago.
Specifically, Kyaik Pun Pagoda is the home of the shrine of the Four Saints
Buddha, a 27-meter statue depicting the four Buddhas, Kakusandha,
Konagamana, Kassapa and Gautama seated in four positions, sitting back to
back in four directions. Four seated Buddha was built by King Migadippa of
Bago in the 7th century AD. (tradition) and renovated by King Dhammazedi in
the 15th century AD.
Upon arrival in Yangon you will be escorted to your hotel

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