Amarapura,Sagaing,Innwa Sightseeing Tour

Itinerary

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   Amarapura is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay city. Amarapura is bounded by the Irrawaddy river in the west, Chanmyathazi Township in the north, and the ancient capital site of Ava (Inwa) in the south. It was the capital of Myanmar twice during the Konbaung period (1783u20131821 and 1842u20131859) before finally being supplanted by Mandalay 11 km north in 1859. It is historically referred to as Taungmyo (Southern City) in relation to Mandalay. Amarapura today is part of Mandalay, as a result of urban sprawl. The township is known today for its traditional silk and cotton weaving, and bronze casting. It is a popular tourist day-trip destination from Mandalay.nnAmarapura Sightseeing,n-Maha Gandhayon Monasteryn-Weaving Workshopn-U Bein Bridge for the sunset

   3 hours
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   Sagaing is the capital of Myanmar's Sagaing Region and located the Irrawaddy River, 20 km to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river, Sagaing, with numerous Buddhist monasteries is an important religious and monastic centre. The pagodas and monasteries crowd the numerous hills along the ridge running parallel to the river. The central pagoda, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, is connected by a set of covered staircases that run up the 240 m hill.nnSagaing City Sightseeing,n-U Min Thonze Pagodan-Sone Oo Ponya Shin Pagoda

   2 hours
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   Strategically located on the confluence ofu00a0Irrawaddy, andu00a0Myitnge rivers, and in the main rice-growingu00a0Kyaukse Districtu00a0of Upper Burma, the location of Ava had been scouted as a possible capital site as early as 1310 by Kingu00a0Thihathu. Though Thihathu eventually built his new capital atu00a0Pinyau00a0a few miles east inland in 1313, Thihathu's great-grandsonu00a0Thado Minbya, who unified theu00a0Sagaingu00a0andu00a0Pinya kingdomsu00a0in September 1364, chose the site of Inwa as his new capital.Inwa was officially founded on 26 February u00a0on a man-made island created by connecting the Irrawaddy on the north and the Myitnge on the east with a canal on the south and the west. The construction of the artificial island also involved filling in the swamplands and lakesu00a0.nnInnwa City Sightseeing,n-Maha Aungmyaebonzan Monasteryn-Palace Watchtowern-Yadana Hsimi Pagodasn-Bagaya MonasterynnRemark -We will stop at Innwa boat jetty after Sagaing.And then you will rent boat to visit Innwa city and also rent horse-cart to go Innwa city.

   3 hours