Myanmar · Religious & Spiritual

3-Day Yangon and Golden Rock Pilgrimage Tour via Bago

3 Days Round trip from Yangon Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda, Sule Pagoda, and Shwedagon Pagoda
02 Explore Kandawgyi Lake, the Karaweik barge, and City Hall in Yangon
03 Sightsee Taukkyan War Cemetery, Kyaikkhawaing Monastery, and Kanbawzathadi Palace
04 Pray at Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Kyaik Pun Pagoda, and Shwetharlyaung Pagoda in Bago
05 Enjoy the sunrise and sunset at the Golden Rock
06 Head to White Elephant Camp and interact with the big guys

Sign up for a pilgrimage tour to the major religious centres of Myanmar. Head from Yangon via Bago to the Golden Rock, which appears to defy gravity. Visit iconic religious and cultural landmarks, including old colonial buildings, popular pagodas, famous monasteries, beautiful lakes, and magnificent palaces.

Golden Rock defies gravity by being delicately balanced on the edge of the 1,100-metre-high Kyaiktiyo mountain.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Bago, Kyaiktiyo, Yangon

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Yangon Pagodas, Colonial Landmarks, and Markets

Meet your tour guide and visit Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda, famous for its enormous 65-metre-long reclining Buddha figure.
Proceed to see Kandawgyi Lake, also known as the Royal Lake, and the Karaweik barge.
Go to Yangon city centre to see the old colonial buildings, such as Sule Pagoda, a Burmese stupa, City Hall, a famous local site of significant political demonstrations, the colonial-era High Court building, and the iconic Strand Hotel.
Spend some time exploring the local markets to buy souvenirs.
End your day by visiting the majestic Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist stupa in Myanmar.

Day 02

Bago Heritage Sites and Sunset at Golden Rock

Drive to the Golden Rock via Bago. Stop to sightsee Taukkyan War Cemetery, Kyaikkhawaing Monastery, Kanbawzathadi Palace, Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Kyaik Pun Pagoda, and Shwetharlyaung Pagoda.
Head to Bago city for lunch.
Continue to Golden Rock to enjoy the sunset. Golden Rock defies gravity by being delicately balanced on the edge of the 1,100-metre-high Kyaiktiyo mountain.

Overnight stay at the Golden Rock.

Day 03