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Golden Rock |
5 days/4 nights
A journey that takes you through the lesser-known southern Mon state. Visit the Golden Rock, World War II cemeteries, the ancient city of Thahton and the state capital of Mawlamyine.
Day 1
Arrive at Yangon and travel to Bago. On the way, explore a tree shrine and the Allied War Graves cemetery close to Htauk Kyant.
Once at Bago, visit the Shwethalyaung and Shwermawdaw pagodas.
Lunch is served at a local restaurant. Then, climb by truck and by foot to the Golden Rock, a gold leaf-covered boulder on a cliff edge. Dinner is served at Mountain Top Hotel, near Kyaikhtiyo, where you will also stay the night.
Day 2
On route to Hpa-An, visit Thahton, the former capital of the Mon kingdom. After lunch at a local restaurant, explore the Bayintnyi and Kokkong caves.
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Travel on to Kyaukkalat Hill to Lumbini, famous for its 1,080 Buddha statues. Once at Hpa-An, visit the Kaw Ka Taung Cave. This evening you will stay at Hotel Zwekapin, where dinner is served.
Day 3
Stroll around Hpa-An market and then visit U Na Aut Monastery. Continue to Mawlamyine, capital of the Mon state, and visit the local museum after lunch.
Board a boat to Shampoo Island, famed for its sweet water spring. Your excursion will include visits to historic pagodas, the Bamboo Buddha and U Zin Na or the Kipling Pagoda. Dinner is served at Attran Hotel in Mawlamyine, your hotel for the next two nights.
Day 4
Carry on to Thanbyuzayat, the western terminus of the ‘Death Railway’ and Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery. Then, visit Amherst, a seaside resort, and marvel at the Ye-le Pagoda at low tide.
After lunch, travel to Win Sein Toya, near Mudon where the world’s largest reclining Buddha is currently being built. Dinner is served at a local restaurant.
Day 5
On your journey back to Yangon, visit the Beelin Zohot stone carvings in Sintha Mintha. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and arrive at your hotel in Yangon in the late afternoon.
The surrounding areas of Kyaikhtiyo, Hpa-An and Mawlamyine are not fully developed for tourism. We always try to pick the best possible accommodation, transport and facilities, but we do hope guests appreciate that delays and changes to itineraries are sometimes unavoidable. In Kyaikhtiyo foreigners are not allowed to travel by truck further than half-way up the mountain, due to steep and dangerous roads. It is not advised to travel these roads during the monsoon season (June-September). Wet weather impedes trucks from travelling to the upper camp at the Golden Rock. Please be aware that these roads can be muddy and slippery. |
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