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Boat from Mandalay to Bagan

Boat Ride From Mandalay to Bagan

A boat journey down the Irrawaddy River to Bagan, the magical place with 2,000 pagodas.

Top of Mandalay Hill

Mandalay, Inwa, And Amarapura

Continuing our journey in Myanmar from east to west, we made the obligatory stop in this former capital city, where we arrived taxi from Pyin Oo Lwin.

National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens, Pyin Oo Lwin

Pyin Oo Lwin, And Another Failed Train Ride

The road to Pyin Oo Lwin includes some crazy switchbacks, and at one point we were able to see the Gokteik Viaduct from a distance.

Hsipaw Train Station

Hsipaw, And a Failed Train Ride

After a crazy bus ride from Nyaungshwe (Inle Lake) we arrived to the small town of Hsipaw, where we failed multiple times to take a famous train ride.

Boat ride, Inle Lake

Inle Lake and Indein Village

We ended the 3-day hike from Kalaw by taking a boat ride from the southern floating farms in Inle Lake to the northern town of Nyaungshwe.