Other Destination
Pyin Oo Lwin
 A
hill Station , over 1000 metres above sea-level, Pyin Oo Lwin is
a popular town, about 69km away from Mandalay. It is well known
for its colonial style houses with large compound and pine
trees, eucalyptus and silver-oak abound in town. Delightfully
cool and pleasant the whole year round.
Place Of Interest
• Botanical
Garden
 The
Botanical Garden was first founded in the year 1915-16 by one
British botanist named Mr. Roger who began collecting local
plants and trees and cultivating them on 30 acres of land at the
present site. It was only in 1919 that the Government gave
official sanction to it. The original area of the Botanical
Garden was 170 acres of land and 70 acres of water totaling 240
acres.
 •
Pwe Kauk Fall
Pwe Kauk Fall is about 8km from town. It is also called
Hampshire Falls in British times. It's a very pleasant picnic
spot.
• Peik Chin
Myaung (Maha Nandamu Cave)
The cave is near Wetwun village 12 miles east of the town and it
is three miles south of the village, easily accessible by car.
The cave is at the entrance to the Peik Chin Myaung ravine, with
many beautiful springs. When the rocks in the cave began to
form, the place was under seawater. As lime piled up, the
hillock took formation. Geologists estimate that it could be
between 230 million and 310 million years old. The cave is
called Peik Chin Myaung (Peik Chin Plants Ravine) as plenty of
Peik Chin plants used to grow there, letting no light inside.
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