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Golden Rock Expedition ( 1 Nights / 2 Days )

Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda (Golden Rock)

Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda is one of the famous pagoda and 65 km from the east of Bago and located in Kyaikhto Township, Mon State. It's about 3600 feet above the sea level. The name Kyaikhtiyo is derived from Mon word Kyaik-i-thi-yoe. It means the pagoda carried by a hermit on his head. It is also the most sacred Buddhist sites and stands on the edge of Paunglaung Mountain Range, Bago Yoma.

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Details Itinerary For Golden Rock Expedition ( MVEX:01/06 )

Routing : Yangon – Bago- Kyaikhtiyo – Yangon

Day 01 : Yangon- Bago- Kyaikhtiyo

Meet and greet at your hotel. Start drive to the Golden Rock ( Kyaikhtiyo ) by passing Bago ( 1 ½ hours driving ) , an ancient Mon capital city . On arrival in Bago , visit to local colorful morning market . Continue visit to over a thousand years old , Shwemawdaw Pagoda .Drive to Kinmunshan base camp ( 3 ½ hours driving ) . Heading to one of Myanmar's Landmarks : Kyaiktiyo the "Golden Rock " , a huge boulder completely covered b y gold leaf and delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff . To reach the Pagoda from Kin Pun base camp, take a open truck up a bumpy track to Ye the daung Camp (45 mins drive ) and hiking up to mountain top take about next 45 minutes .For Old ages , Sedan chair carried by 4 men to up area can be arranged . Overnight at hotel.

Day 02 : Kyaikhtiyo –Bago- Yangon ( B )

Morning B'fast at hotel. After B'fast , return by truck to KinmunsakhanPun Base camp . Drive back to Yangon ( approx: 5 hrs ) .On the way to Yangon , by passing Bago and after lunch visit to Shwe Tha Lyaung Pagoda which is among one of the country's most impressive image and visit Kyaikpun Pagoda with four 30 meter high Buddha figures seated back to back . Drive Back to Yangon, on the way visit Htauk Kyant War Memorial Cemetery, a regal memorial to the 27,000 Allied soldiers who died in World War II.. Transfer to your hotel .

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How To Get There

Yango – Kyaikhtiyo

Yangon is linked with big cities and towns by air, by car and by train in Myanmar . You can go to Kyaikhto by train or by the 200 km road by car via Bago. Direct drive to Kimmunsakan ( Base camp of Kyaikhtiyo ) and By Car is more easily to get there. OR by train , you will take off the Kyaikhto Rail Station and then take a car to the kimmunsakan . The distance from Kyaikhto to the base camp Kimmunsakhan is 12 km.


Kimmusakhan ( Base Camp Of Kyaikhtiyo – Up Area )

In the old days, the only route to get to the pagoda was by a 12 km. hike through the jungle. There are about 20 camps along the tract and on the way there are stalls in which tea, cold drinks and fruits are available. The whole route is sheltered from the sun by the jungle canopy. For quicker access and for convenience sake a new road has been cut through the jungle from the base camp to the foot of the Kyaikhtiyo ridge. To reach the Pagoda from Kin Pun base camp, take a open truck up a bumpy track to Ye the daung Camp (45 mins drive ) and hiking up to mountain top take about next 45 minutes .For Old ages , Sedan chair carried by 4 men to up area can be arranged .

Where To Stay

1.Golden Rock Hotel ( **)

Location : Near Ye The Daung ( 45 mins walk to Up area)
Address : Near Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, Kyaikhto Township, Mon State
Tel : 95-35-70174

2.Kyaikhto( **)

Location : Quite Close to Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda
Address : Near Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, Kyaikhto Township, Mon State
Tel : 951-4410336, 959-99-213100

3. Mountain View (**)

Location : Quite Close to Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda
Address : Seikphu Foot Hill, Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda Road, Kyaikhto Township, Mon State
Tel : Tel : 951-524613, 525146, 707115

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