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 Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Bagan, Myanmar
Know the most popular landmarks in Bagan, Myanmar. You may read about best transportation, recommended travel itinerary, suggested routes and directions. Also, you might want to read our
Bagan city guide,
Inle Lake city guide,
Mandalay city guide,
and Yangon(Rangoon) city guide.
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| L Rogers |
14 March 2005 |
Stayed at Thande Hotel Old Bagan - Bagan, Myanmar.
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On arrival into Bagan airport have USD$10 readily available, in order to pay for the Temple sight's entry fee. Flight time from Mandalay to Bagan 20mins. Bagan to Yangon 1hr 10mins. There are several ways to explore the temples of Bagan either by taxi, horse cart (4 pax) motorbike or bicycle, all readily available for hire. The scale of the city with 2,000 temples is just amazing, I would quite happiy have stayed for 3-4 nights in order to pace my temple experience with a round a golf, bike ride, shopping for laqueur ware, swim etc. Next time!
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| M Owen |
01 August 2004 |
Stayed at Bagan Thiripyitsaya Sakura Hotel - Bagan, Myanmar.
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I rented a bike from through the front desk one day it was a very reasonable $3 it was a standard issue Chinese bike, now I'm pretty fit, excercise almost daily, but this bike was torture - even peddling on a flat surface felt like you where climbing Everest. Walking, horse and buggy or car might be a better way to see the Temples! Also take a half day break from seeing temples and go to the market in Nyuang Ou - part food and local produce and part souvenir stuff - it's was one of the highlights of my visit.
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| A Evans |
11 March 2004 |
Stayed at Thande Hotel Old Bagan - Bagan, Myanmar.
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Bagan is amazing and we tried to get as close to the ruins as possible. To see the sunrise was 10 minutes from the hotel and was very convenient. We used horse and cart to move around and as such allowed us a more leisurely pace than a bus tour would have. The price was very reasonable for the day and of course is always negotiated before hand. A guide is also a good idea and you can explain exactly what you want from him.
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| J Tullis |
03 March 2004 |
Stayed at Thazin Garden Hotel, Bagan - Bagan, Myanmar.
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Strongly recommend getting a licensed guide. It totally enhanced our experience. We only had one day to tour Bagan, so we hired a car. It was hot, so the air conditioning helped. We dined at all three of the restaurants on the river in New Bagan. They are tourist-focused restaurants and each has a regular clientel of tour groups. Riverview was the best food. Sunset gardens was the nicest view. And Si Thu was cool b/c they had a marionette show, but the food wasn't anything special. Our favorite was River View.
We also would suggest getting to the market in Nyaung U. It is well worth the visit. It is a bit crowded, but worth while and very different than the markets we went to in Inle Lake and Yangon.
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| E Perlo |
20 January 2004 |
Stayed at Thazin Garden Hotel, Bagan - Bagan, Myanmar.
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Bagan has to be one of the best places to visit in all of Asia - totally fabulous. We liked to get around by horse drawn cart as it gave you freedom and the opportunity to enjoy the silence and be away from the more crowded sites.
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| A Lee |
11 January 2004 |
Stayed at Bagan Hotel River View - Bagan, Myanmar.
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We used horse cart #1 to take us around the temples. The driver spoke English and could tell us something about the history. He also recommended good local restaurants and the best place for buying lacquerware. We enjoyed his company and recommend using him for your horse cart tour around Bagan.
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| M Durnnian |
01 January 2004 |
Stayed at Bagan Thiripyitsaya Sakura Hotel - Bagan, Myanmar.
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We made the decision to travel around by horsecart - great decision!! It slowed life down and made the trip more enjoyable.
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| S Crawford |
31 May 2003 |
Stayed at Bagan Hotel River View - Bagan, Myanmar.
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We used horse and cart to get around the temples - it is too large to walk around and in May/ June, it is too hot to ride the cycle. Unfortunately, the balloon rides do not operate from May to October. We can recommend the Sarabha (huge portions!) and Nanda restaurants. The Nanda restaurant has a marionette show that is much better than the Mandalay Marionette and Culture Show.
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| T Doup |
20 April 2003 |
Stayed at Bagan Hotel River View - Bagan, Myanmar.
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Bagan is unique and a must for every Asia traveller. Horse cart and bike are excellent ways of travelling around. A pity the balloon is not available in summer. Sunsets were amazing with background of pagodas and temples.
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| N Remise |
05 March 2003 |
Stayed at Bagan Hotel River View - Bagan, Myanmar.
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Lots of sightseeing. Bagan plain is packed with thousands of monuments and temples on 50 square kilometers. The best way to visit is with horse carts (parked just outside the hotel): bicycle is OK on roads, but proves difficult on sandy tracks. Interesting morning market in Nyaung U.
Good dining in hotel garden restaurant. Another good option: Sarabha restaurant, just outside Old Bagan city walls.
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