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From Yangon: Full Day Excursion to Golden Rock
Kin Pun
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Please note that this tour should be booked in advance at least 14 days ahead, as we need to apply the permission to Ministry of Hotel and Tourism due to the current political unrest situation in that area.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Learn not only about the spiritual heart of the Buddhism but also discover the natural beauty of the region around Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock). This is an adventure trip as you must take a ride by an open truck from the base camp to the mountain top. On the way back to Yangon, make a short visit in Bago.
HIGHLIGHTS • Make a pilgrimage tour up to Mount Kyaiktiyo, home of the famous Golden Rock Pagoda. • Admire the gilded dome of the Shwemawdaw Pagoda and see the Great Reclining Buddha Image, Shwetharlyang Pagoda in Bago. • Enjoy having lunch at local restaurant. • Visit the War Cemetery which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Highlights
12 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
12 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Pick up & drop off at your Hotel in Yangon
1 Purified Water Bottle / 1 Snow Towel per day during the tour,
Private sightseeing with an English speaking guide & air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch at Local Restaurant,
Entrance Fees in Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, Shwemawdaw and Shwetharlyaung Pagoda in Bago
Services not mentioned in our itinerary,
Hotel accommodation,
Tips for your guide and driver (USD 8 for guide and USD 3 for driver)
Camera Fee (MMK 1,000), Travel insurance (MMK 10,000)
At 05:30 AM. pick up from your hotel in Yangon and start overland drive to Kin Pun "base camp" of Golden Rock (110 miles – 4 hours) and onward to Kyaiktiyo (the "Golden Rock"), a huge boulder completely covered by gold leaves and delicately balanced on the edge of a cliff. Arrive Kim Pun Based Camp at approx noon. As soon as arriving to the Kim Pun Base Camp at about 1000 AM, you will take the open truck to reach to the mountain top pagoda. After arriving to the top of the mountain pagoda, you can visit the Golden Rock Pagoda and take the photo around there. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant en-route.
6 hours
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Shwemawdaw Paya
After lunch, leave from Kyaikhto and return back to Yangon via Bago. Short visit in Bago includes great Shwemawdaw Pagoda, which is over a thousand years old.
30 minutes
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Shwethalyaung Buddha
Its spire is even taller than that of Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda, the 55-meter-long reclining Shwe Thalyaung Buddha Image, one of the country's most revered objects. Then, continue drive to Yangon, with a brief stop at Kyaik Pun Pagoda, famous for its four giant Buddha figures. Drive back to Yangon.
30 minutes
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Kyaik Pun Pagoda
Then, continue drive to Yangon, with a brief stop at Kyaik Pun Pagoda, famous for its four giant Buddha figures. Drive back to Yangon.
20 minutes
5
Taukkyan War Cemetery
If time permit, visit Allied War Cemetery in Htauk Kyant. Arrive back to your hotel in the late evening.
20 minutes
From Yangon: Full Day Excursion to Golden Rock
Kin Pun
About
Learn not only about the spiritual heart of the Buddhism but also discover the natural beauty of the region around Kyaikhtiyo (Golden Rock). This is an adventure trip as you must take a ride by an open truck from the base camp to the mountain top. On the way back to Yangon, make a short visit in Bago.
HIGHLIGHTS • Make a pilgrimage tour up to Mount Kyaiktiyo, home of the famous Golden Rock Pagoda. • Admire the gilded dome of the Shwemawdaw Pagoda and see the Great Reclining Buddha Image, Shwetharlyang Pagoda in Bago. • Enjoy having lunch at local restaurant. • Visit the War Cemetery which is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Highlights
12 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
12 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Pick up & drop off at your Hotel in Yangon
1 Purified Water Bottle / 1 Snow Towel per day during the tour,
Private sightseeing with an English speaking guide & air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch at Local Restaurant,
Entrance Fees in Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, Shwemawdaw and Shwetharlyaung Pagoda in Bago
Services not mentioned in our itinerary,
Hotel accommodation,
Tips for your guide and driver (USD 8 for guide and USD 3 for driver)
Camera Fee (MMK 1,000), Travel insurance (MMK 10,000)
