Rangoon (Yangon), the former capital of Burma (Myanmar) is a new exotic tourist destination.

The former capital of Myanmar (Burma), Yangon (Rangoon), “The End of Discord”, is the main gate to Myanmar. In Yangon there are green tropical trees, shady parks and beautiful lakes that study his nickname "Garden City". Yangon is famous for the world-renovated, magnificent, golden inlaid Shwedagon pagoda. This charming landmark appears in the distance in front of the eyes of travelers approaching the city. This is the most revered place of worship for Buddhists across the world. There are also many other magnificent pagodas in Yangon. You can make day trips from Yangon to Bago, an ancient city of the 15th century; to Tanlin, the capital of the seventeenth century; and to the Portuguese cemetery and Yale deck on a small island in Kyauktan. Visitors can also get to Twante by taking a boat trip on the Yangon River.

Twante has been renamed the historical center of ceramics in Myanmar, and the industry is still working there today. There are also amazing British colonial architectural jewels worth visiting in downtown Yangon. The famous Chinatown district, again in the center of Yangon, is a tourist magnet that comes to life especially in the evenings.

The only pagoda is beautifully located in the center of Yangon. At an altitude of 157 feet, it remains the tallest building in the city center. It was built about 2,200 years ago. It can be called an oasis of peace in the heart of vibrant modern Yangon.

Maha Pasana Guha (Great Cave). It was specially built to hold the Sixth Buddhist Great Synod. It should resemble the Satta Panni cave in India, where the first Buddhist synod occurred shortly after the death of the Buddha. It is 455 feet long and 370 feet wide, and it has an assembly hall that can hold up to 10,000 people. This artificially constructed cave is located in the vicinity of Kaba-Ai.

Chauk Htat Kyee Lying Buddha Image. The Buddha-recitation, the Chaukhtatkie Pagoda was built in 1907, but over the years it has suffered from climates, and at 72 m it is almost as big as that of Bago, which lies in Schwaitalaung. It is located under a metal-roofed roof at Shuondon-Lahn in Yangon.

Pagoda Nga htat cue. This Buddha image is the second largest Buddha image in Yangon. It is located in the most ancient Buddhist place, in the immediate vicinity of Chauk Htta Kyi, which repeats the image of Buddha.

Mahawisei Pagoda is located about 500 yards from the Shwedagon Pagoda, at the corner of the Shwedagon-Pagoda road and Oo-Htung-Bo Street, Maha-Visaya-Zedi was built on Damarahita Hill. Surface area is 11.099 acres. It was founded on July 25, 1980. Its total height is 134 feet and is built on a 165 E8 E base. It is not a solid structure, but has a void (cave pagoda) with a diameter of 60 feet and a height of 46 feet.

Maelamu Pagoda is located in North Okkalapa, a suburb of Yangon. Mae La Mu means a girl born to the fruit of the La Mu tree. According to legend, she was the mother of the founder of Ocalapa King Yangon.

Bogyoke Market (Scott Market) is the second most visited destination in Yangon by foreign tourists. More than 2000 stores sell many items; bags, tapestries, rattan, herbal medicines, traditional costumes of ethnic tribes and antiques. Almost any item can be found somewhere on the market. This is a treasure trove for handmade crafts. One of the best purchases is the original works of Myanmar artists. Myanmar’s world famous ores and quality sapphires are among the most popular products on the market. If you want or need a specific product, you can most likely find it on the Bogyoke market.

Pagoda Kyaik Khauk (Thanlyin) is located on the main hill Thanlin. The stupa is enshrined in the relic of the hair of the Buddha. Over 800 years ago, Mont Kings established this stupa. In the pagoda there are tombs of two famous poets of Myanmar of the 15th century (Nutshinung and Dartukalyar).

Bago is a city located 50 miles from Yangon, about an hours drive away. On the way, you can visit the Kyahhthyo pagodas in the state of Mon

The 100-year-old Buddha image of Buddha Shva-Tai is the second largest reclining Buddha in Myanmar. The length is 74 m, 21 m high and is visible on the outskirts of the city.

The Shvemaud Pagoda in Bago stands at an altitude of 114 meters. This is the most famous great pagoda in Myanmar. Built over 1000 years ago by Mons, it was originally 23 meters high and imprinted 2 hairs of Buddha. Over the years, the pagoda was rebuilt to increase its size. It continued to be built and rebuilt until finally, after the destruction by an earthquake, Schwemaud was not built until the present height in 1954. The pagoda is guarded by lions with Buddha statues in their mouths.

Shweohtau Pagoda is located in Patin, a city 120 miles west of Yangon. This pagoda was built over two thousand years ago. During this time, he passed through three distinguished Eras under three different names. In the first era, it was the emperor, more commonly known as Syridammasok from Pataliputta in India, who was the first builder of this historic shrine in 289 BC, calling it “Shvaana”. The 457th year (new era after systematic liquidation) is the second era when Alongsithu is a famous traveler and king of the Bagan dynasty, the ruling monarch Paukkanram (the ancient name of the present city of Bagan in the middle Ayavarvaddi, which is famous worldwide for its pagodas and shrines.) This king raised and expanded this magnificent stupa, renaming it “Htupayon Samoddu Gosu” and Ommadanti, the then rulers of Patine with their thirty statues, marked by themselves the ruling donors of the Third Era, which means They improved the shrine by changing the name of Htupion to “Shve Moktava”, whose name it has today.