Bagan Travel Guide: Essential Travel Tips for Bagan, Myanmar

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Bagan Travel Guide Essential Travel Tips for
Bagan, Myanmar

• A trip to the iconic picture perfect and Bagan is
  a must-do for any adventure Myanmar.

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• A trip to the iconic picture perfect and Bagan is
  a must-do for any adventure Myanmar. Our memories
  of the pagoda and the temple filled landscape
  Sunsets, sunrises and endless sun and cycling in
  the morning on the dusty roads of Bagan remain
  with us forever. Sunrises and sunsets, what to
  pack for an adventure Bagan, here is our
  Bagan travels and tours in myanmar guide the top
  tips to help you plan your visit to Bagan is
  great!

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1) RESEARCH THE TEMPLES AND HAVE A SUNRISE,
SUNSET AND VISITING SHORTLIST

• Bagan is home to the 2200 temples and pagodas,
  and it is very unlikely that you will have time
  to visit each and everyone! Do your research
  ahead of time and make a list. Our favorite
  sunrise temple was and North Lowka Oushang topped
  our list Gouna sunset. During the period, we
  reduced our favorites daytime pagodas to
  Shwezigon Pagoda, Bupayathein and Ananda.

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2) VISIT A PAGODA OR TEMPLE EVERY SUNSET AND
SUNRISE YOU ARE IN BAGAN!

• Not every sunrise and sunset are the same, but
  many in Bagan absolutely spectacular. We tucked
  into the two sunrises and sunsets 3 during our
  stay Bagan and meanwhile sunrises were
  exceptional, only one of our sunsets was worthy
  of a postcard.
• If a hot air balloon ride on your bucket list of
  dawn balloon rides is very popular in Bagan and
  equally surprising, like a balloon after balloon
  drifts over the temples.

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3) STICK AROUND AND EXPLORE THE PAGODAS AND
TEMPLES AFTER SUNRISE

• Sunrise in Bagan usually requires middle of the
  night wake up of call, so it is understandable
  that when the sun rises there is a mass exodus of
  the crowd returning back to your hotel for some
  well-deserved naps and breakfast. Resist the
  temptation! A few hours after sunrise, is an
  excellent opportunity to take some amazing light
  in the now deserted temples!

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4) LOOK INSIDE THE TEMPLES AND PAGODAS!

• Bagan is known for its spectacular views from the
  roof of the countless temples at sunrise and
  sunset, but inside the temples and pagodas worth
  a visit too. Reclining Buddha, stone carving and
  stone statues in abundance along the temples and
  pagodas of Bagan. Our favorites were Sulemani and
  Manuha for indoor adventures.

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5) TEMPLE SELLERS

• There is no way to avoid the souvenir and
  elephant pant sellers, which is often visited
  every dawn, dusk, and in the medium term, the
  most popular temples of Bagan. Many of them are
  young children who have polished their sales
  technique and is very easy to feel that you need
  to buy one and all. If it does, a firm NO goes a
  long way to be left alone to enjoy the experience.

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6) FAMILIES WHO LOOK AFTER THE PAGODAS AND TEMPLES

• Temples and pagodas are opened and closed by the
  families who live on nearby land and are
  responsible for key temple. Tipping opening
  sunrise and remain open to the sun, it is
  considered a kind gesture. Their children are
  also susceptible to light up the dark stairs with
  candle light and request a present. Accepted to
  give a little without their services, sunrises
  and experience will be a very different
  experience.

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7) MIND YOUR HEAD!

• Temples are definitely not built for anyone over
  5 feet! Watch your head and wait to pass through
  small spaces to reach the top. There is often a
  lot of climbing involved in getting to the prime
  sunrise and sunset positions and sometimes great
  heights have to be scaled! I'm not a big fan of
  heights, but there are a lot of defensive walls,
  which made the experience much easier!

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8) BRING A TORCH OR A HEADLAMP

• A significant part of Bagan adventure takes place
  at dawn and at dusk. So, to put it more clearly
  in the dark! Flashlight or headlamp is essential
  to successful navigation pre-sunrise and after
  sunset in Bagan streets and sidewalks, stairs and
  dark temple. Place a flashlight on the top of
  your packing list!

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9) DRESS CONSERVATIVELY FOR TEMPLE AND PAGODA
VISITS

• Most people dress conservatively and cover their
  shoulders and legs, in spite of the high
  temperatures. Knee shorts, skirts, elephant pants
  and t-shirts our choice of clothing. They are
  often recommended and used to enter the temples
  and pagodas. We did see short shorts and vests
  tops but we felt more comfortable keeping in line
  with the locals.

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10) FLIP FLOPS ARE ESSENTIAL

• Each temple and pagoda requires bare feet,
  flip-flops and their visitors are the easiest
  option. You will notice that every Burmese people
  legs decorated flip-flops, probably because it is
  not fun to play with the laces in the dust and
  heat! Wet wipes may also be used for cleaning the
  said bare feet after visiting the pagodas!

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11) A BAGAN DAY TRIP MOUNT POPA

• Mount Popa is a popular day trip from Bagan. Popa
  Mountain is a sacred mountain temples glittering
  gold precariously on top of an extinct volcano.
  777 steps lead to the top of the path, not only
  are the steps climbed in the temperature of 40
  degrees, which are also filled with many monkeys
  in search of food!
• So there you have it our guide to Bagan with
  essential tips for a perfect Bagan adventure in
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