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Kyaikhtiyo:
 Kyaikhtiyo
is a town in Mon State. Kyaikhtiyo is a small town and
popular for its wish fulfil Golden Rock Pagoda. About
160 km from Yangon. This mystical Pagoda is about 18ft
tall and is built on a huge boulder about 50ft in girth.
This boulder is balancing precariously on the edge of
18ft high rock and separated from the mountain edge by a
deep chasm over 1100M above sea level. It is indeed an
overwhelming sight, how the boulder keeps its balance is
beyond comprehension, but it was been there for 2500
years.There is a steep road winding up from Kinpun base
camp to Golden Rock about 13 miles by truck. There are
only few Hotels with modern facilities for the visitors.
Kyaing Tong:
 Kyaing
Tong is about 456km from Taunggyi, the capital city of
Shan State. Kyaing Tong is inhabited by ethnic tribes
such as Wa, Shan, Akha and Lahu. Kyaing is full of
temples, colonial buildings, lakes and is the most
scenic town in Shan State. Kyaing Tong also carries the
definition of "Walled City of Tung".
Myeik :
 The
Myeik archipelago situated on the southern Taninthayi
Division of Myanmar (formerly known as Tennesarim coast
of Burma. Around and on the east Myeik, there are many
valuable tin mines, oil palm plantation, and rubber
plantation and evergreen forest. On the Andaman Sea,
many valuable Pearl breeding and fishing beds can
observe in the sea. Pearl Island is the source of high
quality pearls, and fishing is the traditional business
along the coastal sea and islands. There are about 804
spotted islands scattered across the blue sea along the
Taninthayi coast and the city is on the island in the
mouth of Taninthayi River.
Puta-O:
Icy
Mountain Near Puta-O
 Puta-O
is another town in Kachin State surrounded by
snow-peaked mountains. It is cool the whole year round
and there are many varieties of citrus fruits grown in
the orchards. It is the nearest town to the base camp
for Climbing Mt. Khakhaborazi (5889 metres), which is
the highest mountain in Myanmar and in Southeast Asia
Mon Ywa:
 About
136 km to the west of Mandalay is Monywa, the commercial
center of Chindwin Valley. Sites to see in Monywa are
Than-bok-de Pagoda with over 500,000 Buddha Images,
Bodhi-ta-htaung (one thousand Bo trees), Ledi Kyaungteik
monastery where Buddhist scriptures are inscribed on 806
stone slabs and Kyauka Village known for its own style
of lacquer ware.
Taungoo:
Taungoo
is about 280 km away from Yangon and it is a midway
point between Yangon and Mandalay. Most of the Tourists
travelling by car use as night stop. Although Taungoo
was once the ancient city between 15th and 16th century,
the historic remains are hardly seen nowadays.
Environs
Pho Kyar Resort:
There is a
Sein Ye Forest camp near Taungoo for adventurer. You can
see elephants at their work and ride elephants in the
forest
Mon State:
 This
attractive tropical town with a ridge of hills on one
side and the sea on the other is the third largest city
in Myanmar. Here the citizen carry on their daily
activities as they have for centuries, little affected
by the modern influence that has so dramatically altered
lifestyles in other parts of Southeast Asia. Made famous
by Rudyard Kipling’s Mandalay: "by the old Moulmein
Pagoda, looking lazy at the sea.
Mawlamyine:
 Mawlamyine,
a charming town, is the capital of Mon State, situated
at the mouth of the Thanlwin River (Salween River). It
is easily accessible by road and rail from Yangon.
Sites to see in Mawlamyine are Kyaikthanlan Pagoda,
Uzena Pagoda, Caves of Kawguan and Payon, famous for its
countless Buddha images, stalagmites and stalactites.
Kyaikkhami Pagoda, perched on the rocks by the sea and
joined to the land by a covered causeway, is the main
attraction.
About 34 km from Mawlamyine is Thanbyuzayet, an Allied
War Memorial Cemetery for the prisoners of war who lost
their lives in the building of the famous Death Railway
across the River Kwai.
Dawei (Tavoy), Myeik (Mergui) and Taninthayi, are the
famous towns on the Thainthayi Coast (Tennaserim), which
can be visited by guided tours with prior permission.
Kalaw:
 It is about
70 km from Taunggyi. It was a popular hill station
during British administration. It is 1320 m above sea
level and it is a good place for trekking. Most of the
tourists enjoy hiking there due to cool weather and
pleasant environment.
Pindaya:
 It is about
40 km from Kalaw and 1164 m above sea level. It is
famous for its limestone caves and Shwe U Min Pagoda
where over 8000 of Buddha images can be seen on the wall
of the caves. The picturesque Botaloke Lake makes
perfect the view of Pindaya. There are Trekking trips
around Pindaya to see hill tribes.
Taunggyi:
 It is the
capital city of Shan State, situated over 1400 metres
about sea level. It is a summer resort for the local due
to cool and beautiful scenery.
Environs:
Kukku
Pagoda
It is about
42 km from Taunggyi. It was off limit to tourists few
years ago. About two thousand and five hundred Zedis can
be seen in Kukku. These ancient pagodas are different
styles from Bagan pagodas.
Bago:
 An ancient
capital of the Mon Kingdom (15th century) is situated
only 80 km from Yangon.
The grand palace of King Bayintnaung is being
constructed. Two merchants Taphussa and Bhalika built
the Shwemawdaw Pagoda in over 2000 years ago. There is
also a Reclining Buddha (55 metres) long called
Shwethalyaung.
The newly developed Tourist site near Bago is Moyingyi
Wildlife Sanctuary (Bird Watching). Some dominant bird
species are little Grebe, Large Cormorant, Lesser
Whistling Duck, Purple Waterhen, Open Bill Stork, Glossy
Ibis, Spot-Billed Pelican and sarus crane. The migration
period is from October to March.
Pyay:
 It is
located 285 km north of Yangon, on the eastern bank of
the Ayeyarwady River. It is famous for the Shwe Sandaw
Pagoda and an archaeological site of ancient Pyu capital
Thayekhittaya (5th to 9th century).
Pyin Oo
Lwin(May Myo):
 It is
located 69 km from Mandalay and over 1,600 metres in
elevation. It was once a British holiday resort town due
to cool and pleasant weather. Many Colonial-style houses
with large compound and pine trees can be seen there.
You can still see the pony wagons, which are still used
as local transportation and the unique style of Pyin Oo
Lwin.
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