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Amarapura Travel Guide: 70 reviews and 165 photos

HUNDREDS OF MONKS LINE FOR BREAKFAST - Amarapura

AMARAPURA "CITY OF IMMORTALITY"

AMARAPURA : A dozen kilometers south of Mandalay is the town of AMARAPURA.known as the "City of Immortality". This is well worth the visit and you will need most of a day to see the many interesting sights here..starting off with a stop at the Ganayon Kyaung Monastery where hundreds of monks in many different maroon and orange coloured robes line up for breakfast time..This is a huge location and it looked like a huge school for the monks..The location is not far from the bridge..

THE WORLDS LONGEST TEAK TIMBER BRIDGE

THE FAMOUS U BEIN'S TEAKWOOD BRIDGE AMARPURA

Another sight that is to be seen in this area of Amarapura is the longest teak timber bridge in the world at 1.2 kilometers long The"U BEINS BRIDGE" is quite a walk to the end and back I had puposely come here late in the afternoon after all day visiting many other local sights and the local town of Taungthaman as I wanted to witness the sunset here that are said to be really spectacular..so, we sat back with a few cold beers by the water and enjoyed watching the sun depart the day...very pleasant indeed. To think that all this teak had been removed from old temples I was amazed...

AMARAPURA ..SO MUCH TO SEE HERE..

SUNSET FROM TAUNGTHAMAN

I decided to hire a small car and driver organised from the hotel (after a good bartering effort) for our day out for the three of us to Amarapura..the day was broken up with a boat ride across the fast flowing IRRAWADDY river ..this in itself was an experience in the local longboat..Once across the only way was by hiring horse and cart with driver for the time there..This exercise included many interesting stops viewing "payas" and Temples..This was an absolutely great day...

Pros and Cons

Pros:PLENTY TO SEE AND DO HERE
Cons:EXTREMELY HOT
In a nutshell:A LOT LEFT TO SEE AND DO..

Last visit to Amarapura: Jun 2009
Intro Updated Oct 10, 2010
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make sure that all those greenbacks are new!! - Amarapura

MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT CASH... Warnings and Dangers (2)

MONEY Never travel anywhere here without sufficient cash money as there are no banks in so many places here.No ATM's... more travel advice

ALWAYS CARRY SUFFICIENT FRESH BOTTLED WATER - Amarapura

ALWAYS CARRY PLENTY OF FRESH WATER Warnings and Dangers (2)

AMARAPURA When travelling here especially in the really hot months (it's always hot) this country can be like a... more travel advice

THE LONG U-BEIN TEAKWOOD BRIDGE AT AMAPURA - Amarapura

VISIT THE U-BEINS "TEAK" BRIDGE Things to Do (2)

THE TEAKWOOD BRIDGE AT AMAPURA I only found this bridge by accident when talking to a German traveller at the monks... more travel advice

A GOOD INSECT AND MOSQUITOE REPELLANT IS A MUST - Amarapura

CARRY A GOOD MOSQUITO REPELLANT ALWAYS What to Pack (1)

I CARRY A SMALL BACKPACK FOR THE ESSENTIALS. ALAWAYS CARRY PLENTY OF FRESH BOTTLED WATER HERE IN THE TROPICS CARRY A... more travel advice

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starship Mar 23, 2011 at 6:37 AM

Great intro. page for this interesting part of the world. Nice photos. Your packing tip was extremely helpful too!
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cachaseiro Mar 2, 2010 at 11:02 PM

that place looks really interesting.