Mandalay Full-Day Tour

King Galon Gold Leaf Workshop in 36th Street is one of several gold leaf workshops where the manufacture of the wafer thin roughly 1.5 inch squares of gold leaf is carried out. Essentially it is as follows – take a 2oz button of gold and run it through a roll-press until it becomes a ribbon about 3/4 inch wide and 20 feet long. Chop it up into 800 equal pieces. Take 200 pieces, each piece separated by paper, put into a bundle and pound it with a hammed till it is flatter. Then, cut the now bigger 200 pieces into smaller pieces and repeat the procuedure several more times. It takes three men with large hammers around 6 hours to hammer the gold into small thin leaves. At the end of the day the men have turned the single gold button into around 2900 gold leaves.

The Mahamuni Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, located southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar. The Mahamuni Buddha image is deified in this temple, and originally came from Arakan.

Aung Nan Myanmar Handicrafts Workshop:Myanmar Culture is the heart of the Myanmar people and it is reflected so very well by the artisans at Aung Nan – Myanmar Handicrafts Workshop.Here you can see skilled wood workers carving intricate objects ranging from small animals to medium sized furniture items up to very large panels for houses. The level of detail in the carved images is so intricate and facinating.

Having grid of cramped walk-ways is a shoulder-to-shoulder mass of jade traders.

Shweinbin Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Burma, built in the tradition of Burmese teak architecture. The monastery was built in 1895 by a Sino-Burmese merchant.

Eindawya Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa located in Mandalay, Myanmar. It was built by King Pagan Min in 1847, on the site of his residence before he ascended the throne.

Shwe Kyi Myin Pagoda (also called Shwe Kyee Myin or Shwe Kyi Myint) is located on 24th Street between 82nd and 83rd Streets . It is probably one of the oldest pagodas in Mandalay.

The Skinny Buddha is located in Mandalay and is certainly a very extraordinary representation of the Buddha, who is otherwise always well-nourished. Built in 2011, this remarkable 75-foot tall seated Buddha is a “meditation image” stylistically located somewhere between manga caricature and Cubism. Here, an image of Buddha was created during his meditation phase under the tree.

The Mandalay Palace, located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of the new royal capital city of Mandalay.

Shwenandaw Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastery located near Mandalay Hill, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (formerly Burma). Shwenandaw Monastery was built in 1878 by King Thibaw Min.

The Atumashi Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma). It was built in 1857 by King Mindon, two years after the capital was moved to Mandalay.

Kuthodaw pagoda is a Buddhist stupa, located in Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), that contains the world's largest book. It lies at the foot of Mandalay Hill and was built during the reign of King Mindon. The stupa itself, which is gilded above its terraces, is 188 feet (57 m) high, and is modelled after the Shwezigon Pagoda at Nyaung-U near Bagan. In the grounds of the pagoda are 729 kyauksa gu or stone-inscription caves, each containing a marble slab inscribed on both sides with a page of text from the Tripitaka, the entire Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.

The Sandamuni Pagoda is located to the southeast of Mandalay Hill and bears a resemblance to the nearby Kuthodaw pagoda because of the large number of slender whitewashed ancillary stupas on the grounds. The Sandamuni Pagoda, or Paya, is located to the southeast of Mandalay Hill and bears a resemblance to the nearby Kuthodaw pagoda because of the large number of slender whitewashed ancillary stupas on the grounds.

Kyauktawgyi Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in Amarapura, Burma, near the Taungthaman Lake. It was built in 1847 by King Pagan Min on the model of the Ananda Pagoda at Pagan.

Kusinara pagoda is a very beautiful Buddha image.

Mandalay Hill is a 240 metres hill that is located to the northeast of the city centre of Mandalay in Myanmar. The city took its name from the hill. Mandalay Hill is known for its abundance of pagodas and monasteries, and has been a major pilgrimage site for Burmese Buddhists for nearly two centuries.It is very famous for sunset.