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Crouded city but lovely people around you everywhere ! It's worth to visit especially for those who travel for good cuisines as well as reasonable prices hotels! Just one thing, transportation will not be as cheap as you experienced in Yangon! There are very few plaforms for those who would like to walk so it's a little bit at risk to walk!(It's worth to walk along the Royal Palace in the morning as well as in the evenings !)

Riding a moped was bloody hairy! Intersections are insane..... No joke it's a "free for all" some great sights to be had and enjoyed. Downside: The Non existent nightlife kills the vibe here... There is none! Everything is closing by 9pm! What tha????

Not an attractive city and our least favourite place in Myanmar. However for the short time we were there we enjoyed the places we visited. The climb up Mandalay hill and the visit to the long team bridge at sunset were good

Something must try: - View sunset on Mandalay hill and Ubein Bridge. - Get in Mandalay palace - Visit Mingun, many nice pic at there. - Inwa is ok, don't like horse cart seller, and sales cling. (horse cart seller said that 15k/2people, then they discount 26k Kyats for 2 horse cart, but after trip, the rider said must pay more for them)

Taxi to the top of Mandalay Hill and walk down the main stairway, at the bottom of the steps many of the main pagodas and ancient sights are within easy walking distance. With a reasonably early start these can be seen and still leave you time to go see the markets, we took a tuk-tuk to the Jad market and walked all the way back to the Palace area via the central market, wonderfully interesting and you get a real feeling for the city by working through all the commercial areas. On the second day we took a tour out to Amarapura, Sagaing, Mingun, Ava or Innwa. It was a great and good value trip as the ancient capitals lay outside Mandalay.

Some pretty unique temples and Mandalay hill has great views. Suggest a tour to visit the various artisans and crafts made here (woodwork, puppets, embroidery, jewelry, gold leaf, marble carving, jade, silk weaving). Dee Doke elephant camp is a 50 minute drive from town and great opportunity to get close and personal with elephants in a sanctuary. Very reasonable cost. Dee Doke falls is probably not worth extra 20 minute drive and hike. Myanmar people are very friendly. Myanmar food is not as interesting as Thai food. Tricky to find good restaurants. Palace was a disappointment. Tuk-Tuks are reasonable. negotiate price up front (some bargaining).