Hotels in Bagan

Definitely rent an e-bike, it's so much fun to explore. For sunsets try to find your own temple because all the recommended ones are full of people. The dance show dandaree is expensive for what it is, but still interesting. Generally dances in most of Asia are not very impressive, especially if you know African dances or from elsewhere. But the costumes are nice and you learn about the history, good plan with children. If you can get up early and walk around for the morning prayers and get the vibes. Vegetarian restaurant recommended by lonely planet is very good, although pricey and tourists only. I went to a local restaurant and it was yummy, but of course be careful to get a recommendation from a local guide. Count in three days because you get tired of temples when you pack too many in one day. The well known ones are worth visiting. Don't go to mount popa, it is clean but the views are not that nice and there is not much of a mystical vibe. If you have been to temples in bagan and know mountain views elsewhere don't spend your money on this. Sa Lay is worth the trip, especially if you can explore the markets, local monasteries and go to the river. Get lost in bagan, best way to experience. One more thing if you can get a local sim card from telenor, really practical to be able to use google maps to find some temples. Also for exchange rates to show that you have the official one. And definitely don't miss out the lacquerware workshops, it is so impressive and beautiful artwork. Much better than what you can find at the temples.

You must have all seen this amazing picture of Bagan with thousands of pagodas in magazines or travel brochures. What I saw in Bagan was this exact picture. There is nothing else but just the pagodas with no shops or people selling souvenirs or visitors walking around. You see only pagodas. It was quite an amazing picture. I visited about 7-8 pagodas and monasteries. Of course you could go on and on, but I think that if you have seen the best 8 pagodas, why do I want to see No. 9 and No. 10 and No. 11. I stayed in Bagan 3 days/4 nights. The first day was excellent visiting pagodas. My guide drove me out of Bagan City to visit Mt. Popa. On the way there, he took me to visit a village school. The building was very primitive but children seemed to be enjoying themselves. Later he took me to visit the village. It was interesting for me to talk to a few local people (through the guide). There is only one pagoda in Mt. Popa. To be honest, the pagoda itself was not interesting at all, but later when we went to Mount Popa Resort & Spa for lunch, we could see from the restaurant's terrace the pagoda, which sits on top of a lava formation looked as if it was floating in the air. It was very beautiful.I enjoyed the second day as well, however, there was nothing to do on the third day. Had I known this, I would have stayed only 2 days/3 nights. I would recommend anyone to visit Bagan. By the way chicken curry at Mount Popo Resort & Spa was the best I had in the country.

Bagan is really amazing.. it's so beautiful and peaceful there. There were actually quite a lot of tourists but it was easy to get away and meet some local people. There are so many temples and pagodas. Literally thousands. It's impossible to see them all but I would recommend spending a day visiting some of the temples and climbing pagodas. You can rent a car for the day, join a tour, or rent a bicycle/e-bike/motorbike. Rentals are available everywhere. The views from the pagodas are amazing and you can find a lot of beautiful handmade clothing/ jewelry etc. I took a sunrise air balloon ride and it was wonderful! I had so much fun and felt very safe the whole time. It was definitely a big highlight of my trip.. would recommend!! I flew with balloons over Bagan and they were great. The company also donates money back to the community. They have built schools, helped many students and installed electricity. They also employ a bunch of people each year to help during the ballooning season. I went to a great vegetarian restaurant a few times during my stay. It's called the Moon, near a famous temple in Old Bagan. It was really great. Not expensive, lots of excellent food and fresh juices. I'm happy I got to visit! I lov

Bagan is one of those 'must sees' in the world! It completely surpassed my expectations, and I truly had a terrific time there. I had 3 full days in Bagan arriving on day 1 on the night bus from Inle, so feeling a little tired, spent the day being shown the sights in a horse and cart - brilliant fun! Sunset was spectacular. Day 2, watching sunrise by balloon - to see the sunrise and float over the numerous temples, watching them emerge out of the morning mist and change colour as the sun got stronger was magnificent.... well worth the money! Day 2 afternoon - bike tour and sunset on boat... magical! Day 3 - exploring neighbouring villages and whole area by e-bike. Easy peasy!!!

Bagan is really beautiful once you get off the roads and onto the little dirt tracks. Fields with temples popping up unexpectedly and gorgeous sunsets best viewed from atop a temple make for a magical adventure. We found a temple not really known by the main tourist flow and sat there twice during our stay to watch the sun go down (no, I won't tell you where it is). In terms of tourist amenities, Bagan is evolving quickly. We could easily access money and internet via our hotel, Innwa Motel. There are more and more restaurants popping up, all good value for money. The best we came across was Be Kind To Animals which was definitely the foreigner favourite. Ultimately, we stayed 2 full days and were happy with that. But we really hit the temple viewing so if you want to be more leisurely stay another day. We wanted to carry on to Inle Lake to chill and we so glad we did.

Special place on earth. You have to visit bagan and the pagodas to understand the energy of this place. Meditation and joga can help you to calm down of the city stress to get the toutch and feel what the people build there houndreds of years ago... If you open your mind for the country, maybe it will open you the secrets which it have... But plese negotiate the prices with the local people... it will surly help them to understand, that they also have to do some changes and show more activity in new ides how to earn money, and not only ask for a big price, because we are foreigners... example: soup in an tourist restaurant 4000 local currency, same soup on the street 300 local currency... :) thats nice or? :) and on the street wow...