Breathe in the Monywa countryside ambience
Leaving the toursity cities full of swaths of tourists, a journey to small town will offer you the relaxing feel and tranquil time that can't be compared. Located on the eastern bank of the Chindwin River, in the middle way from Bagan to Mandalay, Monywa makes it a perfect stop for incredibly peaceful landscape. Within the vicinity of Monywa, you will soon explore extremely interesting sights such as a remarkable archaeological site of Phowintaung caves with preserved ornate mural paintings and hundreds of Buddha statues dating all the way back to the 14th century; a humongous Maha Bodhi Tataung pagoda featured by the 2nd largest standing Buddha in the world and Mohnyin Than Buddha Pagoda where more than 500,000 Buddha images are seated.