28, July 2012 We purchased our tickets for the bus from Kinpun to Yangon directly from our hotel, Golden Sunrise, for 7,000 Kyat/person. This included the bus (pickup truck) picking us up from the hotel, since we were on the main road back to Kyaikto. If you remember from a our post regarding the bus …
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July 27, 2012 The Golden Rock stupa of Kyaiktiyo is a major pilgrimage site for Burmese Buddhists. It is busy with devotees during the pilgrimage season (from November to March), but we went during monsoon season, when there were very few people at the Golden Rock. For us, the major part of the experience was …
26, July 2012 In the afternoon after sightseeing we boarded a bus from Bago to Kyaikto. We had a little help from our tour guide in Bago who purchased the tickets and helped us catch the bus. The bus tickets to Kyaikto cost 5,000 Kyat/person. Because we were traveling during monsoon (low) season, the bus …
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