Things to do & places to visit in Magway Region, Myanmar

Magway Region #11 destination in Myanmar 2023. The average rating score is 4.28 based on 120 traveler reviews, of 11 attractions. Timezone: Asia/Rangoon, current date and time: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 16:18.

Top things to do (14)

Top places to visit (11 attractions)

5.0 Tantkyi taung Pagoda (2 reviews)
- Tant Kyi Taung Pagoda
Saturday: 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Religious Sites

This pagoda included one of the Swal Daw Lay Su (The Four Buddha Tooth)means that is you visit and pray four pagodas within one day before noon ,the wish you make will be fulfilled. The another three are in Shwe Zi Gon,Law Ka Nandar and Tuyin Taung. Very nice mountain view and can see Ayeyaawaddy River on this pagoda.To reach to this Pagoda ,you have to take a car and boat.It take about 45 minutes to arrive pagoda from Bagan Buu Hpaya or Law Ka Nanda pagoda Side,because it is located at the another side of Bagan.You must see the Bagan beautiful sunrise and sunset from this Buddha temple.Once here the White Elephant is popular, also quite rare, so don't miss to take a photo. See more..
5.0 My Apex Travel (2 reviews)
- Myanmar traditional hair style.
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Bar, Club & Pub Tours • Safaris • Taxis & Shuttles • Coffee & Tea Tours • Food Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours • Self-Guided Tours & Rentals • Day Trips

Very Good place in MAGWAY.They're simple and easy going to MAGWAY Region for your journey and you will see the vlllager are poor and honest. See more..
4.5 Yokesone Monastery (42 reviews)
- A superb wooden monastery
Points of Interest & Landmarks

Thaugh smaller then the Ava monastery - this wooden monastery is so much nicer to visit - cleaner - more objects in a kind of museum. See more..
4.5 Myat Tha Lon Pagoda (24 reviews)
- Stunning!
Spent < 1 hour Religious Sites

We took a trishaw ride from the River Irrawaddy to the MyaTha L'un pagoda. A 100 step walk up a covered walkway took us to this lovely pagoda glittering with gold in the sunlight. Great views over the river. Do take something to clean your feet when you leave as they will be filthy. See more..
4.5 Salay House (13 reviews)
- This place is Amazing!
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours History Museums

Salay house is gorgeous! It is a hotel gift shop and restaurant. Each one is so nice a and well done. It’s the best thing in salay. If want an authentic town see Myanmar go to Salay. I visited it on a stop on a scenic Irrawaddy cruise. It was my favourite town that we stopped at. It felt like going back in time. But the story of this hotel/restaurant/gift shop is AMAZING! So a husband and wife run this hotel. He is a doctor and beyond that did all the landscaping and electrical in the hotel, which is impeccable. If that wasn’t enough he built a wing of the hotel. But what makes the place really unbelievable is they use some of the profits to give the entire town free medical. They really do that. It blew my mind! If go there stay there. We also bought two gorgeous rings there one garnet and a amethyst ring. Also the food and rooms are so nice! See more..
4.5 Sasanayaunggyi Kyaung (2 reviews)
Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites

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4.0 Fort Min Hla (10 reviews)
- Pretty good
Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites

Visited this fort that is on the Irrawaddy river built in the mid 1800s to stop the British one of the strongest forts on the river . It is still in fair repair but not a great deal to see but woth a stop if in the area See more..
4.0 Shwe Ku Pagoda (2 reviews)
- Ancient pagoda with wonderful and dexterous arts
Religious Sites

It is a place for viewing ancient pagoda with wonderful and dexterous arts! Not as congested as other temples. Not a lot of people. I think it would be a good spot to watch the local traditional ,culture.Worth a visit when you reach Pakokku, you will amaze the art! The world's greatest miracle gold pencil inside temple. See more..
4.0 Beikthano (1 review)
- The Silence Speaks here...
Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins

Thanks to my car-driver that I visited Baikthano. I did not know about it because then it was not listed on Trip Advisor. And of course, in a typical Burmese P and B interchange, he was calling it Pyithano. I had been to Pyay and have read about Baikthano. In Yangon I had come across an Art Gallery named Baikthano. But frankly speaking, I had not given any thought to it. It is about 20 kilometeres from Taungdwingyi Township in Magway Region, from Pyay it took us about three hours to reach Baikthano, which is one of the ancient Pyu cities. As it was Sunday, the museum near the entry gate was closed. So, we had to explore without any guidance. The city was here about a 1000 years ago - to be more specific 200 BCE to 900 AD. Moreover, it was established by a Queen - Princess Pan Htwar . As most of the structures are destroyed, it is hard to imagine what was here. I could not help feeling a sense of loss - loss of the unknown. It also reminded me that cultures rise and fall ... mysteriously indeed. I was able to visit ruins of city wall, monastery ruins, memorial hall ruins, ruins of Stupa-like architecture and so on. The information boards there are bilingual - Burmese and English, it certainly helps. In May 2014, UNESCO has recognized it as 'World Heritage Site in South East Asia'. Obviously a poor country like Myanmar cannot spend money on historical sites when their primary need is to take care of its own people in present. Well, it is a large ruin. So, not much to 'see' if you are looking forward to something funny and exciting. But if you are a history and/or nature lover, there so much to see and so much to think about. May be the ruins have so much to tell, only if we can listen. The silence speaks here ... clear and loud! See more..
3.5 Shin Bin Maha Laba Man Temple (14 reviews)
- Big Bamboo Buddha
Spent < 1 hour Religious Sites

Called in off the beaten track to see this hollow bamboo Buddha the biggest in Myanmar it is in great condition but not much else there . See more..
3.5 Thayet Golf Club (8 reviews)
- The oldest golf course in Myanmar
Spent < 1 hour Golf Courses

It was fun to see the oldest golf course in Myanmar. We never played the course but had a practice on the putting green and collected the course card. The course looks now like a bit of a run down course but it had been dry for a while in the area. See more..