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| QUICK GUIDANCE |
| The breathtaking landscapes, beautiful coastlines, cultural delights and historical significance, make Myanmar an enjoyable stop in Asia travel map. To help you plan a trip in Pyay - Myanmar, we provide the useful guide of hotel options, package tours, transport, attractions, shopping and entertainment. You just click the sections below for helpful information. |
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PYAY
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| The town of Pyay is an important commercial center for trade between the Ayeyarwady Delta, Central and Upper Myanmar and the Rakhine (Arakan) State. Pyay (Prome) is only 161 km north of Yangon travelling along a well-maintained highway by car. You can see green paddy fileds along the side of the highway. Several trains run daily from Yangon on the first railway line built in Myanmar in 1877. In the last few years the railway branch lines have been extended north towards Bagan. It is a city halfway between Yangon and Bagan. Visitors can stop over in Pyay and travel on to Bagan and Mandalay. Pyay is situated on the eastern bank of the Ayeyarwady River on a lovely location.
Pyay was anglicized as Prome after the Second Anglo-Myanmar war and in ancient times was known as Thaye-khittra (Srikshetra). Srikshetra, the ancient Pyu capital about five miles to the east, is interesting place to visit because of their historical importance and archaeological sites.
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* Climate
The Bago Division is located on the southern edge of the country's dry zone. Thus it generally has a longer hot period from February to September or even October, with the second half being overlapped with the rainy season. Rains start wetting the division in July, and end in November. Places close to the forest and hills enjoy longer cool months.
* Transport
The two major highways for both cars and trains: Yangon - Pyay - Bagan road and Yangon - Mandalay road pass the division. However there is only one rough road passing Bago range in east-west direction. The road connecting Taungoo on the east and Pyay on the west could be used by trucks and four wheel drive vehicles in the dry season. Heavy tractors and logging trucks may travel in the wet months with difficulty.
From Taungoo , visitors can travel to Thandaung, a beautiful small town with stone-filled streams and waterfalls, in northern Kayin state. Up to March 2004, it is not possible to reach there from Pha-An. The turn-off branch from Taungoo - Thandaung road to Kayah state is not recommended to the foreign tourists for security reason.
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GETTING IN - OUT
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GETTING AROUND
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PYAY FOODS |
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| Division Myanmar |
| Ayeyarwady - Chaung Thar Beach - Ngwe Saung Beach , Bago - Taungoo, Magway ,Mandalay - Bagan - Pyin Oo Lwin,
Sagaing - Monywa , Tanintharyi, Yangon - Letkokon Beach |
| States Myanmar |
| Chin - Hakhar, Kachin - Putao - Myitkyina , Kayah , Kayin , Mon - Kyaikhto , Rakhine - Kan Thar Yar Beach -
Mrauk-Oo - Ngapali Beach, Shan - Inle Lake - Taunggyi - Kyaing Tong - Tachileik |
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