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Taunggyi Areas and Environs
Taunggyi, the capital city of Shan State in the eastern part of Myanmar, is known for its scenic beauty and pleasant climate. It is cool the whole year round and the area is colourful with lovely flowers, pine trees and green orchards. Being situated over 1400 metres above sea-level, Taunggyi is ideal for holiday-makers during the summer.
How to get there
Myanma Airways and Air Mandalay operate scheduled flights for tourists to Bagan / NyaungU, Mandalay and Heho (Taunggyi) during tourist season. Tickets are available at the respective Airways offices in Yangon and major tourist centres. By overland, Express Trains to Mandalay or Yangon stop at Thazi junction, from where one can take a regular train or bus to Taunggyi. Visitors are advised to check with Tourist Information services for flight/ train / bus schedules.
TAUNGGYI AREAS
Taunggyi Museum
It is an ethnographic museum which contains colourful dress of national groups, their traditional weapons and utilities in addition to the dress of the late Shan Sawbwas (Dukes or Lords). Open from 09:30 to 15:30 except Saturdays and Sundays.
ENVIRONS
Innlay Lake
Innlay Lake, the jewel of Shan State, is located about 30 km to the south of Taunggyi. This vast, beautiful and picturesque Lake, sheltered among the hazy blue mountains of 1524 metres, stretches 22.4 km long and 10.2 km wide. The lake itself is about 900 metres above sea-level and studded with floating islands. Innlay Lake is famous for its unique one-leg rowers, floating villages and colourful markets. Ywama' the site of a daily floating "markets" and Innlay-Khaungdaing Spa are places to visit. Innlay silk is quite popular in Myanmar and silk weaving and hand-looms can be seen at Innpaw-Khon village. The celebrated PhaungDawOo Pagoda is situated in this lake. Its festival, held once a year in October, is full of pageantry and ceremonial splendor. There is one thing very peculiar and different from other countries i.e. Innlay traditional unique one-leg rowers races can be seen by visitors during the festival of PhaungDawU Pagoda. PhaungDawU Pagoda Entrance Fee - US$ 5, Innlay Lake Entrance Fee - US$ 5
Kalaw
Kalaw, which lies about 71 km west of Taunggyi, is a beautiful hill station surrounded by mountains. It is a peaceful summer resort with meandering mountain streams and fragrant pine woods. There are Palaung villages nearby and hill tribes people in their colourful costumes can be seen at Kalaw market held every five days.
Pindaya
Pindaya, situated at the foot of Mene-Taung Range about 45 km north of Kalaw, is a picturesque place. This small quiet town is famous for its caves in which thousands of centuries-old Buddha Images are seated. The images are of various sizes, some carved in the face of rock and some deposited in niches in the walls. The road from Kalaw to Pindaya (38 km) passes through a countryside of magnificent scenic beauty. Pindaya Cave Entrance Fee - US$ 5
Shopping
Colourful and full of life, the markets are attraction for visitors in search of native life and souvenirs. Hand-woven Innlay bags and shawls, Shan jackets, Zinmai longyis and other cotton materials, hand-made bamboo parasols, earthen pots with beautiful designs, bamboo hats and wooden sandals are available.
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