Things to do in Mandalay

The former royal capital of Myanmar filled with the sense of old days. It was a project of King Mindon, a devout Buddhist, a dedicated pacifist, who sought to restore peace, harmony, and pride to his troubled homeland Mandalay alone has plenty of great places to visit, Check our Top 5 attractions to explore in Mandalay.

The Ayeyarwady being the main river of the country has been the source of development of several towns big and small. While Mandalay is one of the largest such settlement, there are ancient cities located only a few kilometres away from Mandalay which are heaven for tourists. e.g. Innwa, Sagaing, Mingun, and Amarapura.

As Mandalay is considered as the center of the nation’s culture and arts, these 10 kinds of arts and crafts workshops can be found in Mandalay. Among them, Mandalay is famous for its royal artisanal traditions: intricate tapestries, marionettes, woodcarvings, silverware, and silver jewelry, bronze pouring of statues, gongs, and vases, marble carved statues of Buddha, gold leaf beating and gilding, ceramics and cotton textile weaving

Cultural activities around Mandalay Royal Palace is innovative cultural zone, which includes traditional sport, puppet shows, traditional dance performance, and shows or plays as well. Tourists can enjoy all the entertainment and performance in one place. There is also Boating Riding activity around Mandalay Moat. New Local Food and Crafts also features with these area.