About Mandalay
The Centre of Myanmar Culture
Mandalay, the last capital of the Myanmar Kings, is located in Central Myanmar, 668 km north of Yangon. Also known as Ratanabon-nepyi (meaning Gem City), it was built in 1857 by King Mindon. Today, it is the second largest city boasting its rich culture heritage. It is also the commercial centre with rail, road, river and air links to all parts of the country.
How to get there - Mandalay International Airport is the gateway. Mandalay is only over an hour's flight from  Yangon. Myanma Airways, Yangon Airways and Air Mandalay operate daily flights. By road, it takes about 12 hours by Express coaches, and about 14 hours by train.
Where to Stay - Mandalay has a wide choice of accommodation from international standard hotels
to local standard hotels, inns and lodging houses for visitors to suit their taste and budget.

How  to  get  there

Mandalay  International  Airport  is  the  gateway.  Mandalay  is  only  over  an  hour’s  flight  from  Yangon.  Myanmar  Airways,  Yangon  Airways  and  Air  Mandalay  operate  daily  flights.  By  road,  it  takes  about  12  hours  by  Express  coaches;  and  about  14  hours  by  train.

The prominent tour sites  in Mandalay are as follows :

• Mandalay Hill , 230 metres in elevation ,commands a magnificent view of the city and surrounding countryside.

• Mandalay Palace is worth to visit.  The palace walls, the four gates and the moat still stand today as evidence of the  majestic Palace.

• The Mahamuni Pagoda was built by King Bodawpaya in 1784 and the famous  Mahamuni Buddha Image brought from Rakhine State.

• The Kuthodaw Pagoda, popularly known as "The World's Biggest Book", was built by King Mindon in 1857. The Pagoda is surrounded by 729 upright stone slabs on which are inscribed the entire Buddhist scriptures.

Mandalay's Surrounding

Sagaing,  once  an  ancient  capital,  lies  21  km  southwest  of  Mandalay,  beside  the  Ayeyarwaddy  River.  The  Sagaing  Hills,  dotted  with  pagodas  and  over  500  monasteries  and  Kaung  Hmudaw  Pagoda (a copy of the Machaet Pagoda in Sri Lanka)  are  worth  visiting. 

Amarapura, the capital of Konbaung Dynasty, is 11 km south of Mandalay.  Places of interest include U Bein Bridge across the Taungthaman Lake and Cotton and Silk Weaving Cottage Industry.

Mingun, located about 11km upriver from Mandalay on the western bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River, is a town well-known for its 90 ton Mingun Bell, the largest ringing bell in the world.

Pyin-Oo-Lwin (Maymyo) is a popular hill-station about 69 km away from Mandalay. It is well-known for its colonial – style houses.  Delightfully cool and pleasant the whole year round, the 175 hectare National Kandawgyi Garden, Goteik Viaduct and Peik Chin Myaung Caves are places of interest.  

14.  The  Prince  Airport  Hotel