Monywa Hotels

Monywa is a worthwhile trip for Burmese temple enthusiasts or others who just want to go where few travelers go. Situated on the eastern bank of the Chindwin River, Monywa serves as a major trade center for agricultural produce from the surrounding. Chindwin Valley, especially beans, pulses and jiggery (palm sugar). In addition to some 600 warehouses.Rough cotton blankets from Monywa are famous in Myanmar. The main thing that puts people off traveling to Monywa is the military presence and the past insurgency by the Burmese Communist Party (BCP) in this region of Myanmar. They are no longer active though, luckily.Monywa's main tourist attraction is the Buddhist temple, Mohnyin Thambuddhei Paya. It boasts a massive stupa (a Buddhist dome-shaped shrine) that resembles Borobudur in Indonesia. The stupa goes right back to the early 1300s and contains an amazing half a million or so Buddha images. You can get to Monywa by bus, train or ferry, with the bus from Mandalay the fastest option - the road is pretty good for Myanmar. The Mandalay to Budalin rail line also serves Monywa, while the Chindwin River is served by long-winded ferries from Mandalay. Mandalay International Airport is 46kms from its city so allow 1 or 2 hours transfer time. Here you will find connections to Yangon.