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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

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