Exploring Mandalay Myanmar - Things to Do & See - 2023

Mandalay မန္တလေ is the second largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1.2 million people.
Mandalay was founded in 1857 by King Mindon, replacing Amarapura as the new royal capital of the Konbaung dynasty. It was Burma's final royal capital before the kingdom's annexation by the British Empire in 1885. Under British rule, Mandalay remained commercially and culturally important despite the rise of Yangon, the new capital of British Burma. The city suffered extensive destruction during the Japanese conquest of Burma in the Second World War. In 1948, Mandalay became part of the newly independent Union of Burma.
Today, Mandalay is the economic centre of Upper Myanmar and considered the center of Burmese culture.
There is a lot to see from markets to temples. It’s relatively unknown to most toursits and off the normal tourist trail. It’s a real hidden gem and the gateway to other places in Myanmar like Bagan or Mingun that are worth seeing.
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[@endlessjourneytravels]

Mandalay is a great place to visit. There is so much to see and do. I’ve made several full videos of some of the places here. If you want to see more take a look at my Myanmar playlist. Here is the link.
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[@FootballReview-123]

Warmly welcome from our Culture city'Mandalay.

[@endlessjourneytravels]

Thank you very much. I really enjoyed Mandalay and Bagan when we went there. I am planning another trip soon.

[@Sithasun.]

I wish I could visit Myanmar for the first time.

[@endlessjourneytravels]

It’s a great place. The people are amazing. I think I will go to Yangon next time I go to Myanmar. I have a lot of places I want to visit there.

[@lispat7164]

I'm going to see mandalay shortly... I have few technical questions... Did you try to buy local SIM card in there? Where you bought it? Did you have any problem with this? Did you pay with local currency or you pay with USD?

[@endlessjourneytravels]

Everyone used local SIM cards. No issues with them. You can either buy at the airport (right after baggage claim outside by where all the buses and cars are. Can’t miss it. They give out tourist maps also here) or can buy from shops around town. Lots of signs. Have to pay for them in local currency. I didn’t use USD at all during my trip.

[@lucassaykitfoo]

I thought there was a war there, young people are fighting military junta...

[@FootballReview-123]

Right

[@endlessjourneytravels]

I felt safe to travel there. I went twice last year.