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Located in the east of Shwedagon Pagoda, Kandawgyi Lake is more beautiful at dusk with the golden reflection of the pagoda. Kandawgyi Lake is an artificial lake built by the British colonial administration in order to supply the city with clean water.

Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred place in Yangon and where the Burmese people take pride the most. Legend has it that the pagoda enshrines the relics of four Buddhas, namely the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa, and eight strands of hair from the head of Gautama.  The Shwedagon Pagoda today stands close to 110m, covering in hundreds of gold plates. The top of the stupa is encrusted with 4,531 diamonds. The largest of which is a 72 carat diamond. There are hundreds of colourful temples, stupas and statues in the pagoda for your exploration.

Mandalay Hill, around 240m tall, is located in the northeast of the city centre. Your trip around Mandalay may start by climbing up and viewing the scenery of the city atop the hill. There are four entrances on Mandalay Hill. The southern approach to Mandalay Hill has two giant chinthes guarding. The chinthes are lion-like creatures often seen at the entrances of pagodas and temples in Myanmar. 

The area of the Bagan Plains is about 42 square kilometre. It is said that there were more than 10,000 Buddhist pagodas in its best days. After the invasion of Kublai Khan of Mongolia and recent earthquakes, the plains still have over 2,000 pagodas erecting there.