Twobirdsbreakingfree's video: HPA AN MAWLAMYINE MYANMAR INCREDIBLE BEAUTY

Hpa An & Mawlamyine are two of the most incredible destinations in all of Myanmar, but many travellers overlook these in their rush to reach Yangon, Bagan & Inle Lake. Hpa An, being a dramatic karst region with limestone mountains, is all about caves and cave temples; many possess enormous caverns and extend for kilometres in length.The famous Kyauk Kalat is also found near Hpa An. Kyauk Kalat is a spectacle to behold; a stupa perches atop a wine-glass shaped pinnacle of limestone rock, the rock itself situated in the centre of a man-made reservoir. It's also possible to climb Mount Zwegabin (725m), an imposing mountain lying a few kilometres from Hpa -An and you can sleep in the monastery atop the mountain if you decide to tackle this. Lumbini Park, at the foot of Mt.Zwegabin is an incredible place, rows of literally thousands of buddha statues on pedestals dominate this giant grassy field and they even extend into the forested areas along the margins. Locations in the video from Hpa An include: Kyauk Kalat Monastery, Lumbini Park, Saddar Cave and Kaw Ka Taung Swimming Pool. Mawlamyine is a lazy town located at the mouth of the Thanlwyin River. It's the main trading centre and seaport in south eastern Burma. Rudyard Kipling visited Mawlamyine for three days where he fell in love with a Burmese girl at the foot of one of the pagodas. The sunsets over the Thanlywin river are claimed by local people to be the best sunsets in all of Southeast Asia. Mawlamyine boasts a string of beautiful pagodas, which sit along an inland ridge. From up here on the ridge, the sunset views of Mawlamyine & the Thanlwyin River are spectacular. The Kyaik Than Lan Pagoda pagoda up on the ridge is dazzlingly beautiful and the most impressive of the lot. There are a few interesting old crumbling colonial buildings to check out in Mawlamyine and you can also make trips out to a number of river islands such as the enormous Bilu Kyun (Ogre Island) or the diminutive 'Shampoo Island'. These islands have interesting local handicrafts like woodcarvings, coconut mats, bamboo hats etc. Locations in the video from Mawlamyine include: Mawlamyine town, Bilu Kyun (Ogre Island), Kyaik Than Lan Pagoda (our favourite) and U Khanti Paya. There are also some interesting sights around Mawlamyine.About 24km south of Mawlamyine, near the town of Mudon, there is a cluster of 3 interesting attractions. There are two large limestone rocks by the roadside, one is called Kyauktalon Taung and is topped by stupas and other slightly smaller rock on the opposite side of the road is topped by a hindu temple. Very close to here in Yadana Taung, where you'll find Win Sein Taw Ya, possibly the world's largest reclining buddha statue. This concrete monstrosity is 30m high and 180m in length and it will probably blow your mind. If you liked the video please subscribe, give us a thumbs up or leave a comment below! SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGKPJkKXhYXR9Wbrlasvxjw?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/twobirdsbreakingfree/ Follow us on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Twobirdsbreakingfree/