MM, Myanmar

Bagan's plain holds 2,200 surviving brick temples spread across 26 square miles, Inle Lake's leg-rowing Intha fishermen tend floating gardens, and Yangon's Shwedagon stupa remains a working pilgrimage site.

Highlights

When to Visit

Nov-Feb

Cool dry season with Bagan balloon flights and Inle's floating market all running, and Mandalay U Bein bridge sunsets at peak photogenic.

Mar-May

Hot dry season hits 40°C in central Myanmar, Bagan plain becomes punishing by 10am, and most travel shifts to Shan State hill towns.

Jun-Sep

Monsoon brings afternoon storms, Bagan plain greens up dramatically, and Inle Lake at peak water level. Lower rates and softer light.

Oct

Rains tapering and Phaung Daw Oo festival on Inle Lake the year's biggest event, with the four sacred Buddha images touring villages.