Kyaiktiyo - the GRAVITY DEFYING Golden Rock Pagoda | Myanmar Travel Guide | What to do in Yangon

Kyaiktiyo, also known as the Golden Rock Pagoda, is a small pagoda sitting on a giant golden boulder perched precariously at the edge of a cliff, seemingly defying gravity. Legend says that the golden rock is held by a strand of Buddha’s hair, which is why Kyaiktiyo is one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in Myanmar along with Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay. Its golden colour comes from hundreds of years of golden leaves pasted on by male pilgrims who come from all over the country, where ride up to the top of the mountain is just as much of an adventure in itself!

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Not many people go to Myanmar in the first place, so there is even less information available for a remote place such as Kyaiktiyo. It is more than 200km away from Yangon, the capital of Myanmar and is not an easy place to get to if you're not a local! Luckily I've created this detailed guide for a day trip for you so you can visit this magical place as well!

One day Kyaiktiyo itinerary
• 3:50 am – wake up (yes I know this absolutely sucks)
• 4:00 am – picked up by my taxi driver (arrange this in advance, don’t count on taxis to be around the streets at 4 am in the morning!)
• 4:45 am – arrive at Aung Mingalar Bus Station. This is the long distance bus terminal in Yangon, it’s pretty big and confusing so ask your taxi driver to drop you off at the Win Express terminal, which runs direct buses to Kinpun
• 5:30 am – first Win Express bus to Kinpun leaves, you book tickets online at www.starticket.com.mm
• 9:00 am – arrive in Kinpun village, buy a return ticket right away at the bus stop (runs regularly between 2pm and 5pm), get some breakfast and head to the pickup truck terminal located behind the KFC and line up (yes there’s a KFC in this village!)
• 9:45 am – get in the pickup truck, go for the “window” seat for best views!
• 10:30 am – arrive at the top of Mt. Kyaiktiyo, there’s a bit more uphill to go
• 11:00 am – arrive at the Golden Rock Pagoda, I think 2 hours is enough at the top
• 1:00 pm – take the pickup truck back down in time for 2 pm bus back to Yangon
• 7:30 pm – arrive back in Yangon, the return journey takes longer as there is traffic and it includes a stop for dinner

Locations visited:
Aung Mingalar Bus Station – https://goo.gl/maps/U2hQ7B1Hbm27v5TA9
Kinpun Truck Station – https://goo.gl/maps/nB8CuFgspNGZZp9D9
Kyaiktiyo – https://goo.gl/maps/rGL9VTgAx4wnBRGE8

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