Kyaikmaraw Pagoda
The Kyaikmaraw Pagoda is located 24km south east of Mawlamyine. The famous of the town is Kyaikmaraw Pagoda. The main Buddha image sits in the…
Kyaikkami Yele Pagoda
Located 9 kms northeast of Thanbyuzayat, Kyaikkami was a small coastal resort and missionary center known as Amherst during the British era. The main focus…
Setse Beach
This beach lies 24 km south of Kyaikkami and 16 km south-west of Thanbyuzayut, Mon State. It is a very wide, brown-sand beach that tends…
Shwezayan Pagoda
The Shwezayan pagoda is said to have been built in the 5th century B.C. It has been built over and has now assumed a modern…
Kyaikhtee Saung Pagoda
It is the one of ear list hair relic pagoda in Mon State. Kyaikhtee Saung Pagoda is located on the Laterite Stone hillock. The hillock…
Kyaiktiyo – Golden Rock
The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda also known as Golden Rock is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State, Myanmar. Believers claim that the large boulder was…
Reclining Buddha Image
The world’s largest reclining Buddha Image is under construction at Win Sein Taw Ya Forest, situated 29 km south of Mawlamyine. The Buddha Image is…
Gaungsay Kyun Island
Gaungse Kyun meaning Head Wash Island in Myanmar. This beautiful little islet off Mawlamyine’s north-western end is a good picnic spot. The islet was named…
Kyaik Than Lan Pagoda
Three famous pagodas adorn the Mawlamyine Ridge. The Kyaik-thanlan pagoda was erected in 875 A.D. during the reign of King Mutpi Raja. A hair relic…
U Zina Pagoda
This pagoda is named after a person called U Zina, but no one really knows who he was. Some say that U Zina was a…
Mahamuni Pagoda
This is a replica of the Maha Muni Image at Mandalay. The Seindon Mibaya-gyi, a prominent Queen of King Mindon from Mandalay, went to live…
Mon Cultural Museum
The is a two storey building dedicated to the Mon history of the region. The exhibits are displayed downstairs while reading rooms are upstairs. The…