Mawlamyine Travel Guide
Mawlamyine is the third biggest city in Myanmar and the capital of Mon State. It is home to over 300,000 people and has the longest constructed bridge in Myanmar, at just less than two miles long, which is a vital connection to the north of the country.
- Worth It?
- Yes, if you are passing through.
- What to Do
- visit the museum, pagodas and mosques.
- Best Time to Go
- December to April is the hottest period; avoid June to August in the heavy rains.
- How Long?
- One to two days.
- Trivia
- the author George Orwell was a police officer here during the colonial era of British Burma.
The first British capital of old Burma was in Mawlamyine and as such there were once quite a lot of colonial buildings around. Sadly these buildings have all but disappeared now and replaced with concrete blocks of buildings overlooking the Thanlwin River.
There are a few things to do like visit a museum or go and see the pagodas around town, and the mosques are kept in excellent condition, especially the Kaladan Mosque decorated in bright green and turquoise. A trip up the stunning river to Hpa-an is the main draw as it travels past beautiful limestone peaks and sugar cane fields during a five-hour trip.
Travel to Mawlamyine - Getting There
Yangon is the closest international airport and buses to Yangon leave daily from Mawlamyine and take up to 7 hours depending on which route you take. You can catch a daily train to Thaton from Yangon and then a local bus to Mawlamyine for the remaining 25-mile journey.
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