Ayeyarwady River

This 1,300-mile river bisects Myanmar (formerly Burma) before forking into smaller rivers that empty into the Andaman Sea. Yangon (formerly Rangoon) is a charming, tree-filled city located in the southern region. Up on a hilltop is the gold-plated and bejeweled Shwedagon Pagoda, the holiest Buddhist site in the country, with smaller pagodas, shrines and statues galore. Also visit the Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda to see the enormous reclining Buddha, measuring 216 feet in length. In Shwedaung, see the unique bespectacled Buddha statue at the Shwemyethman Pagoda. Other ports along the Ayeyarwady include Sagaing, Bagan and Mandalay. Experience the wonders of Bangkok, Thailand, before or after the cruise.

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