April 10, 2016

Myanmar’s Mystery and Majesty

Asia Cultural Traveler Stories

From Sweeping Vistas to the Face of a Child, Beauty Surrounds You in Myanmar

Myanmar is a land of mystery and majesty. On our trip, we got a glimpse of many of the settings and narratives that make up its story—temples rising from a shroud of morning haze, glistening gilded shrines in the setting sun, indigenous families preserving their culture, placid lakes with local fishermen.

Hot air balloons float over the vast, mysterious landscape of Myanmar, with scattered vegetation and distant structures illuminated by the majesty of sunrise or sunset. — Balloons float over Bagan as the sun rises and reveals golden temples

A view of golden pagodas surrounded by trees at dusk in Myanmar, with a hazy sky adding an air of mystery to the scene. — Atop Mandalay Hill, looking down at a gilded shrine in the last light of day

A young child leans on a wooden fence, looking down thoughtfully, surrounded by the majesty of large green leaves in the foreground. — Young lad looking pensive in an Akha hilltribe village

A person in a yellow outfit, emanating an air of mystery, balances on one leg on a canoe with a fishing net raised, while another individual sits serenely on the boat against the backdrop of Myanmar's majestic, calm waters. — Leg-rowing Intha fisherman with a fish trap

A landscape view of Bagan, Myanmar, showing the majestic ancient pagodas and temples surrounded by greenery and palm trees. — The spires of Bagan temples fill the horizon in this view from the top of a towering pagoda

It’s a stunning place.

-Photos by WT adventurer Susan Gurney, Myanmar: Wonders of the Golden Land