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Pakhangyi 5

A twenty-minute drive from Pakokku on the road to Monywa is Pakhangyi. In and
around this town you’ll find a nineteenth-century dark-wood monastery, scattered old
stupas and remnants of ancient walls that are slowly being gobbled up by vines and
creepers. A happy hour or so can be spent exploring the area and making exciting
discoveries.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PAKOKKU
By minibus/pick-up Three minibuses (daily; 1hr) depart regular but slower and more uncomfortable pick-ups. Both
at 9am, noon and 3pm for Pakokku from Nyaung U, depart from close to Pakokku’s market area. There are also
dropping off near the market; alternatively, you can catch a buses here to Shwebo (daily; 6hr).
pick-up (1hr 30min), also from near the market. Heading to By car A half-day trip to Pakokku from Bagan costs around
Monywa (daily; 3hr), there are a couple of minibuses plus $35/40 by car.
ACCOMMODATION
Mya Yatanar Inn 75 Lanmataw Rd T09 785 321 457. telling stories. Ask them to show you the old guestbook,
This friendly homestay is in the town’s old quarter, close which contains an entry by a now well-known Hollywood
to the river on a shaded, tree-lined street, and is a star. K20,000
throwback to a different era of backpacking: cheap, very Thu Kha Hotel Myoma Rd T062 23077, Ethukha717
basic, but with heaps of character. The highlight of a stay @gmail.com. This hotel might be only a couple of years
here is sitting on the terrace in the evening with Myi old, but it’s already looking pretty tatty and the rooms can
Myi, the gentle lady who has been hosting travellers be noisy. Even so, it’s undeniably more comfortable than
here for 35 years, and listening to her and her family Mya Yatanar, but lacks any of the character. $35