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How to visit and travel in Bagan?
Bagan is a very special place, with an incredible feeling, and you must take your time to enjoy it. It is really a unique place.
We think the best time is during the raining season with blue sky, big white clouds and a nice green country side (ok, you still have also the possibility of a big rain... but it does not last long in Bagan).
Anyway, whatever the season, best time to visit Bagan is very early in the morning, around 6 o clock, take a walk middle of the pagodas, you will have your breakfast later.
Our advices :
- Bike, it is probably the best way to visit Bagan but Bagan is a very big place, it could be very very hot in Bagan and it could become very difficult (it is really big). A lot of hotels offer bike to rent, somes hotels like Amazing golf propose the bike for free.
- horse cart: it is really a perfect way to discover Bagan, it is faster than the bike, you can relax, enjoy the view, take your time to feel the mood of Bagan. You can either rent a traditional horse cart (2-3 pax, not very confortable for the 2 pax at the back, from 15 to 25 USD a day), or you can rent the horse cart from Victoria company (private).
The horse cart from Victoria have 4 real seats + 1 seat for the guide, it is really confortable, with a real seat and you have a real nice view on Bagan (better than the traditional horse cart).
At the end, horse cart is better than the bike, especially if you have children.
- la voiture: It is fast, with air con. It is not the best for the mood, but very fast, (if you do not have so much time to spend in Bagan) and we recommend to cake a car for March, April, May when it is extremely hot in Bagan (40 C° and above, forget the bike....)
OUr choice : one day by car for the pagodas far from Bagan center and one day with horse cart (preferably the most confortable one)
Victoria horse cart
As you can see on the pictures, you can easily put 4 adults + a guide in the horse cart from Victoria company. You have real seats, it is really confortable compare to other card.
You can book diectly to their office in Nyaung Oo village (Bagan), near Yar Khin Thar street :
061 60782 or 09 65 01 444.
You can also ask to your hotel or to Ananda Travel to make the booking for you.
2010 fare :
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55 USD per day
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35 USD for half (8h -13h, 14h - 19h).
We recommend to book (if possible), they have many horse carts, but it is a success.
It may seems expensive, but in fact it is not. If you take 2 traditionnal horse cart (for 4 pax) it will cost you 40 to 50 USD a day, they are less confortable (really less), and you do not have a good view of the site (except the lucky one near the driver).
You can see that even the roof, you have
a perfect view on Bagan site
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Victoria horse cart with 2 adults + 2 chlid
(and you can add a guide also).
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Horse cart with a nice wood box (at the back)
with free mineral water - nice
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Victoria horse cart in Bagan |
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