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Kyauktan

outside of city, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar
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Subang Jaya, Malaysia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012
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Honestly, this is a tiring journey from Yangon, takes about 2-3 hours to get to the temple, on a very bumpy stretch of village road as you get closer. Once you reach the temples, there are two tall and beautiful Hindu temples built in South Indian style with large gopurams just like in India. It is believed to be very... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2011

Took two hours bus to go to Kyauktan. Worth it. Very nice scenery. Foreigner need to pay abt 5000 kyats for the boat to go over. Entrance fee is USD$2. Very nice and beautiful. If you hungry, not recommend to eat at the center stall, should be the biggest stall (you may see many bus drivers ate there), very expensive... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2011
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The highlight of Kyauktan is supposed to be the river trip to the island pagoda, which is OK, but the pagoda is quite small, and the little island and temple get pretty crowded. There are some nice figures in the pagoda, but there are also what look like two electricity pylons (!) jammed onto the island as well, which detract... More

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