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Originally Posted by gargamel
I just got my visa to go there next month. Unfortunately, it will only be for 6 days, but I'd love to hear your recommendations.
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Hmmm, with 6 days you're somewhat limited of course. Have you booked your flight yet? I assume you're probably flying in Yangon, possibly Mandalay? If you're flying into Yangon I would recommend spending no more then 1 night there, it is a large, dirty Asian city, despite the culture shock being very interesting, there really isn't a ton to see. The things I would recommend seeing are the Golden Rock (likely have to spend the night there, so you might not be able to go given your timeline) and the Schwdagon Pagoda, very interesting spot and definitely worth 2-3 hours at minimum, tons to see.
The can't miss spot in Burma is most definitely Bagan, it's an amazing spot, like no other I've ever seen and I've been quite a few spots in Asia and elsewhere. I would recommend at least 2 nights in Began but realistically staying for longer would be better, if at all possible. I stayed there for 6 nights and was throughly entertained each and every day.
Mandalay is also nothing too special, nice to see for a night or two if you happen to fly in or out of there, if not I'd probably skip it. What else I would highly recommend is a doing a trek in the Inlay Lake region, if you enjoy that type of thing off course. We did a 3 day, 2 night trek but I understand you can do a shorter route and do a 2 day, one nighted as well. It was amazing and one of the best experiences I had in Burma. We went with A-1 trekking and I can highly recommend them.
If I were you (and assuming you fly into Yangon) I'd stay one night in Yangon, 2-3 nights in Bagan, 1 night trek, 1 night in Nyang Schwe (sp?) which is were the trek ends and then back to Yangon.
Hope that helps, if you're looking for any other more specific info let me know.