Visit the beautifully adorned wooden Shwesandaw monastery, the only remaining vestige of the royal palace, and Kuthodaw Pagoda,
Visit a traditional wooden monastery and stop at Ava village to watch the lacquering of monk’s begging bowls.
Visit some of Mandalay’s royal craft guilds, including stone carvers, the beaters of gold leaf and the girls who produce a unique “paper that makes gold grow.
Visit Gubyaukgyi Wetkyiin, which has the most complete frescoes in Bagan
Visit four very different 11th-century Mon-style temples: Nanpaya, Manuha, Nagayon and Abeyadana, with its beautifully restored Mahayana wall paintings.