🇲🇲| MOST Beautiful City in South East Asia. GUIDED OLD BAGAN TOUR, Myanmar, 2024
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- Bagan, an ancient city in Myanmar, has many beautiful temple complex and rich history. As one wanders through the archaeological site, the silhouette of countless stupas against the sunrise or sunset sky creates a scene of unparalleled beauty. Bagan's temples, dating back to the 9th to 13th centuries, stand as testaments to the region's cultural and religious significance.
However, beneath its serene facade, Myanmar has faced challenges, including internal conflict and civil war. Ethnic tensions and political unrest have marred the country's landscape for decades, leading to ongoing struggles for peace and stability.
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00:00 Intro
00:11 Old Bagan Guide
00:53 Royal Palace Site
4:02 explain about the start of temples
6:57 Local interaction
8:03 Tallest Temple in Bagan Myanmar
12:42 Going To The East Gate
11:55 ananda Phaya
18:52 Nuns & Monks
20:40 Free for the locals?
22:05 Little Guide/ Photo Shoot
24:37 Secret Place in Bagan, Good View
26:22 Burmese snacks
30:48 Evil Temple in Myanmar
32:44 Sunset Moment
34:12 Asking for help
35:00 Outro Bagan with Guide
Stunning. Bagan has been my dream destination for so very. long. I was disappointed and sadden when I had to cancel my trip there in 2020. I believe your video will help to bring prosperity and peace back to Myanmar. I want to taste Burmese food. 😺
Thanks Swampzoid :) that’s very kind of you. Man, I hope you’ll be able to come over, the food is so good 🤤
welcome to Myanmar
Welcome and burmese food are so good,and cheap
My English skill is bad,
Welcome to warmly golden land Myanmar ❤
I was there in 2002. Memories I will never forget. I have here above my desk a beautiful painting from an artist I met working outside a temple. The painting he was working on at the time was not quite done so he delivered it to my guesthouse the next morning. It is one of my real treasures. Thanks for bringing back the memory.
I don't know why I cried.. I been to Bagan back in 2018, and it was packed with tourists. Idk how local people survived. May the war end soon and let the people free. I miss Myanmar and can't wait to go back .
pray for myanmar from cambodia
Thank you
I feel so emotional when you gave 10,000 ks for a bell and didn't ask for change. I believe she would be happy too, and it can support her somehow. I also relocated to Thailand in March, leaving my mom and dad behind. It's very sad that not only are they facing the civil war due to the military coup, but also the rising inflation rate. We still don't know when this will end, and many Myanmar youth are losing their dreams and hope while being away from home. I miss my mom and home so much. I believe that PDF members fighting for the country miss their families too, but some cannot return. Hope that we all can return to home one day and reunion again.
I hope the situation will calm down and people can live in peace again
The tourguide woman is so knowledgeable.
I was thinking the same thing.
Was there back in 1998, the whole country amazed me, but Bagan was maybe my favorite place, but what I will never forget is the burmese people, so kind and friendly. Hope to be back
Wow 98, that must have been very special. Hopefully you’ll be able to make it back one day 🙏
Your kindness is so great to see Chai. It's so sad that most people don't know how it is like in Myanmar now. Thank you
Thank you so much. I hope it will be better soon 💪❤️
Very knowledgeable and well spoken tour guide
I like the little boy photographer, he looks so professional 😂 Chai I really admire you. U r not only making travel videos, we can also feel the humanistic atmosphere from ur video. It's our responsibility to help vulnerable groups such as the elderly and the poor. I hope we can all pay attention to the weakest groups in society. At the same time, I also encourage everyone to donate a little love as we can and to help disadvantaged groups wherever they are come from. Hope for world peace! ❤
Haha yeah the boy is a nice kid :) Thank you for saying that. I hope the country will do better soon 🙏
So beautiful. Thank you and to your beautiful tour guide (and driver). I really enjoyed it. Pray for these lovely people for peace. With best wishes.
Thanks for watching again 🙏❤️
What a great guide! Great video.
Thanks again 🙏🙂
Your sincere respect you show to the local people makes you a beautiful man. Your guide clearly enjoyed working with you. In their time of need, you, even if for only a moment, made many people's life better.
Hi David 🙏 that’s lovely! Thanks for saying that. I think we both had a great time that day :) she’s great 🏆 have a good one
Pray for Myanmar ❤
I have watched your videos a lot about our country . As a result, I realized that you are such a great man bro. I'm really grateful for helping us.. To me, I used to be a school teacher but no more after 2021. Now I am in Thailand due to conscription law and other matters. A lot of young people from Myanmar here are having jobless although they are quite good at their profession. I mean that you would help them if possible . Pray for Myanmar people.
Thanks you so much ❤️ it means a lot to me
What an amazing place. A very educational video chock full of information. What a wonderful guide too Chai. Cheers mate 🤩
Thank you 🙏 I couldn’t do it without her. Thanks Steven 🏆 have a wonderful day
12:25 yes, i can feel your feeling too, it is emotional to feel the pain they have to endure during this time. It is beautiful country, but they are in war 😢
It’s such a shame everyone is fighting a war which no one wants to fight 🙏
I was in Bagan in 2016 before the earthquake. Climbing the temples at sunset was great. Everything glowed. Are you going to Mt. Popa? There’s a great resort across from it.
Thanks for the tip! Maybe on my next trip. I’ve left Myanmar already 🙏
I.drove there with my owns wheels . I was impress by the population kindness. It still a great souvenir........
Beautiful but sad… wish Myanmar peace…
Chai, you’re such a kind person.
Thank you for saying that ❤️
Thanks Chai… ‘The country is going to be ok very soon’. Thanks for your good words.
Thank you! I think so too 💪
you are such a good person.
Thank you ❤️ I’m just trying 🙏
I don't even know some of the places you've been.Thank you for showing the beautiful places of Bagan
My pleasure 😊 thank you for watching
Thanks for your visiting to Bagan because I am from Bagan, Myanmar.❤🎉
Thanks a million for showing around Bagan and Myanmar history. Your video made me want to revisit Bagan. And your kind, patient and respectful personality always made your vlog wonderful. Supporting from Myanmar.💫💫
Wow! You have opened my eyes in many ways. May you continue to bless us with your videos and the locals with your kind heart.
That's nice of you to say :) Thanks so much for making me smile :)
Unlike others, bro is exploring very detailed, I hope this video gets a lot of views.
I hope so too :) thank you!
Thank you Chai for this impressive video. Peace for Myanmar ❤
Thank you 😊
Great episode, glad to seeing you showing to the world about the forgotten people in Bagan and the current tourist industry situation of Myanmar, Cheers Chai.
Thank YOU for watching 🙏
What a amazing place😮❤
The tour guide was very informative 👍👍
Old Bagan is certainly a very beautiful area - and for me unheard of - what you are showing is very special - Thank you my friend ✔️🙏✌️👋
Thanks champ 🏆🙂 always a pleasure and you know it. Have a great evening
The guide has very competent in subject matters and excellent pronunciation!
I feel fortunate we found each other:)
I was there may be in 2013 or 2014 I am not sure, and I had made lots of memories. Even though, I'm living in Myanmar I don't have a chance to visit Bagan again due to the situations, and I would like to thank you for sharing this blog.
Nice one. I've also visited Myanmar in 2013 :D Thanks for watching
Very sad to see with almost zero tourists . I remember going to the sunset spot where hundreds of tourists were . I feel bad for the locals who depended on tourism in the past
Yeah same here. Only a handful are visiting daily at the moment
@@Chai_Travel Safe Travels
Will you visit Inle Lake ? Met some of the finest people and are still friends with someone but they got out of the country and found work in Dubai luckily
Not this time unfortunately. Great place 🤩
Wonderful
Thank bro
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The temple complex of Bagan is a place that everyone should visit and experience. Thanks for your continuing on ground vlogs in Myanmar(Burma).
Thanks a lot for this video, so cool ❤
You're welcome 😊 thanks for watching
One small correction for Dhammayan Gyi in 31:00.
The titantic structure symbolize the sins the king committed, hence the number of bricks are representing the amount of regrets for all his crimes. The size of Dhammayan Gyi is the physical manifestation of the king's sins and the temple symbolizes his act of atonement. There are five deep shit worst cardinal sins a man can ever commit and killing parents is one of them. Non-burmese viewers will need this context.
Thanks for your input there :)
Beautiful, Chai!!🙏❤
Thank you ❤️ it was a good half day out 🙏😊
❤❤❤Bagan😍
i'm learn English through your discovery video thanks so much keep going brother!
Nice! I’m glad my videos are helpful like that :)
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The best and impressive Video that i have ever seen about bagan
Such a huge compliment ❤️🙏 Thank you!
Interesting, thanks 🙏 Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't slaves who built the pyramids ;)
Food looks great, looking forward to the next video.
Haha thanks mate! Ey, I won’t argue with you on that 😜 next one coming up soon 😊🙏 have a good day
As a burmese from yangon, it deeply pains me to see our heritage like a barren waste of land, like no one has ever lived there. Bagan was literally the top travelling spot even for locals like us, regardless of the seasons or weather. It was lively, crowded, with nonstop flow of tourism. I enjoy videos like this because foreigners like him spending money on local merchants. It really means a lot to them I swear. For us, we are not travelling. We are running for our lives.
I must make a remark as a burmese, this guy is very few of the luckiest out there who witnessed Bagan in its purest form, a secluded civilization of ancient buddhism. He gives out "a lone traveller with a camera exploring a lost city" kind of energy.
Fun fact for you. Bagan in the sun is truly magestic. Everyone likes it. However, the experience even most of us rather not know is Bagan in the night, a shame if he missed it since he came from afar. If you ask what is special, spending the night in those same areas become eerily calm and deep shit scary at night. Because those watching our every step will not be criminals. They aren't even human.
🙏 thank you for your appreciation
@@Chai_Travel What he said was true. When I was at Bagan with fresh graduates to record for temples, we had a dancing under moonlight at night in one of the temple near our hotel. One of the girl dance Myanmar traditional dance s and we all sing without any candles or lights but only moon above. I still remember it clearly.
Bagan is the heart of Burmese people! I'm glad that you have had a really good guide! The guide also introduced you Burmese fried " A-Kyaw-Sone" ! That is my favourite food and I have to eat at least one time when I arrive there😊❤
Good to know! Thanks for watching ❤️
One of my classmates from school ('72 to '79, so we're both getting on now) was running hot air baloon flights over Bagan before the . . . interruption.
He posted some good views so if Barry happens to be watching this one - I hope it all picks up soon. As the school motto said - "Quae sursum . . ."
🤩😍🥰❤ Beautiful
Thank you! 🤗
Good!!😊
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks!
Hi hi! That’s very kind thank you 😃🤟🏼
Well done, brother!
Thank you kindly!
Very good video.!
Thank you very much!
Thank you
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching
24:00 that photo ❤
Thank you 🙏😊
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Im from Myanmar
It's truly disheartening to see the Burmese military junta's lack of understanding and respect for maintaining historical heritage sites like Bagan. Their actions, such as painting, plastering, and gold painting, are causing irreversible damage to these ancient treasures. These sites are not only significant to Myanmar's history but also to the world, and such careless restoration efforts threaten to erase their historical and cultural value. BTW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to tourguide 💪
wanna cry watching ur clip, i'm away from my country for a year now, cant go back either for now
I hope you’re able to return safely soon again 🙏
@@Chai_Travel can't believe u replied😆thank u so much for ur kindness.
Thank you for watching 🙏
Very informative and good videos. Thanks for your video. Some vegetables only have in Asia, doesn't exist in English translation.
Cheers! :) I love it!
i liked Bagan a lot.
Was there also in 2018 before the Coup.
It‘s such a peaceful place.
Maybe you can name the Guide? She is a really nice Lady.
I want to visit Myanmar so mich but at the moment i don‘t know.
Hope soon everything is normal again
I hope so too. The guide likes to remain private 🙏 She's very nice though
Chai you look handsome with that hat 🎩
🙂 aw haha thanks ;)
Be careful ❤
Thank you
In 2014 I could climb a temple to see the sunset. It was nice! But you have a real guide. My horse cart driver chewed betel leaves and got happier...It is not strange that there are no tourists now, even some parts of Thailand is struggling during this time of the year.
Same for me in 2013 :)
It’s actually not due to the time of the year. The country turmoil at the moment 🙏
Looks absolutely beautiful, but is it safe to travel?
Fairly safe. The current situation is unstable so I can’t say it’s very safe at this moment.
Thank you for the nice video! I will be heading to Bagan this August and would like to have her as my guide in Old Bagan as well. Would it be possible for you to tell me how I could contact her so that she can be my tour guide? Thank you very much!
Thank you. I hope you’re able to bring cash with you 🙏 I’m sorry the guide wants to stay anonymous 🏆 she’s awesome though ❤️
Hi! I’m so happy to see this episode. We will be going to Singapore in November. As a US citizen is it possible to travel there…? If it is, can i get info re your guide. I will really appreciate it. Thank you!
Thanks! It is possible although the situation is not stable so
I can not advise you to go at this time (even you might be very okay to travel there without any worries). My guide is awesome but unfortunately she wants to stay anonymous 🙏 I hope you understand
You should go to inlay lake
Thanks for the tip :) Inlay lake is very beautiful.
Inlay lake is the second biggest lake in Myanmar first is In taw gyi lake
are u coming to cambodia?
I just came from there. I hope to be back before the end of the year 🙏
@@Chai_Travel peace traveling there 🙏
Bro giving puppy sweet name..Normally isn't it candy , Sweetheart , Cupcake , Honey Become a Fighter?😂😂😂
lol
Travel India.
Are you there now?
No I've left last month
Next year i Will visit Bagan, where can i find the contact of Any local guide from Bagan or Mandalay? May i know how much the fee? Thx
Thanks and good to hear you’re coming over. The hotels where you stay will be able to arrange a guide. My guide requested to stay anonymous
Is it safe there now?
I wouldn’t say safe because the situation is not stable. But it’s fairly safe compared to big parts of Myanmar.
Did you see she didn't wear her head
Yes 🙏
Because of the stupid government, our country has not been able to make progress, it has not been beautiful, and the future of the youth has been lost

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Bro btw don't go to kachin now
Thanks for the warning 🙏