My Bucket List / Experience Goals
Balloon Over Bagan
Still to do
What it is
Bagan has more than 2,000 temples and pagodas spread across a plain.
How to do it
Balloon flights run at sunrise between October and March.
Top tip
Check UK Foreign Office advice for Myanmar before booking.
Why it’s on my list
Bagan, formerly Pagan is an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar.
During the kingdom’s height between the 11th and 13th centuries, over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2,200 temples and pagodas still survive to the present day.
Floating above these magnificent temples, savouring an exquisite sunrise sounds like absolute bliss!