Hiking Mount Popa and Taung Kalat: Amazing Vistas of Myanmar

By Zoltan Matrahazi

Taung Kalat is one of the most iconic sites in Myanmar, yet not too many foreigners visit it, and those who do often think they climbed Mount Popa. There is a little confusion here, so a few things have to be clarified. Mount Popa is a 1518-metre / 4980-feet high extinct volcano in the middle of a vast flat plain – you can easily see it from Bagan. Taung Kalat, which most tourists visit, is a Buddhist temple complex sitting on top of a volcanic plug, located at the base of Mount Popa; impressive in appearance, but not very high. You should visit both; they are very different in nature, but both are stunning. And the good news is that it can be done independently and cheaply, despite that it seems the area only caters for upmarket groups and the occasional rich tourist on a private tour.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zoltan Matrahazi
• Release date: Aug 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005947071

Zoltan Matrahazi

“Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.”― Paul Theroux

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Hiking Mount Popa and Taung Kalat – Amazing Vistas of Myanmar

by Zoltan Matrahazi

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Copyright 2020, Zoltan Matrahazi

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ISBN 9781005947071

Cover photo: Taung Kalat

Table of contents

About the series

Introduction

Popa town

Hike 1 – Taung Kalat

Hike 2 – Connecting hikes 1 and 3

Hike 3 – Mount Popa

Afterword

About the series

The aim of this miniguide series is to present concise but accurate and visually telling information about some of the most stunning places of the world – the focus is on short independent hikes and amazing vistas.

You would think that today, when tourists have over-run the whole planet, everything is covered. But that’s not the case; certain places and certain attractions are indeed, in fact, often over-covered, but there is little or no information about others, or what information is available is confusing and inaccurate. These miniguides intend to provide the essentials about some of these places and attractions, through short descriptions, trail maps, elevation/distance data, and series of photos. Furthermore, in the text there are links that open a particular trail in Google Maps or download the trail file on your device. These miniguides, I hope, are a great way to learn about different options available in a location before you go, and they may also come in handy along the way.

This miniguide series is also intended to be open for cooperation. Things change and there may be worthy hikes that I didn’t