We visited Kakku on our last day in the Inle region.
I wasn’t sure how different it would be from all the other Buddhist sites we’d seen – after all, Kakku has been described as yet another assemblage of pagodas- and we had seen plenty. How wrong we were. It was one of the most memorable sites we saw in all our Myanmar travels.
Unlike almost everywhere else to see in the Inle region, one reaches Kakku by land.
You must travel via the Shan capital of Taunggyi. The local Shan people are very proud of Taunggyi – it’s a real city, with a university and it is growing fast. The primary reason for stopping there is to register for the trip and meet the designated Pa-O guide. Since Kakku is in Pa-O territory, a local guide is mandatory. Our guide was enchanting – a young woman student at the university who went out of her way to make sure we had a agreat time.
I wasn’t sure how different it would be from all the other Buddhist sites we’d seen – after all, Kakku has been described as yet another assemblage of pagodas- and we had seen plenty. How wrong we were. It was one of the most memorable sites we saw in all our Myanmar travels.
Unlike almost everywhere else to see in the Inle region, one reaches Kakku by land.
You must travel via the Shan capital of Taunggyi. The local Shan people are very proud of Taunggyi – it’s a real city, with a university and it is growing fast. The primary reason for stopping there is to register for the trip and meet the designated Pa-O guide. Since Kakku is in Pa-O territory, a local guide is mandatory. Our guide was enchanting – a young woman student at the university who went out of her way to make sure we had a agreat time.
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