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WHAT TO DO of the vibrant flower beds and their reflections on the crystal waters with

sleek white and black swans gliding across the surface. And there’s
no reason to rush around the paved pathways, with a pine grove and
canopy formed by towering broadleaf timber, affording many spots to
AND SEE sit on benches or the lush green grass.

National Kandawgyi Gardens
National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens (Maymyo Botanical Garden),
Nandar Road, Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar
(+95) 85 22 497
Open daily from 8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.

Just over 8,500 kilometers from England, high up on the Shan
Plateau, is this park modeled after London’s Royal Kew Gardens,
which can cause some confusion for visitors. Carved out and
planted originally in 1915 by Turkish prisoners of the First World
War under the supervision of Forest Reserve Officer Alex Roger
and the botanist Lady Cuffe, today this national reserve protects as
many as 435 acres. Set to the south of Pyin Oo Lwin’s city center
around Kandwaygi Lake, the gardens comprise as many as 480
different species of flowers, shrubs and trees, including orchids,
dahlias and roses as well as exotic fruit. The exterior stairway of the
Chinese, rocket-shaped Nan Myint Tower offers spectacular views

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