Nearly 400,000 local and foreign travellers visit Bago Region in Jan-Oct 2025visit 2025
According to the
Bago Region Directorate of Hotels and Tourism, nearly 400,000 domestic and
foreign travellers visited destinations across the region in the ten months
from January to October 2025, a figure higher than that of the
same period last year.
Approximately 360,000
travellers visited the region from January to October 2024. In comparison, the
number of visitors increased to approximately 390,000 during the corresponding
period in 2025.
“As Bago Region is home
to numerous pagodas and temples, it attracts a significant number of local and
foreign tourists,” said an official from the directorate. “During the
Thadingyut and Tazaungdine festivals, hotels, guesthouses, and even monasteries
were fully booked. As we are now in the peak tourist season, we anticipate
visitor numbers will increase further.”
The Bago Region features
42 tourist destinations, totalling 32 pilgrimage sites, eight eco-tourism
sites, and two cultural tourism sites. Travellers frequently visit the
Kanbawzathadi Golden Palace, Shwemawdaw Pagoda, and Kyaikpaw Pagoda, among
other locations. — ASH/MKKS
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