POPA MOUNTAIN PARK

Location

Located in Kyaukpadaung Township, Mandalay Division, Popa Mountain Park is 410 miles (656 km) from Yangon by car or train via Nyaung Oo to Popa 35 miles (56km).

Accommodation

Ecosystem and Recreation

Founded in 1983, Popa Mountain Park covers 2963 sq miles. You can study dry zone ecosystem, natural hill forest and scenic beauty; geo-morphological features, extinct volcano and volcanic plug; observe native traditional culture and worships; study wild fauna such as leopard, barking deer, dusky leaf monkey and 175 species of residential bird, 30 species of butterfly; observe plantation of medicinal plants; visit to the Environmental Education Centre.