More Preparations Underway: Kanbawzathadi Palace To Attract More Visitors

Bago Region Chief Minister U Myo Swe Win and officials on Sunday inspected arrangements for visits of more domestic and foreign tourists to Kanbawzathadi Palace in Bago. Officials of the Department of Archeology and National Museum of Bago Region reported on the implementation of service sector and visits of travellers.

The Chief Minister stressed that Kanbawzathadi Palace is a place of interest not only for locals but also for foreigners. Officials should link to Museum Pool, an international travel guide website to attract more tourists, he added. The Chief Minister called for special attention to have cleanliness and to make arrangements to promote travel by inviting travel bloggers.

Kanbawzathadi Palace located near the southern archway of the magnificent Shwemawdaw Pagoda in Bago is a landmark in the Bago Archaeological Zone, covering an area of 64 acres. Nearly 200,000 foreign tourists and over 600,000 domestic travellers visit Kanbawzathadi Palace every year. Now, in accordance with the rules of COVID-19, it is reopened daily from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. since November 10.