About Mingun
Mingun is the Irrawaddy village just upstream of Mandalay, dominated by the unfinished Mingun Pahtodawgyi pagoda — a colossal brick stupa begun in 1790 that was abandoned when the king died, leaving a 50-metre cube cracked through by an 1839 earthquake. The Mingun Bell, weighing 90 tons, was the largest functioning bell in the world for over a century. The whitewashed wedding-cake Hsinbyume Pagoda, modelled on the cosmic Mount Meru, sits a short walk along the riverbank.
River cruise ships that call at Mingun
9 vessels from 3 operators include Mingun in their published itineraries:
Itineraries that include Mingun
- Bagan to Mandalay
- Irrawaddy Explorer
Operators serving Mingun
Founded 1995
Pandaw
Colonial-era teak ships on Asia's less-trafficked rivers.
Founded 2008
Heritage Line
Boutique themed ships across Indochina's rivers.
Founded 1995
Sanctuary Retreats
Boutique river cruising on the Nile, Yangtze and Irrawaddy.