Burma photos: Travels in southern Myanmar

Blogger, photographer & videographer Sara Pretelli recently travelled to Burma with us and brought back some fantastic pictures of the places she visited. Below are a few of our favourites, taken mainly in the lesser-visited regions of southern Burma. You can also watch the beautiful video she shot on her trip by clicking here.

If you're inspired by Sara's travels across Burma, take a look at our Kipling's Burma itinerary, which visits the destinations Sara explored and examines the history of the country through the lens of colonial occupation.

Yangon

Yangon | Yangons glittering Shwedagon Pagoda

Yangon

Yangon | Colonial buildings can be found throughout the city

Golden Rock

Golden Rock | Three hours drive away from Yangon, Burmas golden rock balances on a mountainside in Kyaiktiyo

Golden Rock | A young monk making his way to the top of the mountain

Golden Rock

Golden Rock | A grandmother and her grandchildren at the pilgrimage site

Hpa An

Hpa An | Kyauk Ka Lat pagoda perched on a limestone tower in little-visited Hpa An

Hpa An | Just A few of the thousands of identical Buddha statues that welcome visitors to Mount Zwe Kabin

Hpa An

Mawlamyine

Mawlamyine | Win Sein Taw reclining Buddha

Mawlamyine | Banana stall at the morning market

Mawlamyine | Watching the sunset from Kyaik Than Lan Pagoda

Mawlamyine