Tazaungdaing Fire Balloon Festival
Spectacular week-long festival featuring giant handmade paper hot-air balloons and nighttime fireworks displays.
Taunggyi is the capital and largest city of Shan State, situated on a high mountain ridge 1,436 meters above sea level.
Taunggyi, meaning 'Huge Mountain', is the fifth largest city in Myanmar and serves as the vibrant commercial, administrative, and cultural capital of Shan State.
The city is world-famous for its annual Tazaungdaing Fire Balloon Festival, crisp mountain air, 5-day rotating regional markets, wineries, and nearby cultural sites.
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Top attractions, cultural events, and excursion destinations around Taunggyi.
Spectacular week-long festival featuring giant handmade paper hot-air balloons and nighttime fireworks displays.
Magnificent illuminated limestone karst cave filled with natural stalactites, stalagmites, and subterranean shrines.
Myanmar's first commercial vineyard founded in 1999, perched on the slopes offering wine tasting and sunset views.