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This small 18-foot-high Kyaiktiyo or Golden Rock Pagoda is located in the jungle in Kyaikhto Township of Mon State near the Thai boarder town of Mae Sot on Kyaikhtiyo Hill at an elevation of 1100 metres above sea level.
When you see the Golden Rock you’ll forget that you’re covered in sweat, exhausted, and have just hiked 12-kilometers up a mountain - the sight is breathtaking. A giant golden boulder with a pagoda on top seems to do the impossible: defy gravity. It’s precariously perched on a small ledge extending from the top of an Eastern Yoma mountain, and appears ready to fall at any moment.
Alternatively, visitors may travel most of the way by car or on the loading area of a small truck on a very steep and difficult to drive mountain road from the base camp to the top of Rathedaung or Hermit’s Hill. The last 1.5 kilometres to the Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda platform must be done on foot or maybe not.
Legend says a hermit acquired a piece of Buddha’s hair, which he gave to the king on two conditions: that the hair be enshrined in a pagoda, and that the pagoda be placed on a rock resembling the hermit’s head. Many Buddhists make a pilgrimage to the rock and cover it with golden leaves, hoping it’ll improve their chances of a better life after reincarnation. Wear comfortable shoes, pack lots of water, plan your hike up the mountain and prepare yourself for a miraculous sight that will make all the effort worthwhile.