From Myanmar to Peru: the most beautiful train journeys

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"Mandalay - Lashio" in Myanmar

Distance: 201 kilometers
Travel time: 15 hours
For over a hundred years, the Gokteik Viaduct is already old, crossing a 102 meter wide gorge. The route from the country's second largest city to the north leads past monasteries and golden stupas, along rivers and past waterfalls. "One of the most idyllic train journeys in Asia", say the authors of the Lonely Planet book "Zugreisen".

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