Take the slow boat to/from Mandalay for a scenic Irrawaddy River journey

Visit Ananda Temple (one of Bagan's finest with four standing Buddha statues)

Take a hot air balloon ride at dawn over the temple plain ($255-500; book well in advance, runs Oct-March only)

Watch sunset from the banks of the Irrawaddy River

Visit a lacquerware workshop in Myinkaba village (free tours, optional purchases)