Located in Kyaukpadaung Township of Madalay Division and 50 km Southeast of bagan, only one hour drive from Bagan. It is 129 sq.kms and it is established in 1983 and opened as park in 1989. It is a extinct volcano over 1,500 metres in hight lying smack in the centre of the Dry Belt, Popa Mountain Park covered with recently-grown forests is like an oasis in the desert-like Central Myanmar.

You can go 412 miles by car from Yangon to Kyaukpadaung, from Kyaukpadaung to Popa. You can also go by flight from Yangon to Naung Oo, 37 miles by car from Naung Oo to Popa. Accessible conveniently by road. You can see monkeys, barking deer, wild pig, jungle cat, wild dog and about 140 avifauna species inhabit in the Popa area.

There are many monkeys around Popa. The dusky leaf monkey is a scarce animal and about 150 monkeys live in the Popa Mountain Park. About 40 medicinal plants and some climbers are growing in the Popa Mountain Park. These plants and climbers are being explored through field research works.