this is a very beautiful place. to go to Hsinbyume Pagoda, from mandalay, you have to go to Mingun Jetty. then pay 5,000 kyats to ride a boat going to Mingun. this is a return ticket. the ticket office opens at 8am and the boat leaves at 9am. return, you have to be in the boat before 12:30pm. Hsinbyume is just near the jetty. around 10mins walk.