MYANMAR TOURS
Burma is truly an extraordinary country – its people, its landscapes and its culture are all unique. Travellers who visit Burma are welcomed by gentle, smiling people and some of the world’s most impressive monuments.
Yangon (Rangoon) is Burma’s main city. This is where you’ll find the grand colonial buildings of the colonial age, charmingly neglected in a part of Asia that hasn’t joined the rush to modernise. The people look instead to the Shwedagon Paya, the ‘Golden Pagoda’, a huge hill-top temple at the heart of the city that’s always thronged with devotees.
Mandalay, upcountry in Burma’s north, is a low-rise, slow-moving outpost where bicycles set the pace and every hill is topped with a pagoda: it feels more town than city. This is the launching point for visits to ancient temples and the cool hill station of Pyin U Lwin, where stagecoaches trundle around town.
Bagan is Burma’s Angkor, the site of hundreds of Buddhist temples scattered across a vast plain, all that remain of a long-vanished ancient capital where the wooden houses have long since disappeared and only the stone-built holy monuments remain.
Inle Lake in central Burma is the perfect place to explore the rural side of the country, with boat rides to lively markets and floating villages and hikes to tribal settlements. For some relaxation on the coast, the southern destinations – they can’t really be called resorts – of Ngapali and Ngwe Saung offer sweeping beaches.
Burma’s recent past has been tragically overshadowed by long-term repression and isolation created by the military junta who ruled for so long. Aung San Suu Kyi and her political party had called for a tourism boycott. However, things are beginning to change: elections were held in 2010, and there is now a civilian government in place.
Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest, and both she and the NLD have now sanctioned “responsible” travel to Burma.There is still a long way to go before the country is truly democratic, but things are definitely changing.
YANGON EXPLORATION TOUR OF HIGHLIGHTS – 4 DAYS
This 4-day Highlights Of Yangon Tours is a great way to discover Burma’s economic and...
MARVELOUS MYANMAR TOUR OF PEOPLE AND HERITAGES – 9 DAYS
"Myanmar Package Tour of People & Heritages" gives you a chance to take a sightseeing...
ESSENCE OF MYANMAR SIGHTSEEING TOUR – 8 DAYS
This Essence of Myanmar Tour is cleverly designed for travellers to discover mysterious Burma in...
SPIRITUAL MYANMAR TOUR FROM YANGON – 4 DAYS
This Spiritual Myanmar Tour is designed for Buddha followers joining pilgrimages from Yangon to Mawlamein...
GLANCE OF MYANMAR TOUR – 5 DAYS
This Glance of Myanmar Tour will be suitable for those who just want to enjoy...
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YANGON TOUR FOR FOODS
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HIGHLIGHTS OF MANDALAY AND MINGUN TOUR
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