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YANGON

Overview

Yangon is an attractive city, though it is not the capital of Myanmar anymore, it still plays the most important role in tourism development as the hub of all incoming flights and the heart of ancient culture and longest traditions, as well as a center of new development. The city is also appreciated for independent spirit, young talents, and consecutive efforts toward a more civilized society. On the growth, tourists to Yangon is booming recently by its thousand-year-old golden pagodas, ancient temples and churches of various religions, charming old houses and hotels since 19th centuries. The new government also pays attention to create simple but astonishing tours, that captivate tourist’s interest in Yangon, including new deluxe night buses to connect the city with Bagan, Mandalay, Inle Lake and so on, to save costs and time for flights, or train tour with exciting ambience of daily life.

Good restaurants with diversified cuisines and sparkling night clubs, bars are opened with great hospitality and good security within traditional modest styles of Myanmar. Yangon is indeed making tourists feel at home and have many selections for their Myanmar tours including day trip to Yangon and City Breaks for a few days hence a remarkable number of visitors have planned to come back to catch up with new, speedy but enjoyable changes of a fresh country from this city.

Food & Drink

With more than 135 ethnic groups and borders shared with Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, and Thailand, it’s safe to say that the cuisine of Myanmar is diverse and eclectic. Roughly speaking, most Myanmar dishes are somewhere between Thai salads, Indian curries, and Chinese soups. In downtown Yangon, “street food” takes on a whole other meaning, as makeshift restaurants spill from sidewalks onto the roads.

Travel Guide

Yangon is a lively, bustling city with magnificent pagodas, churches, wide boulevards, narrow streets, old colonial buildings and spacious parks. Originally founded in the eleventh century as a fishing village, Yangon is now the largest city in Myanmar with four million inhabitants as well as the industrial center of the country. The city development has undergone colorful influences of Asian and European cultures, both through dealers and resident minorities such as Chinese, Indians or Thai who have enriched the culture and the culinary delights of Yangon.

 

Activities

Our pick: Visits to 2,600-year-old Shweddagon pagoda for a half day, especially upon the sunrise and sunset. Learning about different kinds of pearls at the Gem Museum; shopping at Scott Market and attending a mass at a Catholic church

Religious tour

Great place for meditation, religious tour, Study of Buddishm, theme tours and culture expedition.

Culture visits

Departure for at least two-week trip to the country center, including Bagan, Mandalay, Inle Lake by riverway, airway or landway using first-class bus.

Natural Sites

Departure for Kayin and Mon States in the Southeast or taking short flight to mysterious Mrak-ou, Ngapali or another beaches in the West. 

Overland

Land transfer to the Southeast to Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock), Hpa-an, Mawlamine, or to the North by air for long trekking in Kachin state.

Recommended Tours

6 days / 5 nights

Fr$660

Discover the top must-see destinations of Myanmar - explore cities of Yangon and Bagan, the two capitals in their glorious settings. Visit gorgeous temples at Yangon and enjoy Myanmar traditional show. Enjoy gorgeous sunrise and sunset at Bagan, U-bein bridge, temples or hills, etc. with an option of deluxe ‘’sunrise balloon’’ in Bagan (seasonal limit).

1 day

Fr$99

A combination of visiting and shopping help you get closer to Yangon - the most exciting place in the country.

5 days / 4 nights

A short trip to Myanmar which covers from colonial and spiritual heritage in Yangon to natural attractions in Bagan.

4 days / 3 nights

Ngapali Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in Asia, is a great place to relax and recover after a busy tour of Myanmar's cities and cultural heritage sites. The artificial works and architectures here have blended with nature design to retain its pristine beauty. There are numerous methods for recreation for you and your family to explore nature and local culture. Your supporters will accompany with you to arrange the most flexible and pre-eminent Ngapali beach holiday in Myanmar.