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Myanmar Featured Tours
Yangon
Yangon is a green and shady metropolis with pagodas by the downtown roadsides, wherepic a hundred years ago they were dusty lanes leading to villages which are now townships of the city. The majestic Shwedagon Pagoda towers over Yangon from his perch on a high hill, a spire of 98m covered in plates of gold and topped with a jewelled crown, surrounded by many golden pavilions and smaller spire. Four stairways, two lined with shops of carving, images, bronze ware and folk toys lead up to the wide, marble-paved platform. Other pagodas of note are the Chauk Htat Gyi a huge reclining Buddha image and the Botahtaung Pagoda overlooking the Yangon River where you can walk into the spire to the chamber or relics.

Botahtaung Pagoda is very near the Strand Hotel, over one hundred years old. It was built by the Sarkies Brothers who opened it in 1901 and who by that time were successfully operating Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Writers such as Somerset Maugham and Norman Lewis stayed there. read more

Bagan
The tranquillity of Bagan with its thousand-year old temples calms your soul as pic no other place can do. Site of the First Myanmar Empire, its heroic kings and brave knights remain very much alive in the hearts of the people and in literature and song. Magnificent temples dot the wide plains, such as the elegant Ananda Temple, the majestic Thatbyinnyu, the beautiful Suklamani and the hulking Dhammayan Gyi. You can watch the sunsets from the Shwesandaw Pagoda, next to the oldest reclining image in the country, the Shinbin Tha Lyaung. A pagoda with classically beautiful and colourful wall paintings is the Myinkaba Gubyauk Gyi. In nearby river port Nyaung U stands the golden Shwezigon Pagoda which celebrates its pagoda festival every October, while the Ananda Temple's is in January, both highlights of the neighbouring towns and villages as well as for pilgrims all over the country.

If you want a spectacular bird's eye view of Bagan, book a ride on Balloons over Bagan and look down on the awesome landscape. read more

Mandalay

The sprawling city with trading centres surrounded by monasteries and pagodas was the lastpic royal capital. The Mahamuni Pagoda enshrines a large sitting image so covered with gold that its body has turned bulbous. A solemn ritual of washing the face of this image takes place every dawn, with hundreds of silent pilgrims in attendance.

Mandalay Palace within the moat a replica of the original palace, which was destroyed in WWII, shows the Great Audience Hall, the Glass Palace, the chambers of the queens etc. The one original palace pavilion of teak that exists today was saved because it had been moved to be used as a monastery, now called the Shwe Kyaung or Golden Monastery. The floor plan of this pavilion is different from the traditional setup of a proper monastery, a comparison to be made with the Shwe Inbin and the Taing Taya or Hundred Pillars Monasteries. read more

Beaches
Myanmar's long, white sand beaches remain pristine and uncluttered by peoppicle, shops or bars. They offer a perfect get-away holiday. Ngapali Beach is the best, with large grain whiter sands.. read more
15 km long Ngwe Saung Beach lies further south on the same western coastline with fine white sand and it is only about four hours' drive from Yangon... read more
River Cruises
Myanmar is bisected from the far north to the delta by the 2000 km-long Ayeyarwaddy picRiver whose strength is reinforced by the Chindwin River flowing into it at its half way mark. Both pass through the heart of the country where people live as they have for centuries, content in the simple lifestyle and with a deep reverence for Buddhism. Cruises on both rivers are available in privately run boats offering all comforts or the local passenger boats that give an interesting glimpse of local life on the waterways. read more
Special Expeditions

The Rakhine nationalities live on the narrow strip of the western coast, their histopicry and culture going back to the 2nd Century. Their last royal capital is Mrauk U, now a site e of a ruined palace and magnificent temples of stone. The architecture and the style of images are vastly different from those of the rest of the city. Relief figures lining the temple corridors are a precious record of the life of king and comer of the various periods. read more

Wildlife & Mountaineering
Visitors with a keen interest in wildlife and the environment have a choice of several national picparks and options to go trekking or climb mountains. With Putao, a town in the far north as the starting point one could climb Mt. Hkakabo Razi, the highest in SE Asia at nearly 6000 m, a peak that was first and last successfully reached in 1996. In this region is the village that lies most northerly in SE Asia as well, the Dahong Dam Village. In this region are villages where races such as Rawang, Lisu, Daru and Nung live. read more
Shopping
Gifts and souvenirs that Myanmar has to offer are crafts made of wood, cane, bambpicoo, lacquer or fabric. There are many old objets d'art that do not overstep the 80 years' antique mark that forbids it from export, but as equally beautiful as the oldest treasures.

Silk is the best buy for there are none like the One Hundred Shuttles weave anywhere else in the world. read more

Southern Shan State
Inle Lake is a placid blue sea in the Southern Shan States, where people live on the water in pichouses built on high stilts. For transportation they use boats which even children row by one feet standing on the stern. There is a roving markets that st makes a round of the five main villages, including Taung To and Indain which are the sites of ancient pagoda complexes with hundreds of shrines and pagodas decorated with carved stone or stucco figures of mythical creatures.

The Hpaung Daw U Pagoda on the lake is one of the most important pilgrimage sites, and its festival in September... read more

Northern Shan State
Kengtung is a busy trade town where various nationalities such as the Aka, Wa, Ahnpic and Palaung come to trade. Their villages are not far and one can drive or hike to where they live. read more
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Ngapali Beach Extension Maha Myatmuni Pagoda, Mandalay
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Tour Destinations

Yangon
Bagan
Mandalay
Beaches
River Cruises
Special Expeditions
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar Wildlife and Mountaineering
Shopping
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Northern Shan State
Golden Rock Pagoda
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Bagan (Ancient city), Myanmar Ngwe Saung Beach
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Hot Air Baloon Ride, Bagan Ngapali Beach
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Kandawgyi Lake, Yangon Naypyidaw (new capital)
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Inle Lake, Southern Shan State Mt. Popa (extinct volcano)
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Car Rental
Domestic Flight
Boat Fees in Inle Lake
Guide Fees
 
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