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All about Myanmar
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This is a
virtual tour for you
through
this great country,
with dozens of
destinations and
subjects such as
adventure, culture,
sightseeing,
products, business,
fashion, folklore,
shopping, islands,
beaches, snow and
ice, exotic tribes,
mountains and more,
all this is reachable
by flight, road
travel, river cruise
or trekking. |
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There
is a section about
adventure travel
to the icy mountains
of the north east
with exotic tribes
and the island world
of the south. This
opens spectacular
panoramas for
breathtaking
photos and videos. We have information
about almost
everything including
pagodas, temples,
Buddhist shrines,
adventure hotels,
resorts,
monasteries,
meditation centers
and other
accommodations. Our
pictures and video
show you the country
as it is today and
as it was in the
past. There is a wide ethnic
and cultural diversity,
just have a look
into our
e-books
section for big
pictures. We also
offer over a dozen
videos and more can
be found at our
youtube channel,
among some more you
will find everything
about nightlife
Travel to Myanmar
is very
easy, first
it needs a
visa
and
after
it's time for
your
flight to Yangon
since this is the
place where the
journey starts.
The
second
destination
in
the
country
is
often Mandalay,
the
third
is
Bagan
and
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after
it's
usually
Inle
Lake
but
there
is
much
more,
browse
our
site
to
discover
it.
Try
us
if
you
like
it
pls.
use
the
"social
tools"
at
the
top
and
below to
tell
your
friends.
Here
is a
history overview
from
the very past to the
present, a more comprehensive
one
is
available
via
the
menu
at
left
and
here
a
round
up
of
trade and industrial
cooperation with
Thailand.
Travel variants, one
is to make all the
arrangements
already via the
internet before
starting or just
take a flight to
Yangon and make your tour via a local operator, they will handle everything within 2 or 3 days. During that time you
can explore the old
capital which is
Yangon or Rangoon,
if you do so the
first destination
should be Bogyoke
Market where all
treasures of the
country can be see,
also for money
changing, but not at
the bank try some
money changer, at
lest three of them
to find the best
exchange rate. A
very good
agent
for adventure tours
and other
inside the country,
such as trekking,
mountain climbing, river
rafting, waterfalls
and great nature you
could also try a
trip to nearby
Umphang
in Thailand it is
more easy and less
problems,
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This is it is the
largest in southeast
Asia, 2090 km (1300 miles)
from north to south, from the
lofty mountains extending
from the Tibetan Himalayas to
the rolling tropical waters
of the Indian ocean. Breadth
wise, there are 925 km (575
miles) from the Naaf river
on the Bangladesh border, to
the
Mekong
river
that separates the country
from from Laos.
A horseshoe of
hill-offshoots from the
Tibetan
Himalayas forms
the strong natural frontier
of with Bangladesh and India
in the west, with
China
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Climate: The country has three seasons, the cold season is from October into February with an average temperature from around 20- 24 C. Hot season is from March to May with around 30- 35 C. Monsoon season is from June to September with around 25- 30 C. Yangon receive some rain throughout the year while rain in the area between Bagan and Mandalay is very low, this is the dry area is called. Shan state with Inle Lake, plus the north and south is pleasant year round. In the south it's wet throughout the year and the far north has an Alpine climate with plenty of snow throughout the year. |
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Culture: Although the country is located between India and China it has it's very distinctive characteristics, but the overall appearance in the big cities such as Yangon and Mandalay is more Indian, elsewhere it is quite a native development. Probably the main cultural expression is Pagoda City of Bagan at the Irrawaddy River.
As elsewhere in Asia people have preserved the traditional family ties and reverence for Buddhism. People are known for hospitality and friendliness. |
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What to wear: Light wear is recommended, since all textile stuff is quite cheap, most come from China just buy what you need locally it might safe you overweight costs. Footwear must be removed before entering a temple.
The English started a war because of this, since they refused to take off their shoes.
In general for women, don't show to much skin it's not appropriate and will get you a sunburn very quick. |
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Visa: Tourist and business visas are valid for 28 days, transit visas are valid for 24 hours. The best is to get a visa at the Bangkok consulate, it will take a day and cost around $ 30,- (tourist visa) business visa is $ 40,-, needs 2 photos and your passport, before you enter the consulate at Pun Road, that's a small road linking Silom and Sathon Road you need to make a copy of your passport.
There is a small shop just before the embassy (when you come from the Silom side) where you can do this, they also have the application form. The cost of a tourist visa is approximately US$20; the cost of a business visa is approximately US$40. |
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health
issues
check
here.
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Flights to
Yangon
with
tourists coming
in mostly via from
Bangkok
airport to
Yangon. There are
several flights a
day by MIA, Air
Asia, Thai
International and Bangkok
Airways. Other
flights are from
China, Japan, Korea,
Singapore
Changi,
Kuala Lumpur Airport
and India plus more.
Travel to Yangon
is your entry, this
city is not the
capital anymore, now the
capital
is
Naypyidaw,
a former
remote
village in the
central east region.
But
Yangon
and
Mandalay
are still the
centers of the
country. Without
travel to Mandalay a
tour
would be missing,
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Historic
relation
with
other
countries
Most
what
we
know
today
about
Burma
come
from
Indian
and
Chinese
sources
beside
of
the
fact
that
Myanmar’s
are
Chinese
by
ethnicity.
There
are
various
contact
traces
from
as
early
as
500
BC.
Semiprecious
stone
beads
found
in
burial
grounds
at
Taungthaman,
a
place
already
used
in
the
Iron
Age
near
Amarapura,
they
probably
came
from
South
India
and
Buddhism
in
various
forms
came
from
India
in
the
second
century
AD.
here
is a
map
and
satellite
view
of
every
corner
in
the
country,
more.
The
mystery
of
the
Myanmar
Spitfires
buried?
at
the
Yangon
Airport.
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Culture
oriented
travel
is probably
the main
reason why
people come
to the
country.
There is
hardly and
other state
in the
region where
old culture
still is so
vivid as
here. Just
look at this
impressive
monuments
from a
thousand
years ago
and many
even older.
It also is
producing
incredible
panoramas
which are
often
concentrated
at places
with hills
and the
Irrawaddy
like in
Sagaing
opposite
Mandalay and
other places
some are
real feasts
for the
eyes. But
there is
more than
enough in
beach,
islands and
very remote
travel
spots, this
is a
universal
oriented
tourist
haven,
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Here are some
typical tour
programs,
when making one
there is plenty to
see and experience.
Here the old orient
is still around with
all it's positive
and negative side
but time is changing
fast .
When
you travel to the
country never forget
to make a good
insurance since many
things can happen.
One of the main
sources of accidents
is that almost
everything is
somehow rotten
unless you are in
some of the newer
big hotels they are
in good condition
but when you walk
out there is a
different picture.
Most local travel
agents have no
insurance for their
clients, if you are
on a tour only you
are responsible for
yourself,
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Why the name
Myanmar?
The name
was traditionally and officially used
throughout times, except
colonial times.
Means Myanmar Naing-Ngan
(Kingdom of, or Union of, ), etc.
But in speech, Bamar is a short form
term; this led to the
misunderstanding of the term
Burma, Burman and
Burmese
during the
British
period.
A
number
of names
were similarly used such
as
Rangoon,
Prome,
Pegu, Akyab,
Bagan,
Bassein,
Mergui, etc. Town names
have been
changed on
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publications of the
country. In ancient
days, the country
was first known
by western travelers
(who mostly came by
ship) as Thuwunna Bumi, a
Pali word meaning the golden land.
The country
was always somehow
oriented to sea,
most foreign trade
was done via the
Yangon Rangoon
Harbor, above
is a pics
from the 18.
Century.
Since images
tell more
about this
hidden
place in
south east
Asia than
every
written
text as
everyone
know check
gallery at
the menu
left that a
good
shortcut for
visual
oriented
people which
are most
users anyway
and there
are plenty
of videos
too it's a
feast for
the eyes for
modern
peoples. Actually the
general
appearance
is more like
India than
like south
east Asia,
left pics.
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This is the
legacy of
British
colonial
times since
the English
brought lots
of people
from their
colony
into
Burma,
this
were
not
only
soldiers
(most
of
the
colonial
forces
there
were
Indian
soldiers).
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The
country is
also a
excellent
adventure
destination
into
the
mountains
of
the
north
and
other
remote
areas
like
the
Myeik
or
Mergui
Archipelago
with
exotic
You might
ask Myanmar
what to do?
You will
see the great
pagodas and
temples
of
Bagan
in the dry
zone and the
spiritual
capital which is
Mandalay,
many more
pictures
are here.
Some time ago
the capital has been
moved from to
Naypyidaw.
To visit Burma and
Bagan is very
easy, first
it needs a
visa and
after you have 2
possibilities for
travel. One is to make
all the travel
arrangements already
via the internet
before travel or
just take a flight
to Yangon and make
your travel tour via
a local tour
operator, they will
handle everything
within 2 or 3 days.
During that time you
can explore the old
capital which is
Yangon or Rangoon. A
very good
travel agent
for adventure tours
and other travel
inside the country,
if you are
interested in river
rafting, waterfalls
and great nature a
trip to nearby
Umphang
in Thailand is the
right target.
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do >
trekking
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Burma
and
Myanmar travel |
Flights to
Yangon
Airport |
A trip will
always start at
Yangon airport, Mandalay
is also receiving
international flight
from Chiang Mai in
Thailand. The thing
is, at all land
border crossings a
foreigner is only
allowed to stay
within city limits,
it is not possible
to exit city limits
that finally means
coming and leaving
the country is only
via the two
international
airports.
It is also not
possible to use the
road crossing to
exit the country
without a special
permission for which
a application can be
made at the Myanmar
Travel & Tour office they will
take the application
form and pass is it
to the foreign
ministry, processing
is about 2 weeks.
All this can only be
handled in the
former capital.
Flights with
tourists come
in mostly from
Bangkok
airport. There are
several flights a
day by MIA, Air
Asia, Bangkok
Airways and Thai
International. Other
flights are from
China, Japan, Korea,
Singapore
Changi,
Kuala Lumpur Airport
and India plus more. |
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But
the biggest city is
not the capital
anymore, now this
is
Naypyidaw, a former
remote
village in the
central region.
But both big cities
are still the
centers of the
country in terms of
culture and
business.
Without
travel to them
something would be missing
best is
with
domestic
Myanmar
airlines
although busses,
train and rent cars
are available.
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Actually
this is nothing new
its everywhere
in
the
region.
The
country
is
also
a
excellent
adventure
destination
into
the
mountains
of
the
north
and
other
remote
areas
like
the
Myeik
or
Mergui
Archipelago
with
exotic
Andaman
Islands.
To
do
some
adventure
travel
just
contact
the
travel
agent
indicated
above,
they
are
the
expert
and
they
do a
good
job.
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The
Andaman sea
opens up a pristine part of the Indian Ocean,
touching India, Burma and Thailand with
almost no contact to any foreigners except
the Thailand Andaman Sea area. In resent
years "live aboard" diving tours are
offered out of Phuket Thailand, often a trip is started elsewhere e.g. in
Thailand.
The
natives are Salone or Moken sea
gypsies, they
never live permanently on one place. During
the rainy season they stay
temporarily on the islands where greener
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To
do some
adventure
travel just
contact the
travel agent
indicated
above, they
are the
expert and
they do a
good job.
Making a
trip in the
Mergui
Archipelago
is a rather
difficult
task since
there is no
infrastructure
on any
island.
The
next
possible
accommodation
is at Myeik
and
Kawthaung,
a other way
to explore
the area is by a
live aboard
scuba diving
trip (they
have
excellent
yachts for
this) out of
Phuket or
check with a
local travel
agent at
Mergui they
can handle
this
including
supplying
guide and
kayaks it
can done
from
December to
April, the
other time
is rainy
season or
monsoon with
torrential
downpours
and
flooding.
This area is
one of the
wettest on
planet
earth,
more.
Excellent
beaches
such as
Ngapali
Beach,
Chaungtha Beach, Ngwe
Saung Beach
and other attractive
beaches along the
coast and on over 800
islands in
the
Myeik or
Mergui
Archipelago
all the way
down to
Kawthaung
or Victoria
Point, as the town was known under the
British, the southernmost town in the
country.
Hotels and
other vacation accommodations
At your trip you need a hotel, at Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan
and elsewhere are plenty of excellent hotels
and some very basic accommodations in the
remote areas, the very remote areas are not
suitable for tourism, maybe for some
adventure tours,
read more.
Many resorts
right at the waterfront are available,
several have have opened
up in recent years,
this
segment is still growing strong. Beach
hotels are available at Ngapali Beach,
Chaungtha, Ngwe Saung and other.
There are plenty accommodations
throughout to make your tours a pleasant
one.
Accommodations
range from small guesthouses to large
international style luxury hotels and
resorts. The smaller or budget hotels
are not very up to date in terms of the
hotel’s
hygienic;
be very careful with the water (don't drink
from the tap and use bottled water
to brush your teeth, do shaving
etc.)
Check who runs the hotel, if the manger
is a European you have a good chance for
vacation without problems, the pictures here will help to make
decisions. One of
the biggest problems is to reach the
hotels outside Yangon by road, since
most are in very bad
condition and are not wide enough to
have 2 vehicles pass each other without
problems. By taking an airplane
you can completely bypass this problem,
to fly to remote areas such as
Putao
in the north book your flight well in
advance the flights into Kachin State
are always full. At
Inle Lake
are several very idyllic hotels
placed on stilts into the lake such as
the
Golden Cottages, tourism
traffic is
by boat only. In Yangon and Mandalay the
situation with the hotels is different.
There are also qualified local managers
beside of Thai and Sri Lanka hotel
managers, some hotels are also managed
by Chinese and Indian people.
Credit cards are
not accepted, so take plenty of $ with you if you
travel
since finally its dollars and its cash
and that's it ! Of you travel outside
the big cities such as Yangon and
Mandalay change money first,
the
best place
to change
money are
the money
changer in
the Bogyoke
Market
Yangon,
are several very idyllic hotels
placed on stilts into the lake such as
the
Golden Cottages, tourism
traffic is
by boat only. In Yangon and Mandalay
the situation with the hotels is
different. Some hotels are managed by Chinese,
Sri Lanka
and Indian
people, it
is not so
easy to get
qualified
local staff
but this is
changing.
More info
can be found at
e-books
and
videos
accessible via the menu and by browsing our
website. Here are tons of of prime
information available but since we are
focused on content and not and all kind of
manipulated links we have some problems with
the major search engine, because they want
almost only links and not good content.
will be in your way sooner or later.
This
is the heart of the country. Running
from north to south, three mountain systems are cut through.- the Western or Rakhine Yoma,
Bago Range and the
Shan Plateau - divide three parallel
river valleys, the
Ayeyarwady or
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Irrawaddy, the Sittaung and the
Thanlwin,
The murky water
flows down three different climatic region of the
country:
the wooded Kachin heights in the temperate north,
the dry belt that starts from the old capital
Mandalay to the ancient
Pyu capital Pyi (Prome), and lastly
the vast flatness of the
delta.
These valleys, with
their tributaries and distributaries, all help to
form the famous granaries of the country,
about rivers
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Irrawaddy
at Mandalay
is a good example for
Myanmar what to see |
Travel
to
Bago, the lake
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on rivers. At one time
the paddy fields of
Kyaukse
and Minbu had fed old
Bagan,
Innwa (Ava), Shwebo
and
Mandalay
in old
Burma.
Nowadays,
Bago / Pegu,
Hinthada,
Pathein
and Myaungmya fields in the delta region are the
top producers of rice.
On the delta's
eastern flank and the southern extremity of
the deep forested
Bago Yoma stands
Yangon,
the largest city in the country and the main
port of the country,
read
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The
mountains
in Kachin state are the
right place for great adventure
travel and trekking tours. In
this part of the famous
mountains which are
offshoots from the Tibetan
Himalayas no foreigners until
now have been seen, with the
exception of some British
adventurers and botanists during
colonial times.
Actually during
that time there was no tourism,
today it's
Burma what
to see? a example are
icy mountain and trekking
Adventure,
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Ancient
temples
are a virtual trademark
of the country, well known is Bagan,
a rich archaeological sites full
of about ancient 2230 monuments still standing and
about 1000 in ruins. Bagan was the capital for about
250 years (1044-1286).
The
Ananda temple
in Bagan is a exceptional sacral
construction on a level with the Pyramids of Egypt
and the Pyramids of the ancient Mayas. Another great
monument at Bagan is the
Shwezigon,
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On your
travel you will see that Burmese people are almost entirely follower
of Buddhism with the exceptions of some
respecting the
Nats plus
Muslim and Christians They are followers of
the Buddha.
You will see
everywhere signs of
Buddhism,
the monasteries, the white and golden
glinting of pagodas, dark red-robed monks,
novices and nuns with shaven heads carrying
their begging bowls.
Sometimes groups of
novices playing football along the
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road like kids
in Europe in the afternoon. Every boy will
stay in a monastery for a couple of
day and there are plenty men who become
monks for a few days or longer.
The spiritual
and moral force of Buddhism has an
important place in the life of the people
and of course in the life of
Buddhist Monks.
On your travel
witness one of the great pagoda festivals,
with streams of pilgrims from miles around
crowd the pagodas and go shopping at the
throughway shops. Take off your shoes and
climb bare foot the steps to the shrines and
pagodas. Watching devout Buddhist kneeling
with prayerful hands before an image of the
Buddha. Its a great atmosphere hardly found
elsewhere, see all this wonderful Buddha
statues, some even made from jade.
More about
Buddhism is here.
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Every boy will
stay in a monastery for a couple of
day and there are plenty men who become
monks for a few days or longer.
The spiritual
and moral force of Buddhism has an
important place in the life of the people
and of course in the life of
Buddhist Monks.
On your travel witness
one of the great pagoda
festivals, with streams
of pilgrims from miles
around crowd the pagodas
and go shopping at the
throughway shops.
Take
off your shoes and climb
bare foot the steps to
the shrines and pagodas.
Watching devout Buddhist
kneeling with prayerful
hands before an image of
the Buddha.
Its a great atmosphere hardly found
elsewhere, see all this wonderful
Buddha statues, some even made from
jade which is finally
jade jewelry.
More about
Buddhism is here. |
Visit the
ancient pagoda city Bagan
with plenty of Buddha
statues. |
Pilgrim
Tours
Kyaiktiyo
golden rock
pagoda. |
There are
famous
pilgrim
tours
destinations,
such as
the
Shwedagon
Pagoda,
the
Kyaiktyio
Pagoda
and the
Mahamuni
temple and
pagoda in
Mandalay
plus
countless
other
Buddhist and
Nats
shrines.
Visit
Mount Popa
the abode of
the Nats to
get a deep
inside look
into the
spirit
world. Burma
tours are
probably
some of the
most exiting
in Asia,
because its
pure
oriental and
Asia travel
as it was in
most Asian
countries
about 200
years ago.
Travel to
Myanmar
and this is
what you
will find
out, Burma
travel is
unique. Book
with a local
travel agent
since they
know the
country.
This
excursions
could also
very
educational
in
particular
culture
related,
just imaging
the great
pagoda
cities of
Bagan
and
Mrauk U.
Its best
traditional
Asia travel.
Try
vacation
and you wont
regret, try
adventure
travel
and beach
travel. You
could also
do a short
Mekong
travel trip
since a
small part
of the
mighty
Mekong river
runs
through.
Just come
have the
right
hotels
and give it
a try, a
map of
Myanmar
is here. |
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People came in by
three waves
of
immigration from the
north. Of these the
earliest is
represented by the
Mon or Talaing, who
also stretched all
the way down to
present day
Phuket
Island in
southern Thailand,
the right extension
to your vacations.
The
second and third
wave of people were
the Burmese and
Shan. The ethnic
diversity is
amazingly vivid in
particular since the
country was shut
down for some
decades, during
English colonial
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A
trip
to Mogok is for
people who
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who are interested in
precious stones and
semi precious stones,
ideal
souvenirs for the people back home. Probably the best known are
ruby and Jade of the
jadeite type. Actually this days if you see any
jade anywhere it usually comes from
here, here is all about
Myanmar jade.
There is also only minimal
Chinese nephrite
left,
most "Chinese Jade is either imported legally or
smuggled
into
China.
Since
rubies are getting more rare because the
supply is decreasing it becomes harder to get
any real good rubies. Actually only the bigger
stones are getting really rare there
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Nightlife
and entertainment
If you are a single guy
traveling the country you
probably ask yourself, well
the country is real
beautiful but what are the
attractions in the night.
You must not worry there is
quite some nightlife going
on in the golden land. Its
not as crazy at
Thailand nightlife,
its less screaming
but there is
definitely something
going on.
At Yangon and other cities
are nightclubs, bars and
pubs with plenty of pretty
girls doing fashion shows,
dancing, singing and other
things.
Actually at
the border area to
Thailand and China the
nightlife driven by
the Chinese is even
more hot than
Bangkok
nightlife
since everything
goes and is allowed,
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Fashion show
models working
in the night shift
are a interesting
add on in nightlife
entertainment in
particular for
single male
travelers in
the state but
not at
Bagan,
there is no night
entertainment.
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