Travel guide for Myanmar

Myanmar, the golden land is one of the best places to explore in Asian countries. Travelling to this golden land is not only a voyage into a different geographic region, but also it is similar to go back in time. The golden land name reflects its golden pagodas everywhere. Not only the golden pagodas, but the wonderful country also holds some beautiful old buildings, amazing archaeological sites, and attractive scenic landscapes.

While travelling in Myanmar, the travellers will encounter some exotic Myanmar culture of various colourful ethnic groups, and their amazing fine arts and handicrafts. The openhearted local people and their warm and friendly smile make Myanmar the jewel of Asia.

The perfect guide for Myanmar tour has discovered the cultural tourist destination like Yangon for visiting the stunning Shwedagon Pagoda, the temple city Bagan, former royal capital Mandalay,  and the tribal traditions of Inle lake.  This travel guide appears as one of the best chance that offers you the essential glimpse of entire Myanmar with such a short duration of six days.

Now step forward and see which places are the best to visit and what and traveller can do in this beautiful country. We will also discuss safety and travelling tips to enjoy an uninterrupted Myanmar holiday.

Yangon:-

The local tour guide will receive you at the Yangon airport and will take you to the hotel to drop off your luggage. If you arrive at Yangon by mid day flight, then you can proceed for lunch. After having lunch, it is better to go back to your hotel room and take some rest. After resting for a few hours, travellers may walk through the downtown of Yangon to visit the diverse mix of colonial buildings from the British times. After that, you can move to the city centre for visiting the Sule pagoda that built early in the 3rd century. Before going back to the hotel, you can go through the most sacred place of Yangon that is Shwedagon pagoda and can be witness to the golden sunset of this golden land. These places are best to start your journey to Myanmar.

Bagan:-

On the second day of the Myanmar tour, it is good to move to the beautiful city, Bagan. Here you can get a chance to travel back in time by visiting the oldest buildings, temples, residences of kings and can enjoy the breathtaking sunset from a beautiful temple of Bagan. Some of the attractions of Bagan are NyaungOo market; Shwezigon Pagoda, the prototype of later Myanmar stupas KyansitthaUmin; Wet-Kyi-inn Gubyaukgyi Temple with an exquisite mural painting of 13th century and Htilominlo Temple. Apart from these places, you can visit the most loved places by a visitor that is Manuha Temple built by exile King Manuha, Ananda Temple, architectural masterpiece and Oak-Kyaung monastery decorated with multicolour mural paintings.  The temple city has everything to provide an ethnic and lovely environment. After enjoying the beautiful sunset, you can go back to your hotel and enjoy some delicious food at dinner.

Mandalay:-

The best place is for visiting on the third day of your Myanmar tour, Mandalay. This place is the last capital of Myanmar that holds a wide range of oldest buildings, monks, areas to explore Buddhism region and traditional arts and crafts. You can start your journey in this city by visiting Bagaya monastery, where you find the famous collection of Buddha’s images, weaving industries, the two-century-old bridge on Taungtaman Lake. Apart from this you can observe the life of monks, and see how they manage to have their last meal of the day at 10 am with total silence. After visiting Bagaya monastery, you can move forward to gold leaf, making a place to see the traditional arts and handicrafts. You will get to know how the local Burmese people are making gold leaf by hand in a conventional way. Apart from this, you can visit the Golden palace monastery to see the panoramic views of the city from Mandalay hills.

Inle Lake:-

Inle Lake is famous for its villages around the lake and spectacular array of traditional handicrafts. You can see the extraordinary methods of the local people to row their boats, fishermen with their unique style of fishing, floating farms and beautiful gardens. Apart from this, the pkacealdo holds a handloom weaving cottage with its showroom. The lake offers a peaceful environment and eye smashing views during sunset. You can also visit the Phaung dawoop agoda to see the five most revered images of Buddha. After enjoying the breathtaking environment of the evening at the bank of Inle Lake, moves back to your hotel and enjoy a fantastic night with your tour mates.

He Ho:-

Before going back to Yangon to end your Myanmar tour, it is good to do some shopping at the busy market of He Ho.  You can visit the Bogyoke Aung San Market, where you can find the ethnic and branded wearing accessories, traditional clothes and shoes of Myanmar. It is perfect for doing some shopping of handicrafts and showing pieces from this busy market for keeping a memory of your wonderful trip. Apart from this you can visit Karweik and royal lake for a fantastic photoshoot and enjoy the stunning views of Schwedagonp Agoda. After collecting the memories of your tour, go back to Yangon for taking the departure flight of your country on the next day. It is advised to have a wonderful evening and memorable night on the last day of your tour with your family or friends.

Essential safety and travel tips:

Before going to visit a different country, it needs proper planning and completes the legal process of visiting another country. Here are some tips that help you to enjoy an uninterrupted tour.

Legal procedures:-

The very first thing to do before going to visit Myanmar, check the visa exemption list. If your country is not on the list, it’s a responsibility to get a valid visa before arrival. It is good to keep photocopies of your legal documents like passport and visa with yourself all the time while visiting Myanmar.  Pack the originals with your luggage and carry the photocopies with yourself. If you lost the originals, you could show the copies for reporting and replacement.

Clothes and other accessories:-

Myanmar is a warm country. Sometimes in the year, the weather gets little chilly, but not that can be called cold. The best time for visiting this country is between Octobers to March, because in this period the temperature cools down. It is highly recommended to keep long pants, sleeve tops and long skirts because the religious sites require a proper dress code and enter with bare feet.

Cash and cards:-

Most of the hotels accept credit card for payment. The currency of Myanmar is Kyat. Do not forget to exchange money of some cash for shopping in the local market and you will also need some money while visiting in temples, to pay the cabs and to enjoy the boat ride at Inle Lake. Myanmar accepts its national currency and US dollars.

Only new notes of US dollars are accepted in the country. The notes before 2003 are not allowed. Do not fold, torn or mark the US dollars note as they will rejected also.

Preparation for the trip:-

A little preparation can help you to enjoy a smoother journey. Several weeks before your trip, prepare a list of necessary items to take with you. Check your legal documents like passport, visa, driver’s license and make sure all are in order. You will need at least six months to run on your passport before the expiry date.

It is good to bring a small kit of medications for headaches and anti-diarrhea pills. Keep a portable alarm clock. Do not place valuables or accessories in your checked luggage and any spare batteries must be in your carry-on luggage.

Have a wonderful tour:-

Here is a perfect guide for Myanmar travelling. You can get a chance to travel back in time. The golden land consumes everything thing to make your Myanmar holiday memorable. Beautifully constructed oldest buildings,  peaceful environment of Inle lake, simple but unique style of living of the villagers, historical temples, popular markets for shopping and delicious cuisine are enough to spend a fantastic vacation. Apart from this, Myanmar also holds many other places to visit. If you have a few days more on your holiday, then you can add those places on your list. You can do some research on the internet for this purpose. So do not waste your time anymore,  contact Pure Luxe Travel and ask about the travel package of Myanmar.