myanmar travel

Myanmar is certainly a fashionable destination for a summer vacation. Indeed, its smooth white sand beaches, as well as numerous activities for entertainment at sea, will bring you unforgettable moments in this new trend of voyage. Myanmar has sandy beaches on nearly 2000 km of coastline. Nicknamed “a beautiful sleeping girl”, the country becomes one of the attractive destinations in Asia. Most of the beautiful beaches in Myanmar are mostly along the Andaman Sea coast and the Bay of Bengal in the west, so visitors can admire the scene of the sunset over the sea. The following are four most beautiful beaches you can not miss in your trip to Myanmar. Ngapali Beach – one of the most beautiful beaches in Myanmar It is a beautiful beach of white sand spreading over 7km and covered with big palm trees. The sea is always deep turquoise blue. Every day, there are several 45-minute flights from Yangon to one of the most beautiful beaches in the country. If you are traveling by road, you have

Yangon is an unmissable destination in the itinerary of your Myanmar travel. It is a very beautiful city with its ancient and majestic temples that reflect many cultural traits. A trip to Yangon will surely bring you wonderful moments, so much so you will feel like you are on a small cloud and not want to leave. Travel to Yangon- Travel to the heart of Burma Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar. During your tours in Yangon, you will soon be attracted by beautiful lakes with majestic landscapes, green parks and majestic temples of mysterious beauty. Here are some interesting activities that you should not miss in your trip to the ancient city of Yangon. Visit the Shwedagon Pagoda Myanmar has been regarded as the sacred land of the Buddha for a very long time thanks to many magnificent pagodas clad in gold. One of the most typical and exceptional temples in the world is the Shwedagon Golden Pagoda, which is obviously considered the pride of Myanmar people. The temple, which was buil

Tourists who have made their Myanmar travel can never forget this beautiful country. They are all fascinated by the splendid beauty of sacred, majestic and brilliant golden temples; by the face, the eyes of the girls made up with the powder of Thanakha or by the wild and mystical landscapes of Myanmar. Everything contributes to the discovery of an exceptional Burma. Dive into the excitement of national festivals Many tourists making a trip to Myanmar claim that this land captivates their hearts upon arrival. And just like that, they continue Burmese discovery. Unlike the Vietnam holidays, the New Year’s Day of Myanmar begins in April. In the celebration of the New Year, people organize a water festival. Inhabitants throw water on others in order to wash the bad luck, the misfortune, and the sins of the previous year, wishing a new year of happiness and more peace. On this occasion, travelers are all excited, joining the festival and splashing one another. There is no difference betwe

Bagan, which was once a flourishing imperial city, is located next to the Irrawaddy River in romantic historical ruins. It’s the land of beautiful landscapes with deep human values. Traveling to Bagan in your Myanmar travel is a great opportunity for you to explore the mysterious land. The Ancient Capital of Myanmar It consists of three cities: Nyuang U, Old Bagan and New Bagan. This area is popular with many pagodas spreading over the city. Nyuang U is a large city with railway stations, river ports and an airport. Moreover, New Bagan is a new village that was built in 1990 for former residents living in Old Bagan. Old Bagan is a picturesque area with many monuments and ancient pagodas preserved very carefully. Discover the Old Bagan by bike, on horseback or on foot For a first pleasant experience in Bagan, visitors are advised to rent a bike, a horse or just walk to discover the great beauty of the area. Cycling on red paths and watching people, pagodas and monasteries there are

Yangon and Bagan are two of 4 tourist highlights in Myanmar. The journey from Yangon to Bagan and vice versa is included in the itinerary of almost all Myanmar tours. If you have no much time for your tour, traveling by air is the best way to move between two destinations which are more than 600 kilometers far from each other. Here we provide you the useful information about Yangon to Bagan flight schedule so that you can draft your itinerary in the most convenient way Terminal Yangon terminal: Yangon International Airport Yangon International Airport (Mingladon) is approximately 30min north of city center. Allow 2 hours during the rush hours. It will cost about $7-10 to travel from the airport to the city center. Bagan terminal: Nyaung U Airport Nyaung U Airport is located in Nyaung-U (or Nyaung Oo), a town in the Mandalay Region, Burma (Myanmar), 7 kilometers from New Bagan. It will take about 15–20 minutes by car and cost 7,000 – 10,000 kyat to travel from the airport to New Ba

How to get from Yangon to Bagan? The answer is very easy and common: by air, by bus, by train and even by taxi. However, the answer like that is too general and little useful for you. Here we provide you with the details about each option so that you can have the best choice for the itinerary of your Myanmar tour. Get from Yangon to Bagan by train Terminal Yangon terminal: Yangon Center Railway station, located in the Yangon downtown, 3 km from the Shwedagonn Pagoda. Bagan terminal: Bagan Railway Station, located in Nyaung-U, 10 km from New Bagan Service provider(s): Myanmar Railways Train time: 15-17 hours (even 18 or 19 hours) Ticket price: 16,500 (17 USD) kyat for upper class sleeper and 4,500 kyat (4 USD) for ordinary class seat. Ticket booking/purchase: at local travel agents A train journey from Yangon to Bagan is usually described to be “incredibly slow” and “terrible”. You will have to cope with noise and shakings due to the poor conditions of the Myanmar railway. It’s

To travel from Yangon to Bagan, you have a number of options: plane, train, bus and even taxi. Taking a Yangon to Bagan bus trip is a popular choice for a lot of tourists thanks to reasonable price and a quite pleasant condition. If you plan to travel from Yangon to Bagan by bus on your Burma tour, keep in you mind the following practical information. General information Both day buses and night buses offered by 6-7 transportation companies are available for the journey from Yangon to Bagan. Travelers tend to prefer night buses to feel less tired and save a hotel night. The bus trip takes about 9-10 hours for the 611-kilometer journey. Ticket price is quite cheap, only US $11-15.5 for normal class and US $18.5-20 for VIP class. The bus journey is relatively pleasant thanks to quite good road condition and quality of the bus itself (all buses are air-conditioned). You can buy Yangon to Bagan bus tickets at bus stations (Yangon and Bagan terminals) and travel agents or book online at t

Taking a flight is the easiest and quickest way to travel from Yangon to Bagan, two of 4 most tourist destinations in Myanmar. However, this option is not cheap (I do not want to say “very expensive”) compared to traveling by bus or train. If you are calculating expenses for your Myanmar tours, pay attention to the following practical information about Yangon to Bagan flight price to design a reasonable itinerary. How to book a Yangon to Bagan flight A number of Myanmar airlines such as Golden Myanmar Airlines, Mann Yadanarpon Airlines, Asian Wings Airways, FMI Air and Myanmar National Airlines serve daily flights from Yangon to Bagan and vice versa. Flight time is about 1h20m for a direct flight and 1h50m for a non-direct one (via Heho airport and/or Mandalay airport). Yangon terminal is the Yangon International Airport, 15 km from the Yangon downtown (30 minutes driving in normal traffic and 2 hours driving in rush hours, and Bagan terminal is Nyaung U Airport, 7 km far from New Ba

Getting from Yangon to Bagan by night train? Some people said, “Poor you!” Others said, “I cannot imagine how bad your journey was”. I agree that a train journey from Yangon to Bagan is usually described to be unpleasant or terrible. However, we can totally consider the journey in a very different view. To me, getting from Yangon to Bagan by night train is an unforgettable experience, both positive and negative meanings. Buying our tickets It’s little odd that you cannot buy the tickets to the train from Yangon to Bagan at the Yangon Central Railway Station where the train actually leaves. Instead, you will have to find them at local travel agents which are omnipresent in the Yangon downtown. We bought the sleeper/upper-class train tickets, which are US $40 USD each. There was another option of ordinary class tickets for US $30 per ticket, which involves a wooden bench for 19 straight hours. Later to see back, we felt our decision of choosing upper-class tickets was really amazing.

Yangon-Bagan is one of the most important routes in Myanmar, connecting the largest city and former capital (Yangon) and the most attractive tourist destination (Bagan) of the Golden Temple Country. Travelers can get from Yangon to Bagan by road (bus, taxi), railway or air. Among of them, taking a Yangon to Bagan flight is the easiest and most time-saving way to travel between two sites. The following is the practical information about the airway service. Airlines offering Yangon to Bagan flight service There are 8 out of 11 domestic airlines operating flights from Yangon to Bagan and vice versa. They are: Air Bagan, Air KBZ, Air Mandalay, Asian Wings Airways, FMI Air, Golden Myanmar Airlines, Mann Yatanarpon Airlines and Yangon Airways. In general, each of the airlines has averagely 2 flights per day in the early morning (6-7 a.m.) and in the late afternoon (4-5 p.m.). Ticket price: US $95-155, depending on the booking time and the airline Flight time: about 1h20m for a direct fli

Yangon is the largest city and one of four tourist highlights in Myanmar. A lot of international travelers consider Yangon as the gateway to enter the Golden Temple Country and the transit city to other tourist attractions of Myanmar. There are about 30 international airports and 20 domestic ones operating flights to the Yangon International Airport. Here is the list of direct International and domestic fights to Yangon. It’s very useful if you are planning for a Myanmar tour. International flights to Yangon (Airline names are italicized) ANA (All Nippon Airways) : Tokyo Narita Air Asia : Bangkok-Don Mueang, Kuala Lumpur Air Bagan : Chiang Mai Air China : Beijing, Kunming Air India : Kolkata (Calcutta) Bangkok Airways : Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai Biman Bangladesh Airlines : Dhaka China Airlines (Taiwan) : Taipei-Taoyuan China Eastern Airlines : Kunming, Nanning Emirates : Dubai, Hanoi Dragonair : Hong Kong Himalaya Airlines (Nepal) : Kathmandu Hong Kong Express : Ho

Some travelers say that Myanmar is amazingly and pristinely beautiful, but its transportation services, including domestic flights, are quite backward compared to those of other countries in Southeast Asia such as Thailand and Vietnam. I think the view is true in some aspects but not comprehensive. Here I want to share you my real experience on Mann Yatanarpon Airlines, one of eight domestic airlines operating Yangon-Bagan route in Myanmar, when I fly from Yangon to Bagan. Fly from Yangon to Bagan: At the Airport The Yangon International Airport is about 15 kilometers far from the Yangon downtown. It took me 30 minutes to get there (at 5.30 a.m.) by taxi in normal traffic, but if you travel in rush hours, it will take you over an hour, even two ones. In the Yangon airport, domestic flights take off from Terminal 3, which is smaller and older than Terminal 1&2 for international fights. When I arrived at the terminal, it was already teeming with tourists. The domestic airline chec

If you have no much time for your Myanmar tour while the intended destinations (commonly Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake) are extremely far from each other, traveling by air may be the best choice. Booking domestic flights in Myanmar, particularly flights from Yangon to Bagan, is not so difficult, but it’s not easy as the transportation in the Golden Temple Country generally remains backward compared to some of the neighbor country such as Thailand. As a result, below we want to share some tips on booking flights from Yangon to Bagan. General information about flights from Yangon to Bagan There are quite a few daily flights from Yangon to Bagan severed by domestic airlines such as Mann Yadanarpon Airlines, Asian Wings Airways and Air KBZ. Ticket price is about US $95-155, depending on the airline you choose and the booking time (the price is always high at the peak of high season of December every year; you have to book your ticket at least 3 days in this time). It takes about

Unlike the train journey from Yangon to Bagan, the journey between Yangon and Mandalay by train is chosen by a lot of tourists as it’s faster in speed and more pleasant. The 647-kilometer trip will take you 14-16 hours, through the countryside areas of Myanmar, which is the good opportunity to admire beautiful rural landscapes and watch the daily life of locals. Here are some tips for you when you travel from Yangon to Mandalay by train. How to buy tickets You can only buy train tickets three days in advance of your journey, directly from the main Yangon railway station and travel agents in Yangon such as Exotic Myanmar Travels & Tours, Myanmar Tour East and Go-Myanmar. Besides, you can ask your hotel book and buy train tickets for you (surcharge may be added to your hotel bill). Tickets could not be bought online as Myanmar Railways don’t have any computer systems. Ticket fares It’s not quite cheap to travel from Yangon to Mandalay by train. Tickets cost US$50 / 50,000 kyat pe

Taking a flight is the easiest and quickest way to travel from the former capital of Yangon to the ancient city of Bagan. Here we provide you some of the useful information about Yangon Bagan flight service so that your journey form Yangon to Bagan is the most favorable and effective. Overview on Yangon Bagan flight service There are a lot of daily flights from Yangon to Bagan offered by a variety of domestic airlines. Normally, a direct flight takes about 1h20 and a non-direct one (via Heho Airport or Mandalay Airport) takes about 1h50. Ticket price is about US $95-155, depending on your booking time and the airline you choose. Note that in the high season (November to February), the price is a little higher and it’s better for you to book your ticket at least 3 days in advance. In the rainy reason (May to October), some flights may be cancelled due to bad weather condition. The best way to buy flight Yangon Bagan tickets is through local PASs (Passenger Sales Agents) or your hotel

Yangon is the largest city and main gateway to the foreign country of Myanmar. The ancient city of Bagan, the home to more than 2,200 Buddhist sites, is the most important tourist destination of the Golden Temple Country. A journey between Yangon and Bagan is commonly included in the itinerary of almost all Myanmar tours. As a result, a popular question raised by the visitor is that, “How to travel from Yangon to Bagan?” The following are some options we recommend. Travel from Yangon to Bagan by air It can be said that airline service in Myanmar is quite expensive. You will have to pay $95-155 for a Yangon Bagan flight (from Yangon International Airport to Nyuang U Airport). However, this is the easiest and quickest way to travel from travel from Yangon to Bagan. In need, a direct flight takes only 1h20 and a non-direct one (via Heho Airport or Mandalay airport) takes about 1h50. There a lot of daily flights offered by 7-8 domestic airlines; the flights sometimes are canceled due to

Yangon and Bagan are two of the most important tourist destinations in Myanmar. It’s easy to travel between two sites by plane, train, bus, and even taxi, in which buses are chosen by a lot of travelers as they are much cheaper than planes and more comfortable than trains. Here we provide you with all of the useful information about Yangon Bagan bus. Overview of Yangon Bagan bus service There are both day and night buses traveling from Yangon to Bagan. In general, tourists tend to choose night buses to feel less tired and save a hotel night. Every Yangon Bagan bus is equipped to air-condition and most have TVs, the atmosphere is commonly noisy as the drivers usually turn movies and Burmese traditional music quite loud. It’ll take you around 9-10 hours for the 611-kilometer journey between Yangon and Bagan by bus. Note that night buses normally leave the downtown Yangon at 7.00pm and arrives in Bagan around 5.00am (the next day). So make sure to book your hotels in Bagan in advance an

Yangon is the largest and most cosmopolitan city in Myanmar. Some travelers say that there is nothing in Yangon except noises and dust, and they just consider it as the transit city to other destinations in Myanmar such as Bagan or Inle Lake. In fact, Yangon itself is really an attractive destination, which is full of life colors, majestic pagodas, tranquil green parks and friendly people. Here we provide you with useful Yangon travel tips on the sites and activities you should not miss on your Yangon tour. 1. Shwedagon Pagoda Being the most important pagoda in Myanmar, Shwedagon Pagoda is a must on your Yangon tour. Legend has it that the gilded pagoda with 99-meter-high main stupa was built more than 2,600 years ago, but this information is not confirmed by historians. According to archeological reports, the structure is about 1,000-1,500 years old. It’s said that the pagoda houses relics of 4 Buddhas, so it’s considered as the most sacred place in Myanmar. You do not need to worr

Yangon and Bagan are 2 out of 4 most typical tourist destinations of Myanmar. The former is the largest city and the latter is the most important archaeological sites of the country. Most international visitors spend several days in Yangon and its surroundings and then travel to Bagan on their Myanmar tour. How to get to Bagan from Yangon ? It depends on your budget, timing and also your adventure mind. Here is useful information for transportation from Yangon to Bagan. 1. Overnight Bus from Yangon to Bagan Normally the overnight bus will take around 9 – 10 hours to complete the 611-kilometer journey between Yangon and Bagan. The road condition is quite good and the quality of overnight buses is better than you imagine or hear about transportation services in Burma. Traveling by overnight bus from Yangon to Burma can help you save money quite a lot (it costs 15,000 – 18,000 kyat for a ticket bus and you can also save 1-night hotel). It is a very good choice if you don’t suffer from

Ngapali is in Rakhine State, Western Myanmar. It’s the most famous beach and a population tourist destination in Myanmar. Standing out by fine white sand, clear crystal water, unspoiled natural environment and luxury resorts, Ngapali is an ideal place for relaxation. Many international tourists travel to Ngapali from Yangon, the former capital and the largest city of Myanmar. Here we give instructions on how to get from Yangon to Ngapali Beach. By air Domestic flights are the quickest and easiest way to travel from Yangon to Ngapali Beach. The Thandwe Airport, which is 6 kilometers far from Ngapali Beach, is the closest one to the beach. Every day, there are a lot of flights served by 8 local airlines from Yangon International Airport to Thandwe Airport, taking 55 minutes to 2¼ hours and costing around $111. The local airlines consist of: Air Bagan (http://www.airbagan.com/) Air KBZ (http://airkbz.com/) Air Mandalay (http://www.airmandalay.com/) Asian Wing (http://asianwingsair.c