Threeland
Cities
Myanmar
YANGON
YANGON
Overview
Food & Drink
Travel Guide
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.
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
Great place for meditation, religious tour, Study of Buddishm, theme tours and culture expedition.
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.
Departure for Kayin and Mon States in the Southeast or taking short flight to mysterious Mrak-ou, Ngapali or another beaches in the West.
Land transfer to the Southeast to Kyaiktiyo (Golden Rock), Hpa-an, Mawlamine, or to the North by air for long trekking in Kachin state.