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To change or withdraw your consent choices for ThoughtCo. At any time, you can update your settings through the "EU Privacy" link at the bottom of any page. These choices will be signaled globally to our partners and will not affect browsing data. Related: 3 Life Lessons Learned in Myanmar. I flew from Kuala Lumpur to Yangon by plane. Looking back, I feel that I should have taken the land route from Thailand to Burma instead of flying directly to Yangon. Travel information about Myanmar. Myanmar travel information.
You need to take a 5-hour bus from Chiang Mai to Mae Sot, and then cross the border. Then you will take another bus to Yangon. Instead of going straight to Yangon I would go to Hpa-an pronounced Paa-han first to see the pagodas and golden rock. Then take a slow boat from Hpa-an to Mawlamyine. This boat ride is a fantastic introduction to Burma, as you will take in many interesting sites along the way, from fishermen, to little transport boats, pagodas and villages along the way.
Myanmar travel itinerary. Bagan and Inle Lake are a must see, but skip Mandalay if you are short on time. I was more spiritually connected in Bagan than anywhere else in South East Asia. Waking up early in the morning to see the sunrise was far more rewarding in Bagan than in Angkor Wat I am sure others will disagree on this one.
You can rent an e-bike in Bagan and ride to various pagodas throughout the Old town. Bagan is a city with 4, pagodas literally. You can visit a few of the main temples in the center of Old Bagan like the Ananda most beautiful , Dhammayangi biggest , Thatbyinyu tallest and Shwegugyi for sunrise.
Inle Lake — Take a boat ride across the Inle Lake to visit different interesting sites cheaper if you share the boat with others like floating market, long necked women, lotus weaving loom, Cigar shop, temples and leg rowing performance.
Riding a bike along the lake is a fun and adventurous way to explore. Myanmar travel advice. Burma travel itinerary. Make sure to take the most interesting train ride of your life. The trains in Burma literally shake so much so you feel like you are riding a roller coaster. We took the train from Hpa-an to Yangon. It was a long 8 hour journey get the Upper class seat but it was worth the experience. Hope you plan your travel to Burma soon and enjoy your visit as much as I did.
Interesting Facts About Myanmar. Chan is an avid traveler and a tech enthusiast who has traveled to 5 continents and 40 countries in his lifetime. He quit his job last December to pursue his dream of traveling to the far corners of the world.
Based in New York, while traveling he does stock trading and blogging at Tayora. You can connect with Chan on Facebook and Twitter. You can read more of his guest posts on this blog on his author page. Photo credits: Featured image by Drouyn Cambridge.
Myanmar Monk by KX Studio. Bagan sunset by Alexander Mueller. All other photos by Chan Komagan. Hey Chan, thanks for the post! We have done all the other countries and I feel we are saving the best for the last! Cheers, Nat. Thanks Nat. If you have been to other countries in S.
Asia you will absolutely love Burma even more. Glad to hear you are planning a trip there soon. Cheers mate. I think we need to go visit! How is handicap accessibility there — did you notice anything in particular? Hi Jessie — Thanks for reading. Unfortunately Myanmar is not yet developed to have support for handicap accessibility. But most little towns like Bagan and Inle lake are laid back so there should not be an issue getting around.
Bigger cities like Yangon and Mandalay have side walks for easy walking. But of course there are places within the cities where the streets are really busy. Hope that helps. With over a population of 5 million people, Yangon is the most populous city as well as an important commercial center of Myanmar. Myanmar is a Southeast Asian country. It is situated in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth. Myanmar is bordered by the Indian states of Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh and by the Chittagong division of Bangladesh in the northwest; by Tibet Autonomous Region and Yunnan province of China in the north and northeast; by Laos in the east and by Thailand in the southeast.
Myanmar is bounded by the Andaman Sea in the south and by the Bay of Bengal in the southwest. Regional Maps : Map of Asia.
The above map is of the country of Myanmar in Southeast Asia. The map can be dowlonaded, printed, and used for educational purpose like map-pointing activities. This page was last updated on February 24, Home Asia Myanmar. Regions Map Where is Myanmar? Outline Map Key Facts Flag.
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