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September 17, 2024
Motorbike journey starting in Aungban on the Shan Plateau heading to the caves of Pindaya complete with ox carts and hill tribe villages. The 40km journey is at 1200m and road breaks include tea leaf salad snacks. This expansive rural area is little traveled and you will be one of the first modern travelers to reach the area. Permits are no longer needed for village stays and trekking.
Pindaya Caves Shan Plateau, Kalaw Hill Station: Myanmar Travel
If you are traveling in Myanmar and need some sportswear or sporting goods, this is a full list of shops and distributors in Yangon and Naypyitaw. Selection is not what you would expect in Europe or North America, but you will find the basics.
Sportswear and Sporting Goods Shops and Distributors in Myanmar
Myanmars scarcity of hotels and sky high prices have ushered in a new business model for accomodation in the city; combining a youth hostel within a colonial building complete with teak doors, balconies and local neighborhood experiences.
39th Street Little Yangon Hostel fits the model and I was invited on opening day. In a nutshell, its one of the cleanest, best value for money spots to rest your head in Yangon.
In an effort to keep up with the latest business and travel news coming out of Yangon in print form, I scanned and upload a copy I was given of the 2015 Yangon Hotel Directory which lists 160 hotels.
There are more being built and opening every day so this is by no means a complete list but it is a great start to find accommodation in Yangon.
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism (Yangon Hotel Directory 2015)
I have been looking for a company apartment in Yangon over the last six months. Through my search I was presented with several quotes and agent materials. This was a scan given to me, which gives you a good idea of what you will need to pay for which type of living standard.
In the May 2015 edition of Myanmar Business Insider the Travel section covers Kyite Htee Yoe (Golden Rock Pagoda) in the Mon state. Also a good overview of Bogyoke Aung San Market in downtown Yangon. Well worth a walk around to see the colonial architecture even if you aren't in the mood to buy anything.
This is a small list of 8 spas in the Myanmore Magazine Yangon Spa Tour.
Map includes: Sense Spa, First Thai Spa, Eros Health & Beauty Spa, Spa Elements, California Skin Spa, Inya Day Spa, La Source Spa and Thaya Day Spa.
If you have been to Myanmar you will know the difficulty in locating a residence for long or short term rentals for yourself personally or your company's office.
This is a new real estate site that is easy to navigate and find your appropriate price range. 1 Lak = 100,000K. You can find thousands of properties for sale and rent with detailed information about each property with photos.
I visit Shwedagon Pagoda every time I am in Yangon. I set aside this time to imerse myself in the vibration of 60 tons of solid gold, those giving thanks for abundant lives and sense raising tones reverberating throughout. This is a map of Shwedagon Pagoda. If you travel to Yangon, this is a place is that should be at the top of your list.
In an effort to keep up with the latest business and travel news coming out of Yangon in print form, I began to scan and upload publications that I picked up during my travels to Myanmar. This a Japanese language map of sights and locations in Yangon.
This PDF is a collection of maps: Mergui Archipelago map, Ngapali Beach map, ChaugTha Beach map, Pyu Ancient City map, Taunggyi map, Bagan map, Inlay Lake map, Mandalay map, Pyin Oo Lwin map, Ngwe Saung Beach map and Myanmar map.
In an effort to keep up with the latest business and travel news coming out of Yangon in print form, I will begin to scan and upload publications that I pick up during my travels to Myanmar.
I found Myanmore Yangon Travel Magazine as one of the best sources for dining, travel and events information in Yangon.
I picked up my copy in Monsoon Restaurant.
Myanmore Yangon Travel Magazine May 2015
In an effort to keep up with the latest business and travel news coming out of Yangon in print form, I will begin to scan and upload publications that I pick up during my travels to Myanmar.
I found Yangon Travel Information Magazine as one of the best sources for dining, travel and events information in Yangon.
I picked up my copy in Monsoon Restaurant.
Myanmar business indepth interview with Daw Win Win Tint, managing director of City Mart Supermarket chain, Myanmar's largest retailer.
Also a travel advice section on the Pyu people and ancient sites of Hanlin, Beikthano, Thaye Khittaya.
Yangon Maps and useful telephone numbers while traveling in Myanmar.
Given the variety of unique tourism experiences Myanmar has to offer, it has the potential to contribute significantly to employment creation and economic growth. However increased tourism will also have negative impacts, such as those identified in this impact assessment.
Covering the aggregate impacts of the sector and the “bigger picture” of interaction between tourism, Myanmar society and countrywide travel destinations.
This is the latest version of Yangon Travel Information Magazine which I picked up my last time in Yangon. Contains the usual restaurants, shopping and travel destination that may be of interest to travelers visiting Myanmar.
Putao is the northernmost town of Kachin State in northern Myanmar at the edge of the Himalayan/Tibetan Plateau drainage basin.
If you are trekking in northern Myanmar to Hkakabo Razi base camp (17,500 feet/5,300 m) which lies on the border tri-point among Myanmar, China, and India. Tahaundam is the northernmost village inhabited year round.
