Visit Myanmar with us…
Two Sample Itineraries:
(a) 5-day-Itinerary with one night each in Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake
(b) 11-day-Itinerary with one night in Golden Rock, two nights each in Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake and total of three nights in Yangon.
5-Day-Itinerary
Day 01 : Arrive Yangon (International flight in the Morning)
Upon arrival in Yangon, you’ll be met and transferred to hotel. You’ll be guided to the following places of interest in Yangon.
- Chaukhtatkyi Reclining Buddha
- Landmark Shwedagone Pagoda
- China Town evening market
Overnight in Yangon at Kandawgyi Palace Hotel / Deluxe Room (B)
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Myanmar remains one of the more interesting, least travelled, delightful countries in the world to visit, regardless of its politics. It is easy to travel in Myanmar with much of the money tourists spend going directly to the local people. We would encourage you to consider exploring this fascinating country.
On 15 August 2008, Burmese Travel Agent, William Myatwunna, who has handles our travel arrangements and for several other Vancouver travellers was named one of the world’s 128 Top Travel Specialists by New York based Condé Nast Traveler magazine. William is the managing director of Good News Travels Myanmar.
http://www.myanmargoodnewstravel.com/
goodnewstravels@gmail.com
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by Colin Hinshelwood
Concierge.com‘s Insider Guide
Last Spring, while Myanmar’s government was refusing foreign aid for the survivors of Cyclone Nargis, local travel companies were among the first to provide relief. When little Ma Pandaw grows up, she can tell her pals she was born on a luxurious cruise ship. She first saw the light of day in its bar, which served as a temporary delivery room after the ship was converted into a mobile hospital to treat victims of the cyclone that swept through Myanmar s Irrawaddy Delta in May.
Ma Pandaw s mother, 17-year-old Khin Mar Oo, named her baby in honor of the ship in which she was born. The Pandaw IV was lent to the cyclone relief effort by Pandaw Cruises, one of dozens of tour companies, hotels, and resorts in Myanmar that responded to the Cyclone Nargis disaster by collecting donations and offering their staff, transportation, expertise, and, in this case, a replica of a nineteenth-century steamboat. We have collected $600,000, mostly from former passengers, said Pandaw Cruises founder Paul Strachan, adding that another $150,000 had been pledged.
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