MYANMAR (Burma)

Being rich in attractions, with its amazing high virgin snow-capped mountains, forests teeming with a rich diversity of flora and fauna, unspoiled coastal beach resorts, numbers of beautiful Islands, plenty of historical and religious monuments and a great variety of ethnic groups and their hospitability, Myanmar is growing in popularity with tourists and is an ideal destination for culture and ecotourism. Geographically being situated between India in the west, Tibet in the north and China in the east where the world highest mountains exist and also flanked by the Bay of Bengal in the south and southwest, the climate varies from semitropical in the south to sub alpine in the north. The large number of cultural heritages worth seeing for culture's lovers, a variety of more exciting and adventure regions for lovers of adventure and plenty of unspoiled natural beauties for lovers of nature make Myanmar really an unique country in the South-East Asia. So Myanmar is an idea destination for culture and ecotourism, which is on its way to capturing the imagination of the international travelers. The major tourist destinations in Myanmar are Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan and Inle. Apart from the destinations, many other places in various parts of country are worth visiting.

 

MAIN TOURISTS DESTINATIONS

YANGON (Rangoon)

After the annexation of the lower Myanmar by the British in 1852, they turned this village into a major port and started constructing major buildings in 1870 with the well known and magnificent structures still standing in excellent condition in the centre of the town. Yangon, in addition to being the Capital of Myanmar situated about 22 miles from the sea, is also the main port of entry into the country by sea and air. Yangon, with a combination of the mystery and religious charm of the east with the modern facilities of the west, is one of the most attractive cities in the East, with evergreen tropical trees, shady parks, beautiful lakes and golden Stupas.

BAGAN

Bagan is, one of the most amazing and richest archeological sites in Asia and a major tourist attraction site of Myanmar as well, situated on the eastern bank of the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River and about 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Mandalay and about 500 km north of Yangon. Bagan covers an area of 42 sq. km dotted with over 2000 (nearly 3000) well preserved pagodas and temples of the 11th – 13th century. Bagan was the first imperial capital of ancient Myanmar Empire founded by King Anawyahta (1044-77), who introduced the Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar.

MANDALAY

Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest City, is located in Central Myanmar 668 kilometers north of Yangon. It was built in 1857 by king Mindon and also stood as the old royal capital of kings for centuries before Mandalay. Having been the last capital of Myanmar kings, Mandalay has remained till the present time the centre of Myanmar culture and traditional arts and crafts. It is the place where the Theravada Buddhist religion shines brightest, with the largest number of Buddhist monks studying Buddhist scriptures and practicing the Buddhism. 

INLAY LAKE (Inle)

Inle Lake is unique and magical lake surrounded by the blue mountain ranges. It is about 900 km above sea level, 20 km long and 10 km wide. Inle is famous for the native lake dweller rowing their boats with one leg, standing at the stern of the boats. Visitors are sure to enjoy the romantic and breathtaking scenery called “Venice of Myanmar” by tourists.

MRAUK U

About one hour 30 minutes by air from Yangon to Sittwe. From there you can take a boat ride taking about 3 hours to Mrauk U. It was founded in A.D 1430 by king Min Saw Mon. Being an ancient city of Rakhain Kingdom with several architectural remains of its glorious past, Mrauk U is on its way to becoming one of the major archaeological and historical sites in Myanmar.

NORTHERN PART OF MYANMAR (BURMA)

With the northern part of Myanmar geographically sharing borders with China and India, where the world's highest mountains exist and being a part of Himalayas, its hill geography results in a variety of climate and vegetation ranging from rain forests and alpine forest. The highest elevations are covered with snows and rocks.

SOUTHERN PART OF MYANMAR (BURMA)

Flanked by the Bay of Bengal, the southern part of Myanmar offers magnificent scenery. The beautiful , less visited, rugged coast, the perfect climate and the relaxed atmosphere make this southern part one of the tourist destinations. It is easily accessible by air, road and rail from Yangon.

BEACHES IN MYANMAR

Being located in the attractive setting with perfect climate and famous for its natural and unspotted beauty, Myanmar beaches are on the most beautiful Southeast Asia beaches list. The beaches under mentioned are the most visited.

 

WESTERN PART OF MYANMAR ( BURMA )

CHIN STATE

It, one of the ecotourism sites recently growing in popularity in Myanmar, is situated northwest of Mandalay. A seven-hour drive from Bagan is Kanpatlat, one of the hidden hill stations of Victorian Era in beautiful mountain setting with some bungalow-type hotel at its summit. A two-hour drive from Kanpatlat is 10- mile base camp, a starting point for five hour trekking excursion to the summit of Mt. Victoria (3108 m). All of the Chin Villages and town are in beautiful mountain setting.
 

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