Hi,

i checked airasia and found out no direct flight to yangon

have to go to bangkok then only to yangon.

but because of diff time flights, seems that i have to stay quite a bit in bangkok first before reach yangon.

anyone been to Yangon before? whats the best choice to go there??

PLS HELP

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Myanmar is an underrated country to visit now. The country has got so much to offer but tourism is not at its full scale yet. Everyone must put Myanmar at your bucket list too visit before it gets too commercialised.

Information about travelling to Myanmar is not as much as other South East Asia countries because it was opened for tourism not too long ago. However, we still managed to Google-searched some details about the accommodations & logistic within the country since availability of smart phone hence online bookings (e.g. hotels, bus operators, etc) is getting easily accessible.

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IMPORTANT NOTES

Money Exchange
USD and Kyat are the main currencies accepted in Myanmar. We noticed that price tags in USD will cost more after conversion, so we made payment in Kyat all the time.
MYR to Kyat is around RM2.70 to 1000 Kyat (as of Dec19). Money changers in Malaysia will not exchange for Myanmar Kyat (MMK), so we had to exchange MYR to USD, then change to Kyat when we reached Myanmar. Alternatively, we can also withdraw Kyat from ATM machines in Myanmar (all ATM have CIRRUS network). Please make sure you call you banks to activated International Withdrawal and ensure POS enabled.
Credit cards are widely accepted in major town like Yangon and Mandalay, but not smaller towns like Bagan & Inle.

Attire
Weather in Myanmar is similar to Malaysia, however, make sure to adhere to dress code imposed by temples before entering. These temples usually don’t allow short pants, spaghetti strap top and hot pants. Please bring along a scarf/sarong a.k.a Longyi to cover yourselves when visiting temples. Otherwise, you are required to rent Longyi from them.
Besides, shoes are not allowed in temples, so you need to take off your shoes and leave it outside the temples. To avoid your shoes being stollen, you can bring plastic bag to carry your shoes along (some local kids will approach you to sell plastic bags).

Weather
Even though the weather in most areas are similar to Malaysia, but Bagan and Inle is colder due to it’s geographical locations. When we rode our bike out to watch sunrise/sunset in Bagan, then chilly wind could easily get into your bones, literally. As for Inle, the humongous lake chills the average temperature for the surroundings. Temperature in Inle is approximately 20 degree, similar with our Genting highland.

Transportation
Overnight Bus - We travelled between towns mostly by overnight buses - time & cost saving.
We booked overnight bus from JJ Express, a bus company inspires to offer airlines alike services with onboard “cabin crews” who serve snack, drinks, comforter, etc. From the crews’ uniform to public announcement, they put a lot of efforts in giving airlines like experience.
These buses are really comfortable that you could recline your seat almost flat, but their aircon is way too cold so make sure to wear extra layers of clothes for a good sleep. They will stop at R&R for toilet break too.
When we arrived at destination, we got surrounded by taxi drivers offering hotel transfer. So make sure you know how far away is your hotel to avoid being offered “cut throat” price.

e-Hailing - Grab is widely available in Yangon and Mandalay, but not in Bagan and Inle. However, e-bike is cheaply available in Bagan & Inle, it cost USD5.00 for full day (7.00AM to 7.00PM).

Horse Cart and Tuktuk are available in Bagan, if you have extra budget, private rental cars are also available. But we stick to e-bike because we get to take our own sweet time and have the freedom of going out/coming back as and when we like.

e-Bike - battery operated motorbike that could go as fast as 40km/h. There are e-Bike renting tent in almost every street in Bagan. No deposits required, just choose your bike and go (pay when you return the bike). if you need the bike for following day for sunrise watching, just exchange a new bike so that they can re-charge the used one.
Fee is USD5.00 for 12 hours - 7.00AM to 7.00PM
We asked the owner: "are there any cases where customers took their bikes and never returned it?" he said he has been in the business for 4 years but no such cases happened before - people visiting Bagan are all nice people

Language
People in Myanmar (Burmese) can speak simple English. Everyone is so friendly!
Mingalabar means Hello.

Food
We tried to be adventurous in trying Burmese food, like Shan Sticky Noodle that we tried on 1st day, we didn’t like it. So we didn’t try local dishes thereafter. i guess it was the way they merinate the meats, the taste is weird XD
Generally their food is oily and too salty/sweet than our liking.
Due to the dusty environment, we did not try any roadside food at all.
Food is generally similar to Malaysia taste in proper restaurants. Prices are reasonable too even in touristy locations. Each meal cost an average of aRM10+ per person.
Avocado juice is cheap! We had it almost every meal
Beer is cheap too

Entrance Fee
Bagan, Inle and Mingun are archeological areas, so the government imposed entrance fee when entering these areas.
Bagan zone - 25,000MMK per person (approx. MYR75).
Inle zone - 15,000MMK per person.
Mingun zone - 5000MMK per person.
Bus drivers will stopped at entrance of these areas, then a conductor will collect the fee from everyone, so get ready your cash (payment in cash only).

This post has been edited by sweet_pez: Apr 7 2020, 02:55 PM

vi at ur avatar ?

yeah VI

Isn't Myanmar a little unsafe to go right now? IIRC there are many restrictions on entering/exiting.. according to news anyway.

yes. that is what i heard to.

but then.. WORK maa..

anyone been there? any tips?

I have been there last year, May i think...cant remember..
I went there for working. I took MAS flight but I don't know how much it costs since it was paid by my company
It was a direct flight.

It takes about 3 hours to fly there, if not mistaken..hehe

Their government control their internet access and mobile. Yahoo email, hotmail email, google mail, aol, gmx all blocked by government. I able to access to my company email. I tried friendster and it's working as well Mobile phone is not common there (only for those very rich people or may be businessman) and yours one will not working there. Lots of beggar , be careful, some of them like gangster...demanding for money. Some will follow you and keep on asking for money, especially small kids and children.

Their major transportation is by foot. So it is very hardly for you to see fat people there..haha. Everyone is super slim there. During business day/peak hour, you will be able to see lots of people squeezing themselves in a bus (like our van, but without door). The bus is very crowed until some of them just standing outside of the bus, behind, by hand holding on the window panel or door panel, foot on panel or "bumper", and body is outside of the bus.

For hotel, I think better choose those that near to your working place. Some taxi sometimes have broken window and you will get wet if raining

It's a good experience for me to see their living style. You will be appreciate to be a Malaysian

now i have a problem.

the meeting is on this friday, and theres no flight on MAS flight thursday.

best option i could find just now was airasia kl- bangkok, sleep at bangkok thursday night, and fly to yangon early tomorrow morning ... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

anyway, thanks for the tips dare2join. anyone here got a good travel agent that can arrange time flights for me?

my last trip to Yangon via Thai Airways from KL to Bangkok . From Bankok to Yangon via Air Myanmar... spent about 5 hours transit at Bangkok but reached Yangon at night.. if not mistaken from Bangkok 830pm...

Stayed at Traders Hotel .

booked airasia since no flight for MAS on thursdays.

fly to bangkok tomorrow night, sleep at airport (8 hours) then only fly to Yangon. Crap.

Applying visa tomorrow they say if submit morning evening can go take already.

Going to kl sentral afterwards to book ticket back on Sunday. Hopefully can get MAS ticket so that no need to sleep at airport hahaha.

any more tips guys?

Im expected to go on a 2 week outstation there end of this month.

And i have no idea what to expect. Anyone been there?

Just share ur experience - in the sense of expenditure of food, requirement etc etc.

I know their currency is kyat but not sure how much do i need for two weeks.

Hi
Am thinking of 5 days trip to Myanmar Yangon
Anyone been there b4?
What are the places to visit there?
Is 5 days trip enough?
Anyone can me all these and other related infos?

i would like to know more details about Yangon too. as AA has promo now.

hi guys...i've been plannin for Myanmar for a long time now...but now due to work have to postpone my holidays plan...
for me what i know about myanmar/burma is it's a very buddhist oriented country...for them the religion is held in upmost respect and importance...one of the most famous pagoda is Shwedagon Pagoda, which are said to contain Buddha relic, his hair i think.
another place is called Bagan, anyone planning to go to Burma sld consider visiting this place at least for a few days...google it and u'll know what im talking about

Hi all, I went Yangon and Mandalay last December. Was a best experience in my life. Shwedagon Pagoda is must-visit place. Mandalay will be much safer city to travel but need to transit from Yangon.

Good news is AA got direct flight to Yangon. Remember to apply VISA, RM80 for 3 working days. RM150 for 1 working days.

mynamar ppl came to m'sia work , y m;sia ppl will go to mynmar work ?

Some ppl will go for business trip. City in Myanmar is not too bad as what we thought. There are international hotels, foreign tourists & business travellers.

Very nice scenery there. No pollution. Fresh air..

Can't forget their blue sky in winter..

Bro, where to get the visa since I'm going to Myanmar this August...aiseh..its not cheap afterall

Visa can be applied in Myanmar Embassy. Add; No. 10 Jalan Mengkuang, off Jalan Ru
55000 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 03 4256 0280, 03 4257 0680

I also go to the embassy myself. If u r in KL, u should go urself. Otherwise, it would be expensive if use travel agency service.

how much is the visa? Airasia has a direct flight to Burma now and the price is bloody cheap! Round Trip RM73

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Added on July 20, 2010, 12:14 pmim planning to go Burma for 3 days. Do I need to apply for a visa?

This post has been edited by ck23: Jul 20 2010, 12:14 PM