Compared with my neighbor - Thailand, which is extremely popular amongst our compatriots - Myanmar still remains almost unexplored by our tourist, and in vain . What is there for Bagan alone, in which no signs of civilization or bustling tourists hurrying to make "Selfie" can not destroy sensation of touching the amazing, incomprehensible and beyond the usual worldview . In addition, Myanmar (a few years ago known as Burma) has recently been successfully gaining tourist traffic - certainly not like Vietnam, but a noticeable growth of the tourist flow is obvious . And for this there are all prerequisites, because Myanmar is an extraordinary collection of ancient values ​​and cultural heritage . The famous Shwedagon Pagoda, ancient Bagan, the amazing Inle Lake are becoming popular tourist centers . International class resorts Ngapali and Ngve Saung can now compete with the beaches of Thailand and Indonesia, and the beautiful nature, preserved here in its original form, attracts a lot of ecotourists to the country . A still here are very beautiful, stately and modest girls, and all residents without exception - both men and women - wear loggias - long and light skirts tied with a quaint knot .

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Capital - Naypyidaw.

Big Cities - Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay, Mawlamyine, Mrauk U

Main resorts - Ngapali, Inle, Ngve-Saung.

Full list of the cities in the country you are looking for on the city page and the resorts of Myanmar, and on when it is best to go to Myanmar and what to do on the site, is told on the page tours to Myanmar

How to get to Myanmar

There are no direct flights from Russia to Myanmar. Several European and Asian airlines fly to the country, but these options are not cheap and usually involve routes with at least two transplants: one in Europe and one in Asia.

Another way is to fly in transit through the countries of Southeast Asia (more often total Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore). From Bangkok to Yangon, 6-7 flights of different airlines per day are carried out. There are daily flights to Yangon from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The communication with other cities in the region (including Chinese and Indian cities) is limited to 2-3 flights a week.

Visa to Myanmar

Citizens of Russia and CIS need a visa to Myanmar for entry.

Customs

Duty free import of 200 cigarettes or 100 cigars or 250 g of tobacco, a liter of alcoholic beverages, 500 ml of cologne or perfume is allowed. Items of household appliances, cinema, video, photo equipment, jewelry and currency over 2000 USD are declared for further exportation. The import of weapons, ammunition, narcotic and psychotropic substances, anti-government literature, pornography, cell phones (except jokes!) Is prohibited. , satellite TV antennas and receivers, video cassettes and CDs (when trying to import such items are delayed and waiting for the owners at the airport).

It is forbidden to export (without proper permission) precious and semiprecious stones, jewelry GOVERNMENTAL items, souvenirs and products with the image of Buddha, antiques and historical values ​​

Useful telephone numbers Embassy of Myanmar in Moscow. Str. Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 41; tel .: (495) 691-56-14, 956-18-78

Russian Embassy in Yangon: 38, Sagawa Road; tel .: (1) 241-955, 254-161; website

Police: 199, Fire Service: 191, Ambulance: 192

Myanmar Transport

Three airlines fly inside the country - Yangon Airways, Bagan Airways and Air Mandalay, but their services are not very expensive .The railway version of movements in Myanmar is much more affordable, and you can get there by car almost anywhere in the country .In addition, water transport is well developed - along the rivers Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Thanlvin and other passenger ships run .They are "fast" (speed, boat boat) and "slow" (regular, slow boat) .Let's compare the most popular Mandalay-Bagan route .A seat on a "slow" boat will cost about 10 USD, and the journey will take 14-16 hours ."Fast" boat will cost somewhere in 16 USD and reach the destination in 10-12 hours .

Bus companies in the country are private, the prices for travel for foreigners and local are the same and low. Tickets for the bus can be bought at the city bus station, in a travel agency or in a hotel (with an extra charge of ~ 0, 5 USD). The buses themselves are old enough, but with soft seats, air conditioning and video.

Safety of tourists

Myanmar is a relatively safe country. Tourists should bear in mind that in large tourist centers, although often infrequent, pocket thefts are involved. Many hotels offer a safe at the reception, and in high-level hotel safes are equipped with rooms. In terms of food and drink and other precautions - "global": do not eat raw vegetables, use only those fruits that you can clean yourself, use sunscreen. Special vaccination is not necessary before going to Myanmar.

Myanmar's climate

Tropical monsoon, in the south of the country - subequatorial. Monsoons in Myanmar divide the year into three seasons: cool (November-February, +20 .. +25 ° C), hot (March-May, +30 .. + 32 ° C) and rainy (June-October). @

Actual information: weather forecast for the main resorts of Myanmar for the coming days.

Hotels in Myanmar

There are no official categories for hotels in Myanmar. In general, they are quite consistent with the generally accepted world classification, so operators usually hang them "asterisks" at their discretion. Therefore - we advise you to carefully study the description of services, numbers, food and so on, without relying solely on "starryness."

The voltage in the network is 220 V. The outlets are three-pin, so for our electrical appliances you will need an adapter that can be received at the reception in the hotel.

Money

Banks are open from 10:00 to 14:00 from Monday to Friday. It is better to import into Myanmar only cash dollars. Denominations in denominations of 100 USD must not be older than 1996. Exchange on the street is officially banned, but it is there that the best course is and it is there that most exchanges take place.

The course at the airport is significantly understated, and in general the official rate is very different from the course on the "black market". The real rate: 1 USD = ~ 1000-1200 MMK (compare with the official at the beginning of the material and feel the difference!) Those tourists who do not want to risk contacting street "currency traders" are best able to change dollars in hotels.

Tipping in a restaurant or cafe will be welcome, but it is not necessary to give them. You can just praise a dish you especially like.

Shopping and shopping in Myanmar

In shops and markets of Myanmar, you can find a great many souvenirs and gifts: the range of prices and quality is very large .There are crafts made of shells (including chandeliers and curtains), sun umbrellas, figurines, sculptures and pictures of teak wood, national clothes, postcards, wooden kettles and cups, something like a local analogue of the Russian paleah, rosary .Souvenirs are more impressive - gold ornaments, including those with amethysts, sapphires and rubies .True, for such serious purchases you need to be able to understand the stones - to really save and not lose in quality .

In addition, in Myanmar you can buy things from varnish, silk, decorative dolls, stone and wood products.

Kitchen and restaurants in Myanmar

Local cooks are very respectful of the spicy seasonings: fish, rice, vermicelli season with onions, ginger, garlic and chili. There are many fruits in the country, dishes from chicken and seafood such as shrimps, crabs, lobsters are also popular.

The main local drink is tea, but aborigines manage to abundantly savor with spicy spices, even it, so that not every tourist will dare to enjoy it. Local soft drinks are mostly of poor quality and quite expensive.

"National" dishes of Myanmar: "Letnok sleep" - a kind of an acute vegetable salad with rice, "moinga" - fish soup with vermicelli, "oh no hawk sve" - ​​macaroni from rice flour with chicken and coconut milk.

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