Yangon Office: (95) 97310 7868
67 Baho Rd Sanchaung Yangon
This beautiful beach hasn't changed much since Maurice Collis' visit in 1923. The crystal clear waters are a snorkeller's paradise.
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This luxurious craft sails between Bagan and Mandalay. A perfect way to enjoy the river as described by Rudyard Kipling "Come you back to Mandalay, Where the old Flotilla lay,.
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The legend has it that the boulder is held safe by the strength of yet another strand of the Buddha's hair, which is enshrined in the pagoda.
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Built by King Bagyidaw in 1816 in memory of his wife, Hsinbyume. It is the form of Sulamani Pagoda resting on Mt Meru.
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People who have heard of Myanmar know it as "the Land of Pagodas" or "Golden Land". Thanks to the predominance of Buddhism, the tourist will find himself choosing between thousands of temples and shrines.
With an area of 676.577 square kilometers (261,228 square miles), Myanmar is the largest country in the South East Asian peninsula - almost three times the size of Britain. In the north and east it borders on China, Laos and Thailand, and in the west on Bangladesh and India while the southern coast lies on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Today the country has a population of 53 millions people, neighboring Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, India and China. Apart from a 1,400-mile-long (2,252-km) coastline, it is surrounded by a horseshoe-shaped ring mountains that forms a natural border of almost 4,000 miles (6,436km) with its neighbors. The main rivers are the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy), Chindwin, Thanlwin (Salween). and Sittaung.
Bagan, a symbol of Myanmar culture and its uniqueness, is a major attraction of Myanmar travel. Temples and pagodas in Bagan were built one thousand years ago at the plain of central Myanmar. There are as many as 4,400 temples in Bagan. The majority of those buildings were built during the height of Myanmar's first kingdom (11th and 13th centuries).
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Along the Bay of Bengal, in the northwest corner of Myanmar, lie the splendid ancient capital city of Mrauk U in Rakhine State. This city boasts its exclusive, marvelous Shitthaung, Koethaung, Dukekanthein and Lemyethna buddhist temples.
A visit to the old city of Mrauk U meaans a long 6 hour boat trip up the Kaladan river.
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Mandalay, the residence of the last Myanmar king, is a second largest city in Myanmar. Rudyard Kipling's "Mandalay" poem and the Road to Mandalay song by Frank Sinatra gave the world its first inkling of the exotic city.
Mandalay is also a place the largest number of Buddhist monks can be found in the world.
Yangon Office
67 Baho Rd, Sanchaung
Tel (95) 97310 7868, (95) 1519292
Fax: +951-510491
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Mandalay Office
E1, 35th St, Mandalay
Tel +952-73062
Fax: +952-73066
