Myanmar Travel and Destination Guide
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Highlights
- Mandalay
- Kyaiktiyo
- Yangon
Still known to much of the world as Burma, South-East Asia's bad boy military government makes for a traveller's dilemma. On the one hand, the country has a collection of stunning Buddhist monuments, bucolic Asian countryside, and a capital irresistibly unsullied by tourism. But an angel on other shoulder speaks with the voice of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, democratically-elected leader, now political prisoner: don't come. Whether one's tourist dollars do harm by funding a brutal dictatorship, or bring help and exposure directly to the people is a matter of debate. Either way, a visit to Myanmar is a decision to be carefully considered - there is more at stake than just a vacation.
Featured Trips in BURMA (MYANMAR)
5 days | From $ 539 USD Chiang Mai and the Golden Triangle (TATGTC)
Asia > Thailand
Highlights
Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Mae Sai
Trip Style: Independent
Service Level: Comfort
Physical Grading: 2
Visit the fascinating city of Chiang Mai, “The Rose of the North”, a thriving metropolis with much of interest to visitors and a less hectic alternative to the capital. Explore ancient temples, ride on top of a gentle elephant and delve into Thai culture and traditions in lush, mountainous scenery. Visit indigenous hill tribe communities for a glimpse into their traditional lives, and then venture by boat to the threshold of three different countries; the Golden Triangle, the point where the borders of Thailand, Burma (Myanmar) and Laos meet.
14 days | From N/A Bangladesh Adventure (AHBA)
Asia > Bangladesh
Highlights
Tribal villages, wildlife reserves, Sundarbans, tea plantations
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 2
Bangladesh is a country with a great deal to offer. Meet the numerous ethnic peoples inhabiting the rich green hill country, spot a variety of wildlife, explore historic forts and travel the tentacled waterways of the Sundarbans, the vast delta where Brahmaputra and Ganges meet.
