Myanmar, attractions: list, description, reviews

Myanmar on the map of travel of Russian tourists is still a white spot. But in vain. Due to the richness of cultural attractions and natural beauties, this country is not much inferior to its neighbor Thailand. As for the level of service, the former Burma has already said goodbye to its grim militarized past and turns into a tourist paradise. Of course, not as fast as Vietnam, but every year the number of people wishing to visit Myanmar is growing steadily. And what is worth seeing in this country? Only one list of attractions will take several pages. Ecotourists here are attracted by untouched nature, lovers of Asian culture will be delighted by the ancient Bagan and the beautiful Shwedagon Pagoda, and simple beach-dwellers, no worse than in Thailand, can rest on the first-class resorts of Ngve Saung and Ngapali. More details about the sights of Myanmar read below.

How to get there - practical advice

Organized tours to Myanmar are still exotic for Russians. Therefore, many tourists try to get to the country on their own. Direct flights from Moscow to the present capital of Naypyidaw, or to the former, Yangon, no. Most travelers fly with transplants in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. From the capital of Thailand to Yangon, six to seven flights are sent every day. The same lively communication with Myanmar and Malaysia. But from India or China to Yangon, two or three flights a week follow. Recently, Vietnam Airlines launched a new route from Hanoi to the old capital of Myanmar. To visit this mysterious country of Southeast Asia, Russians need a visa. In addition, Myanmar still has very strange customs rules. For example, you can not import mobile phones, even personal ones. The cell phone will have to be left in the storage room at the airport. And export from the country categorically forbidden products and souvenirs, which depicts the Buddha. Tourists also do not advise buying jewelry, although they are cheap and of decent quality in Myanmar. Under customs control, they can be taken away.

Tours to Myanmar

Russian operators are slowly mastering this interesting direction. At this time, clients are offered sightseeing tours, combined with beach holidays and New Year's tours. Usually a trip to Myanmar lasts two weeks. But you can extend the rest to three. The cost of the excursion package for a week of stay is about two thousand dollars. For this money, tourists travel around the country, stopping for a few days in every interesting town. A beach holiday in Myanmar with several excursions will cost two and a half thousand dollars. Resorts on the shores of the Indian Ocean Ngve-Saung and Ngapali arose recently and meet all world standards. Very popular are combined tours with a river cruise. You can book a trip from Bagan to Mandalay (four days) or from Yangon to the enchanting Inle Lake (the road back and forth will take ten days).

Climate of the country: when to go

Myanmar on the map is located between the tropical and subequatorial belts. This means that the weather in Myanmar is determined by the monsoon. These winds and divide the climate of the country into three seasons. For Europeans it is better to visit Myanmar in November and winter months. Then the coast and most of the country is set very comfortable weather. The air temperature varies between + 21-26 degrees in the shade. But in the interior of the country during this period, there are dust storms. November-February - "high season" in Myanmar. In order to save a little, and avoid hustle and bustle on beaches and sightseeing places, the opinions are advised to come to the country in the spring. True, this season is too hot. Closer to May, daytime temperatures do not drop below +32 degrees in the shade. And when you do not have to go to the country, it's in the summer and in the first half of autumn. If there are areas in Thailand or Vietnam where the "rainy season" is not bright, greased, then there are no such places in Myanmar. He flies, as from a bucket, from June to October.

Where to stay

The new branch, which does not yet play a significant role in the economy of the state of Myanmar, is tourism. Hoteliers do not adhere to the classification of hotels as they do around the world, and hang so many stars on the facade as they please. Therefore, reviews are advised to carefully study the services and equipping the rooms, so as not to be trapped. This does not mean that Myanmar does not have good hotels. Just "five" can be a hostel, and a hotel without a single star - a great place to relax. Reviews are advised to carry the currency in cash. And do not change more than a hundred dollars or euros at a time.

Yangon

Myanmar, whose attractions are very diverse, amazes the European imagination with its all-pervasive religiosity. Temples, pagodas, monasteries rise at every step. In this sense Bagan is particularly rich. This ancient city houses four thousand Buddhist temples! And in Mandalay - another tourist center - there are seven hundred pagodas. But Yangon fully justifies its title of cultural capital of Myanmar. In this city there is a golden - in the truest sense of the word - Shwedagon Pagoda. It rises in the temple complex of the same name. According to legend, inside the 98-meter pagoda there are eight Buddha's hair. The shrine is covered with sixty tons of the purest leaf gold, decorated with precious diamonds and bells. Reviews are advised to spend five dollars for the entrance to the temple complex, to admire this magnificence. You can make your personal contribution to the decoration of the pagoda by buying in the kiosk the thinnest gold plate and nalepiv it on the wall of the pagoda. In addition to Shwedagon, tourists are advised to go on a pilgrimage to the monastery on the Pope volcano. They say that there are mythical nags.

Mandalay (Myanmar)

The interesting places of this second (after Yangon) city of the country are so numerous that we will limit ourselves to a general list. Mandalay - the last capital city of kings, and therefore it was decorated especially richly and in a big way. All seven hundred pagodas, one more beautiful than the other, are unlikely to be visited in a week. Where are the recommendations to go, what is the "mast si" in the city of Mandalay (Myanmar)? The Mahagandajon monastery and the royal palace of Amarapura, the temple with the unique statue of Buddha Mahamuni and the "Book in stone" of 729 marble slabs are the most important in the world. Not far from this Kutodav Paya there are the Sadamuni pagoda and the magnificent monastery of Shvenandou. Pilgrims should climb the 1730 steps of the Maidalay Hill to see the sacred relics - the bones of the Enlightened, Gautama Buddha. And to improve your health, go to the pagoda of Maha Muni. The golden statue of Buddha is surrounded by six bronze sculptures of soldiers, lions and an elephant. Touching them, they say, has a therapeutic effect.

Mingun and Bagan

Myanmar, whose attractions reach the age of more than two thousand years, has an ancient capital. It is definitely worth a visit. This is the town of Bagan. He keeps so many stupas, temples and pagodas that he became something like a Buddhist Mecca. In addition, the amazing Padaung people live here. The local beauty canon prescribes that women have a very long neck. To make girls attractive, mothers are clinging to them brass rings or spirals. For a small fee, such beauties are happy to pose for you for a photo. Minghong is located eleven kilometers from Mandalay, if you move upstream of Irrawaddy. This city is famous for its stupa and pagoda Pondavaya. Tourists are also attracted by the Mingun bell, the largest in the world. It weighs ninety tons. And at the same time the bell functions, that is, it rings.

Ecotourism

This direction is only being developed in the State of Myanmar. The sights of nature here are so amazing that many ecotourists often travel to this country of Southeast Asia. What is the Inle Lake! It is located in a depression between the emerald mountains. Resting in one of the villages on the shore of the lake, it seems that you live in the time of the Buddha, long before modern civilization. Here, not only women, but also men wear skirts-loggias. It is a long piece of light matter, tied on the hips with a quaint knot. Among the rice plantations on the tops of the hills are numerous monasteries of Buddhist monks.

Sea Resorts

Beaches - this is what attracts a wide range of Myanmar tourists. Attractions Ngapali is the cleanest band of fine-grained white sand. The entire first strip of this resort is equipped with magnificent hotels that satisfy the requirements of "five stars". But there are also hotels more modest. The highlight of this resort is that it is not given to rich foreigners. Fishing boats dock on the beach and the local people, as if nothing had happened, begin to sort out their catch. But the restaurants here serve fresh seafood, and in the shops you can buy a beautiful large pearl. The beaches of Ngve Saung and Cantay will appeal to lovers of solitude. Be sure - insist reviews - you need to buy in the waves of the gentle Indian Ocean after sunset. Because of the plankton, water is ignited by billions of small sparks. An unforgettable sight!