Trip to Myamar - July 06

I am planning a trip to Myamar next July. Would like to hear from anyone who has been there. Tips on tour operators, flights and hotels will be most welcome. Any information on the intinerary will also be great. Thanks

Trip to Myamar - July 06

See my other discussion forum posts for details on the trip I took to Myanmar in December 2004. Our tour company in the U.S. used Diethelm Asia Tours out of Bangkok to handle the arrangements for us in Myanmar. Have used Diethelm for many years and they are always first class and very thorough. Flew Thai Airways roundtrip between Bangkok and Yangon and Yangon Airways within Myanmar. They were very reliable and on time. I believe the Lonely Planet Guide to Myanmar is the most current and accurate guide book in English - I recommend buying it to help your trip planning. We went to Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and surrounding towns, Pindaya, and Inle Lake. Post another message if you have specific questions you%26#39;d like me to answer.

Trip to Myamar - July 06

We have been there twice (2004+2005) and will be there again in January 2006.

We had our trip (hotels, domestic flights, guide, transports...) arranged by tour operators in Myanmar which we contacted by email.

Everything was perfect and everything was ';tailormade'; for us.

We have seen most interesting places like Yangon, Bago, Golden Rock,Mandalay, Sagaing, Ava, Amarapura, Monywa, Maymyo,Kekku, Bagan, Inle Lake,Ngapali Beach, Mrauk U etc, etc.

If you would like to have more informations about our itinerary please contact me by email.

Please be aware that travelling in Juli means ';Rainy Season'; which makes it difficult to travel because some roads can not be used.

Greetings

Marco

Can you let me know how safe it is to book the trip in Myanmar and how is the payment carried out?What about the planes? Are the planes from Myanmar?

Don%26#39;t have a choice about the time as I will be going with some students and they can%26#39;t go any other time. I also have to consider the cost as the students are on a budget. Thanks

When I was in Myanmar in December 2004, credit and debit cards were not accepted anywhere or for anything - only cash (U.S. dollars or Myanmar kyats). Fly Yangon Airways within the country. Reliable service and good planes, all made in Europe or U.S. Into and out of Myanmar, I recommend a non-Myanmar airline, such as Thai, Silk Air(owned by Singapore Airlines), or one of the Chinese airlines. Travel agents outside of Myanmar should be able to book your tour to any level of customization and price you desire, including flights. Check out Lonely Planet for their recommendations.

There never has been any problem with booking our trip/flights/hotels directly via email through a tour operator in Myanmar.

They delivered the hotel vouchers and flight tickets directly to your hotel or even picked us up at the airport when we arrived.

Please be prepared that everything is payed cash, no possibility of paying with credit cards anymore.

As much as I remember there has been a possibility of paying with CC via Singapore in a few hotels but I think even this possibility does not exist anymore so take enough cash with you.

As I wrote me and my wife are going there for third time in January 2006 and we never had any problems.

For domestic flights in Myanmar please only use the private ones like Air Mandalay, Yangon Air or the new one - Air Bagan.

They are safe, clean and they have pilots and crew with international standards.

(check their websites)

So forget about using Myanmar Airways.

NO PROBLEM with using Myanmar Airways International which is flying from Bangkok to Yangon for example, this is a totally different airline (codesharing with Thai Air).

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