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FISHERMAN AT INLE LAKE
Myanmar (Burma)
ROUGH COSTS
Daily budget
Basic $25/occasional treat $30-40
Drink
Beer 70ยข (draught), $1.70 (bottle)
Food
Chicken curry with rice $2.50
Budget hotel
$10
Travel
Yangon-Mandalay (691km): bus 8-10hr,
$12-20; train 16hr 30min, $11-33
FACT FILE
Population
55 million
Language
Burmese (Myanmar)
Religions
Majority Buddhist, with Christian and
Muslim minorities
Currency
Kyat (K)
Capital
Nay Pyi Taw
International phone code
T
+ 95
Time zone
GMT + 6hr 30min
HIGHLIGHTS
1
Yangon
Seek out colonial architecture and
the country's most stunning temple.
See p.531
2
Hpa-an
Ride through fields and villages to
find Buddhist cave art.
See p.549
3
Bagan
Watch sunset over a plain dotted with
thousands of temples.
See p.552
4
Inle Lake
Visit crumbling stupas, traditional
markets, workshops and stilt villages.
See p.565
5
Ayeyarwady River
Join locals on a multi-day
ferry trip south from Bhamo.
See p.577
6
Kyaukme and Hsipaw
Trek through
beautiful valleys and sleep in remote ethnic-
minority villages.
See p.581
HIGHLIGHTS ARE MARKED ON THE MAP ON
PP.518
519
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