Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Myanmar Delight
899 Kyaung Lane, Insein Township 01 651833,
myanmarde-
Myanmar Shalom
70 31st St 01 252814,
myanmarshalom.com
.
Santa Maria Travels & Tours
2nd Floor, 233-235 32nd St 01 256178,
myan-
Seven Diamond Express
Cnr of U Wi Zar Ya & Dhammazedi Rd, Kamaryut Township
Tango Tour & Trek
Ground Floor, 62 19th St 01 382394,
tangotours.webs.com
.
YANGON RIVER CRUISES
Sunset cruises along the Yangon River are offered by several local operators, departing
from Botataung Jetty, on the river close to the Botataung Pagoda.
Royal Green River
(
royalgreenriver.com
)
run sunset cruises on Fridays (5pm; $25 in-
cluding snack and drink) and weekend dinner cruises (Sat & Sun 5.30pm; $30 including
buffet).
RV King Whale
Sunset cruises (Fri-Tues 4.30pm; $20; 09 520 0747,
yangonriver-
cruise.com
); morning and general sightseeing cruises can also be arranged on request.
INFORMATION
Tourist information
The official MTT tourist office (signed “Information Service”; 01
252859; daily 8.30am-5.30pm) is on the eastern side of Mahabandoola Gardens at 122 Ma-
habandoola Rd. Staff here are helpful and informative, although they don't book transport or
accommodation, issue permits, or in fact do anything apart from provide info.
Online
yangonite.com
and
myanmore.com/yangon
both have good listings of upcom-
ing events around the city, plus plenty of reviews, articles and other info. Myanmore also
publish a leaflet, the
Weekly Guide to Yangon
, with details of upcoming events, sporadically
available from hotels and other outlets around the city.
ACCOMMODATION
Asyou'dexpect, there'sagoodspreadofaccommodation inYangon,frombackpacker gues-
thouses to five-star palaces - although few bargains. The overall shortage of accommodation
means thatplaces cangetbookedsoliddaysorweeksinadvance; reserve asfaraheadasyou
can whenever possible. The downtown area is where you'll find almost all the city's
budget
accommodation, as well as many
mid-range
places (although very few upmarket options).
