Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
As part of the full-moon celebrations during Tazaungmon (the eighth month of Myan-
mar's lunar calendar), the city holds a huge
fire-balloon festival
, when hundreds of hot-
air balloons in kaleidoscopic colours and shapes are released into the sky to carry away
sins. The three-day festival takes place in October or November, and accommodation can
be very hard to find in Taunggyi at this time.
Sleeping
Kan-Tone Kan-Sone Hotel
HOTEL $
( 081-212 3737; 31 Bogyoke Aung San Rd; r $20-30; )
The showers dribble, and there are
certainly newer places in town, but the kind staff here speak English, really make you
feel at home, and can provide good tourism advice.
Eastern Hotel
HOTEL $
( 081-212 2243;
easternhotel.tgi@gmail.com
;
27 Bogyoke Aung San Rd; r incl breakfast $25-42,
ste incl breakfast $56-60; )
Located in a well-maintained villa, the predominate vibe
here is tidy, a feeling that extends from the rather tight standard rooms to the larger
wood-floored suites.
Eating
Sein Myanmar Restaurant
BURMESE $
(Bogyoke Aung San Rd; meals from K2000; 10am-10pm)
Locals crowd into this busy res-
taurant for full-flavoured Burmese-style rice-and-curry sets.
Night Market
BURMESE $
(Tabin Shwe Htee St; mains from K300; 4-10pm)
Taunggyi's night market is the place to go
for cheap local eats; Daw Than Kyi, at the western end, does excellent
t'ǎmìn jin,
Shan-
style rice (look for the rainbow-coloured plastic sheeting).
Tokyo Cafe
TEASHOP $
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