Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pristine euro, US dollar and Singapore dollar banknotes can be changed for excellent
rates at at Mandalay Airport, at downtown moneychangers including
Faith
(26th St, 81/
banks have 24-hour ATMs for Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Plus and UnionPay.
Zone Ex-
lars and euros, bearable rates for Thai baht and, if you're desperate, will change UK
pounds, Aussie and Hong Kong dollars and Japanese yen at utterly dreadful rates. As yet,
very few businesses accept credit cards.
POST
DHL
MAP
(Hotel Mandalay, 78th St, 37/38;
8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri,
GOOGLE MAP
8.30am-12.30pm Sat)
International courier.
Main Post Office
(22nd St, 80/81;
10.30am-4pm)
TELEPHONE
Local/national calls cost K100/200 per minute from PCO street stands. Mobile-phone
SIM cards typically cost around $140 from ever-multiplying phone shops.
CTT
(25th St, 80/81; 8.30am-7pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat & Sun)
Sweaty, anonymous-look-
ing room for international calls (per minute to Thailand/Europe/North America K1500/
3000/3000).
TOURIST INFORMATION & TRAVEL AGENCIES
MTT
(Myanmar Travel & Tours; 02-60356;
www.myanmartravelsandtours.com
; 68th St at 27th
St; 9.30am-4.30pm)
The government-run travel company doubles as a tourist office,
giving away multi-city maps as well as selling transport tickets and permit-needing tours
- notably to Mogok (two weeks required to apply for permit).
83; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 3pm Sat & Sun; )
Professional travel and tour agent.
www.sevendiamondtravel.com
;
82nd St, 26/27; 8.30am-6pm)
Helpful, major agency that
can pre-book flights and hotels by email request and organise airport-bound shared taxis.
Getting There & Away
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