Mandalay & Around - Myanmar (Burma) - page 473

(Strand Rd; ticket office 5am-6pm) Express boats to

Pan Lon MAP GOOGLE MAP

Katha. Change there for Bhamo or Shwegu.

Tourist Boat Association MAP GOOGLE MAP (Mayan Chan Jetty;) Departs for Mingun
at 9am from a jetty at the end of 26th St. No pre-booking; just show up.
MANDALAY FERRY OPTIONS
If you want a full cruise there are plenty of very upmarket options, notably with Paukan
( www.ayravatacruises.com ) , Amara MAP GOOGLE MAP ( www.amaragroup.net/de/river/river-de )
and Orient Express ( www.orient-express.com/web/rtm/voyages_in_myanmar.jsp ) boats. Exact offer-
ings change every year so consult the websites and count on spending thousands of dol-
lars.

DURATION
(HRS)

DESTINATION PRICE DEPARTURES BOAT

7am daily Oct-Mar only Nmai Kha,
MGRG

Bagan $40 10

7am daily Oct-Mar
then sporadic

Bagan $40 10 Malikha

IWT
Hanthawaddy

Bagan $30 11 6am Mon & Fri

Bagan $15 14 5.30am Wed & Sun IWT slow boat

Bhamo $9 45 6am Mon, Thu & Sat ITW slow boat

Bhamo $9 45 6am Wed & Sun ITW cargo boat

7am thrice weekly Jul-
Sep

Bhamo $100 34 Nmai Kha

Inwa $8 1 noon daily Oct-Mar Nmai Kha

7am thrice weekly Jul-
Sep

Katha $80 22 Nmai Kha

Pan Lon Ex-
press

Katha K36,000 14 5am daily

Tourist Boat As-
sociation

Mingun K5000 1 9am daily Oct-Mar

Mingun $6 1 8.30am daily Oct-Mar Nmai Kha

BUS & SHARED TAXI