» General Travel Tips to Myanmar

General Info

• International Airline to Myanmar	• Climate and Weather	• Domestic Airlines in Myanmar	• International airport departure
• Visa on arrival	• Language and religion	• electricity	• Customs
• communication	• Heath Requirement	• Credit Cards	• Dos and don'ts
• Visa	• Clothing	• Embassies

Visa.

Any nationality visiting Myanmar requires a visa to Myanmar. Visa can be obtained at any of Myanmar Embassy or consulates general near you. Most Myanmar Embassy has website and visa application form can be downloaded on line. If there is no Myanmar Embassy at your home country, Bangkok is the best place to get your visa to Myanmar.

Visa on arrival.

Visa on arrival can be obtained with prior arrangement with us. Certain travelers' information is needed which is to be submitted to Myanmar immigration authority. If the visa on arrival has been approved, a recommendation letter and stamped form with prior approval number will be sent to your International airline for boarding. Contact us details for visa on arrival procedure or click on visa page for more information.
(Note – evisa website www.visa.gov.mm is no longer working.)

Domestic Airlines in Myanmar.

Air travel is the quickest and most comfortable mode of transport in Myanmar. Currently, Air Mandalay, Yangon Airways and Air Bagan are private air carrier in Myanmar using ATR 72 / ATR 42 aircraft which are made in France.

Clothing.

Light casual wares are recommended for all year round. Please bring warm clothes (Oct-Feb) as the temperature is down to 2°C at night and in the morning. Avoid sleeveless and shorts while visiting religious sites as well as shoes and socks are to be taken off.

International Airline to Myanmar.

Myanmar Airways International is the national air carrier based in Yangon with 2 flights daily to Bangkok, 3 times a week to Singapore and Malaysia. Currently, the following international airlines are flying in and out Myanmar. They are –

Thai Airways International (TG) - 3 flights daily from Bangkok

Air Asia (FD) - 1 flight daily from Bangkok

Air Bagan -

Silk Air (MI) - 2 flights daily from Singapore

Malaysia Airline (MH) - 5 times a week from Malaysia

Qatar Airways (QR) - 4 times a week from Doha

Mandarin Airlines (AE) - 4 times a week from Taipei

Air China (CA) - 3 times a week from Kumming

Indian Airline (IC) - 2 times a week from Kolkata.

Communication.

International Direct Dialing is available throughout Myanmar but the charges are relatively expensive. Email facilities are available at many hotels and a number of cyber cafe in Yangon and Mandalay. Web-based free emails may not be accessible in Myanmar. Your mobile will not work in Myanmar.

Climate and Weather.

Climate is influenced by the annual monsoon that comes in regularly from the Bay of Bengal. As a result, Myanmar has three seasons - hot, rainy and cold. Due to different topographical feature, temperature as well as rain is different from region to region. The provinces in the hilly regions have pleasant climate while the central low land share relatively hot climate. The same is true in annual rain. The southwestern coast of Myanmar receives rain 200 inches per year whilst the central flat land receives less than 20 inches per year.
Each season has its own attraction. During monsoon (May to early October), landscapes are green and lash and absolutely fine to visit central and upper Myanmar such as Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake.

Language and religion.

English is widely spoken though Myanmar language is in majority and 135 ethnics group has their own dialects. Besides English speaking tour guides, other languages such as French, Italian, German, Russian and Spanish speaking tour guides are available.
Over 80% of Myanmar are Theravada Buddhist and the rest with Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Animist.

Credit Cards.

Only very few hotels and restaurants accept credit cards. Therefore, please bring enough cash for all your personal expenses. USD is preferred and widely accepted throughout Myanmar. Euro is accepted in the larger cities like Yangon and Mandalay.

Dos and don'ts.

Reciprocal respect is highly valued among the cultural disparities. No matter how fast the process of globalization is getting in momentum, East and West are still embracing their own characters. To bridge the gap, understanding and knowing the alien is useful. To understand and to know the alien, it is advisable to follow the dos and don't in another hemisphere. Some advice as follow…

- Shoes and socks are to be off before entering any religious and sacred compound.
- Some places in the religious and sacred compound are restricted to woman and lady form entering.
- Clothing has to be in decent manner in pagodas.
- Photographing for the strategic places (bridges, military stations, etc.) is tabooed.
- Antique is not allowed to take out.
-Entrance fee has to be paid at every historical/culturally significant place.

We highly appreciate as you value the custom of another hemisphere and blend yourself locally. More fun to be with us then.

Heath Requirement.

No inoculations/vaccinations are required unless one is from/passing through an infected area. However, suggest bringing your daily medications as some of them may not available in Myanmar. Recommend to drink only bottled water throughout your journey. Mosquito repellents are helpful.

Customs.

No official restriction to take along the personal electronic devices such as PC, camera, GPS, etc. Purchase the valuable item such as jeweler, antique and wood carvings only at the government registered shops which issue an official receipt to present on your departure.

International airport departure.

Airport departure tax of U$$ 10 per person has to be paid on cash on your departure.

Electricity.

220-240 V, 50Hz.