There are alot of modes of transport in Burma, but traveling by train may be an unforgettable memory to them. This can make your Burma tours from challenging to adrenaline bumping adventures. However, train riding can be the best way to attempt challenging experiences as local people.  Let look into this deeper with BurmaTours.asia‘s real experience in our FAM trip on Aug 2014 to decide this adventure  attract you or not.

 The most popular and possibly longest rout train is Yangon – Mandalay. It departs at 5 pm, ends at 8 am of the following days and takes 15 hours sharply. If you have to get this kind of trip, make sure that you are strong enough to survive when the trip finishes. Generally,Burma’s trains are old. The railway tracks were degraded seriously and the carriages shake so intensively that it is impossible to read or even walk. Throughout the way, trains shake continuously, sway left to right, then jump up to down. It will be very much beyond your imagination and completely in the opposite side to trains travel in Vietnam or any other SEA countries. Inside cabins, fans – yes, soft berth – yes, air conditioners – no, lock – kinda…yes, actually a hook which easily loose off because of train shaking. The advice is to try to look for some fasteners to keep the door “locked” (!?). The train moves rather fast but due to the rail way condition that makes the whole carriage bounce steadily. (View Myanmar crazy train via this clip)