Transportation:
– In Yangon: you should expect to take taxi for your movement as the city buses are not good and no motorbike is allowed.
– In Mandalay: you can try some type of motorbike taxi or taxi.
– In Bagan: horse cart is a popular mean of transportation. You should adopt to a slow-pace life here or book the car in advance.
– In Inle Lake: taking a boat ride or sampans seems very easy and popular. There are only taxis from Heho airport to Nyang Shwe Town.
– In Ngapali: no car or taxi is available. The only way to move from one place to another is to take the car of your local hotel/ resort.
* Bus and train should be used for long transfer such as Yangon – Inle Lake, Yangon – Mandalay, Yangon – Bagan. The timetable of these buses is tight and strict. Please take note when you book the tickets.
Exchanging Moneys
– Visitors are advised to ignore touts who may approach them to exchange foreign currency, or to sell gems of dubious quality. Such offers, although apparently attractive, are breaking strict laws.
– The best way to exchange money in Myanmar is follow your tour guide introduction or do it at your hotel reception. The rate may not be the best at the hotel but it is quite reasonable.
Clothing
– Visitors are required to dress decently within the precincts of religious buildings. Ladies should not wear shorts or bra-less T-shirts in such places. Shoes and socks/stockings must always be removed at pagodas and monasteries. Shoulders and knees should be covered. Disregard of these rules causes serious cultural and religious offence to the devout Myanmar people
– Be prepared to take off your shoes while entering religious sites such as temples or pagodas.
Photo Shooting
– It is essential that you have plenty of film and camera batteries with you as it may sometimes be difficult to obtain them in Myanmar. You should not photograph any defence related services or airports. You are allowed to bring video cameras into Myanmar, but please be clear about guidelines for their use when in the country
.- Photographs of local Burmese people are not problematic, but it is best to have your local guide ask the person’s permission before photographing them. The Burmese are among the friendliest of Asian people and photography usually does not present any problems.
Myanmar Dos and Donts
