Located in Southeast Asia, Myanmar shares borders with India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Laos to the west, China and Thailand to the east. Previously known as Burma, Myanmar was secluded from the whole world for decades and had a turbulent history. This country used to be only known for its tumultuous history. However, since this “sleeping beauty” has awakened, tourists from the world now can see the uncovered exquisiteness and meet wholehearted local people in Myanmar. The geography of Myanmar is absolutely convenient for travelers who wants to make a whole trips of all famous destination which locates through the North to the South. Our Myanmar tourist maps will indicate it more clearly for you.
Most visitors need to land in Yangon International Airport for the first destination. From Asia areas, there are some direct flights, however, if the visitors from America or Europe, they need to transit in Bangkok. That’s why Myanmar and Thailand are always on the list to visit together for anyone who plans to visit one or both. Begin in Yangon and move on to Mandalay. Then visit Bagan, with its amazing pagoda complex. Relax at Inle Lake, before departing from Yangon. This is the 7-day highlights tour, IDC travel invites you to take a look.
Myanmar has 3 seasons:
To get to these cities, visitors can choose to go by domestic flight or bus, although traveling by bus or rail is slow and bumpy for long-distance journeys.
Here are the highlight of cities anyone comes to Myanmar can’t miss them out, noted in Myanmar tourist maps, designed by IDC travel, which helps visitors save a lot of times to get the overall view about what to do, what to see in Myanmar for their first trip.
The first city highlighted in this part of Myanmar is Yangon. This city was the capital of this country before. It is the biggest, and the most historical city and one of the most well-known cities in the Myanmar. Yangon has a large international airport, it’s well-connected with the rest of the world. You can fly to Yangon from almost all domestic airports in the country. The flight time from Mandalay is around two and a half hours, Bagan is around an hour and fifteen minutes and Nay Pyi Taw is fifty-five minutes.
Myanmar’s most famous pagoda, among them, Yangon considers Shwedagon Pagoda as a signature pagoda of this city. It is located here as one of the city’s many highly revered monuments.. Myanmar has a lot to offer to travellers, including museums that allow you to witness traditional artefacts and understand the rich culture. Be mesmerised by the landmark when is also an enjoyable place for immersion.
The highlight of Myanmar tourist maps is the central of this country. The distance from Yangon to Mandalay is long, so normally, visitors will choose to fly to Mandalay, which is Myanmar’s cultural capital. The city’s main natural feature is a steep hill that rises above a large square surrounded by walls and a moat. Located in Mandalay, there are 2 attractions that no travelers can miss them out. They are Bagan and Inlake. Inlake is the second-largest lake in Myanmar, located at the heart of the country. Surrounding you are stunning mountains, and you’re able to see some types of flora and fauna that are rare to find elsewhere. You’re able to view traditional Myanmar cultures while visiting here.
Bagan was the first capital of the Pagan Kingdom between the 9th to 13th centuries, which is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. During the most flourishing days of the Kingdom between the 11th to 13th centuries, Myanmar constructed more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries. Today, around 2,200 temples and pagodas still survive, and the government pay a lot of attention to it. Once travelling to Bagan, if visitors don’t go to see balloons when the sunset goes down, it’s going to be the biggest pity during the whole trip. No worthy words can describe how maleficent the scene will be in front of your eyes. Let’s come and experience it by yourself.
The north of Myanmar is the most diverse part of the country, but perhaps least well known than other regions of Myanmar. Northern archaeological sites, the great lakes, the large river with spectacular gorges and a bustling border town with frenzy market that shows how important this part of the country is for trade with China. You can possibly admire the scenery changes and lush tropical landscapes in one part of Myanmar that will give way to the majestic mountains of the Himalayas.
The North of Myanmar is not popular for many visitors, because its location is quite far from the other attractions in this country. But if you are finding a place to take a rest, relax, enjoy the life with the local people here, here are some recommendations for you:
With all the information above about the Myanmar tourist maps, including the best recommended destinations, we hope you can easily make the best plan for travelling this country.