Tourism Knowledge

Tourism Knowledge

First Myanmar Dynasty is 11 Century, Founder is King Anawrahtar.(Bagan)

Second Myanmar Dynasty is 15 Century, Founder is King Bayint Naung. (Taunguoo)

Third Myanmar Dynasty is 18 Century, Founder is King Alongpaya. (ShweBo)

(Bagan)

There are 2237 temples and Pagodas in Bagan.

Bagan (from 11^th Century to 13^th Century)     

Ananda temple is the masterpiece of Bagan.

Thabeynyu temple is the highest temple in Bagan (64 meter).

Damayangyi is the massive temple.

Gubyaukgyi temple (Myinkabar) is very famous of mural painting.

Shwesandaw Pagoda, Pyatthetgyi temple are famous for Sunset.

There are 4 first Pagodas in Bagan (Shwezigon/Lawkananda/Tantkyitaung/Tuywintaung)

Bu Paya is situated at the bank of Ayeyarwaddy River.

(Mandalay)

Mahamuni temple/Kuthodaw Pagoda/Kyauktawgyi temple( The Biggest Holy Book)/Atumashi monastery/ Golden Palace monastery/ ShweInnBin monastery/ Sandamuni Pagoda/

The founder of Mandalay was King Mindom.

Tha last Myanmar King was King Thibow (1885).

Myanansankyaw is the name of Golden Royal Palace, Mandalay (1860)

Mandalay moved from Amarapura in 1860.

It takes 1 hour by boat from Mandalay to Mingun.

Mingun (Pondawyar Pagoda/ Pahtodawgyi Pagoda/Mingun Bell (90 ton)/Myathaintan Pagoda)

Amarapura (Mahargandayon/Kyauktawgyi Pagoda/ U Bain Bridge)

Sagaing (U Min Thone See Cave/ U Min Koe See/ KaungMuDaw Pagoda/ SwamOoPoneNyaShin Pagoda)

There are more than 500 religious monuments in Sagaing Hill.

U Bain Bridge is 1.2 Km long, Teak wooden bridge. (Taung Ta Man Lake)

-Ayeyarwaddy River (1200 Km)/ Thanlyin (800Km)/ Chindwin (600 Km)/ Sittaung (400Km)

River Cruise (Road to Mandalay/ RV. Pandaw/ RV. Pauk Kan/ RV. Mahaythi)

Ayeyarwaddy River Cruise (Mandalay-Bagan) daily ( RV.Shwekainerry/ RV.

Destination

Yangon/Bagan/Mandalay/Inle/Mrauk U/Monywa/Pindaya/Kalaw/Bago/KyaikHtiYoo/Hpa An/Mawlamyaing/ Hsibaw/ PyinOoLwin/Kyaing Tone

Yangon

Shwedagon/ChatHtatKyi/Sule/Botahtaung/KabaAye/ National Museum/Gem Museum/Gogyoke Market/ China town/ Kandawgyi Lake/ Colonial Building Zone/

Bago

Shwemawdaw/Shwetharlyaing/KyaikPun/HninTharGone/ Kanbowzathardi Palace/ Kyakhetwine monastery/

Tracking

Kyaing Tone/ Kalaw/Yatsagyi (Pindaya)

Elephant camp

Phokyar/ NgweSaung/

Bird watching

U too/ Moo Inn Gyi

ITB Show2013 (Berlin 6 to 10 March)

3 types of Licenses (Hotel/ Transportation/ Tour Guide)

There are 11 brunches under the MTF (Myanmar Tourism Federation)

UMTA (Union of Myanmar Tourism Association)

UMHA (Union of Myanmar Hotelier Association)

MTGA (Myanmar Tour Guide Association)

Visa on arrival (Yangon and Mandalay International Airport, more than 40 countries)

All museums closing day (Monday).

Salay Yoke Sone Monastery (Maguay Division)

Phowin Taung/ Shwebataung (Sagaing Division)

Eco Tour Sites
-Along Daw KaTaPha/-Hlawgar Wild Park/ -Yangon Zoological Garden/ -Natma Taung

Border Entry (Myanmar-Thailand)

-Myawaddy-Me Sout/ -Kaw Thoung –Ranoung/ -Tarchilaik-Me Sai

Nonbearing Countries

-Thailand/Laos/China/India/Bangladesh

International Credit cards are VISA Card and Master Card from ATM (for exchange money)

Tourism is a smokeless industry. All tour guides are Ambassadors. 

Minister of Tourism is U Htay Aung/ Deputy Minister of Toursim is Dr. Tin Shwe

Entrance fee for tour sites

Shwedagon Pagoda   5 USD/ Sule Pagoda 2 USD/ Botahtaung Pagoda 3 USD/ National Museum 5 USD/ Bago Zone Fee 10 USD/ Kyaik-Hti-Yoo  6 USD/ Bagan Zone Fee 10 USD/ Salay Yoke Sone 5 USD/ Mandalay Zone Fee 10 USD/ Mingun and Sagaing 3 USD/ Pindaya 5 USD/ Inle Lake 5 USD/ Phowintaung 3 USD/

Yangon International Airport Tax is 10 USD

Myanmar Visa is 28 days. 

FIT (Foreign Independent Traveler)

Myanmar Visa is issued from Myanmar Embassy.

Beaches in Myanmar

Ngapali Beach/ Kantharyar Beach/ Ngwe Saung Beach/ Chaung Thar Beach/ Kyaik Khami Beach/Let Khout Kone Beach/

International Airlines

-MAI (Myanmar Airways International)/ Thai Airways (Yangon-Bangkok)/ (Mandalay-Bangkok)/ Singaporean Airline (Singapore)/ Silk Air (Singapore)/ Qatar Airways (Doha)/-Malaysia Airline.(Kualalampu) /Vietnam Airline (Hanoi/ Hochimin)/ Air Asia (Yangon-Bangkok)/ (Mandalay-Bangkok)/ (Yangon-Kualalampu)/ Bangkok Airways (Bangkok)/ Dragon Airways (Hongkong)/ China Airline/ China Southern Airlines/ EVA Airlines/ Air India / Korean Airline/ Southern China Airline/ Condo Air ( Charter ) from Germany

Domestic Airlines

-Myanma Airways (code no: UB)/ Air Mandalay (6T)/ Air Bagan (W9)/ Yangon Airways (HK)/ Asian Wings /Air KBZ (K7)/ Golden Myanmar Airline

First Myanmar Dynasty is 11 Century, Founder is King Anawrahtar.(Bagan)

Second Myanmar Dynasty is 15 Century, Founder is King Bayint Naung. (Taunguoo)

Third Myanmar Dynasty is 18 Century, Founder is King Alongpaya. (ShweBo)

(Bagan)

There are 2237 temples and Pagodas in Bagan.

Bagan (from 11^th Century to 13^th Century)     

Ananda temple is the masterpiece of Bagan.

Thabeynyu temple is the highest temple in Bagan (64 meter).

Damayangyi is the massive temple.

Gubyaukgyi temple (Myinkabar) is very famous of mural painting.

Shwesandaw Pagoda, Pyatthetgyi temple are famous for Sunset.

There are 4 first Pagodas in Bagan (Shwezigon/Lawkananda/Tantkyitaung/Tuywintaung)

Bu Paya is situated at the bank of Ayeyarwaddy River.

(Mandalay)

Mahamuni temple/Kuthodaw Pagoda/Kyauktawgyi temple( The Biggest Holy Book)/Atumashi monastery/ Golden Palace monastery/ ShweInnBin monastery/ Sandamuni Pagoda/

The founder of Mandalay was King Mindom.

Tha last Myanmar King was King Thibow (1885).

Myanansankyaw is the name of Golden Royal Palace, Mandalay (1860)

Mandalay moved from Amarapura in 1860.

It takes 1 hour by boat from Mandalay to Mingun.

Mingun (Pondawyar Pagoda/ Pahtodawgyi Pagoda/Mingun Bell (90 ton)/Myathaintan Pagoda)

Amarapura (Mahargandayon/Kyauktawgyi Pagoda/ U Bain Bridge)

Sagaing (U Min Thone See Cave/ U Min Koe See/ KaungMuDaw Pagoda/ SwamOoPoneNyaShin Pagoda)

There are more than 500 religious monuments in Sagaing Hill.

U Bain Bridge is 1.2 Km long, Teak wooden bridge. (Taung Ta Man Lake)

-Ayeyarwaddy River (1200 Km)/ Thanlyin (800Km)/ Chindwin (600 Km)/ Sittaung (400Km)

River Cruise (Road to Mandalay/ RV. Pandaw/ RV. Pauk Kan/ RV. Mahaythi)

Ayeyarwaddy River Cruise (Mandalay-Bagan) daily ( RV.Shwekainerry/ RV.

Destination

Yangon/Bagan/Mandalay/Inle/Mrauk U/Monywa/Pindaya/Kalaw/Bago/KyaikHtiYoo/Hpa An/Mawlamyaing/ Hsibaw/ PyinOoLwin/Kyaing Tone

Yangon

Shwedagon/ChatHtatKyi/Sule/Botahtaung/KabaAye/ National Museum/Gem Museum/Gogyoke Market/ China town/ Kandawgyi Lake/ Colonial Building Zone/

Bago

Shwemawdaw/Shwetharlyaing/KyaikPun/HninTharGone/ Kanbowzathardi Palace/ Kyakhetwine monastery/

Tracking

Kyaing Tone/ Kalaw/Yatsagyi (Pindaya)

Elephant camp

Phokyar/ NgweSaung/

Bird watching

U too/ Moo Inn Gyi

ITB Show2013 (Berlin 6 to 10 March)

3 types of Licenses (Hotel/ Transportation/ Tour Guide)

There are 11 brunches under the MTF (Myanmar Tourism Federation)

UMTA (Union of Myanmar Tourism Association)

UMHA (Union of Myanmar Hotelier Association)

MTGA (Myanmar Tour Guide Association)

Visa on arrival (Yangon and Mandalay International Airport, more than 40 countries)

All museums closing day (Monday).

Salay Yoke Sone Monastery (Maguay Division)

Phowin Taung/ Shwebataung (Sagaing Division)

Eco Tour Sites
-Along Daw KaTaPha/-Hlawgar Wild Park/ -Yangon Zoological Garden/ -Natma Taung

Border Entry (Myanmar-Thailand)

-Myawaddy-Me Sout/ -Kaw Thoung –Ranoung/ -Tarchilaik-Me Sai

Nonbearing Countries

-Thailand/Laos/China/India/Bangladesh

International Credit cards are VISA Card and Master Card from ATM (for exchange money)

Tourism is a smokeless industry. All tour guides are Ambassadors. 

Minister of Tourism is U Htay Aung/ Deputy Minister of Toursim is Dr. Tin Shwe

Entrance fee for tour sites

Shwedagon Pagoda   5 USD/ Sule Pagoda 2 USD/ Botahtaung Pagoda 3 USD/ National Museum 5 USD/ Bago Zone Fee 10 USD/ Kyaik-Hti-Yoo  6 USD/ Bagan Zone Fee 10 USD/ Salay Yoke Sone 5 USD/ Mandalay Zone Fee 10 USD/ Mingun and Sagaing 3 USD/ Pindaya 5 USD/ Inle Lake 5 USD/ Phowintaung 3 USD/

Yangon International Airport Tax is 10 USD

Myanmar Visa is 28 days. 

FIT (Foreign Independent Traveler)

Myanmar Visa is issued from Myanmar Embassy.

Beaches in Myanmar

Ngapali Beach/ Kantharyar Beach/ Ngwe Saung Beach/ Chaung Thar Beach/ Kyaik Khami Beach/Let Khout Kone Beach/

International Airlines

-MAI (Myanmar Airways International)/ Thai Airways (Yangon-Bangkok)/ (Mandalay-Bangkok)/ Singaporean Airline (Singapore)/ Silk Air (Singapore)/ Qatar Airways (Doha)/-Malaysia Airline.(Kualalampu) /Vietnam Airline (Hanoi/ Hochimin)/ Air Asia (Yangon-Bangkok)/ (Mandalay-Bangkok)/ (Yangon-Kualalampu)/ Bangkok Airways (Bangkok)/ Dragon Airways (Hongkong)/ China Airline/ China Southern Airlines/ EVA Airlines/ Air India / Korean Airline/ Southern China Airline/ Condo Air ( Charter ) from Germany

Domestic Airlines

-Myanma Airways (code no: UB)/ Air Mandalay (6T)/ Air Bagan (W9)/ Yangon Airways (HK)/ Asian Wings /Air KBZ (K7)/ Golden Myanmar Airline