Myanmar travel guide
Before you go to Myanmar
- Currency
- MMK K
- Emergency number
- 199 / 199
- Plug type
- C, D, G, I
- Tap water
- not_safe
- Tipping
- optional
- Bargaining
- Common
- Card networks
- Visa
- ATM fees
- Kyat 5,000-6,500 (ATMs unreliable)
Cities in Myanmar
- Bagan An archaeological wonder of Southeast Asia — over 2,000 ancient temples and pagodas spread across a vast plain on the banks of the…
- Yangon Myanmar's largest city and former capital, where gilded colonial-era architecture meets the golden spires of Shwedagon Pagoda — the…
- Nyaungshwe Gateway town to the legendary Inle Lake, where Intha fishermen balance on one leg to row and float gardens produce tomatoes above glassy…
- Mandalay Myanmar's cultural and spiritual heartland, home to the last royal palace, ancient monastic traditions, and some of the country's most…
- Ngapali Myanmar's premier beach destination — a crescent of talcum-white sand backed by swaying palms along the Bay of Bengal, with fresh seafood…
- Hpa-An Kayin State's scenic capital set against dramatic limestone karst, where sacred caves adorned with thousands of Buddha statues, the iconic…
- Naypyidaw Myanmar's purpose-built capital city, known for its vast boulevards, monumental pagodas, and surreal scale — the Uppatasanti Pagoda,…
- Kyaiktiyo Site of the Golden Rock — a gilded boulder perched impossibly on a cliff edge at 1,100 m, one of Myanmar's most revered Buddhist pilgrimage…