This has been one of the landmark of Yangon since late 90s. In 90s, part of the place offers public swimming pool and water slide on U Wisara side of the road. The water slide probably was the first one in the country. Later they renovated/ restructured the place again and again and now the water slide and the public swimming pool is gone for decades. They keep adding new stuffs and the latest addition is Myanmar Culture Valley just the opposite of the road from worlds famous ShweDagon Pagoda. Before Covid restrictions and country political situation was not so complicated, you would find lots of patrons on this side.
The other end of the people park is on side of Pyay street. Yangon parliament the opposite side of the park. You will see a lot of people jogging, cycling and exercising in that area. The place beautiful panoramic view looking at the majestic ShweDagon Pagoda. Suggest to visit there just to take a look around. The entrance fees is around...
Read moreEntrance is 300 kyat (€0.18) per person to enter also for foreigners. Some ladies in a ticket office sold us the tickets and then we gave them to a security guy who just put them in his pocket. Weird, to say the least. From inside the People's park you're kind of trapped. It looks on most maps as if you can walk freely to the Planetarium (2000kyat or €1.20 to enter for foreigners) and the fake airplane (free, but it's also very fake), but you have to exit another part of the park and it's a long walk and it's quite complicated to find it! Now I'm tired and annoyed. The elephant fountain was cool and you have great sunsets and views of the Shwedagon...
Read morePeople's park could do with more maintenance, but it nonetheless is a great option to escape the heat under the shade of its many trees and see how locals spend the weekend walking around and picnicking.
This park stretches over 130 acres and is surrounded by the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Parliament building. There is a small museum showcasing miniature models of nationalities in their colorful dress and flora and fauna. Besides, there is a restaurant serving Myanmar and European Food. All of those things combined make the park an ideal relaxation spot for families and usually crowded during...
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