Myanmar 🇲🇲 Ultimate Travel Guide

Itinerary Day1⃣️ Shanghai → Kunming → Yangon → Overnight bus to Bagan 🚌 Day2⃣️-3⃣️ Bagan Private car for 2 days (120,000 kyat) with English-speaking driver (32yo father of two) Day4⃣️ Bagan → Mandalay Mandalay Palace → Golden Palace Monastery → Sunset at Mandalay Hill Day5⃣️ Mandalay day trip Amarapura → Sagaing → Inwa → Sunset at U Bein Bridge 🌄 Private car (150,000 kyat) with friendly English-speaking driver (Toyota Crown) Night bus to Yangon Day6⃣️ Yangon Chaukhtatgyi Buddha → National Museum → Bogyoke Market → Circular Train → Sule Pagoda → Shwedagon Pagoda Day7⃣️ Yangon The Secretariat → Inya Lake Hotels 🏨 Bagan: Aureum Resort (private villa with great views but aging facilities) 🏨 Mandalay: Mingalar Hotel (business hotel with good breakfast) 🏨 Yangon: Miya Hotel (for Inya Lake views) Souvenirs 1️⃣ Pearls: Bought at Aung zabu aye pearl in Bogyoke Market (necklaces & earrings) 2️⃣ Local Candles: khayae brand (Green Tea & Orange scents recommended) 3️⃣ Handwoven Textiles: Skirts from Bagan village & bags at HLA DAY 4️⃣ Local Art: Painting of Bagan's temples from an English-speaking artist 5️⃣ Lacquerware: Authentic cups ($7-12) require 16 layers of lacquer! 6️⃣ Snacks: Spent remaining cash at City Mart! ⚠️ One-stop shopping: Innwa Bookstore (Myanmar Plaza L2) for crafts & local brand bags Final Wish: May Myanmar's kind people soon enjoy stable electricity! 💡 #TravelPlanning #HiddenGems #CulturalTravel #OffTheBeatenPath