Yangon Full Day City Tour
Beschrijvingen worden in het Engels getoond.
- 5–6 uur
- Rondleiding in Engels
- Directe bevestiging
- Mobiel ticket
Hoogtepunten
Discover Myanmar’s most iconic landmark on a half-day small-group walking tour that offers a blend of culture, history, and local flavor. Start your journey with a traditional Burmese breakfast at a local restaurant, followed by a guided exploration of the vibrant Shwedagon neighborhood, providing insight into daily life. The highlight of the tour is a visit to the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda, where you’ll uncover the rich symbolism, shrines, and traditions of Myanmar Buddhism. Designed for first-time visitors, the small-group format ensures a deeper and more engaging experience of this Yangon treasure.
Inbegrepen
Wat is inbegrepen
- Entrance fees as mentioned on the program
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water
- Experienced English Speaking Guide
Wat niet
- Meals
- Insurance
- Tips for guide and driver
Route
The day starts at the Botahtuang Pagoda, a religious monument rumored to have been built 2,500 years ago and contain the hair of the Buddha. The stupa is highly revered in the Buddhist community and one of the city’s most important landmarks.
For over 120 years, it has been the epicenter of countless changes in the political progression of Myanmar. It contains the Yangon Parliament House where Burma’s self-rule first began and the room where the assassination of General Aung San, the father of Modern Myanmar, and 7 cabinet members on 19th July 1947. After Independence in 1948, the new government of the Union of Burma used the complex to house various ministries and government departments. The Secretariat then became known as the “Minister’s Office.”
You will visit Yangon’s largest outdoor market. Hosting vendors from across the country, you will squeeze through stalls of clothing, handicrafts, and jewelry sipping on fruit juice and perusing art galleries.
We will visit “Kandawgyi (well-known for the royal lake)”. Karaweik Hall to marvel at the uniquely decorated “hamsa-bird-shaped” floating barge on Kandawgyi (Royal) Lake.
Next, you are off to the magnificent reclining Buddha.
The last stop is the Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar’s most distinctive landmark. Aside from its 99-metre-high stupa that hovers over the city’s skyline, Shwedagon is Myanmar's most sacred pagoda and a major pilgrimage site. After taking in the sunset, you will be returned to the hotel.
Annuleren
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Goed om te weten
- Ophalen
- Ophalen is voor iedereen inbegrepen.
- Tickettype
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Groepsgrootte
- Tot 15 reizigers
- Uitgevoerd door
- Before2
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Yangon
- Its from-price is 30% above the median of the 43 stadstours we list in Yangon.
- It is shorter than most of them.
About Yangon
Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, is a river port of colonial buildings and temples crowned by the gold stupa of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
Yangon spreads beside the Yangon River in the delta of the Irrawaddy. The Shwedagon Pagoda, a gilded stupa nearly a hundred metres high on a hill above the city, is its great monument and a place of daily worship, reached by covered stairways. Near the centre, the Sule Pagoda stands in the middle of a traffic roundabout. Yangon was the national capital until the mid-2000s.
Top-ranked sights in Yangon: Shwedagon Pagoda, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Chaukhtatgyi Paya (Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple).
