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Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, is a river port of colonial buildings and temples crowned by the gold stupa of the Shwedagon Pagoda.

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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.

Downtown keeps a wide cluster of British-era buildings, including the City Hall, the High Court and the red-brick Secretariat. Bogyoke Aung San Market sells gems and crafts, Kandawgyi Lake has a gilded barge-shaped hall on its shore, and the Chaukhtatgyi reclining Buddha is a vast painted figure. The Circular Railway makes a slow loop of the suburbs, and Bago and Thanlyin lie outside the city.

Mohinga, a fish broth with rice noodles eaten for breakfast, is the national dish, and laphet thoke, a salad of fermented tea leaves, is a favourite. Tea shops serve sweet milky tea with samosas, and the stalls of Chinatown's 19th Street grill skewers in the evening. The monsoon runs from May to October, and the cool season from November to February is drier.

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  • 4.8 across the top 2

Top 10 attractions in Yangon

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  1. Number 1

    Shwedagon Pagoda

    4.8132 reviewsfrom $33
  2. Number 2

    Bogyoke Aung San Market

    4.8130 reviewsfrom $65
  3. Number 3

    Chaukhtatgyi Paya (Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple)

    4.8126 reviewsfrom $62
  4. Number 4

    Kandawgyi Nature Park

    4.899 reviewsfrom $62
  5. Number 5

    Yangon Central Railway Station

    4.854 reviewsfrom $65
  6. Number 6

    Sule Pagoda (Sule Paya)

    4.634 reviewsfrom $22
  7. Number 7

    Yangon City Hall

    4.929 reviewsfrom $25
  8. Number 8

    Taukkyan War Cemetery

    4.715 reviewsfrom $85
  9. Number 9

    Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue

    4.86 reviewsfrom $136
  10. Number 10

    Yangon Chinatown

    4.84 reviewsfrom $110

Day trips from Yangon

45

Landmarks and attractions in Yangon

7

Guided tours in Yangon

66

Walking and bike tours in Yangon

11

Food and drink experiences in Yangon

9

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Questions about Yangon

What is there to do in Yangon?
We list 144 experiences in Yangon. The largest groups are day trips (45), city tours (43).
What are the top attractions in Yangon?
Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in Yangon are Shwedagon Pagoda, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Chaukhtatgyi Paya (Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple), Kandawgyi Nature Park.
What is the most popular experience in Yangon?
By number of traveller reviews it is "Yangon Evening Street Food and Market Walking Tour", rated 4.9 out of 5 from 110 reviews.
How long do tours and tickets in Yangon take?
The typical experience in Yangon lasts about 8 hours; the middle half run between 4.5 hours and 10 hours.
Can I cancel a booking in Yangon?
The operator lists free cancellation on 80% of the 144 experiences we hold for Yangon. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.

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