Guide to self-help travel in Myanmar

About visa: Kunming Consulate: 3rd floor, Building 3, Kunming Camellia Hotel (besides Kunming, there is also Beijing Consulate). Self-help travel is of course a visa for individual travel. Prepare a passport-sized photo, and you will usually get a visa on the third day after you hand in your passport. I want to pay the express fee for 50 yuan/Day as soon as possible. Anyway, anything can be done there. The duration of a tourist visa is only one month, unlike in other countries, it takes at least three months. If you want to extend it, you have to increase the money. However, this phenomenon seems unlikely to happen. Anyway, I'm in a hurry to get out.

About foreign exchange: Myanmar's currency is kyat (pronounced cha). If you go by land, you'd better exchange RMB in Ruili. When I went (65438+20051October), 92 yuan = 10000 kyats. How much should I exchange? See the bus fare plus food listed below. Please estimate. If you enter Myanmar, you can't exchange RMB, you can only exchange US dollars for Myanmar currency. In Myanmar, except grain and food, it is generally possible to trade in US dollars. 1 USD =950KYAT, except Yangon, Mandalay or other scenic spots are not that high.

The plane changed planes at the airport.

About entry and exit: first of all, should we choose land or plane? Some students will ask what are the benefits of taking land? Is it economical to fly? Below, I will list the general route and the cost of land and plane, and choose according to your time, money and energy. Land: If you go by land, I have to be more specific, even if you are wordy. I haven't been able to find the relevant information on the Internet. Probably not many people go like this. Kunming to Ruili Port; There is a sleeper bus in Kunming that will take you directly to Ruili Port (the time is unknown, I went all the way to Ruili). If you have time, you can go all the way to Ruili: Kunming Cuihu feeds seagulls, Dali visits the ancient city, soaks in hot springs, and finally has a good time in Ruili to make final preparations for going abroad.

The individual tourist visa signed by Kunming can enter and leave the country by land at Ruili Port, fly back to Yangon or go to a third country, and go to Bangkok, Thailand, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kathmandu, Nepal, Kolkata, India and other countries. If you do not apply for a visa in Kunming or Beijing, but through a travel company in Ruili, you can only enter the country by land and leave the country by land. It will be extremely painful to think about it. The road conditions in Myanmar make you go back the way you came, and you have to kill yourself. (In the previous raiders, only group visas allowed land entry. If land entry only allows land exit, but planes are not allowed to leave the country, I think it refers to the travel company's pass. I also asked the consulate, and they couldn't say it clearly, either.

These questions kept me wandering all the way. ) You can't go by land, but you should find a Myanmar tour group in Ruili (there are many tour companies in Ruili, but you should find Myanmar to do it, so you can peel off the skin). They will send a guide to take you out. Of course, you can take you all the way back to China, as long as you have enough money. It comes down to money. Take you to Mandalay, accompanied by a tour guide 12 hours, the cost is 500-600/ person, and the tour guide fee is one day in 20 yuan. The fare to Mandalay is a Toyota 600 yuan, which is almost the same as 550 yuan. Only chartered cars, no buses. If many people can carpool to Mandalay, it is recommended that people who travel by land take a good car. 12 hours of rugged roads and mountain roads, 50 yuan will take more time, and the journey is tired enough.

To go to Mandalay, you need a four-way card set up by a gang that is not controlled by the government, and a tour guide will help you get through. In Mandalay, actually in Myanmar, it is relatively safer for the south of Mandalay to be controlled by the central government. You can also move freely. Tengchong also has a port, Houqiao Port. You never dreamed that you would leave the port. It's no use holding a visa. I even dreamed of holding the greenest dripping jade in the world, so my friends and I tried our best to enter Kambaidi from the northernmost part of Myanmar and then to Myitkyina. As a result, I drove around in a broken car for five hours, and then I returned to Tengchong the same way. The uncle of the People's Liberation Army, who is guarding the border, said sternly, even if you are arrested as a laborer and your life safety is not considered, we will let you out and no one in Myanmar will accept you. It is not under the jurisdiction of the Myanmar government.

Air: To fly from Kunming or Beijing to Yangon, Myanmar, you must fly back, not by land. Direct flight to Yangon 1700 yuan, more than two hours. Compared with going by land, flying is much more worry-free. But you are in Mandalay. If you want to go to a third country, you still have to return to Yangon by the same route, because you have to fly from Yangon to a third country. Want to go back to Kunming, don't you need it? You can fly back to Kunming from Mandalay, and the air ticket is much cheaper.

Road trip's usual route: Ruili-Mandalay): 12 hours, and stay in Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar at night. There are many guest houses near 85th Street. Find Nylon Hotel in the middle of the night, 4 yuan per person, including breakfast. The head of Burma, not the room. I won't introduce the scenic spots, and to be honest, there is nothing interesting. Mandalay Bagan: There are two kinds of transportation, cruise ships and buses. The price of this cruise ship is $ 18. If you can stand tall and slow, you can take a boat. Car: You can save a lot of money by buying tickets at Mantu Station one day in advance, or taking a taxi or bus. 400,000/person, book 6 million/person through the hotel. The same is true for taxis. Bagan: Golden Myanmar Guest House, recommended cabin, owned by an overseas Chinese.

Although he can only speak a few words of Chinese, he is very enthusiastic and sincere. He is a good boss. 3-5 USD/person accommodation including breakfast. Bagan) -KALAW: CMB 5000K/ person, 8 hours, you can wait at the accommodation. Staying in Jin Baihe Hotel run by Indians. 3-4 dollars per person. Prepare breakfast. Finally, others are fine. Fortunately, Kalou is not big, so we can look at the comparison more. KALAW)-SHEWYAUNG: After taking the bus 1000k/ person, in the market near the road, etc. After arriving at SHEWYAUNG, take the 300K/ person elevator to INLAY. MIN-GA-LAR Inn is recommended for accommodation, which is a very good place. It is said that you can never find such a cheap place in Yinlai. Including three meals a day, 3 dollars per person. INLAY)- Yangon: Air-conditioned bus is 7000K/ person for 20 hours. How painful! When we found a place to stay in Yangon, it was already 8 o'clock the next day.

It's expensive to take a taxi. Start with 10 and end with $7. There should be a bus, but when I first arrived, I had to sit for 20 hours and my hands were a lot looser. Introduce the Smile Inn in the commercial street near Xiaojinta in Suzhou City, which costs $4/person. This price is very cheap for the capital. There are many similar small hotels in the nearby streets, only a few dollars more. Yangon -CHANG THA Beach: Accommodation is the cheapest after entering the beach, mainly for foreign tourists. So now it's the off-season of tourism, and there are few tourists by the sea. Nobody mentioned going to the seaside in the past. If you don't go, I will be depressed to death, because a few days at the seaside feel like enjoyment! So be sure to go to the seaside for a few days. Tickets are 6000K/ person and taxis are 6000K. That's expensive. You can spend1.5000 per person on the bus at the station. If you put up with the crowded smell of the local people, it's a good thing to be the starting station and have a seat.

Locals only spend tens of dollars. You can take bus No.32 to the bus stop on MAHABANDOOLA Street. Running back and forth can't save a few money! But you should know that 32 is written in Burmese. It's simple. I learned it on the first day. Yangon-Airport: 10 yuan You don't bargain for a taxi. If you can find number 54, you can save a lot of money. When traveling in Myanmar, the price of tourists often doubles or adds a zero to the price, and they will never give in. As long as they are foreign tourists, this price is the same in Myanmar. I really can't figure it out. Note: Myanmar has poor transportation and communication, so there is no mobile phone. Long-distance calls from public telephones need to be transferred, and they are very expensive, one dollar a minute. You need to take a taxi on the road. If you go through the hotel, you will get more money. If drivers or soliciting agents take you to find accommodation, they will take kickbacks, so you can't bargain with your boss. The time difference between Myanmar and China is one and a half hours, so we set Beijing time back one and a half hours in Myanmar. The typical Burmese meal is 700,000/person.

Beer is expensive, which the local people can't afford, and it is also very high-grade. Myanmar beer 1200K/ bottle, equivalent to RMB 12 yuan/bottle. Feeling after the tour: If there is really no place to play, go to Myanmar. Guangzhou-Yangon Myanmar Raiders: Direct flight has just become a hotline visa: submit a visa application form, passport and three passport color photos. The visa is valid for two months and can stay in the local area for 28 days.

The cost is about 185 yuan, and you can get it in 3 working days. Express12h215 yuan, express 3 hours 285 yuan; If you want to find a travel agency in Guangzhou, you need at least 4 days in advance, and the cost is about 350~400 yuan. Transportation: At present, the five-day round-trip air ticket from Guangzhou to Yangon booked through local travel agencies is more than 1700 yuan (including tax), which will be 400~500 yuan more expensive during the Golden Week. The fare from Yangon to Mandalay is about $90. Accommodation: Smile Inn near Xiaojin Pagoda in Yangon, USD 4/person. There are many similar small hotels in several streets nearby. Suggested days: 4~8 days. Itinerary suggestion: visit the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, go to India Street and Chinatown to enjoy the local customs, sigh with milk tea at local food stalls, have dinner at Royal Lake, enjoy Burmese songs and dances, and then buy calligraphy at Bogyoke Market. To go to Mandalay, you must go to Lover Bridge, including the wide ropeway pagoda, Maymyo Botanical Garden and Mandalay Mountain. The ancient city of Bagan Palace is unnecessary, but the long pagoda beach facing the Indian Ocean is well worth visiting.

Myanmar self-help tour boutique route 1. Overall impression Myanmar has about four conventional tourist areas from north to south: Mandalay, Bagan, Inlaid Lake and Yangon. Other tourist areas include Evergreen Beach in the west of Yangon and moorman in the south. Although Myanmar is not as exciting as a netizen said, there is no place to go to Myanmar, but there are not many exciting points. Of the four regular tourist areas, I think Bagan and Mosaic Lake are the only ones. When traveling to Myanmar, you should be prepared for dusty days, frequent power outages and long-distance buses. Some tips for preparing before going out: 1. Due to the rapid devaluation of Myanmar's currency and the great influence of domestic political situation, the prices mentioned in various raiders and reference books are for reference only. Take me for example. Basically, the prices I found in LP, Buddhism, Buddhism and various raiders are more expensive than those I found, except for the latest date. 2. Regarding accommodation, you can refer to the recommendation of netizens and reference books such as LP, but it is best not to find the first hotel recommended by LP. Because it is usually full or because of the high occupancy rate, the service is reduced or the price is increased.

Mandalay: Route: 2-3 days recommended (leisure type). Several temples at the foot of Mandalay Mountain in Mandalay City (Ancient Capital Tao, Ruinan Road, Shandamuni, etc. ), and watch the sunset on Mount Mandalay. D2, first go to the temple to see charity (quite wonderful), and visit the Buddha market, embroidery workshop, gold leaf making and nearby Mahamoni Buddha statue in Mandalay. Visit the three ancient cities of Houshijie, Inwa and Amarapura (Ubuntu Bridge). The reference price of chartered car is 65438 yuan +05. Three people, a blue taxi, went to Wubanqiao to watch the sunset from 7: 30 in the morning. D3 One-day tour of Bingulun (the most colonial city). (Or rest for half a day in the ancient city of Ming Palace) Tip: Mandalay Palace ticket package 10 USD, not recommended. As long as you don't enter the palace and several temples in the ancient city, you don't have to buy a package ticket.

Anyway, there are too many visits to Bagan Temple. We didn't buy any tickets during our few days in Mandalay. Food: 1. Too Too Restaurant (27th Street between 74th Street and 75th Street) is a special food in Myanmar, which is recommended by LP and locals. The per capita consumption is about 2,000 kyats (about 13 RMB). 2. Indian flying cakes at Chapati booth (corner of 27th Street and 82nd Street) are doing well at night. Per capita consumption is about 600 kyats (about 4 yuan RMB). 3.Shwe Pyi Moe Cafe (25th Street between 80th Street and 8 1 Street) is a very popular cafe. The per capita consumption is about several hundred kyats. 4. Tengchong Chinese fast food (near Qizuan Travel Agency on 83rd Street) is close to Cantonese cuisine. The per capita consumption is about 2,000 kyats (about 13 RMB). Accommodation: Royal, Garden and Nylon Guest House are all on the same street, 2-3 minutes apart. We live in the royal family (the first ring of LP)

Even cold water depends on whether there is electricity. And the power supply time is unplanned. If you want to take a hot bath in Mandalay where the weather is a little cold, try something else. Finally, we found that this is our GH. Shopping with the lowest cost performance: If you want to buy jadeite or cheap semi-finished scraps in Myanmar, it is recommended to go to Fo Shi in Mandalay, which is the largest manufacturing center in Myanmar. Bagan: Route: Recommended for 2-3 days (leisure type). D 1 hired a carriage to visit the stupa, and the drivers all had relatively fixed routes. D2 can choose to rent a bicycle or a carriage to visit the pagoda of his choice. The reference price for renting a carriage is 9000 kyats, and you can watch the sunset or sunrise from 9: 00 to 4: 00 pm.

The following are some pagodas I have seen and their characteristics: Ananda Temple (the most famous pagodas, in fact, are all very beautiful) Bupaye (the Golden Pagoda by the river) Tilomino Temple (famous for its paintings, but also the most commercially valuable point) Mahabodi Pagoda (Indian-style pagodas) Shwe-san-daw Paya (sunrise and sunset viewpoint unanimously recommended by Raiders, but more tourists) tha. I have eaten several restaurants, none of which are particularly good. Accommodation: I live in the golden Myanmar GH recommended by many netizens, and it costs $4/person. Although the hardware is average and the room facilities are a little old, the boss's enthusiasm and enthusiasm give extra points, which is still worth recommending.

The environment of the new park introduced by LP is good (10 USD/person), but it is remote and inconvenient. It's better to book GH first and let GH get it for free, which will save trouble and money.

Nyung Ootel Jin Myanmar Guest House Ban 'an Road/Fax: 06 1-6090 1, 02-02-70046 Mobile: 0920-42064 E-mail: gmyanmarinfo @ mail4u.com.mm3358 Shopping in www.goldenmyanmargueshouse.com: hti-lo-min-. T-shirts (size S) in various colors 1500k (about 10 yuan), and puppets cost 3-4 dollars each (about 30cm). The lowest price of T-shirts in Aung San market is 2300K, and the quality of puppets is very poor. I regret that I didn't buy more T-shirts and muppets at that time, so I didn't buy them after I returned to Yangon. As for the market near Anando Temple, it is a shop suspected of cheap goods in China, and it is not worth seeing. Tip: Many children near temples will ask for small gifts, such as pencils, small banknotes and coins from various countries, candy, lipstick and so on. You can also prepare some pies for them properly.

The recommended tour time of Silver Lake is 2 days: D 1 charter a boat for a day, from 8:30 to sunset. The boatman has a fixed route, and the tour contents include local market, cat jumping temple, knitting workshop, long-necked family and many other commercial points. The boatman also took us to his home to see the cigar processing and temples in their village. D2 Bird Water Town is a leisure town. You can rent a boat outside the lake if you like. The reference price of chartered flight is 1. 1 ten thousand kyats (about RMB 75 yuan), and each ship can take up to five people. This is the lowest price we know. The quotation of GH boss or other boatmen is: 15000 kyats. We also found it by accident when we were eating at the big bone restaurant. If you want to find him, you can only find him in the drum restaurant.

Dagu Restaurant is near the Queen Hotel, on the other side of the main canal pier. Shwe Inlay, boatman ng lay Drum Restaurant, Myanmar Cuisine: Recommend the Golden Kite Restaurant introduced on LP, authentic Italian flavor, good pizza and pasta. But the price is a little more expensive, about 7,000 kyats per person (about RMB 50 yuan). (Address: Yone Gyi Road. ) is also a drum restaurant recommended by LP. Fried fish is ok, but other tastes are average. Or, you can choose to have a family-style Myanmar set meal in GH. The main course is generally Burmese-style lake fish, about 2,500 kyats (about 18 RMB). Good cost performance, recommended. Accommodation: GH, staying at Gypsy Inn, 6.50 USD/person/night.

After complaining that there was no hot water on the first day, the seemingly cunning boss began to serve better and better. Breakfast is very rich. In addition to western breakfast, there is noodle soup sprinkled with powder. In contrast, it is our most cost-effective GH. There is also the Queen's Inn on the other side nearby. The inn at the back heard that these two hotels have hot water all day. The scenery is a little more expensive but the appearance is beautiful, and there is a romantic balcony restaurant. Remember that the inn should not look too old, it is a little far from the river. The May Guest House is near the Memory Inn, which is a little off-center, but it looks clean and beautiful. Leisure: There are no particularly good shopping places and special items. But there are many leisure activities. Near the Golden Kite Restaurant, they are all on Yong 'an Road. There is a traditional Burmese massage of 5000k/ person, 1.5 hours. If you like puppet shows, there is a puppet show nearby, which is different from what you saw in the theater. It is a traditional family style, nostalgic, 2000k/ person, half an hour. When you watch it alone, the program is also on.

Yangon: Recommended 2 days: D 1, visit Shwedagon Pagoda, Lake Inya and Royal Lake. D2 visited Suretta and its vicinity, including the City Hall, the High Court, the Customs, the strand Hotel, the Independence Monument and other colonial buildings, and went shopping in Aung San Market. Food: 1. The food stalls near Chinatown are cheap and delicious, but the sanitary conditions are poor, which requires a certain stomach tolerance.

2. Myanmar meal between two o'clock. Yinya Road and Shwedagon Pagoda (name forgotten, Winner Inn is about 10 minutes walk) are said to be the most famous Burmese meals in Yangon. What we saw at the scene was really a sea of people, and many famous cars came to join us. Per capita consumption is about 1800K (about 12 yuan), and it tastes good.

3. Buffet at Royal Lake Shenniao Restaurant 10 USD/person. The food was average and the performance was not bad. Accommodation: Accommodation in Yangon is more expensive than in other cities. A clean room with a separate bathroom near Lei Su Pagoda needs 10 yuan, and the conditions are not very good. Meixian Hotel has a better single room 15, and a double room is 20 dollars. But the room is small and there are no windows. If the budget is not tight or you want to live better, recommend Winner Inn, which is equivalent to the domestic Samsung standard and costs 20 dollars per person. Relative, but clean and quiet. Walk 15 minutes to Shwedagon Pagoda and 35 minutes to Inya Lake. On the way, we will pass through various ultra-luxury houses in the rich areas.

Winner Inn, 42 Thanlwin Road, Bahan Town, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 535205, 524387 E-mail: Shopping at winner inn @ mpt mail. Net. Mm: There are not many varieties in the market in Aung San, but it is a good place to buy cage bases (sand cages). There are many designs, and we are all very eye-catching. I visited all the booths twice and found that the cage bottom made of Myanmar cotton cloth has the most tropical flavor and local characteristics. However, only one booth is ready to make a complete set of Myanmar cloth cage bases, and the patterns are limited. It is best to choose and make the fabric pattern yourself, but it will take two days.

If you just want a skirt instead of a suit, you can choose more. Even on the spot, it only takes ten minutes, which is very convenient. Reference price: 5500K/ set (ready-made), single skirt: 3500K/ piece. In addition to the cage bottom, painted coasters are also one of the characteristic calligraphy. Reference price: 1000K/ piece. Special reminder: We encountered two special things in Yangon, which need special attention. 1. Near Surei Pagoda, I met an Indian who said he could change money for us. The exchange rate offered is more attractive. 65,438+0 USD is converted into 65,438+0,300 kyats (generally around 65,438+0,250), and we need to count kyats before paying USD. But when all the transactions were almost completed, they said that our dollar was unsuccessful, not a new version or something, and the exchange rate could only be 1250.

I feel that it is purely to attract people with high turnover rate, or to take advantage of opportunities. Therefore, everyone should pay attention to the fact that it is safer to change trains at the Chinese hotel. Later, when I changed at Meixian Hotel, the boss could speak Chinese. The money is not only new, but also equipped with a money counter. Arrived in Yangon in the evening, because I lived near the Shwedagon Pagoda, I stopped by to see the night view of the Shwedagon Pagoda. In addition, I heard that the conductor had already left work at night and didn't need a ticket. We go in through one of the doors, and then

But after shopping for about 20 minutes, suddenly several people rushed out and said that we didn't buy a ticket, and we wanted to buy an extra ticket of 5 dollars each, and threatened that it would be very troublesome to go to the police station, and so on. After pestering for more than ten minutes, we refused, so the three people automatically reduced the price to 10 dollars. Finally, in order to avoid trouble, we each gave a dollar. Not far away, I saw these people sharing money with a smile. This is blackmail! This is the worst Burmese I have ever seen in Myanmar!