Photo of Rangoon Royal Lake

Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar. It used to be the capital of Myanmar, but later it moved to Naypyidaw. As an ancient city where Buddhism flourished, Yangon has a splendid culture, and its indigenous people and cultural customs have attracted the attention of tourists from all over the world. This is the tour guide of the Royal Lake in Yangon.

Photo of Rangoon Royal Lake

Royal Lake is located in the center of Yangon, east of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. It is an artificial lake built during the British colonial period. The picture shows the entrance to the Royal Lake.

ticket price

300K/ person (take photos for 500K to watch the performance 15000K/ person, including buffet fee.

Follow the outer road of Royal Lake to the entrance of Royal Lake Park near Callaway Palace on the other side of the lake. There are people on duty at the entrance and exit, and foreign tourists are required to buy tickets of 2000 kyats per person.

After buying the ticket, I walked into lakeside park, where there are not many tourists. The fountain on the lake with clear water, blue sky and green trees is in full bloom. It's cloudy today, and it won't feel very hot without the sun. It's a rare comfortable weather.

Walking by the lake, the first thing you see is Callaway Palace, which is located opposite the lake. This bird-shaped boat floating on the water is a magnificent palace building with Myanmar cultural characteristics, which is famous as the venue for the royal banquet.

Now the lights are bright, singing and dancing at night, and there is a rich buffet dinner, of course, the price is not cheap There is also an island in the park, which is dedicated to all kinds of gods and buddhas of unknown origin. They are different in shape and lifelike.

We just checked in after a quick scan. Then we walked along the long wooden plank road to the direction of the Shwedagon Pagoda. The wooden plank road is wide and clean, but it has been in disrepair for a long time. In many places, nails fall off and are uneven, which shows the backwardness of management.

The lakeside of the wooden plank road is the upscale hotel we just entered. Buildings hidden in the shade of trees are quieter. It is rare for tourists and citizens to come along. We walked easily to the entrance and exit at the other end of the park. We walked around the Royal Lake Park unconsciously for about 80 minutes. There are no amusement facilities or even boating in the whole park. Only a few solitary fountains with simple shapes adorn the calm lake.

Entering the Royal Lake, there are blooming flowers on the shore. There are open lotus flowers in the water.

On the Royal Lake, fishermen are fishing with nets.

This big bird by the Royal Lake seems to be a crow.

Royal Lake is a beautiful place to walk in Yangon and watch the sunset. The picture shows the tour guide introducing the Royal Lake to us.

Sunset on Lake Royal.

The circumference of the Royal Lake is about 5km, the water depth is 50-115cm, and the area is 60.7 hectares. It is connected with Lake Inya in the north of the city through underground pipelines to replenish water sources. The picture shows the Royal Lake Fountain.

The Royal Lake is mainly used to provide clean water to the urban area. The whole lake is surrounded by the Royal Nature Park covering an area of 1 10 hectares and Yangon Zoo covering an area of 69.25 hectares. The picture shows the Royal Lake Fountain.

On the Royal Lake, you can see the most distinctive Royal Mandarin Duck Boat in Myanmar, also known as the Callaway Palace. It looks splendid during the day, and the lights are bright at night, reflecting colorful light. It is one of the most famous scenic spots in Yangon. The picture shows the Callaway Palace.

Karaoui Palace in Royal Lake is a typical Burmese style building. The designer was ingenious and designed it into two legendary birds in Myanmar-Miaosheng Bird, each with a pagoda on its back. From a distance, it seems that there are two big birds floating on the Royal Lake. The picture shows the Callaway Palace.

Callaway Palace is also one of the landmark attractions in Yangon. It is actually a bird-shaped boat floating in the lake (somewhat similar to Shifang in our Summer Palace). Its appearance is magnificent and its interior decoration is luxurious. The picture shows a close look at Callaway Palace.

The sculptures and hall decorations in Karawi Palace depict the cultural characteristics and life scenes of major ethnic groups in Myanmar. Gold and red are the main colors of the whole building, symbolizing auspiciousness and happiness. The picture shows the entrance to Callaway Palace.

This is the old lion at the entrance of Callaway Palace.

Originally, it was the Royal Summer Palace, and some relics in it looked very historic. This is an old object at the entrance of Callaway Palace.

According to the tour guide, there are high-level Burmese folk song and dance performances here every night. Dinner is a buffet, with European and American flavors, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Thai dishes or staple foods. The picture shows the passage into Callaway Palace.

It is said that the price of dinner and song and dance tickets at Callaway Palace is 30 dollars. The picture shows the waiter in Callaway Palace in ancient costume.

There are many service personnel in Callaway Palace. Many of them are Burmese beauties.

Some guests have entered Callaway Palace. Unfortunately, we didn't book dinner here. The picture shows snacks provided by Callaway Palace restaurant for guests free of charge.

Although I didn't have dinner at Callaway Palace, I photographed the beautiful sunset of Royal Lake next to Callaway Palace.

This is Callaway Palace, and the sunset is red.

The Royal Lake in Yangon has become a must for tourists from all over the world to visit Yangon. The picture shows tourists visiting the lake.

On Lake Royal, there is an island in the middle of the lake.

Besides Callaway Palace, there are many restaurants and souvenir shops in Royal Lake.

That night, we were arranged to eat local specialty hand-grabbed rice at a Burmese restaurant next to Royal Lake.

The decoration of the restaurant is very Burmese.

This is the reception desk of the restaurant.

Sitting in the restaurant, you can overlook the Royal Lake and the distant scenery.

This is the rice we caught that night. In fact, rice and vegetables are well cooked. We can put it on a plate without grabbing it, which is not much different from eating Chinese food.