Welcome To Myanmar

Myanmar Overview

Myanmar (Burma) is a seductive country with congenial people, astonishingly rich culture, excellent hotels and stupendous architecture. Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon) and Pagan's endless thousand-year-old temples stretching as far as the eye can see are two of the great man-made wonders of the world. Most Burmese are Buddhist, although there are over 60 different ethnic groups including the mysterious and intriguing hill-tribe people: the Karen, Mien, Hmong, Lahu, Akha and Lisu. Myanmar is very alluring, but it is also a complex and controversial place run by a military junta. Hope is on the horizon, though, and by the time you visit, the first election in two decades will have taken place. Although several politicians and other commentators outside the country believe that this is an exercise in posturing, it will certainly be a landmark event in Burmese history nonetheless. No matter what comes to pass during these tumultuous times, Myanmar will always be an extraordinary destination for adventurous travelers.