| M Chan |
12 March 2002 |
Stayed at Grand Plaza Parkroyal Yangon - Yangon, Myanmar.
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Taxis are convenient and cheap but one must agree a fare with the driver first - most locations within town are under USD1.00 ! If you are an independent visitor, Shwedagon is a must. The restaurants in Sofitel are world class, but if you are adventurous, there are plenty of good Chinese restaurants in Yangon.
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| P Miller |
10 February 2002 |
Stayed at Sedona Hotel Yangon - Yangon, Myanmar.
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The best way to get around is to walk off the grounds of the hotel and get a cab. The people at the front desk suggested we do this, since the hotel cabs are more expensive. Good restaurants are found in the hotel. We went to the Strand, which had delicious food, but was outragously expensive. Go to the big temple in Yangoon (I don't remember the name right now) at sunrise and walk around for a few hours. After the sun comes up, it gets very smoggy and polluted in town. A good restaurant, if you want to leave the hotel area is called the Green Elephant.
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| C Baubock |
10 February 2002 |
Stayed at Grand Plaza Parkroyal Yangon - Yangon, Myanmar.
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Yangon is hardly the highlight of a trip to Myanmar but it is likely the last place where you will find a salad or a drink after 11pm before embarking to more interesting destinations such as Mandalay and Bagan. We used taxis to get around which proved more of a challenge than expected as The Sofitel had just changed names from The Equitorial and none of the taxi drivers recognized the destination.
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| G Schleiss |
07 January 2002 |
Stayed at Grand Plaza Parkroyal Yangon - Yangon, Myanmar.
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Near the city center and just south of Shwedagon, perfectly located.
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| A Scholz |
18 December 2001 |
Stayed at Grand Plaza Parkroyal Yangon - Yangon, Myanmar.
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Recommeded: Thai Restaurant 'Sabai Sabai' (located opposite of Savoy Hotel).
Getting around from Sofitel very good: most places of interest not far (either walking or short trip by taxi).
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| M Diepold |
30 November 2001 |
Stayed at Grand Plaza Parkroyal Yangon - Yangon, Myanmar.
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Just a few minutes walk from the hotel to
the famous Bogyoke Market. 10-15 minutes walk to the Sule Pagoda.
With hotel limousine we went to Bago for 6
hours and payed 98 USD.
(Taxi in Yangon is very cheap but the cars are
miserable and very old, so for a tour you need a good car.)
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| K Bacon |
08 November 2001 |
Stayed at Bagan Golf Resort - Bagan, Myanmar.
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The plains of Bagan hold a treasure trove of historical importance akin to the much better known Angkor Wat complex of Cambodia. The variety of 10th and 11th century temples is awe inspiring and can comfortably be toured via bicycle. A visit to the Archeological Museum should not be missed.
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| N Brachtel |
21 February 2001 |
Stayed at Summit Parkview Hotel - Yangon, Myanmar.
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All destinations in town are easily accessible from the hotel. Thai-Malay-Restaurant in Inya
Lan offers good food. Sabai-Sabai also.
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| P Kim |
26 January 2001 |
Stayed at Grand Plaza Parkroyal Yangon - Yangon, Myanmar.
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I took the standard yangon-mandalay-bagan route, and agents recommend that this circuit be done in two day increments for each city. i would say that yangon and mandalay can be done in about a day, and i would recommend that the majority of your time should be spent in bagan and the surrounding towns, as such attractions as inle lake. yangon and mandalay was quite polluted and not worth more than a day each.
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| C Barnes |
03 December 2000 |
Stayed at Summit Parkview Hotel - Yangon, Myanmar.
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Rangoon/Yangon is best seen in 2 days.
The ShweDagon is nice as was Bago (a day trip). The constant car horns were maddening.
Make sure you have a Taxi that has not only a seatbelt but one that works (the hotels cars I rode in did, except for 1).
If you want to read while in Burma, you need 2 bring it with you, there are no bookstore 2 speak of.
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Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Myanmar
