It’s hard to improve on Rudyard Kipling’s description of Burmaas ‘quite unlike any land you know about’. Isolation and pride have helped maintain the countries traditions and the culture magnifies as you explore the ‘GoldenLand’ where countless stupas stand atop hills, apprentice monks roaming the streets for food donations and the slow pace of life; evident by horse and cart, still being the main transport of choice in most rural areas of Burma.

Burmatruly has something for everyone. From the bustling modern capital of Yangon, featuring the famed 2500 year old Shwedagon Pagoda, caked in gold leaf, to the more laid back city of Mandalay, where the last kings of Burmalived. Then there is the ancient city of Bagan, a breathtaking 42 sq km sprawl of over 4000 temples and pagodas, InleLake with its numerous villages on stilts residing on the water and Nagpali beach on the superb Bay of Bengal,Burma truly is the ‘GoldenLand’.  

Kite-shaped Burma has long been grounded by isolation and international fallout following the ruling regime’s lockup of its most famous resident Aung San Suu Kyi. But following her release after years of house arrest and her election to parliament the country is heading in the right direction. Burma is truly open and it’s a fantastic time to get stuck in and explore what the magnificent country and culture that has all been hidden from the world for many years!

Burma by Chris Greener, Far East Sales Consultant