Yangon Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
8 days, planned by Meridian Overland
Eight days across a country very few people are visiting at the moment, which is both why it is quiet and why you should read the section below on that.
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| Shwedagon Pagoda |
| Sule Pagoda |
| Colonial quarter |
Over two thousand temples survive from a building programme that ran for two and a half centuries and stopped in 1287.
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| Ananda Temple |
| Thatbyinnyu |
| Old Bagan |
The balloons fly October to March only. Climbing the temples themselves has been banned since 2018 after several deaths, and the viewing mounds replaced them.
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| Balloons over Bagan |
| Shwesandaw |
| Dhammayangyi |
Taung Kalat is the home of the thirty-seven nats, the spirits Burmese Buddhism absorbed rather than replaced. Shoes off from the bottom of the steps.
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| Taung Kalat |
| Mount Popa |
| Nat shrines |
The Intha row standing with one leg wrapped round the oar, which leaves both hands free for the net. It is not a performance for tourists — it predates them.
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| Inle Lake |
| Leg-rowing fishermen |
| Stilt villages |
The gardens are rafts of matted weed anchored to the lakebed with bamboo poles, and they are farmed from boats.
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| Floating gardens |
| Indein |
| Phaung Daw Oo |
| Lotus weaving |
U Bein is 1.2 km of teak salvaged from the old palace at Inwa and it has been in daily use since the 1850s.
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| Mahamuni Buddha |
| U Bein bridge |
| Mandalay Hill |
Mandalay connects through Bangkok and Yangon.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
7 breakfasts and 3 dinners across 8 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.
10 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Europe and the far north on a fixed calendar”
Myanmar done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.
Myanmar done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. No hesitation recommending them.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Would send friends their way.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Recommended.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Myanmar done well. The itinerary had room to breathe.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Would send friends their way.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Good value for what's included.
That is a judgment you should make deliberately rather than one we will make sound simple. Since the 2021 coup several governments have advised against travel, parts of the country are not accessible, and some money spent there reaches the military. Against that, local guesthouse and guide families have lost their income almost entirely. Both operators use locally owned guesthouses and independent guides, avoid state-run hotels and services, and will tell you plainly which is which. Read your own government's advisory first — if it says do not travel, your insurance will likely not cover you.
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