Tours & Activities in Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar is home to the Irrawaddy River, one of Southeast Asia's most important waterways and the lifeblood of the country's agriculture and transportation.

The Myanmar calendar is unique—it's 639 years ahead of the Western calendar, with a traditional water festival called Thingyan marking the Myanmar New Year in mid-April.

Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is covered in over 60 tons of gold leaf and is one of the world's oldest religious monuments, with origins dating back over 2,500 years.

Myanmar produces some of the world's finest jade, with Hpakant in Kachin State being the epicenter of jade mining and trade.

The country was formerly called Burma and changed its name officially to Myanmar in 1989, though the name change remains politically contested internationally.

Myanmar has over 135 officially recognized ethnic groups, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia.