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Kachin State

Magnificent mountain scenery, the great Ayeyarwady River and a fascinating mix of people from many different ethnic minorities are all features of this intriguing state.
The town of Myitkyina, the largest in the Kachin, has always been a trading centre between Myanmar and China. It makes an ideal base from where to visit nearby villages, jade mining centres, and the magnificent Indawgyi Lake.

Chin State
(Coming Soon)

Currently closed to visitors, the Chin State will one day reveal her secrets.

Shan State

Shan State has been quoted by many famous photographers as the land of picture postcard settings.

Occupying close to a quarter of Myanmar land, it is often hard to find words to do justic to its beautiful scenery.

The leg Rowers of Inle Lake.
Inle Lake has a fabulous backdrop of hills.
The calm waters are dotted with "floating" gardens where industrious villagers grow flowers, vegetables and fruit, which they sell in a floating market on the southern banks of Ywama.

Rakhine State The most famous Ngapali Beach

The unique, unspoilt beach stretches for over 2 miles (3.2K).

Ancient Rakhine State These Buddha Images adorn the hilly terrain of Mrauk U in Rakhine State. The countryside around Mrauk U is pretty, with streams, reservoirs, dirt tracks and leafy trees.

Yangon (Shwedagon Pagoda)

The Shwedagon rose superb, glistening with its gold, like a sudden hope in the dark night of the soul...

As a mainifestation of a dynamic and original form of architecture, Bagan stands alongside the other great Buddhist centres of Southeast Asia like Angkor Wat in Cambodia or Borobudur in Java.

Yangon

The capital city of Myanmar sits on a spit of land surrounded on three sides by water. Home to close to four million people, Yangon has a unique charm with its old colonial buildings, tree lined streets, bustling local markets and tranquil lakes.
Yangon became the capital of Myanmar in 1885, and is a thriving sea port and home to Shwedagon Pagoda.

Mon State

The Mon were probably the original settlers in Myanmar and established themselves in the south of the country.
The Mon Kingdom flourished from the 3rd century BC through to the 11th century AD, in an areas stretching across Thailand and into Cambodia. Mon State Mysterious caves, cave temples and Buddha Images are often at the edge of lakes and are a familiar sight in Myanmar.

Climbing up Mount Kyaikto is not for the faint-hearted but it affords beautiful views out towards the Andaman Sea. Pilgrims you meet during your climb are full of smiles and words of encouragement.

Tanintharyi Division

Tanintharyi Division stretches out into the turquoise blue waters of the Adaman Sea, and from the most easterly limit where the four countries China, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar. Thahtay Kyun Island

Thahtay Kyun Island

With a long sea coastline of nearly 1500 miles, Myanmar is rich in marine biodiversity. Unpolluted by industry and oilspill and unspoiled by overdevelopment, Myanmar sea still remain an idyllic habitat of marine life.
Those who want to get away from high tech crammed urbanisation will find in coastal and insular Myanmar not only sea, surf, sand and sun, but also blissful solitude which one great English nature poet William Wordsworth so highly valued.

Colourful coral - off the west coast of Myanmar

Kayin State

Home to the large Karen ethnic minority group, as well as to many other groups, this state will one day be an important destination for visitors.

Kayah State
Kayah Village

No less than eight ethnic minority groups have villages in Kayah State, an area of stunning natural beauty which will one day open up for visitors.

Padaung women traditionally wear up to 22kg of heavy brass rings stacked around their necks.

As a mainifestation of a dynamic and original form of architecture, Bagan stands alongside the other great Buddhist centres of Southeast Asia like Angkor Wat in Cambodia or Borobudur in Java.

Bagan

The World Heritage Site of Bagan is the wonder of the wonders in the "Golden Land". Scattered across a vast arid plain stand over 3000 magnificent monuments which proclaim the piety and power of Myanmar first empire.