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Escorted Burma (Myanmar) Tour & Christmas in Rangoon

 

 

Escorted Burma (Myanmar) Tour & **** Christmas in Rangoon ****

A nostalgic tour to see what still remains of grand British colonial architecture, hotels, houses and gardens in Burma, plus a look into modern day Burma ( now called Myanmar ) to meet craft artists, potters, gold smiths, textile weavers and discover the wealth of Buddhist culture, old and new, in this fascinating and photogenic country.

 

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Imagine yourself cruising up the Irrawaddy River, Rudyard Kipling's Road to Mandalay, on a romantic 1920's River Boat, watching the villages go by as you relax in your wicker chair and sip your gin and tonic. Enjoy taking a horse drawn Stage Coach tour around an old British Hill Station in the cool mountains of northern Burma.

And for something completely different , imagine enjoying Christmas Dinner in The Strand Hotel in Rangoon, another of the famous hotels of the Grand World Tour days, built by the Sarkies Brothers as a sister hotel to The Raffles in Singapore and The Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang.

Tour starts in Rangoon on Wednesday 12 December, 2007

Price for Land Only Tour AUD $5670 ( about US $4400 ) Rangoon to Rangoon Australian guests, please contact our office for current flight prices.


Fine Food, Accommodation & Transportation

You will be staying in Resort style and Deluxe Hotels, either recently renovated or built within the last few years, with decor that will highlight the splendour and charms of this tropical hideaway.

In Rangoon you will be staying in The Governor's Residence, a most charming luxurious property, located in the quiet picturesque diplomatic enclave, surrounded by cool gardens, shade trees and a wonderful swimming pool.

Transportation will be by private charter coach, car, horse cart, boat and domestic flights within Myanmar. You will also find that December is the dryer, cooler month and a more pleasant time to travel in this region, being winter in the northern hemisphere.

All your meals are included and some fine restaurants have been chosen where you can enjoy the atmosphere as well as the cuisine. This is definitely a soft adventure tour for people who enjoy comfort.

We even plan for you to visit one of the old colonial houses and also enjoy a special Peking Duck Dinner in Rangoon's most famous Chinese Restaurant, where we will be welcomed and joined by the owner.

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Gardens, Pottery, Art & Crafts

Craft artisans can still be found producing their works of art and functional but beautifully decorated products for wearing and use around the house. You will be visiting two different pottery villages and see how kick wheels and hand built pots are created from the clay of the Irrawaddy, wood fired and loaded into boats for delivery.

Textile weavers and dyers, gold beaters, silver smiths, lacquerware makers and even cheroot ( cigar ) rollers will be visited during your stay.

Markets, where local folk are dressed in their ethnic minorities traditional costumes, will be seen in several villages as well as Mandalay and Rangoon's Scott Market ( Bogyoke Market ). Here you will have an opportunity to buy a good selection of the locally made pottery, art and craft .

Gardens in this country seem to always be in bloom and even your hotels have interesting gardens for you to enjoy. In addition to visiting the old British Botanic Gardens in Maymyo, you will also find gardens of endemic plants in suburban front yards and markets selling a very colourful array of cut flowers.

Why choose this tour

If you want to gain access ' Behind the Scenes' on a relaxing, all pre arranged tour, where someone else has done all the planning, appointment making, invitations to meet special people, organised all your transport around Burma and have someone with you working as a guide and translator .... ..this is it !

On this fully escorted Burma Tour you will discover a photogenic world of vibrant colours and friendly people, romantic hill stations, markets, crafts and grand Buddhist and British colonial architecture..... much of which is missed by people who go by themselves.

 

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