Admittedly, it was hard to pack my stuff on the day of my leaving the country. I thought that the time I stayed there was too short but really memorable. I had my breakfast at Motherland Inn 2 and rode their free shuttle to Yangon International Airport. Checking-in, passing through the immigration was a breeze and gave me enough time at the pre-departure area. And there were no exit 10,000 kyat exit fee as I read on some old text. All that kyat I was saving went to some souvenir ref magnets for home. Sitting at the chair looking at the runway, looking at my notes. I spent 11 days in Myanmar spending a little over P23000 during the trip.
While my whole trip including transit took 13-days in total, I only considered the 11-days in Myanmar as the full trip. Here’s the trip preparation notes and itinerary based on the posts.
Preparation:
Trip Preparation, Visa Application and Money Matters
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 2
- Yangon: Motherland Inn 2, A Backpacker’s Home
- Yangon: A Walk to Botataung Paya and Monk’s Robe Weavers Encounter
- Yangon: Mesmerized by the Golden Shwedagon Pagoda
Day 3
- Yangon: Walking Downtown and Crossing through Sule Paya
- Yangon: Chaukhtatgyi Paya’s Reclining Buddha, Monk’s Quarters and Meditation Centre
- In Transit: Bus Journey from Yangon to Nyaung U, Bagan
Day 4
- Bagan: May Kha Lar and Chasing Sunrise at Thetyapho Paya
- Bagan: Thanaka Lady and the People at Shwezigon Paya
- Bagan: A Money Scam and Pagodas on the Road to Old Bagan
- Bagan: The Beauty of Ananda Pahto
- Bagan: Overslept and a Crowded Sunset at Pyathada Paya
Day 5
- Bagan: Magnificent Sunrise Overlooking Old Bagan
- Bagan: Breakfast in Myinkaba, Manuha Paya and Nan Paya
- Bagan: The Lacquer Ware Tradition of Myinkaba
- Bagan: Templed-Out from Myinkaba to Old Bagan
- Bagan: Conversations with Mime and Leaving Nyaung U
Day 6
- In Transit: Bus to Mandalay from Bagan, Train to Pyin U Lwin
- Pyin U Lwin: Unexpectedly Charmed at Grace Hotel 1
- Pyin U Lwin: With Strangers at the Hike to Anisakan Falls
Day 7
- Pyin U Lwin: Wandering Around the British Hill Town
- In Transit: An Arduous Journey and a Kind Soul at Inle Lake
Day 8
- Inle Lake: On Foot Around Nyaungshwe
- Inle Lake: The Inthas, Floating Gardens, Stilt Villages and Cheroot Making
Day 9
- Mandalay: Sandamuni and Kyauktawgyi Paya
- Mandalay: A Barefoot Climb on a Crowded Mandalay Hill
- Mandalay: Quiet Beauty of Shwe In Bin Kyaung and the Famous Mahamuni Paya
- Amarapura: Sundown at U Bein’s Bridge
Day 10
Day 11
- Mandalay: Rooming at Mandalay View Inn via Roomorama.com
- Mandalay: Eating Gold Leaf and Transit to Yangon
Day 12
- Yangon: On Foot to Shwedagon Paya from Downtown Yangon
- Yangon: A Monk’s Guided Tour of Shwedagon Paya
Day 13
- Transit Back to Manila via Bangkok
Travel Budget
I found that I spend around P23287 during my stay in Myanmar. This doesn’t cover my flights from Clark and Yangon and going back. I’m sure the flight details would differ depending on where you are. A big chunk of my budget went to Transportation amounting to about P10024. The transportation cost includes my bus rides, motorbikes and public transpo. And since I travel alone I usually hire my own motorbikes and horse carts so I can maneuver freely. I also saved a lot on accommodation since some of the bus rides I had were overnight ones.
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Ferdz Decena is an award-winning travel photographer, writer and blogger. His works has found print in publications such as Singapore Airlines’s Silver Kris, Philippine Airlines’ Mabuhay, Cebu Pacific’s Smile and Seair InFlight. He has also lent his expertise to various organizations like the Oceana Philippines, Lopez Group Foundation, Save the Children and World Vision, contributing quality images for their marketing materials.
