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To ‘Golden Princess’ with quites
Translated By – Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written By – HninSiThakin
Ayarwady region is the ‘Rice Pot’ or the big ‘Rice Barn’ of Myanmar. Pathein, its capital, is a city with charming cultures.
You need not much time to take a trip round the interestin ...
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28-04-0219
FOREIGNERS HAVE AN INTEREST ON ‘BIKE TOUR’ IN MRAUK OO
Written By : La Yaung Cho
Traslated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn
U Tin Hlaing, the director of the tourism ‘Road to Myauk Oo’, says foreigners visiting to Myauk Oo are more interested on ‘bike tour’. Among the new programmes to serve the ...
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01-05-2018
TOURISTS TO NAT YAE KAN MOUNTAIN IN THE MAGWAY DIVISION WILL MAINLY BE ATTRACTED BY “ORGANIC FARMING”
Written By : Toe Win Lwin Translate By : Kyaw Kyaw Lin
U Myint Sein, the director-general of hotel & tourism, said to the ‘Travelling’ journal that based on the Nat-Yae-Kan mountain in the Magway region, Community Based Tourism (CBT) will focus on ‘organic farming ...
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28-05-2018
“A Paradise in the Midst of Cool Hills”
#Translated By: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
#Written By: Rose Queen
A peaceful place among cool hills, that staring cloud sea, that concentrated of beauties, that got the essence of tranquillity and inspired of quiets…..
I made a visit to the place. For me who always ...
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24-07-2018
TOURISMS WILL BE RAISED IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE ZONE
Translated by: Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written by:La Young Cho
Shan State Department of Hotels & Tourism is going to raise tourisms in Golden Triangle Zone, eastern Shan State. In relation with the recent finished event (rescuing all 12 boys and their football coach who were trapped in a ca ...
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18-08-2018
LET’s TAKE A VISIT TO “GRAND ANDAMAN HOTEL “
Translated by: Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written by : HninSi ThaKhin
‘Grand Andaman’, a five star hotel, is located in the Myanmar Territorial Waters, Southern Myanmar. It is just the one in Myanmar that has casino. Many guests especially from Thailand come in for playing casino.
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27-08-2018
Ministry of Hotels & Tourism responds to the author who ranked Myanmar as top 5 most dangerous countries in the Asia Pacific Region
Translated By:Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written By : Yin Yin Hla
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism(MOHT) and Union of Myanmar Travel Association(UMTA) responded to Mr. Brandon Thompson — a guest contributor at Travel Weekly Asia, whose article in the Travel Weekly Asia journal distributed the ...
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04-02-2019
World’s biggest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta, central Java
Translated By: Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written By: Yin Yin Hla
Indonesia is a country with more than seventeen thousands islands. Among them, Java island is the most famous one.
Borobudur — the world’s biggest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta in central Java — is the hi ...
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23-05-2019
To Kalaw Heritage, the Landmark of Kalaw or the second oldest hotel in Myanmar
Translated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written By :HninSiThakhin
Kalaw is a town that will never become commonplace for its visitors and that is always lovely. Having a wide variety of places to visit and a year-round cooling weather makes the small town a mostly visited place. Hearing the nam ...
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26-05-2019
LET’s GO TO EGYPT IN INSTALLMENTS
Translated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written By : La Young Cho
It is not a dream anymore to travel worldwide unlike before that it was hard to even go to neighboring countries. Now chances are in hand to tour everywhere — to Mekong river countries or Asian or European countries? There ...
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24-06-2019
CBT to be made in Nay Pyi Taw
Translated By :Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written By : La Young Cho
U Thein Htway, member of tourism development committee ( Nay Pyi Taw), said they have planned to initiate community based tourism (CBT) in Nay Pyi Taw.
Paung Laung near Nantmongyi waterfall and Kayan village, between Pyi ...
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28-06-2019
Let’s take a visit to the Golden Beach hotel in Chaungtha
Translated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written By : HninSi ThaKhin
Chaungtha can be said a meeting
point local guests frequently come visit to. Being a beach nearest to Yangon and one where fresh sea foods are available, it occupies guests all round the year. Travelers to the beach can choo ...
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To View Point 2 standing on the border line between Kalaw and Aungban
Translated By: Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written By: HninSi Thakhin
View Point 2, compatible with the name, may be said a centrally standing hotel, located on the border line between Kalaw, well known as fir town, and Aungban, well known as commercial town.
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18-08-2019
Panorama Hotel, Myanmar’s View
Hninsi Thakhin
Panorama Hotel is centrally located in the big commercial city of Myanmar, Yangon . Want to go Scott market? Or take a walk to Sule Pagoda, to Strand Street, to colonial buildings or night market? Panorama sits on the best position to do all these things. It is locate ...
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01-11-2019
Sagar Lake to be explored as the second Inle Lake
Translated by – Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written By La Young Cho
Sagar lake in Southern Shan State that most local guests come visit to will be made to become the second Inle Lake, said U Htin Aung Naing, the director of the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism for Shan State.
Sagar ...
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26-12-2019
Kyauk Phyar Waterfall to become first trekking tour site in Yangon
Translated by – Kyaw Kyaw Linn #Written By La Young Cho
New trekking tour site around the Kyauk Phyar waterfall which is located near the Phugyi reservoir, Tike Gyi township, Yangon, is being explored, said U Min Maung Soe from the Ministry of Directorate of Hotels and Tourism fo ...
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27-12-2019
Traditional massage service to be brought out at Bagan and Meikhtilar
Written by TunTauk
Deputy Minister for Hotel and Tourism U Tin Latt said that it needs to provide traditional Myanmar massage service in the breeze under the shadow of Tamarind tree at Bangan and Meikhtilar.
On 12th January, deputy minister addressed this issue in the report on ...
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29-01-2020
To Golden Island Cottages- Hlaing Konn hotel, the heart of the Pa-O region
Translated by Kyaw Kyaw Linn Written by HninSi ThaKhin
The only hotel in the old Mway Taw Kakku region with 2478 pagodas built by the King Siridahmarsawka. The Kakku region is the heart of the Pa-O people.
The hotel’s name “Hlaing Konn”(specifically, Golden ...
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04-02-2020
Tour service from Japan Beach to four islands to be started
Translated by – SU WUNNA
Written by – La Yaung Cho
Tour service which can visit Japan Beach to four islands in Kawthaung Township will be started as the first tour service, said Daw Nyein Thiri Tun, marketing manager from K&L Tours to Travelling Journal.
T ...
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12-02-2020
Kayah Tourism Committee plans Lisu Ethnic Villageto be Tourism Attraction
Translated by – SU WUNNA Written by – La Yaung Cho
Kayah Tourism Committee is trying to become the village in which Lisu ethnic resides in the north-west of Loikaw, Kayah State as tourism attraction, said U Khin Maung Myint, one of the members of Kayah Tourism Committee.
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12-02-2020
Myittamyae Hotel From Kayah State
Translated By Su Wunna Written By HninsiThaKhin
Kayah State known as Ngwe Taung State or Dwe Ma Naw, now, becomes one of the places where many tourists come to visit. At the end of 2016, Hotel Industry developed in Kayah State with added momentum. Now, there are about 30 hotels there. ...
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10-03-2020
The bones of Japanese soldiers to be searched in Kachin, Kayin and Mon States
Translated by Su Wunna Writtenby Layoungcho
The bones of Japanese soldiers who died during Second World War will be searched in Kachin, Kayin and Mon States, the searching group leader U Than Zaw said to Travelling Journal.
There are so many factors in Mokaung, Kachin S ...
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20-03-2020
The tour to Ice-field in Phimaw, Kachin State to be implemented
Translated by Su Wunna Writtenby Layoungcho
Tourism Department of Kachin State is implementing the tour to ice-field in Phimaw, Kachin State, said U Khaing Win, the responsible person of Kachin State.
Phimaw is under the Special Region 1 of Kachin State and it is the ...
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21-03-2020
Green Valley Motel with colony style from Kalaw
Translated by Su Wunna Written by HninsiThakhin
Kalaw is a small town which has cool climate in every time, in every season. And, its favourable conditions draw the attractions of visitors from local and foreign countries until now.
There have been developing hotels remarkabl ...
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25-03-2020
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To ‘Golden Princess’ with quites
Translated By - Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By - HninSiThakin
Ayarwady region is the 'Rice Pot' or the big 'Rice Barn' of Myanmar. Pathein, its capital, is a city with charming cultures.
You need not much time to take a trip round the interesting small city which was once part of the Mon Kingdom (Hantharwady Kingdom). Many visitors come visit it, especially visitors to Chaungtha or Ngwesaung take a stop there.
Various hotels and lodgings can be found in the city but most are high buildings, rarely found bungalow-providing hotels.
So, if you will be in the city and wish to stay in a private and quiet hotel, 'Golden Princess Hotel' which provides bungalows will be the most appropriate one. Built on 2 acres land, the hotel is in Mya Kyun Tha housing located in central position of the city.
The hotel provides five bungalows with the names of Ingyin, Cherry, Thazin, Khaye and Padauk, each with four rooms. Next to the bungalows is a building with 20 rooms. Karaoke room to make you feel relaxed and spa, priced MMK 6000, to kick your tiredness out are also offered. In addition, staff party, dinner, birthday party can be held on the spacious green at right side of the hotel.
Each room is decorated by wall sheets and rinceau and includes cane chairs, wooden tables and bathroom with bath tub.Room price is MMK 30000 per night for domestic guests and $ 30 for foreign guests. Delicious buffet style breakfast is served from 7 am to 9 am and for the guests who don't want to have breakfast in dining room or who miss the buffet, room service is available.So if you want a private stay and quiets, you can choose 'Golden Princess'.
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FOREIGNERS HAVE AN INTEREST ON ‘BIKE TOUR’ IN MRAUK OO
Written By : La Yaung Cho
Traslated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn
U Tin Hlaing, the director of the tourism 'Road to Myauk Oo', says foreigners visiting to Myauk Oo are more interested on 'bike tour'. Among the new programmes to serve the foreign travellers for long-term visit, 'bike tour' is as successful as they expect. "Last season, travellers were in decrease to two-third. In new programmes, 'bike tour' programme can be said rather good", Tin Hlaing noted.
Currently, tourisms to Myauk Oo offer a regular service for the travellers. Bike path is directed from Myauk Oo to betel fields.
"New tour programmes and new bike paths have been planned. Travellers can bike from this town to near villages, Nataung, Chin and get back during a single day. At least 2-3 days and at most 7-8 days package tours can be planned but 4-5 days package is mostly used. We are planning the new programmes for next year and new bike-paths will be offered" Tin Hlaing added.
European travellers have more interest to tour in Myauk Oo than before. Normally, a day is enough to tour in the town but for the travellers who want long-term visit the new services are offered.
In addition to Myauk Oo, European travellers also have an interest to tour Kyien Tone, Tar Chi Late, Thi Paul and Kalaw.
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TOURISTS TO NAT YAE KAN MOUNTAIN IN THE MAGWAY DIVISION WILL MAINLY BE ATTRACTED BY “ORGANIC FARMING”
Written By : Toe Win Lwin
Translate By : Kyaw Kyaw Lin
U Myint Sein, the director-general of hotel & tourism, said to the 'Travelling' journal that based on the Nat-Yae-Kan mountain in the Magway region, Community Based Tourism (CBT) will focus on 'organic farming' to attract tourists. On the mountain, cool and fresh air and edible plants not using chemical fertilizers may be the tourist attraction.
Myint Sein also said "The mountain possesses rich soil that lemon, banana, sweet-pepper and many other edible plants can be planted by organic system. Because of this we will cooperate with the department concerned to become the mountain an organic farming place to visit."
CBT will be operated by the mountain villages Myae Lat, Bone Ball, Soon Tat, Goat Gyi and the project has been reported to the region's government.
Moreover, the strangeness of Nat-Yae- Kan travel is that visitors can not only enjoy the fresh air in green plants but also study literature, culture and traditional habits of the ethnic groups, Acho Chin. Currently a survey for CBT site is running. There are very few visitors as an official tour but have some local visitors.
"A law must be confirmed for foreigners visiting. As the Air Defence Force is on the mountain, foreigners must be ruled not to go there" Myint Sein added.
The mountain has a height of 3500 ft. and is located on the Ean valley road directed to Rhakhine state. From the Magway, it can be got through Min Boo-Pathein road.
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“A Paradise in the Midst of Cool Hills”
#Translated By: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
#Written By: Rose Queen
A peaceful place among cool hills, that staring cloud sea, that concentrated of beauties, that got the essence of tranquillity and inspired of quiets.....
I made a visit to the place. For me who always had ever seen sea scenes before, everything was different. Fir-trees, snow-covered hills and all sights seeing from my room were very romantic and just like a classic painting.
It is 'Myat-saytaman Traditional Bamboo house', one of the beauty spots in south Shan State. No one would imagine that there is such a place among several hills far away from the city.
However rough the road is, all the tiredness got along the trip will be driven out in the bosom of 'Myat-saytaman' with cute and naturally designed traditional bamboo houses. Not much electrical appliances are there as the place is aided for ecotourism.
And undisturbed natural scenes are the wants of photographers.
If you want to make a trip into the place in your own plan, take a go to Cherry highway station that in the town Aung-pan, South Shan State, and continue to the place by a car or cycle. But if your arrival is in morning only cycle is available.
Please keep in mind not to forget to pack more than a warmer to withstand icy wind. Despite that, don't worry because 'Myat-saytaman' will be welcoming you with hot and yummy 'Shan noodle'. And also bamboo houses will give you a warm. Fresh air mixing fragrance of fir-tree can freshen your tiredness up.
The place is between Hti-thain and Kyauksu, Pa-ai traditional villages located aside Aungpann-Inntain road. Bed rooms are available for one, for two and for a family and may cost from 15000 ks (about $11) to 60000 ks (about $45). Breakfast serviced by the hotel is Shan-rice and Soon-ton soup very fit in with the cold season. For dinner is as you wish. Moreover, something pleasant to you is 'Meetauk' drink (very strong drink) and baked banana, traditional foods.
While in Myat-Saytaman, you can visit into the ancient Shwe-inn-tain pagoda by a car or cycle. The famous pagoda with over 1,000 ancient pagodas had been respectfully constructed by the King Siridahmasawka over AB(Anno Buddha) 200. Then from it, continue to the Phaung-taw-oo pagoda just in 25 minutes by motorboat.
So one day if you will be in Aung-pann or in Kalaw, and you have a usual feeling of staying in high-end hotels, and have a taste for trekking, don't miss that 'Myat-saytaman' is warmly welcoming you.
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TOURISMS WILL BE RAISED IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE ZONE
Translated by: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written by:La Young Cho
Shan State Department of Hotels & Tourism is going to raise tourisms in Golden Triangle Zone, eastern Shan State. In relation with the recent finished event (rescuing all 12 boys and their football coach who were trapped in a cave of northern Thailand),Tazar Min, an official of the branch office in Tarchileik, submitted to raise tourisms in eastern Shan State.
For visitors from Thailand and others, the active government have permitted three routes to the zone.
The three routes are: Tarchileik-Wunpon-Maiphone Monastery-Paradise Hotel (in the zone), Tarchileik-Tarlae-Parchoe-Kyeiklatt, and from along the Mekong river of Myanmar-Thailand border to Keng Tung.
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LET’s TAKE A VISIT TO “GRAND ANDAMAN HOTEL “
Translated by: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written by : HninSi ThaKhin
'Grand Andaman', a five star hotel, is located in the Myanmar Territorial Waters, Southern Myanmar. It is just the one in Myanmar that has casino. Many guests especially from Thailand come in for playing casino.
Two quaysides -- one for speedboats from Kaukthaung and another from
Yanaung -- are served by the hotel.
Guideboards alongside the clean walkways are also written in Thai. A gate has to be passed before the arrival of the hotel. In this gate, Thailand Immigration Office is set aiming the guests get an easy visit to Yanaung, a Thailand's city bordering in part with Tanin-thar-yi region.Also serviced buses for guests are in this gate and it takes a short while to the hotel.
In the hotel, while waiting at the reception for room's key, a stage -- performing music in front of the reception -- can be enjoyed together with drinks. Next to the reception is the guest-rest room. Across the Andaman Sea, take a short ride by a speedboat from the hotel to visit Kaukthaung district in Tanin-thar-yi region -- well-known with its most stunning untouched natural islands.
Among the famous islands in the Andaman Sea, the Cock Comb island is made as a tourism place, mutually beneficial cooperation by 'Grand Andaman Hotel' and the government.'
The casino room of the hotel is wide. Moreover, don't get a worry about shopping, just within the hotel!
While in the hotel, can do activities like trekking and diving. Room prices are as the guests' choice, $150-400 for one night.
So, to be suggested, make a sure visit to the Cock Comb island, where 'Grand Andaman Hotel' with its best services and perfect beauties will make you feel complete.
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Ministry of Hotels & Tourism responds to the author who ranked Myanmar as top 5 most dangerous countries in the Asia Pacific Region
Translated By:Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By : Yin Yin Hla
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism(MOHT) and Union of Myanmar Travel Association(UMTA) responded to Mr. Brandon Thompson -- a guest contributor at Travel Weekly Asia, whose article in the Travel Weekly Asia journal distributed the recent ATF 2019 held in Vietnam, had ranked Myanmar as 4th of top 5 most dangerous countries in APAC region in 2019 -- to come and visit Myanmar in person and write after seeing the actual situation.
Brandon Thompson is the Managing Director of a global security consultancy firm “Drum Cussac”. U Hla Myint, the Director at the Department of Regional and International Cooperation (Hotels & Tourism), said to Travelling Journal, " Myanmar is peaceful and safe. Guest entry this year is more than last year. We responded to him to come to Myanmar for learning more instead of writing untrue facts".
U Hla Myint said he had explained to International media at ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2019), that the author of the article is just aiming to discredit Myanmar with uncollaborated data. Also U Hla Myint added, "UMTA emailed Mr. Thompson with some questions -- from where did he get the data? who were his sources? can they be reliable to make an assessment?" This baseless news article had saddened and displeased Myanmar people and all stakeholders in tourism field. Lan Jarrett Not Lan, editor-at-large of Travel Weekly Asia, apologized for it and replied that they will listen to what we said and follow up with some suggestions, said U Thet Lwin Toh, Chairman of UMTA.
Top 5 most dangerous countries in APAC 2019, according to Travel Weekly Asia issued by Singapore-based Northstar Travel Group; (1) Afghanistan (2) Pakistan (3) Papua New Guinea (4) Myanmar (5) Bangladesh.
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World’s biggest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta, central Java
Translated By: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By: Yin Yin Hla
Indonesia is a country with more than seventeen thousands islands. Among them, Java island is the most famous one.
Borobudur -- the world's biggest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta in central Java -- is the historical heritage most tourists come visit to with lots of interests. The temple, dating from 8th and 9th centuries, shows the prominence of Buddhism in the country.
It was built in three tires: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and a monumental stupa at the top. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2500 square meters. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of Buddha. It is 115 ft in height from base to top.
Existing of religious buildings of Hinduism and Buddhism is a mark showing peace between the two religions. The monument was restored with UNESCO's help in the 1970s. At present, Indonesia government keeps maintaining not to extinct the artworks of the temple.
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To Kalaw Heritage, the Landmark of Kalaw or the second oldest hotel in Myanmar
Translated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By :HninSiThakhin
Kalaw is a town that will never become commonplace for its visitors and that is always lovely. Having a wide variety of places to visit and a year-round cooling weather makes the small town a mostly visited place. Hearing the name 'Kalaw', a view of a collection of colonial era buildings will appear on one's mind's eye, and you can take a heritage walk to explore these 100-year-old buildings.
Standing several nice-to-stay hotels there adds more interests to visitors to come. Among them, what that causes the charm town much prominent is the Kalaw Heritage, an oldest hotel in it, since 1903. What to be acclaimed is that hotel's buildings, interior designs, and room structures have been under keeping as they were in the colonial era, setting it to have the atmosphere of the era. Second to 'Strand Hotel, Yangon' in age, the hotel is deliberately visited by those who love colonial period's buildings and ancient artworks.
Due to the fact that the hotel is very beautiful and because of its aged buildings, it becomes a movie site to where even outsiders often come and take photos and is also a tourist attraction.
PINE
The name of the reception-included two storey building is 'PINE', built in 1906. It provides 12 rooms upstairs --- 8 Delux rooms and 4 Heritage Suites. Suite rooms stand at edges possessing stunning window view of mountain scenery and are the best ones to get pleasures from natural beauties. Occasionally, German author Jan Phillip Sendker intentionally comes and takes a long stay in one of these two rooms. Each Delux room is priced at MMK 115000 per night for local guests and at $ 120 for foreign guests. And Suite rooms, MMK 140000 and $165 for local and foreign guests respectively. Downstairs of PINE includes Heritage Bar, Sisson's restaurant and gift shop.
ACORN
Older one in the two colonial buildings, constructed in 1903. No revapment has been made to the building, keeping it the same as it was built. Especially foreign guests prefer the building and usually stay by prebooking. 15 Superior rooms are housed, each priced at $100 for foreign guests and at MMK 90000 for local guests.
TUDOR
Latterly built two story building that has not turned hundred . This white building features 18 Classic rooms each with the price of MMK 6500 for local guests and $ 75 for foreigners.
The three buildings --- PINE, ACORN and Tudor --- provide 45 rooms in total. All the rooms are embellished in Europe style, giving guests a feeling as if they are in a West's hotel and a breath of colonial period. Not every room comes with an air-conditioner but with old-fashioned ceiling fan. Sisson's restaurant serves breakfast and dinner to guests with delicious West, Myanmar and Chinese foods. Not only the hotel's guests, even outsiders often come and have breakfast in the restaurant. Heritage Bar next to the restaurant is decorated with antique farmhouses and it is here where you can have coffee or chooseable and reasonably priced cocktails. In front of the bar is gift shop to buy souvenirs.
LOVER'S TREE
There is one more attractive place in the hotel's compound, 'Lover' s tree' , a pair of conifer and banyan trees aged over hundred years. No guest, local or foreign, would come back home without taking a photo with the trees.
So, for those who long for getting a feeling of colonial period and who want to cerenly stay in a proper place, Kalaw Heritage hotel is the finest to fulfill your needs.
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LET’s GO TO EGYPT IN INSTALLMENTS
Translated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By : La Young Cho
It is not a dream anymore to travel worldwide unlike before that it was hard to even go to neighboring countries. Now chances are in hand to tour everywhere -- to Mekong river countries or Asian or European countries? There are many tours being sold by tour companies in Myanmar. Those who have a regular income can take international tours as desired with installment loans in connection with a bank.
To meet Gods or Goddesses, Egypt tour sold by Myanmar Fantastic Travel and Tours can now be taken in installment payments.
You can explore 40000-year-old Great Sphinx pyramid with the body of a lion and the face of a human, Egyptian Museum displaying 120000 items of Egyptian antiquities, the world's biggest Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser riding in the first class of night train, Philae temple riding on five-star luxury cruise ship staring the images of legend, splendid Temple of Kom Ombo, architectures of the Temple of Horus at Defu, the Valley of the Kings at Luxor, Hatshepsut temple with mummies. Not only that, you can take many pictures on Hurghada Beach. It is 9 days and 8 nights tour with $1990 per person in six-month or twelve-month installment loans.
Yes, not a dream anymore. So, let's go to Egypt.
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CBT to be made in Nay Pyi Taw
Translated By :Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By : La Young Cho
U Thein Htway, member of tourism development committee ( Nay Pyi Taw), said they have planned to initiate community based tourism (CBT) in Nay Pyi Taw.
Paung Laung near Nantmongyi waterfall and Kayan village, between Pyinmana and Lewe, have been earmarked to. Kayan races are living in this village and Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA), Nay Pyi taw , has submitted to the committee to make CBT in the village.
"To make CBT in Nay Pyi Taw, Kayan village should be as it is a place where travelers can enjoy traditional beauties of the ethnic group and taste traditional foods. It will be a new place where visitors can take trekking, hiking and also scenery is very nice. So the village has possibility to be made for CBT. "
And though Paung Laung is in the boundary of Shan state, it is very close to Nay Pyi taw so UMTA has got the allowance to manage Nay Pyi taw based CBT in this new town. Currently, places like Congressional building, Uppatasanti Pagoda, and Buddha Gaya are majorly visited in Naypyitaw and that is why new tour sites are being explored.
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Let’s take a visit to the Golden Beach hotel in Chaungtha
Translated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By : HninSi ThaKhin
Chaungtha can be said a meetingpoint local guests frequently come visit to. Being a beach nearest to Yangon and one where fresh sea foods are available, it occupies guests all round the year. Travelers to the beach can choose various hotels to stay in.
Among them, 'Golden Beach' hotel is recommended. Built on two acres land and aged nearly two decades, the hotel provides 102 rooms -- 12 sea view bungalows, 3 second sea view bungalows, 4 four-bedroom bungalows, 1 six-bedroom bungalow, 2 two-story buildings and 1 three-story building. Room prices are ; MMK 110000 for sea view rooms, MMK 99000 for second sea view room and MMK 77000 for garden view room. But during the wet season, the prices are 88000, 77000 and 55000 respectively.
Landscape is mainly emphasized. Parking lots are managed for guests can park their car near the room they're staying.
The hotel provides gym, swimming pool, recreation park, mini golf course, billiard table, bar, restaurant, and 24-hour spa. Besides breakfast, it serves tea time and buffet dinner as best service among other hotels. It is about four years that this service has been in providence and it gets good feedbacks from guests.
As guests to the beach are different -- some long for relaxation at seaside enjoying seafoods while some would like just staying in hotel, the hotel is always trying to offer best services to its guests. Providing a variety of sorts of services just in the hotel is an advantage of it. The restaurant comes with Indian, Chinese and Myanmar foods, and room service is also available. Member cards offering 10% discount are given to the frequent stayers as gifts.
So the 'Golden Beach' hotel is guided from this month hotel guide to those who wish to take a relaxation in Chaungtha.
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To View Point 2 standing on the border line between Kalaw and Aungban
Translated By: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By: HninSi Thakhin
View Point 2, compatible with the name, may be said a centrally standing hotel, located on the border line between Kalaw, well known as fir town, and Aungban, well known as commercial town.
So it is at the meeting point of the two towns, beside the Kalaw-Aungban road near the signboard of Aungban. It is a four-story building and each bedroom comes with a balcony overlooking the beautiful scenery.
Guests can hold parties with family and friends in the Sky Bar and also celebrate fire party in the hotel's park.
It provides 21 rooms. Deluxe Double room with balcony, railroad view and garden view is priced at 35000 K per night, Deluxe Triple room with these services is priced at 50000 K and Family Suite is 55000 K. Each room includes safety box, a mini bar, a closet and all the room stuffs are used of quality products. And also KTV room is served. As Kalaw-Aungban railway is beside the hotel, running train sounds can be heard from the rooms.
The hotel restaurant offers Chinese foods and hot pot, Solomon head recipes, fish stick recipes made of fish imported from Vietnam, and there not only hotel guests also outsiders can enjoy the tasty meals. Spa service is available. Near the hotel compound is organic field with trees like mango, banana and mangium, intending for guests.
So to enjoy beautiful scenery, to taste delicious meals and to get an unforgettable moment in life, do come to and stay in View Point 2 hotel.
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Panorama Hotel, Myanmar’s View
Hninsi Thakhin
Panorama Hotel is centrally located in the big commercial city of Myanmar, Yangon . Want to go Scott market? Or take a walk to Sule Pagoda, to Strand Street, to colonial buildings or night market? Panorama sits on the best position to do all these things. It is located in No. 294-300 Pansodan St., Kyauktada township which is the heart of downtown Yangon.
The hotel is a high building with 10 storeys jointly decorated with modern and Myanmar designs. It is a three star hotel providing 102 rooms - Superior and Suite. Superior rooms number 94 including 2 single-bedded rooms, 62 twin rooms and 30 double rooms priced at 40,000 K per night for local guests and $ 55 for foreign guests. Suite rooms each with a living room number 8 -- 4 twin rooms and 4 double rooms each with a price of 5 5000 K for local guests and $70 for foreign guests. The first floor comprises restaurant, Jade shop and meeting room which can accommodate 30 persons. The rent for meeting room is 50,000 K for 2 hours and 133,000 K for a whole day.
All rooms come with shower or bath tubs. Ground floor includes lobby and reception. In the living room, guests can use internet for free with desktops the hotel provides. It has staff who can speak Japanese, Chinese, Indian etc. so guests can have easy communication. Being a three star hotel, CCTVs and fire extinguishers are set on every path of every floor. Free wifi, no smoking points are served. The 2nd, 4th and 5th floor are for guests who want to smoke so non smokers can stay in privacy Despite the high building, room structures are comfortable.
The hotel has chefs for Indian food, Japanese food, European, Chinese and Myanmar foods since most of the guests are from these countries.
Having Ruby Mart next to the hotel makes shopping easy. Reviews of guests are vitally important for a hotel. "Warm", "can fulfill all the needs", "staff are friendly and polite", these reviews are what the hotel always gets from its customers. The fact of having long - staying guests ( up to 15 - 16 years) in the hotel implies that it has best services, quality and reasonable price.
Thus, Panorama Hotel owning such advantages, holding perfect services and good name, is expressed from this month hotel guide section.
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Sagar Lake to be explored as the second Inle Lake
Translated by - Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By La Young Cho
Sagar lake in Southern Shan State that most local guests come visit to will be made to become the second Inle Lake, said U Htin Aung Naing, the director of the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism for Shan State.
Sagar lake is pleasant and many pagodas are situated there, so that visitors can visit there as a tour site and study the lives of people in the surrounding villages.
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Kyauk Phyar Waterfall to become first trekking tour site in Yangon
Translated by - Kyaw Kyaw Linn
#Written By La Young Cho
New trekking tour site around the Kyauk Phyar waterfall which is located near the Phugyi reservoir, Tike Gyi township, Yangon, is being explored, said U Min Maung Soe from the Ministry of Directorate of Hotels and Tourism for Yangon to Travelling journal. Kyauk waterfall is not very far from Yangon and local visitors are visiting there.
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Traditional massage service to be brought out at Bagan and Meikhtilar
Written by TunTauk
Deputy Minister for Hotel and Tourism U Tin Latt said that it needs to provide traditional Myanmar massage service in the breeze under the shadow of Tamarind tree at Bangan and Meikhtilar.
On 12th January, deputy minister addressed this issue in the report on the implementation of regional tourism work committee in Yangon Region.
“The art of traditional Myanmar massage should be brought out because it has been for many years. Tourism Industry should be attracted with the traditional massage. For example, at Bagan and Meikhtilar, it should be provided traditional massage service while sitting on the bamboo-chair in the breeze under the shadow of Tamarind tree” he added.In Myanmar, the art of traditional massage has been since time immemorial and so measures are to be taken to develop the art of traditional massage. And he said, if this service is given in line with the style which can be seen inside, but not enclosed room, he will give permission to perform this service.
In the neighbouring country Thailand, Spa Tourism becomes a thriving business and earns a great deal of money.
Now, there are a lot of people who learn the art of Thai massage and Japanese traditional massage, but there is still rare to learn traditional Myanmar massage. So traditional Myanmar massage becomes disappeared, he said.
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To Golden Island Cottages- Hlaing Konn hotel, the heart of the Pa-O region
Translated by Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written by HninSi ThaKhin
The only hotel in the old Mway Taw Kakku region with 2478 pagodas built by the King Siridahmarsawka. The Kakku region is the heart of the Pa-O people.
The hotel's name "Hlaing Konn"(specifically, Golden Island Cottages - Hlaing Konn) having the meaning of "to be prosperous" was named by U Khan Hti, the leader of Pa-O national organization, for the future Kakku region. Located nearest to the Kakku Pagodas, the hotel is built on over 3 acres land and comprises 24 rooms.
The design and color of the hotel match with the region. Entering the hotel compound, it offers a breath of the past.
Two bungalow room types - 8 Couple Deluxe rooms and 16 Family Deluxe rooms are provided. A Couple Deluxe room is $ 95 per night for foreign guests and 95000 K for local guests and as for a Family Deluxe room, $ 85 for foreign guests and 85000 K for locals.
Not only breakfast but dinner -- Pa-O traditional cuisine or European foods -- is also served. Every room includes a shower, a bathtub and a toilet, each separately placed so it does not need to wait each other. Bathtub room has a structure that can give you a taste of bathing in a spring around rocks. Room accessories are predominantly black and white, which are the traditional colors of the Pa-O people.
Surrounding views from Couple Deluxe rooms are eye-catching and very suitable for those who would like to enjoy reading in quiet. As special services, the hotel serves guests to make offering foods to monks and to do meditation in the morning and bicycles will soon be provided for biking around the surrounding villages. Take a morning walk to pilgrimage the Kakku Pagodas, a short distance from the hotel.
Currently there are 30 stuff in the hotel and most of them are Pa-O people, with their sweet smiles. During your stay, you can explore and study the traditions and lives of the ethnic groups in villages nearby.
So, to study the lives of Pa-O people and to get a taste for tranquility pilgrimaging the historic Kakku pagodas, you can stay in Hlaing Konn hotel when you take a trip to the region.
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Tour service from Japan Beach to four islands to be started
Translated by - SU WUNNAWritten by - La Yaung Cho
Tour service which can visit Japan Beach to four islands in Kawthaung Township will be started as the first tour service, said Daw Nyein Thiri Tun, marketing manager from K&L Tours to Travelling Journal.The islands to be visited are Suengebarline Island (Japan Beach), Thandarnet Island, Lape Island, Kharhpyat Island and Hnge Island.
It is learnt that the tourists can visit four islands during one day and can enjoy the difference beauties and views of each island. Besides, the chance can also be got to enjoy the beauty of undersurface and snorkeling.
Package Service will be planned for 12 and includes ferry service from Kawthaung to Japan Beach by car, service for breakfast, lunch and snow tower. The charge for one customer is 172000 Kyats including the cost of snorkeling equipment and guide.
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Kayah Tourism Committee plans Lisu Ethnic Villageto be Tourism Attraction
Translated by - SU WUNNA
Written by - La Yaung Cho
Kayah Tourism Committee is trying to become the village in which Lisu ethnic resides in the north-west of Loikaw, Kayah State as tourism attraction, said U Khin Maung Myint, one of the members of Kayah Tourism Committee.
It takes about 45 minutes by car from Loikaw to reach to this village and then, it will take about one hour on foot.The plan will be taken to become tourism attraction because it is not restricted area for the foreigners to visit there.
“There is no village-road and electricity and it is only Virgin Village. It is good for Trekking. And it is about 5000ft height. After climbing 5000ft height, the beautiful scenery of Inlay which is at the north-west can also be seen and also Phaekhone Township from the vantage point. And it is colder than Taungyi” said U Khin Maung Myint.
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Myittamyae Hotel From Kayah State
Translated By Su Wunna
Written By HninsiThaKhin
Kayah State known as Ngwe Taung State or Dwe Ma Naw, now, becomes one of the places where many tourists come to visit. At the end of 2016, Hotel Industry developed in Kayah State with added momentum. Now, there are about 30 hotels there.
Kayah State gets many attentions of the local visitors and they can choose the hotels as they wish. Among many choices, Myittamyae Hotel with lovingly kindness is introduced for you. Myittamyae Hotel is located at Lan Kut Ward with calm and quiet place in the downtown area and so Myittamyae Hotel is the best for the visitors who want to stay in peace and quiet. The structure of the hotel is very simple and it is a two-storey building.
Myittamyae Hotel is created in order that the visitors can get the feelings to reach home and it gives the visitors the aspiration of warmly kindness feeling which can get from family and home. So it can also be called home-sweet- home instead of hotel. In this hotel, there are 14 rooms and the charge is 20000 Kyats per a night including breakfast. Breakfast includes local traditional food such as potato-pounding, tomato-pounding, tomato stir with chili and other vegetables (Panhtwehpaw) and bean-pounding and the visitors can also book other meals what they would like to enjoy. Local traditional food and making green-tea with Aung Mae Nyo tea-leaf is one of the significances of this hotel.
Moreover, the hotel gives the service that the hotel-staff warmly welcome the visitors to stay the hotel. The cost for staying at this hotel is not much and it is the best hotel for the visitors who want to stay in peace and quiet, and those who come to visit with the limitation of budget. If you visit Loikaw, Kayah State, I would like to give advice you to stay Myittamyae Hotel because its situation is very calm and quiet as well as the charge for staying is not very much. That’s why; Myittamyae Hotel is described as a hotel guide for this month.
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The bones of Japanese soldiers to be searched in Kachin, Kayin and Mon States
Translated by Su Wunna
Writtenby Layoungcho
The bones of Japanese soldiers who died during Second World War will be searched in Kachin, Kayin and Mon States, the searching group leader U Than Zaw said to Travelling Journal.
There are so many factors in Mokaung, Kachin State. We make such searching for bones depending on the previous data. It will be exact and we do not need to make survey if there were ex-veterans. In this year, we keep on searching in Mon State, Phekhone in Kayah State, Yenanchaung, Chauk, Pyay, Paungde, Bago, Taungoo from Mandalay and Magwe Regions. We make all the findings in 2020, he added.
The process for searching bones is made in States and Regions across Myanmar. It is also learnt that there remains about 67000 Japanese soldiers who died in Second War World according to the report. The association of searching bones of Japanese soldiers is now carrying out the findings and it is under the Japan Association for Recovery and Repatriation of War Casualties.
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The tour to Ice-field in Phimaw, Kachin State to be implemented
Translated by Su Wunna
Writtenby Layoungcho
Tourism Department of Kachin State is implementing the tour to ice-field in Phimaw, Kachin State, said U Khaing Win, the responsible person of Kachin State.
Phimaw is under the Special Region 1 of Kachin State and it is the nearest tour to visit from Myitkyinar.
Currently, Ministry of Hotel and Tourism of Kachin State has made survey as a pilot project for local tourists to visit there.
It is not allowed foreign tourists to visit there while the implementations are being made for local tourists to visit. The tour is from Myitkyinar to Chiphwe and thereby goes to Phimaw. And then, it will take two and half hour by car to the mouth of ice-field.
And it is learnt that there are already a hotel and a guest-house for the visitors in the current situation. There are 33 rooms in the hotel and the charge for double room is 150 Yuan (25000 kyats). And also there are 13 rooms in a guest house and the price is about 70 Yuan.
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Green Valley Motel with colony style from Kalaw
Translated by Su Wunna
Written by HninsiThakhin
Kalaw is a small town which has cool climate in every time, in every season. And, its favourable conditions draw the attractions of visitors from local and foreign countries until now.
There have been developing hotels remarkably to invest in the cool city of Kalaw. Among these hotels, I would like to introduce Green Valley Motel which is recently opened and constructed as a standard hotel.
Green Valley Motel is created to be harmony with the name Green Valley and it is built as Bungalow plus colony style. The idea of hotel owner makes the visitors enjoy the admiration of nature and colony culture.
Green Valley Motel is situated on Nyaung Pin Thar Street, 7 Ward and it is built on two and half acres of land at the valley. It takes only 10 minute-walk from toll gate at the entrance of Kalaw. The significant feature of this motel makes the guests who would like to stay individually or those who would not like to huddle together very pleased.
Each Bangalow is made up of concrete and coniferous wood is also one of the significant features of Green Valley. In Green Valley, there are already built 10 Bagalows and if the visitors stay at each Bangalow, the charge for stay is 50000 Kyats and at least three can stay there. And also there are three kinds of superior rooms and the cost is 35000 kyats per a night.
The rooms in each Bangalow are so wide and are decorated that the guests can feel active and alert as soon as they enter into the room. And they can enjoy the cool indoor room for the whole day as inside of the room is made up of coniferous wood. Besides, there is also placed Bathtub in the bathroom as well as the decoration is made in order that the guests can enjoy sky-view while dipping in the bathtub.
The visitors can enjoy the green and clash of mountain and valley from the veranda at the east of Bangalow. And also, the visitors can see the beautiful scene of sun-set in the evening.
Dining room is wide and is also decorated with the cane chairs. In addition, the visitors can also observe the roads in conifer wood and orange farms nearby Green Motel.
That’s why, Green Valley Motel with colony style at the brae of valley is described as a hotel guide for the visitors who want to come to visit the city of coniferous wood, Kalaw with the cool climate. The reason is that it is so easy to transport and the visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery and the taste of silent.
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To View Point 2 standing on the border line between Kalaw and Aungban
Translated By: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By: HninSi Thakhin
View Point 2, compatible with the name, may be said a centrally standing hotel, located on the border line between Kalaw, well known as fir town, and Aungban, well known as commercial town.
So it is at the meeting point of the two towns, beside the Kalaw-Aungban road near the signboard of Aungban. It is a four-story building and each bedroom comes with a balcony overlooking the beautiful scenery.
Guests can hold parties with family and friends in the Sky Bar and also celebrate fire party in the hotel's park.
It provides 21 rooms. Deluxe Double room with balcony, railroad view and garden view is priced at 35000 K per night, Deluxe Triple room with these services is priced at 50000 K and Family Suite is 55000 K. Each room includes safety box, a mini bar, a closet and all the room stuffs are used of quality products. And also KTV room is served. As Kalaw-Aungban railway is beside the hotel, running train sounds can be heard from the rooms.
The hotel restaurant offers Chinese foods and hot pot, Solomon head recipes, fish stick recipes made of fish imported from Vietnam, and there not only hotel guests also outsiders can enjoy the tasty meals. Spa service is available. Near the hotel compound is organic field with trees like mango, banana and mangium, intending for guests.
So to enjoy beautiful scenery, to taste delicious meals and to get an unforgettable moment in life, do come to and stay in View Point 2 hotel.
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Let’s take a visit to the Golden Beach hotel in Chaungtha
Translated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By : HninSi ThaKhin
Chaungtha can be said a meetingpoint local guests frequently come visit to. Being a beach nearest to Yangon and one where fresh sea foods are available, it occupies guests all round the year. Travelers to the beach can choose various hotels to stay in.
Among them, 'Golden Beach' hotel is recommended. Built on two acres land and aged nearly two decades, the hotel provides 102 rooms -- 12 sea view bungalows, 3 second sea view bungalows, 4 four-bedroom bungalows, 1 six-bedroom bungalow, 2 two-story buildings and 1 three-story building. Room prices are ; MMK 110000 for sea view rooms, MMK 99000 for second sea view room and MMK 77000 for garden view room. But during the wet season, the prices are 88000, 77000 and 55000 respectively.
Landscape is mainly emphasized. Parking lots are managed for guests can park their car near the room they're staying.
The hotel provides gym, swimming pool, recreation park, mini golf course, billiard table, bar, restaurant, and 24-hour spa. Besides breakfast, it serves tea time and buffet dinner as best service among other hotels. It is about four years that this service has been in providence and it gets good feedbacks from guests.
As guests to the beach are different -- some long for relaxation at seaside enjoying seafoods while some would like just staying in hotel, the hotel is always trying to offer best services to its guests. Providing a variety of sorts of services just in the hotel is an advantage of it. The restaurant comes with Indian, Chinese and Myanmar foods, and room service is also available. Member cards offering 10% discount are given to the frequent stayers as gifts.
So the 'Golden Beach' hotel is guided from this month hotel guide to those who wish to take a relaxation in Chaungtha.
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CBT to be made in Nay Pyi Taw
Translated By :Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By : La Young Cho
U Thein Htway, member of tourism development committee ( Nay Pyi Taw), said they have planned to initiate community based tourism (CBT) in Nay Pyi Taw.
Paung Laung near Nantmongyi waterfall and Kayan village, between Pyinmana and Lewe, have been earmarked to. Kayan races are living in this village and Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA), Nay Pyi taw , has submitted to the committee to make CBT in the village.
"To make CBT in Nay Pyi Taw, Kayan village should be as it is a place where travelers can enjoy traditional beauties of the ethnic group and taste traditional foods. It will be a new place where visitors can take trekking, hiking and also scenery is very nice. So the village has possibility to be made for CBT. "
And though Paung Laung is in the boundary of Shan state, it is very close to Nay Pyi taw so UMTA has got the allowance to manage Nay Pyi taw based CBT in this new town. Currently, places like Congressional building, Uppatasanti Pagoda, and Buddha Gaya are majorly visited in Naypyitaw and that is why new tour sites are being explored.
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By - / 28-06-2019
LET’s GO TO EGYPT IN INSTALLMENTS
Translated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By : La Young Cho
It is not a dream anymore to travel worldwide unlike before that it was hard to even go to neighboring countries. Now chances are in hand to tour everywhere -- to Mekong river countries or Asian or European countries? There are many tours being sold by tour companies in Myanmar. Those who have a regular income can take international tours as desired with installment loans in connection with a bank.
To meet Gods or Goddesses, Egypt tour sold by Myanmar Fantastic Travel and Tours can now be taken in installment payments.
You can explore 40000-year-old Great Sphinx pyramid with the body of a lion and the face of a human, Egyptian Museum displaying 120000 items of Egyptian antiquities, the world's biggest Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser riding in the first class of night train, Philae temple riding on five-star luxury cruise ship staring the images of legend, splendid Temple of Kom Ombo, architectures of the Temple of Horus at Defu, the Valley of the Kings at Luxor, Hatshepsut temple with mummies. Not only that, you can take many pictures on Hurghada Beach. It is 9 days and 8 nights tour with $1990 per person in six-month or twelve-month installment loans.
Yes, not a dream anymore. So, let's go to Egypt.
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To Kalaw Heritage, the Landmark of Kalaw or the second oldest hotel in Myanmar
Translated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By :HninSiThakhin
Kalaw is a town that will never become commonplace for its visitors and that is always lovely. Having a wide variety of places to visit and a year-round cooling weather makes the small town a mostly visited place. Hearing the name 'Kalaw', a view of a collection of colonial era buildings will appear on one's mind's eye, and you can take a heritage walk to explore these 100-year-old buildings.
Standing several nice-to-stay hotels there adds more interests to visitors to come. Among them, what that causes the charm town much prominent is the Kalaw Heritage, an oldest hotel in it, since 1903. What to be acclaimed is that hotel's buildings, interior designs, and room structures have been under keeping as they were in the colonial era, setting it to have the atmosphere of the era. Second to 'Strand Hotel, Yangon' in age, the hotel is deliberately visited by those who love colonial period's buildings and ancient artworks.
Due to the fact that the hotel is very beautiful and because of its aged buildings, it becomes a movie site to where even outsiders often come and take photos and is also a tourist attraction.
PINE
The name of the reception-included two storey building is 'PINE', built in 1906. It provides 12 rooms upstairs --- 8 Delux rooms and 4 Heritage Suites. Suite rooms stand at edges possessing stunning window view of mountain scenery and are the best ones to get pleasures from natural beauties. Occasionally, German author Jan Phillip Sendker intentionally comes and takes a long stay in one of these two rooms. Each Delux room is priced at MMK 115000 per night for local guests and at $ 120 for foreign guests. And Suite rooms, MMK 140000 and $165 for local and foreign guests respectively. Downstairs of PINE includes Heritage Bar, Sisson's restaurant and gift shop.
ACORN
Older one in the two colonial buildings, constructed in 1903. No revapment has been made to the building, keeping it the same as it was built. Especially foreign guests prefer the building and usually stay by prebooking. 15 Superior rooms are housed, each priced at $100 for foreign guests and at MMK 90000 for local guests.
TUDOR
Latterly built two story building that has not turned hundred . This white building features 18 Classic rooms each with the price of MMK 6500 for local guests and $ 75 for foreigners.
The three buildings --- PINE, ACORN and Tudor --- provide 45 rooms in total. All the rooms are embellished in Europe style, giving guests a feeling as if they are in a West's hotel and a breath of colonial period. Not every room comes with an air-conditioner but with old-fashioned ceiling fan. Sisson's restaurant serves breakfast and dinner to guests with delicious West, Myanmar and Chinese foods. Not only the hotel's guests, even outsiders often come and have breakfast in the restaurant. Heritage Bar next to the restaurant is decorated with antique farmhouses and it is here where you can have coffee or chooseable and reasonably priced cocktails. In front of the bar is gift shop to buy souvenirs.
LOVER'S TREE
There is one more attractive place in the hotel's compound, 'Lover' s tree' , a pair of conifer and banyan trees aged over hundred years. No guest, local or foreign, would come back home without taking a photo with the trees.
So, for those who long for getting a feeling of colonial period and who want to cerenly stay in a proper place, Kalaw Heritage hotel is the finest to fulfill your needs.
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World’s biggest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta, central Java
Translated By: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By: Yin Yin Hla
Indonesia is a country with more than seventeen thousands islands. Among them, Java island is the most famous one.
Borobudur -- the world's biggest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta in central Java -- is the historical heritage most tourists come visit to with lots of interests. The temple, dating from 8th and 9th centuries, shows the prominence of Buddhism in the country.
It was built in three tires: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and a monumental stupa at the top. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2500 square meters. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of Buddha. It is 115 ft in height from base to top.
Existing of religious buildings of Hinduism and Buddhism is a mark showing peace between the two religions. The monument was restored with UNESCO's help in the 1970s. At present, Indonesia government keeps maintaining not to extinct the artworks of the temple.
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Ministry of Hotels & Tourism responds to the author who ranked Myanmar as top 5 most dangerous countries in the Asia Pacific Region
Translated By:Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written By : Yin Yin Hla
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism(MOHT) and Union of Myanmar Travel Association(UMTA) responded to Mr. Brandon Thompson -- a guest contributor at Travel Weekly Asia, whose article in the Travel Weekly Asia journal distributed the recent ATF 2019 held in Vietnam, had ranked Myanmar as 4th of top 5 most dangerous countries in APAC region in 2019 -- to come and visit Myanmar in person and write after seeing the actual situation.
Brandon Thompson is the Managing Director of a global security consultancy firm “Drum Cussac”. U Hla Myint, the Director at the Department of Regional and International Cooperation (Hotels & Tourism), said to Travelling Journal, " Myanmar is peaceful and safe. Guest entry this year is more than last year. We responded to him to come to Myanmar for learning more instead of writing untrue facts".
U Hla Myint said he had explained to International media at ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2019), that the author of the article is just aiming to discredit Myanmar with uncollaborated data. Also U Hla Myint added, "UMTA emailed Mr. Thompson with some questions -- from where did he get the data? who were his sources? can they be reliable to make an assessment?" This baseless news article had saddened and displeased Myanmar people and all stakeholders in tourism field. Lan Jarrett Not Lan, editor-at-large of Travel Weekly Asia, apologized for it and replied that they will listen to what we said and follow up with some suggestions, said U Thet Lwin Toh, Chairman of UMTA.
Top 5 most dangerous countries in APAC 2019, according to Travel Weekly Asia issued by Singapore-based Northstar Travel Group; (1) Afghanistan (2) Pakistan (3) Papua New Guinea (4) Myanmar (5) Bangladesh.
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LET’s TAKE A VISIT TO “GRAND ANDAMAN HOTEL “
Translated by: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written by : HninSi ThaKhin
'Grand Andaman', a five star hotel, is located in the Myanmar Territorial Waters, Southern Myanmar. It is just the one in Myanmar that has casino. Many guests especially from Thailand come in for playing casino.
Two quaysides -- one for speedboats from Kaukthaung and another from
Yanaung -- are served by the hotel.
Guideboards alongside the clean walkways are also written in Thai. A gate has to be passed before the arrival of the hotel. In this gate, Thailand Immigration Office is set aiming the guests get an easy visit to Yanaung, a Thailand's city bordering in part with Tanin-thar-yi region.Also serviced buses for guests are in this gate and it takes a short while to the hotel.
In the hotel, while waiting at the reception for room's key, a stage -- performing music in front of the reception -- can be enjoyed together with drinks. Next to the reception is the guest-rest room. Across the Andaman Sea, take a short ride by a speedboat from the hotel to visit Kaukthaung district in Tanin-thar-yi region -- well-known with its most stunning untouched natural islands.
Among the famous islands in the Andaman Sea, the Cock Comb island is made as a tourism place, mutually beneficial cooperation by 'Grand Andaman Hotel' and the government.'
The casino room of the hotel is wide. Moreover, don't get a worry about shopping, just within the hotel!
While in the hotel, can do activities like trekking and diving. Room prices are as the guests' choice, $150-400 for one night.
So, to be suggested, make a sure visit to the Cock Comb island, where 'Grand Andaman Hotel' with its best services and perfect beauties will make you feel complete.
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TOURISMS WILL BE RAISED IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE ZONE
Translated by: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
Written by:La Young Cho
Shan State Department of Hotels & Tourism is going to raise tourisms in Golden Triangle Zone, eastern Shan State. In relation with the recent finished event (rescuing all 12 boys and their football coach who were trapped in a cave of northern Thailand),Tazar Min, an official of the branch office in Tarchileik, submitted to raise tourisms in eastern Shan State.
For visitors from Thailand and others, the active government have permitted three routes to the zone.
The three routes are: Tarchileik-Wunpon-Maiphone Monastery-Paradise Hotel (in the zone), Tarchileik-Tarlae-Parchoe-Kyeiklatt, and from along the Mekong river of Myanmar-Thailand border to Keng Tung.
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By - / 18-08-2018
“A Paradise in the Midst of Cool Hills”
#Translated By: Kyaw Kyaw Linn
#Written By: Rose Queen
A peaceful place among cool hills, that staring cloud sea, that concentrated of beauties, that got the essence of tranquillity and inspired of quiets.....
I made a visit to the place. For me who always had ever seen sea scenes before, everything was different. Fir-trees, snow-covered hills and all sights seeing from my room were very romantic and just like a classic painting.
It is 'Myat-saytaman Traditional Bamboo house', one of the beauty spots in south Shan State. No one would imagine that there is such a place among several hills far away from the city.
However rough the road is, all the tiredness got along the trip will be driven out in the bosom of 'Myat-saytaman' with cute and naturally designed traditional bamboo houses. Not much electrical appliances are there as the place is aided for ecotourism.
And undisturbed natural scenes are the wants of photographers.
If you want to make a trip into the place in your own plan, take a go to Cherry highway station that in the town Aung-pan, South Shan State, and continue to the place by a car or cycle. But if your arrival is in morning only cycle is available.
Please keep in mind not to forget to pack more than a warmer to withstand icy wind. Despite that, don't worry because 'Myat-saytaman' will be welcoming you with hot and yummy 'Shan noodle'. And also bamboo houses will give you a warm. Fresh air mixing fragrance of fir-tree can freshen your tiredness up.
The place is between Hti-thain and Kyauksu, Pa-ai traditional villages located aside Aungpann-Inntain road. Bed rooms are available for one, for two and for a family and may cost from 15000 ks (about $11) to 60000 ks (about $45). Breakfast serviced by the hotel is Shan-rice and Soon-ton soup very fit in with the cold season. For dinner is as you wish. Moreover, something pleasant to you is 'Meetauk' drink (very strong drink) and baked banana, traditional foods.
While in Myat-Saytaman, you can visit into the ancient Shwe-inn-tain pagoda by a car or cycle. The famous pagoda with over 1,000 ancient pagodas had been respectfully constructed by the King Siridahmasawka over AB(Anno Buddha) 200. Then from it, continue to the Phaung-taw-oo pagoda just in 25 minutes by motorboat.
So one day if you will be in Aung-pann or in Kalaw, and you have a usual feeling of staying in high-end hotels, and have a taste for trekking, don't miss that 'Myat-saytaman' is warmly welcoming you.
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By - / 24-07-2018
TOURISTS TO NAT YAE KAN MOUNTAIN IN THE MAGWAY DIVISION WILL MAINLY BE ATTRACTED BY “ORGANIC FARMING”
Written By : Toe Win Lwin
Translate By : Kyaw Kyaw Lin
U Myint Sein, the director-general of hotel & tourism, said to the 'Travelling' journal that based on the Nat-Yae-Kan mountain in the Magway region, Community Based Tourism (CBT) will focus on 'organic farming' to attract tourists. On the mountain, cool and fresh air and edible plants not using chemical fertilizers may be the tourist attraction.
Myint Sein also said "The mountain possesses rich soil that lemon, banana, sweet-pepper and many other edible plants can be planted by organic system. Because of this we will cooperate with the department concerned to become the mountain an organic farming place to visit."
CBT will be operated by the mountain villages Myae Lat, Bone Ball, Soon Tat, Goat Gyi and the project has been reported to the region's government.
Moreover, the strangeness of Nat-Yae- Kan travel is that visitors can not only enjoy the fresh air in green plants but also study literature, culture and traditional habits of the ethnic groups, Acho Chin. Currently a survey for CBT site is running. There are very few visitors as an official tour but have some local visitors.
"A law must be confirmed for foreigners visiting. As the Air Defence Force is on the mountain, foreigners must be ruled not to go there" Myint Sein added.
The mountain has a height of 3500 ft. and is located on the Ean valley road directed to Rhakhine state. From the Magway, it can be got through Min Boo-Pathein road.
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By - / 28-05-2018
FOREIGNERS HAVE AN INTEREST ON ‘BIKE TOUR’ IN MRAUK OO
Written By : La Yaung Cho
Traslated By : Kyaw Kyaw Linn
U Tin Hlaing, the director of the tourism 'Road to Myauk Oo', says foreigners visiting to Myauk Oo are more interested on 'bike tour'. Among the new programmes to serve the foreign travellers for long-term visit, 'bike tour' is as successful as they expect. "Last season, travellers were in decrease to two-third. In new programmes, 'bike tour' programme can be said rather good", Tin Hlaing noted.
Currently, tourisms to Myauk Oo offer a regular service for the travellers. Bike path is directed from Myauk Oo to betel fields.
"New tour programmes and new bike paths have been planned. Travellers can bike from this town to near villages, Nataung, Chin and get back during a single day. At least 2-3 days and at most 7-8 days package tours can be planned but 4-5 days package is mostly used. We are planning the new programmes for next year and new bike-paths will be offered" Tin Hlaing added.
European travellers have more interest to tour in Myauk Oo than before. Normally, a day is enough to tour in the town but for the travellers who want long-term visit the new services are offered.
In addition to Myauk Oo, European travellers also have an interest to tour Kyien Tone, Tar Chi Late, Thi Paul and Kalaw.
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By - / 01-05-2018
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