Burma Holidays
Early morning hill-tribe markets, bustling away without a tourist-trinket in sight; decaying Colonial streets lining pristine white sands; ancient towering pagodas amongst working pastures and fields; Himalayan lodges and little-trekked trails. It's fair to say that a holiday in Burma - locally known as Myanmar - is like no other, invoking an instinct, right in the chest, a poignant fascination & a fluttering suspense as its intelligent, friendly people struggle for democracy, sustained by their tenacious, devout Buddhist spirituality.
In fact, Buddhism is so intimately folded into Burmese culture that they’re nigh on synonymous. There are signs of it everywhere. The remarkable Shwedagon pagoda dominates Yangon’s urban skyline, while festivals regularly see streets & houses festooned with lights - or drenched in water, depending on what’s being celebrated. Thousands of gilded stupa spires gleam through the mist at sunrise in the sacred city of Bagan.
It is essential for any traveller to be aware of the negative side of Myanmar holidays - the clumsy concrete renovations, botched by military rulers impatient for international approval & package-tourism revenue, have scuppered Bagan’s chance for UNESCO recognition. The same regime that is still evading genuine elections, & spends very little of its income on the people.
Yet, with tailor-made travel to Burma now being encouraged by its pro-democracy groups, Selective Asia is able to use non-government accommodation & services wherever possible, giving you the chance to visist the real Burma, the one we fell in love with. Beleaguered, desperately determined, yet astonishingly beautiful, with a rich & ancient heritage, exceptional natural panoramas & a undeveloped tropical shoreline.
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Should you choose to visit Burma (Myanmar), you’ll find a deeply rewarding country, with countless shimmering temples, friendly, welcoming people & a diverse landscape that stretches all the way from the Indian Ocean to the high Himalayas.