WHEN YOU ARRIVE

AIRPORT FACILITIES

Yangon International Airport is located 20 km from downtown Yangon. The Arrival Terminal is located separately from the Departure Terminal and the Domestic Terminal and simplified procedures ensure that on arrival and departure, international passengers are processed quickly through immigration and customs.

IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS FORMALITIES

Upon arrival you have to declare all your valuables items such as (Foreign currency exceeding the equivalent of US$ 2,000, Jewelry, Cameras, electronic equipment etc) on your custom declaration form. Receipt or voucher is needed when departing form Myanmar, Yangon int'l airport, for things that you purchased locally, such as gems and jewelry.

DUTY FREE ALLOWANCE

Travellers coming to Myanmar are allowed 100 cigars, two cartons of cigarettes, two bottles of liquor, and half litre of perfume per person. We also have duty free shops at our airport arrival hall.

LIMOUSINE SERVICE

A Limousine Service Counter is located in the Arrival Hall. Major hotels provide transfer services; and taxis are also available. Passengers are advised not to use the services of touts for taxi or other services. GOLDEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS TRAVELS AND TOURS will arrange a luxury coach for those who take our package tours.

ENTERTAINMENT

There is not much in the way of western style entertainment in Myanmar but Yangon has some good western restaurants and there are a few bars and nightclubs, notably in the city's international hotels. In the rest of the country entertainment is mainly confined to some good Chinese and Burmese restaurants and the ubiquitous teashops.

BUSINESS HOUR

Government office : 09:00 to 16:30 hour (Monday to Friday)
Private owned office : 09:00 to 17:00 hour (Monday to Friday)
: 09:00 to 13:00 hour (Saturday)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Before your arrival in Myanmar, after your tour is confirmed GOLDEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS TRAVELS & TOURS can send you the list of all hotels used in Myanmar with their e-mail address, fax number, phone number, and address in every town. But some hotels like in Kalaw, Pindaya and Inle, as these are remote places. There is only phone to contact. Most of the 3 stars and above hotels in Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay, Inle, Ngapali and Ngwesaung have internet email access. And there are numbers of internet cafe around in Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi. But, Yahoo, Hot Mail, Gmail and most of the free email accounts are banned in Myanmar. But, some of the internet cafes have the way to past the government fire wall.

FOOD & DRINKS

Myanmar cuisine uses rice or noodles as staple dishes, usually served with a variety of side dishes: curries with meat or fish, vegetables, salads, soup, condiments etc. Myanmar curries tend to be less chili-hot than those served in Thailand. In order to give travelers a true feeling for the Myanmar, Restaurant and food are carefully selected for hygiene as well as gastronomic considerations. Meals & drinks at International Hotels are considerably expensive. There are many good local restaurants with almost the same quality of food and hygiene as hotels but at reasonable prices.

Most of the restaurants in the major cities serve various dishes of Chinese, European, Thai and Indian cuisine. Myanmar dishes are oily, sour, salty and spicy. There are also a wide variety of local snacks and delicacies. Mouk-hin-kha (thin rice noodles served with fish gravy) and Ohn-noh-khauk-swe (noodles served with chicken chunks and coconut gravy) are the most popular in Myanmar. Shan food and delicacies also are available. Shan style of cooking belongs neither to Myanmar nor Chinese nor Thai cuisine but they taste really good in their own way.

DRINKING WATER

We would like to urge all clients traveling with GOLDEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS TRAVELS & TOURS to drink only purified bottle water. Bottled water is readily available and some hotels provide Complimentary.

LEAVING LUGGAGE

Hotel in Yangon where you’re staying –if you are returning there or GOLDEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS TRAVELS & TOURS office in Yangon will be happy to look after your left luggage or belonging while you’re making a trip up country.