Yangon City Tour & The Shwedagon Pagoda

Yangon Full & Half City Tours

Get to know the city of Yangon more on our insightful city tours. Go back in time and learn about the cities past and its glorious old colonial buildings, get lost down some of the cities interesting back alleys, integrate with the locals and explore the amazing markets and old hidden shops where you can unearth antique oddities and treasures from time to time.

The Shwedagon Pagoda

This is Myanmar’s most sacred religious site and will simply blow you away with its size but also the sense of feeling you get from visiting the famous shrine. Whatever time you visit there will all ways be something going on and a certain buzz of mystery and excitement. However the best time to visit is at sunset; as at this time the light changes dramatically on looks simply stunning as it bounces of the golden pagoda.

Yangon Architecture

The city of Yangon is a city for the senses and an architects dream when it comes down to colonial buildings. Unfortunately a few buildings were lost during the bombing in the second world war but there are silll enough spectacular buildings to marvel at.

Some of the best examples:

• City Hall – Built in 1936 by local architect U Tin
• The Post Office – Built in 1911 by architect John Begg
• Customs House – Built in 1915 by architect John Begg
• The Secretariat (Ministers’ Building) – Completed in 1905
• The High Court – Built in 1911 by architect James Ransome

Recommended Itineraries:
Golden Land, Myanmar Express, Inle Lake Romance, Myanmar Through a Lens