Saturday, February 26, 2011

19. Myanmar Tour for 30 people from Japan

The schedule of the Osaka (Adults), 30 pax from 17 to 21 October.
Vietnamese Airline (Osaka-Hanoi-Yangon).
US$1400 per person, total US$42,000.
All twin bed rooms, 15 rooms.
They want have lotus scarf with silver beads, maybe 20 pieces. US$250/scarf, total US$5,000.

1. Osaka -Hanoi-Yangon Yangon
2. Yangon-Bagan Bagan Sakura Hotel, needs Japanese guide, Horse cart, lunch and dinner
3. Bagan-Heho Ann Hotel (Indaine Rice Festival) lunch and dinner
4. Heho-Mandalay City Hotel No need Japanese guide, they have guides from YMCA. lunch and dinner
5. Mandalay City Hotel No need Japanese guide, they have guides from YMCA. lunch and dinner
6. Mandalay-Yangon Yangon (Park Royal Hotel) No need Japanese guide, they have guides from YMCA. lunch and
dinner
7. Yangon Yangon-Bangkok-Osaka Yangon (Park Royal Hotel late check out)
8. Osaka

Friday, January 28, 2011

17. Itinerary 7d/6n to Myanmar

Day 1 - Yangon (Rangoon)
Botataung Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda (The Golden Pagoda)

Day 2 - Bagan
Shwezigon Pagoda
Horse Cart ride to Nyang U market
Cruise on the Ayeryawaddy River
Visit to the fishing village

Day 3 - Bagan
Sunrise at Myengon Pahto (Temple)
Ananda Temple
Htilominlo Pagoda
Manuha Temple
Sunset at Okaung (Brick Monastery - a ruin now no longer in use)

Day 4 - Mandalay
Mahagondayon Monastery - the monastery with a thousand monks- for a view into the lives of novice monks.
Sagaing Hill with the Caves of Buddhas
Sunset at U Bein Bridge

Day 5 - Heho, the gateway town to Inle Lake and from there to Inle.
Jetty from Heho across Inle Lake to Inle Resort.
Jumping Cat Monastery
Long neck tribe
Sunset shoot of Leg-rowers at Inle Lake

Day 6 & 7 - Yangon
Arrive at Yangon - model shoot at People Square And People Park

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

16. Myanmar charitable organisations and NGOs

1. http://www.fireflymission.org/about_us3.html
Singapore Buddhist charity. No outsourcing.

2. http://www.compassionatehandsmyanmar.org/news/
Tour agent "Snow"

Sunday, January 23, 2011

15. Myanmar travel agents' websites

1. http://www.myanmartourdestinations.com/
good website with info.

2. http://www.sstmyanmar.com/tourism/ethnictour.htm
Ethnic tribe descriptions

3. http://taunggalay.wordpress.com/
Blog about meditation in Myanmar


http://www.inlefloatingresort.com/festival.htm

4. Future Foundation, Singapore in Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=Naung%20Tone%20Township&type=all&init=srp#!/group.php?gid=49134111853

Building the Future Better!

5. http://www.audleytravel.com/Destinations/Southeast-Asia/Burma/Things-to-Do/Phaung-Daw-Oo-Pagoda-Festival-in-October.aspx

6. http://tours.sstmyanmar.com/phaung-daw-oo-pagoda-festival-inle-lake-october-2010

Future Foundation is legally registered in Singapore as non-profit organization to help future of less fortunate people by providing educational assistant such as building infrastructure, providing learning materials and especially training teachers to teach better education. We believe that Education is most important factors to help future of less fortunate people. With better and right education, they not only can build up their better life, but also help their families and others around their environments that will contribute better future of the whole communities.

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Nyi Nyi Htun FUTURE FOUNDATION

One brick will not build a bridge
One drop of water will not make an ocean
One cent will not make a million
...So if we sitting down believing that one person cannot make a change.
Without a brick there will not be a bridge
Without a drop there will not be an ocean
Without a cent there will not be a million
Without you there will not be any future of these young people.
Please help as much as you can to make the future better for others.
See MoreJanuary 29, 2009 at 12:16pm
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Nyi Nyi Htun Future Foundation completed foundation to build a school at Mayan, Day Da Ye` village in Myanmar on 18 Jan 2009. You will see brick and concrete foundation. But it is hope, desire and future of young children. Please help FUTURE Foundation to help future of people.
January 26, 2009 at 1:53pm
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Nyi Nyi Htun Dear Members,

I am glad to inform you that registration of Future Foundation has been approved in Singapore. Now Executive Committee Members in Singapore are applying charity status with relevant authority in Singapore.

After we get approval from authorities, we will officially raise fund to achieve our objectives of he...lping people to get the better future by providing educational assistants in term of infrastructure (such as setting up schools), learning materials, and training teachers to teach better education.

It is not one man or one time event, we need to continuously help people who are less fortunate than us.

Please help this foundation to help future of Myanmar.
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5. MAI facebook
http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=Naung%20Tone%20Township&type=all&init=srp#!/THU.HTET.THI.HA

Saturday, January 15, 2011

14. Self-travel by German couple to Myanmar in 2009

Using local agency to buy tickets and book hotel accommodation.



Dear Mr. ...



Mingalarbar!



Sorry for my late reply as I have received complete status today. Pls see below booking



Domestic flight by Air Bagan & Air Mandalay & Yangon Airways for 2 seats

Date Sector Fl.No. E.T.D E.T.A Status

03.03.2009 YGN – BGN 6T – 401 06:00 07:20 OK

06.03.2009 BGN– MDL W9 – 009 07:35 08:05 OK

08.03.2009 MDL – HEH W9 – 011 09:25 09:55 OK

10.03.2009 HEH – YGNL HK – 722 16:25 19:15 OK



6T = Air Mandalay / W9 = Air Bagan & HK = Yangon Airways



ACCOMMODATION for ( 1 DBL) rooms with daily breakfast



Check in Check out Hotel City Room Type Status

02.03.2009 03.03.2009 Park Royal YGN Superior OK

03.03.2009 06.03.2009 Thande BGN Deluxe OK

06.03.2009 08.03.2009 Red Canal MDL Kachin OK

08.03.2009 10.03.2009 Treasure INLE Deluxe OK

10.03.2009 12.03.2009 Traders YGN Deluxe OK



With best regards,

Thursday, January 13, 2011

The Good Tourist - An ethical traveller's guide - Lucy Popescu

Myanmar

Promotion by travel guides - a mysterous and magical realm with ancient temple cities and pagoda, faded grandeur of colonial architecture, dreamer's paradise, few place that remains unspoilt by mass tourism. Long history, incredible legends and diverse landscapes. Hidden archeological sites, stunning vistas, untouched beaches in the Bay of Bengal, jungles, mountain-hiking, golf courses liad by he British, hot air balloon over the ancient city of Bagan.

Befoe 1885 - known as Myanmar in Burmese
1885 - British raj control, called Burma
1989 - current regime changes it to Myanmar
Internationally both names are recognised. The democracy movement prefers to use Burma

1948 U Nu became Prime Minister for 14 years. Ethnic strife.
1962 General Ne Win - military coup. Held power for next 26 years.
1988, August 8. Mass demonstrations for an elected civilian government. Economic crisis. Bloodshed.
1988, Sep. Coup. General Saw Maung installed in power.
1988. Aung San Suu Kyi, arrived home to nurse her sick mother.Joined newly formed pro-democracy party, the National League for Democracy (NLD).
1990, May 27. NLD landslide victory (80% of seats) in a general election.
2008 May, massive cyclone Irrawady delta, killing thousands

EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT THE COUNTRY
1. The Democratic Voice of Burma
2. Tourism Concern
3. The Burma Campaign UK condemsn British tour firms like Orient Express and Ultimate Travel.

Responsible tourism supports the ordinary people and helps to expose the country to outside influences.

Help the many orphanages struggling to survive. Ask to see the Buddhist monasteries and cottage industries and don't just stay in the centre of a town. Visit the outskirts to get a feel of the real Burma. Use non-state owned domestic airlines (Manadalay and Yangon Airways). Don't endanger locals (you may be watched) when you talk to them.


1996 - "Visit Myanmar Year" - military's tourism drive. Aung San Suu Kyi requested travellers to "postpone" visiting Myanmar.
2007 - saffron revolution led by Burmese monks and pro-democracy activists
protest by a huge increase in the price of oil.

Noble Caledonia - UK-based tourcompany offer luxury river cruises. Some of most dramaic and exciting riverscapes, large and varied range of cultural sites, areas far from the usual tourist track. Restored colonial paddle steamers and sleep in opulent staterooms with air cond and private bathrooms

TO TAKE WITH YOU
1. Golden Earth: Travels in Burma (1952) Norman Lewis
2. Burmese Days (1934) George Orwell. comic and cruel. Imperial police in Burma in the 1920s.
3. The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma by Thant Myint-U (2007). grandson of former UN Sec General U Thant, historical context and personal view of current problems.
4. Perfect Hostage Justin Wintle (2007) of Aung San Suu Kyi
5. The Lizard Cage Karen Connelly 2007 about prison life in Myanmar.
6. Finding George Orwell in Burma (2004)
7. Inside Burma, Land of Fear John Pilger 1996 documentary films
www.journeyman.tv (search 'Burma').

8. Freedom from Fear (1991) and Letters from Burma (1997) Aung San Suu Kyi
9. From the land of the Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey (2002) Pascal Khoo Thwe, hill tribesman flee into the jungle, rise of military dictaship, guerilla warfare to Cambridge Univ
10. Hidden Agendas 1998 anthology John Pilger. Direct confrontational style will not appeal to all.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

12. Design Travel 2011 Myanmar Tours

For 2011, the following tours are available.
For more info, tel +65 9668 6468 or e-mail david@asiahomes.com


Tours List:
1) DT/GE 304 -P-SIN / Yangon-Inle Lake-Yangon (6 Days/ 5 Nights)
2) DT/GE 603-P-SIN / Yangon-Inle Lake-Mandalay-Yangon (6 Days/ 5 Nights)
3) DT/GE 702-P-SIN / Yangon-Bagan-Mandalay-Inle Lake-Yangon (6 Day / 5 Nights)






TOUR CODE: DT/GE 304 -P-SIN Yangon-Inle Lake-Yangon (6 Days / 5 ights)

Day 01 Arrive Yangon (_,L,D)
Upon arrival at Yangon Int'l airport, welcome by our local guide and transfer to your hote
for check-in. Lunch at decent Restaurant. After lunch, start sightseeing the Myanmar
Gems Museum : the whole range of Myanmar ruby, sapphire, period and a variety of
assorted colored stones, jade, pearls in lots or embedded in exquisite jewelry, gold
ware, silverware and jade figurines. and special evening visit the great Shwedagon
Pagoda.
Welcoming dinner at Karaweik Palace Restaurant with cultural show.
Overnight at Hotel in Yangon.

Day 02 Yangon-Heho-Inle Lake (by flight) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport for flight to Heho. Then drive to Nyaung Shwe and transfer to hotel by boat. If you coincide, you can visit Mine Thauk Market, Floating Market, Phaung Daw Oo Market , where one can see several hill tribes selling and buying fresh vegetable and regional products and surroundings. After lunch, visit the weaving village of INPAWKHON.
Enjoy Dinner at Hotel.
Overnight at Hotel on Inle Lake.


Day 03 Inle Lake (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning visit very famous for its unique leg-rowers and scenic beauty. Tour highlights: Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda, wonderful floating gardens, floating markets, Nga Phe Chaung (Jumping cats’) Monastery, silversmith workshops, traditional weaving industry, blacksmith and cigar making factory.
Lunch at Restaurant.
Enjoy Dinner at Hotel.
Overnight at Hotel on Inle Lake.
Day 04 Inle Lake-Indein-Inle Lake (by boat) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning 45 minutes boat trip to Indein to visit ancient Shwe Indein Pagoda complex following a stair path lined up with magnificient columns. Then visit floating gardens and the rest sightseeing.
Enjoy lunch at decent restaurant.
Dinner at Hotel.
Overnight at Hotel on Inle Lake.
Day 05 Inle Lake-Heho-Yangon (by flight) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to Heho airport for flight back to Yangon.
Then visit to Sule Pagoda, in the city centre, Maharbandoola park for photo stop, China Town and Scott’s Market for shopping: famous Myanmar gems and jewellery sales centre. ( closed on every Monday).
Enjoy Lunch and Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight at Hotel in Yangon.

Day 06 Yangon Departure (B,_,_)
Breakfast at Hotel, transfer to Yangon Int'l airport for departure flight.

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TOUR CODE:DT/GE 603 -P-SIN Yangon-Inle Lake-Mandalay-Yangon
(6 Days / 5 Nights)


Day 01 Arrive Yangon (_,L,D)
Upon arrival at Yangon Int'l airport, welcome by our local guide and transfer to your hotel
for check-in. Lunch at decent Restaurant. After lunch, start sightseeing the Myanmar
Gems Museum : the whole range of Myanmar ruby, sapphire, period and a variety of
assorted colored stones, jade, pearls in lots or embedded in exquisite jewelry, gold
ware, silverware and jade figurines. Sule Pagoda, in the city centre, China Town and
Scott’s Market for shopping: famous Myanmar gems and jewellery sales centre. ( closed on every Monday)and special evening visit the great Shwedagon Pagoda.
Welcoming dinner at Karaweik Palace Restaurant with cultural show.
Overnight at Hotel in Yangon.

Day 02 Yangon-Heho-Inle Lake (by morning flight) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport for flight to Heho. Then drive to Nyaung Shwe and transfer to hotel by boat. If you coincide, you can visit Mine Thauk Market, Floating Market, Phaung Daw Oo Market , where one can see several hill tribes selling and buying fresh vegetable and regional products and surroundings.
Afternoon visit very famous for its unique leg-rowers and scenic beauty. Tour highlights: Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda, wonderful floating gardens, floating markets, Nga Phe Chaung (Jumping cats’) Monastery, silversmith workshops, traditional weaving industry, blacksmith and cigar making factory.
Lunch at decent restaurant.
Enjoy Dinner at Hotel.
Overnight at Hotel on Inle Lake.

Day 03 Inle Lake-Indein-Inle Lake (by boat) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning 45 minutes boat trip to Indein to visit ancient Shwe Indein Pagoda complex following a stair path lined up with magnificient columns. Then visit floating gardens and the rest sightseeing.
Enjoy lunch at decent restaurant.
Dinner at Hotel.
Overnight at Hotel on Inle Lake.

Day 04 Inle Lake-Heho-Mandalay (by evening flight) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel and then leisure. Afternoon transfer to airport for flight to Mandalay. On the way stop at Shwe Yan Pyaya Monastery for photo shop. Arrive Mandalay, transfer to hotel & check-in at hotel.
Enjoy lunch & dinner at decent restaurant.
Overnight at Hotel in Mandalay.

Day 05 Mandalay-Yangon (by evening flight) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning visit gold leaf making; the venerable Mahamuni Pagoda; Myanmar traditional handicraft workshops; wood carvings , Mandalay Hill, a vantage point for panoramic view of the city. and continue to Mahagandayon Monastery (Buddhistic University) and silk & cotton weaving workshops.
Afternoon transfer to airport for flight back to Yangon. Arrive Yangon, transfer to hotel & check-in at hotel.
Enjoy Lunch and Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight at Hotel in Yangon.

Day 06 Yangon Departure (B,_,_)
Breakfast at Hotel, transfer to Yangon Int'l airport for departure flight.

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TOUR CODE: DT/GE 702-SIN Yangon-Bagan-Mandalay-Inle Lake-Yango
(6 Days / 5 Nights)


Day 01 Arrive Yangon (_,L,D)
Upon arrival at Yangon Int'l airport, welcome by our local guide and transfer to your hotel
for check-in. Lunch at decent Restaurant. After lunch, start sightseeing the Myanmar
Gems Museum : the whole range of Myanmar ruby, sapphire, period
and a variety of assorted colored stones, jade, pearls in lots or embedded in exquisite
jewelry, gold ware, silverware and jade figurines. and special evening visit the great
Shwedagon Pagoda.
Welcoming dinner at Karaweik Palace Restaurant with cultural show.
Overnight at Hotel in Yangon.

Day 02 Yangon- Bagan (by morning flight) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to airport for flight to Nyaung Oo. Morning tour highlights: Nyaung Oo Market, Shwezigon Pagoda, Wetkyi-in Gubyaukgyi Temple, Htilominlo Temple, Gawdaupalin and the Tharabar Gate. Lunch at restaurant.
Afternoon sightseeing lacquerware workshop, Seinnyet Nyima Temple, Manuha Pagoda, Apeyadana Temple, Nanpaya, Myazedi Pagoda, Shwegugyi Temple and Bupaya Pagoda to enjoy the beautiful sunset.
Enjoy Dinner at Myanmar Traditional Restaurant.
Overnight at Hotel in Bagan.

Day 03 Bagan-Mandalay (by morning flight)) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to airport for flight to Mandalay. Visit gold leaf making; the venerable Mahamuni Pagoda; Myanmar traditional handicraft workshops; wood carvings and continue to Mahagandayon Monastery (Buddhistic University) and silk & cotton weaving workshops.
Lunch at restaurant.
Afternoon sightseeing Mandalay Royal Palace; Shwenandaw (Golden Palace) Monastery, noted for its exquisite wood carvings; Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as the world’s biggest book for its stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures and Mandalay Hill, a vantage point for panoramic view of the city.
Dinner at Restaurant.
Overnight at Hotel in Mandalay.

Day 04 Mandalay-Heho-Inle Lake (by morning flight) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to airport for flight to Heho. Then drive to Nyaung Shwe pier and then transfer to Hotel by boat. If you coincide, you can visit Mine Thauk Market, Floating Market, Phaung Daw OO Market, where one can see several hill tribes selling and buying fresh vegetable and regional products and surroundings.
Enjoy lunch at restaurant.
Afternoon very famous for its unique leg-rowers and scenic beauty. Tour highlight: Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda, wonderful floating gardens, floating markets, Nga Phe Chaung (Jumping cats’) Monastery, silversmith workshops, traditional weaving industry, blacksmith and cigar making factory.
Dinner at Hotel.
Overnight at Hotel on Inle Lake.

Day 05 Inle Lake-Heho-Yangon (by morning flight) (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to Heho airport for flight back to Yangon.
Then visit to Sule Pagoda, in the city centre, Maharbandoola park for photo stop, China Town and Scott’s Market for shopping: famous Myanmar gems and jewellery sales centre. ( closed on every Monday).
Enjoy Lunch and Dinner at restaurant.
Overnight at Hotel in Yangon.

Day 07 Yangon Departure (B,_,_)
Breakfast at Hotel, transfer to Yangon Int'l airport for departure flight.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Inle Lake

Inle Lake, in Myanmar is an extremely beautiful lake, at approximately 1,000m high. It is surrounded by mountains and has a comfortable climate for tourists during the dry season when I visited.

Hotels in Inle Lake

Several

1. Shwe Inn Tha Floating Resort Hotel, Inle lake, Myanmar
2.

9. Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival, Inle Lake, Myanmar

The Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival was held in October, 2010.

It is the largest festival held around Inle Lake yearly, at the end of the rainy season when the dry season begins. It is held around the time of the full moon. Four Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda's Buddhas are placed on a golden boat which represents the Karaweik - a legendary bird.The boat sails around Inle Lake to visit the 20 villages on the lake and around the lakes.

On the final day, the buddhas are returned back to the Pagoda. A dragon boat race is held on Inle Lake starting from the front of the Pagoda.

TIME TO VISIT: October of the year

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Lake Inle Ms Ann

Jan 3, 2010
Dear Hitoshi Kameyama

I am David Sing from Singapore. I am a veterinarian at www.toapayohvets.com

I like your pic of Myanmar in your website
http://photo-exp.axisz.jp/e1104_kameyama/
I admire your picture (left) at

Prologue.

Hitoshi Kameyama Web Site. It looks like a painting of a doorway with people and huts inside the frame.

I have started a licensed travel agency in Singapore, called Design Travel, focused on Myanmar travels. In your website, you mentioned Ms Ann who is a successful Intha business woman and works for the temple raising money to build schools and help orphanages in Inle Lake.

Can you please introduce me to Ms Ann of Inle Lake so that I can meet her and bring Singapore tourists to Inle Lake? I need her travel aent support at Inle Lake end to ensure that Singapore tourists and students have proper and safe tour.

Thank you.

6. Customised tours to Myanmar from Design Travel

Jan 3, 2010

Dear Olivia Connolly,

In reply to your Facebook message on "I love Inle Lake, Myanmar", I am David Sing, a Singapore licensed tour agency (Design Travel). I can arrange for you customised tours from Myanmar (i.e. using car and driver) from reputable Myanmar agencies. Pl let me know more details of numbers, dates and places, if you wish to plan ahead. The best time is Oct to April (dry season). The country is big and so the best time for Singaporeans may not be the best time for Europeans etc.