Important travel advisory: Myanmar is a place that is close to our hearts, in large part for the beauty and character of the Burmese people themselves. So it is with great sadness that, given current FCDO travel advice, we have suspended our trips to this magical country. We are monitoring the situation closely and will resume our tours once it is safe – and ethical – to do so.
Rangoon – now Yangon – lingers long in your thoughts, evocative for all the right reasons. From the beauty of some of southeast Asia’s most impressive colonial architecture to the frenzy of street corner cafes, there is an overwhelming sense of old-world Asia here.
This is Myanmar’s biggest metropolis, the country’s intellectual and commercial hub. And yet even today, street vendors smile, taxi drivers – teeth red with betel juice – engage in friendly conversation and food hawkers cheerfully offer tastings to passing foreigners.