Yangon City Tour with a Local guide

In 1755, King Alaungpaya conquered central Myanmar and built a new city at Dagon, a fishing village that had existed for centuries around the Shwedagon pagoda. He renamed the place Yangon, meaning 'end of strife'.

In 1852, the residential areas of the town were damaged by the 2nd Anglo-Myanmar War. After the war, the British seized the power in lower part of Myanmar and reconstructed a modern city, Rangoon (corruption of Yangon).

Under the supervision of Englishmen, Dr. William Montgomery and Captain Fraser, Rangoon became the most beautiful and cleanest city in South East Asia and made it capital. It is easy to get a sense of how prosperous of colonial Rangoon was from the monumental architecture that still graces the city's downtown.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sule Pagoda, Maha Bandoola Rd, Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar

It is supposed to be built 2000 years ago by the Mon people, now located in the center of Yangon city center like a roundabout.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Yangon City Hall, Mahabandoola Road, Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar

We will do the soft walking around Yangon City Center to see and photograph old colonial buildings and its architecture that is facing now deterioration and replacement of new building but we can still see 183 well maintained buildings by Yangon Heritage trust in the city center of Yangon; such as city Hall, High Court, Telegraph Office, Inland Water Transport Office, Myanmar Commercial Banks, Strand Hotel, General Post Office and oldest surviving Armenian church.

Pass By: Central Post Office, 39-41 Bo Aung Kyaw Road, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar

it is located on the strand road.

Pass By: Armenian Apostolic Church of St. John the Baptist, No. 66 Bo Aung Kyaw Street, Yangon (Rangoon) 11182 Myanmar

This is a place where we will finish walking along Yangon Streets.

Stop At: Bogyoke Aung San Market, Bo Gyoke Rd, Pabedan 11141 Myanmar

It is Formerly known as Scot market built in 1927.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kandawgyi Park, Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar

Soft Walking around the park.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Karaweik Garden, Kan Taw Gyi Patt St, Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar

We will photograph this beautiful building while walking in the Kandawgyi lake.

Stop At: Chaukhtatgyi Buddha, Shwegondine Road Bahan Township, Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar

65 meter, Reclining Buddha Image.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Yangon Central Railway Station, Kun Chan Rd, Yangon (Rangoon) 11222 Myanmar

Take a circular Train for 30 mins to taste the real life of local people.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar

It is nice to see the pagoda in the evening with sunlight shining on the golden stupa.

Duration: 1 hour