day tour
Tour Level: Relaxed / Easy
Tour Comfort: Standard
Tour Period: Morning
tour highlights
- Admire the European influences of the City Hall
- Walk down Strand Road, seeing the New Law Courts, the Custom House, and Port Authority
- Appreciate intricate carvings and decorations
- Learn about Yangon's architectural history
tour details
Yangon retains one of the most complete ensembles of colonial architecture in the world. This walking tour in Yangon reveals some of the heritage buildings and the rich history of their functions and inhabitants up to the present day. Yangon Heritage Trust’s trained tour guides will lead you into the heart of old Yangon with stories and anecdotes from its colourful & layered history-from its earliest beginnings to the modern day. Find out what makes this city unique.
Joint tour on every Wednesday, Saurday and Sunday.
tour description
Transfer to join the group tour at YANGON HERITAGE TRUST OFFICE on Pansodan Road on lower block. At 09:00 hours, with your Yangon Heritage Tour's guide, start walking from YHT's office and cover buildings and locations along the historic commercial and administrative centre, as well as the most well-preserved residential area in the eastern part of downtown. It includes the former headquarters of the legendary Irrawaddy Flotilla company, the Armenian Church, Gandhi Hall, and the environs of the Secretariat - where General Aung San and cabinet ministers were assassinated in 1947.
The tour ends at YHT office on Pansodan Road and the private car will bring you back to your hotel.
The tour ends at YHT office on Pansodan Road and the private car will bring you back to your hotel.
includes
- Transportation in air-conditioned vehicles
- Transfer from/to hotel
- English speaking local tour guide
- Filtered drinking water and wet towels during the tour
excludes
- Meals
notes
Please note there will be supplement during the water festival period from 13-17 April. Price to be advised on request.Walk with Yangon Heritage Trust-Route B
Duration (approximate): 2½ or 3 hours walking time
Afternoon tour 15:00/16:00 is available only in December and January.
Tour code: RGNDYYHTJT
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